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2018 Furman Paladins football team

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2018 Furman Paladins football
SoCon co-champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–4 (6–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGeorge Quarles (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorChadd Staggs (2nd season)
CaptainHarris Roberts, Jaylan Reid, Aaquil Annoor
Home stadiumPaladin Stadium
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 13 Wofford +^   6 2     9 4  
No. 22 East Tennessee State +^   6 2     8 4  
Furman +   6 2     6 4  
Samford   5 3     6 5  
Chattanooga   4 4     6 5  
The Citadel   4 4     5 6  
Mercer   4 4     5 6  
Western Carolina   1 7     3 8  
VMI   0 8     1 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2018 Furman Paladins team represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Clay Hendrix, the Paladins compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, sharing the SoCon title with East Tennessee and Wofford. After tiebreakers, Furman did not receive the SoCon's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs and the team did not receive an at-large bid. Furman home games at Paladin Stadium in Greenville, South Carolina.

Preseason

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Preseason media poll

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The SoCon released their preseason media poll on July 25, 2018, with the Paladins predicted to finish in second place.[1] The same day the coaches released their preseason poll with the Paladins predicted to finish in third place.[2]

Media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Samford 204 (20)
2 Furman 174 (2)
3 Wofford 163 (1)
4 Mercer 133
5 Western Carolina 114
6 Chattanooga 88
7 The Citadel 83
8 East Tennessee State 53
9 VMI 23
Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Samford 63 (7)
2 Wofford 53 (1)
3 Furman 52 (1)
4 Western Carolina 39
5 Chattanooga 34
6 Mercer 32
7 The Citadel 28
8 East Tennessee State 15
9 VMI 8

Preseason All-SoCon Teams

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The Paladins placed seven players on the preseason all-SoCon teams.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 112:20 p.m.at No. 2 (FBS) Clemson*No. 23ACCNL 7–4880,048
September 86:00 p.m.at No. 15 Elon*No. 25CBSI Digital/CBS SportsLiveL 7–458,058
September 151:00 p.m.Colgate*WYCWCancelled[a]
September 227:30 p.m.at East Tennessee StateESPN3L 27–298,453
September 292:00 p.m.Western Carolina
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
WYCWW 44–387,201
October 131:00 p.m.No. 6 Wofford
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC (rivalry)
WYCWW 34–147,006
October 202:00 p.m.Samforddagger
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
WYCWL 25–386,016
October 272:00 p.m.at The CitadelESPN+W 28–178,574
November 31:00 p.m.Chattanooga
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
WYCWW 16–104,332
November 101:30 p.m.at VMIESPN+W 49–133,922
November 173:00 p.m.at MercerESPN+W 35–308,811
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time
  1. ^ This game has been cancelled in anticipation of Hurricane Florence.

Game summaries

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At Clemson

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 23 Paladins 0 0 0 7 7
No. 2 (FBS) Tigers 10 17 14 7 48

At Elon

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 25 Paladins 0 0 0 7 7
No. 15 Phoenix 14 14 10 7 45

At East Tennessee State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Paladins 7 6 14 0 27
Buccaneers 3 3 7 16 29

Western Carolina

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1 2 3 4 Total
Catamounts 7 3 14 14 38
Paladins 14 17 7 6 44

Wofford

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 6 Terriers 0 7 7 0 14
Paladins 14 7 6 7 34

Samford

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 10 0 21 7 38
Paladins 3 9 7 6 25

At The Citadel

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1 2 3 4 Total
Paladins 7 7 0 14 28
Bulldogs 3 7 7 0 17

Chattanooga

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1 2 3 4 Total
Mocs 0 0 3 7 10
Paladins 7 6 0 3 16

At VMI

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1 2 3 4 Total
Paladins 21 14 14 0 49
Keydets 7 0 0 6 13

At Mercer

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1 2 3 4 Total
Paladins 7 13 9 6 35
Bears 7 3 14 6 30

Ranking movements

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS2325RVRVRVRVRVRV
Coaches2121RVRVRV

References

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  1. ^ "Media picks Samford to win 2018 SoCon football title".
  2. ^ "Football coaches select preseason all-conference teams, poll".