2013 Furman Paladins football team

2013 Furman Paladins football
Southern Conference Co–Champions
FCS Playoffs Second Round vs. North Dakota State, L 7–38
Conference	Southern Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	#22
FCS Coaches	#21
2013 record	8–6 (6–2 SoCon)
Head coach	Bruce Fowler (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator	Jimmy Kiser (3rd year)
Defensive coordinator	John Windham (2nd year)
Home stadium	Paladin Stadium (Capacity: 16,000)

2013 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#23 Chattanooga +		6	–	2					8	–	4
#19 Samford +^		6	–	2					8	–	5
#22 Furman +^		6	–	2					8	–	6
Georgia Southern*		4	–	4					7	–	4
Wofford		4	–	4					5	–	6
The Citadel		4	–	4					5	–	7
Appalachian State*		4	–	4					4	–	8
Elon		1	–	7					2	–	10
Western Carolina		1	–	7					2	–	10
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Appalachian State and Georgia Southern ineligible for conference championship and FCS playoffs as part of FBS transition Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

The 2013 Furman Paladins football team represented Furman University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third year head coach Bruce Fowler and played their home games at Paladin Stadium. They were a member of the Southern Conference.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 PM	at Gardner–Webb	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC	WMYA	L 21–28	3,876
September 7	6:00 PM	at #24 Coastal Carolina*	Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	WMYA	L 28–35	8,636
September 14	12:00 PM	Presbyterian*	Paladin Stadium • Greenville, SC		W 21–20	6,500
September 28	6:00 PM	at The Citadel	Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC		W 24–17	12,693
October 5	1:30 PM	Elon	Paladin Stadium • Greenville, SC	ESPN3	L 25–28	10,254
October 12	6:00 PM	at Chattanooga	Finley Stadium • Chattanooga, TN	ESPN3	L 9–31	12,197
October 19	1:30 PM	Appalachian State	Paladin Stadium • Greenville, SC	PHD	W 27–10	7,322
October 26	7:00 PM	#13 (FBS) LSU*	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	PPV	L 16–48	92,554
November 2	2:00 PM	at Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium • Staetsboro, GA		W 16–14	12,220
November 9	1:30 PM	#20 Samford	Paladin Stadium • Greenville, SC	PHD	W 35–17	9,127
November 16	3:30 PM	at Western Carolina	E. J. Whitmire Stadium • Cullowhee, NC		W 32–20	8,388
November 23	12:00 PM	Wofford	Paladin Stadium • Greenville, SC	PHD	W 27–14	8,291
November 30	1:00 PM	at #25 South Carolina State*	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium • Orangeburg, SC (FCS Playoffs First Round)	ESPN3	W 30–20	4,871
December 7	3:30 PM	at #1 North Dakota State*	Fargodome • Fargo, ND (FCS Playoffs Second Round)	ESPN3	L 7–38	18,455
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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