1999 Furman Paladins football
SoCon co-champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record9–3 (7–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainWalter Booth, Ben Hall, John Keith, Stuart Rentz
Home stadiumPaladin Stadium
1999 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 Georgia Southern $^  7 1   13 2  
No. 9 Appalachian State ^  7 1   9 3  
No. 12 Furman ^  7 1   9 3  
Wofford  5 3   6 5  
East Tennessee State  4 4   6 5  
Chattanooga  3 5   5 6  
Western Carolina  2 6   3 8  
The Citadel  1 7   2 9  
VMI  0 8   1 10  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

The 1999 Furman Paladins football team was an American football team that represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their sixth year under head coach Bobby Johnson, the Paladins compiled an overall record of 9–3 with a conference mark of 7–1, sharing the SoCon title with Appalachian State and Georgia Southern. Furman advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they were upset by UMass in the first round.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4Elon*L 22–247,152[1]
September 18at William & Mary*W 52–66,390[2]
September 25VMI
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
W 58–011,212[3]
October 2at Western CarolinaW 27–1911,818[4]
October 9No. 3 Appalachian State
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
W 35–2113,052[5]
October 16at The CitadelNo. 18W 31–1714,629[6]
October 23No. 13 East Tennessee StateNo. 14
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
W 48–2112,572[7][8]
October 30at North Carolina*No. 12W 28–333,000[9]
November 6at No. 4 Georgia SouthernNo. 7L 38–4118,636[10]
November 13WoffordNo. 9
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC (rivalry)
W 30–314,177[11][12]
November 20at ChattanoogaNo. 9W 40–356,676[13]
November 27No. 10 UMass*No. 7
L 23–30 OT7,215[14]

References

  1. "Furman signs lament of missed opportunities". The Greenville News. September 5, 1999. Retrieved March 26, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Host W&M falls hard to Furman". Daily Press. September 19, 1999. Retrieved March 26, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Paladins blank VMI". The Herald. September 26, 1999. Retrieved March 26, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Catamounts claw, but lose ground in SoCon". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 3, 1999. Retrieved March 26, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Paladins pull off major upset". The Greenville News. October 10, 1999. Retrieved March 26, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Furman, QB whip Citadel; Paladins claim first place". The Charlotte Observer. October 17, 1999. Retrieved March 26, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Furman 48, East Tennessee St. 21". The Herald. October 24, 1999. Retrieved July 22, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Paladins show who's the real SoCon power". Johnson City Press. October 24, 1999. Retrieved March 26, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Heels hit a new low; I-AA Furman routs UNC". The News and Observer. October 31, 1999. Retrieved March 26, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Paladins' rally gets clocked". The Greenville News. November 7, 1999. Retrieved March 26, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "AREA SUMMARIES - Furman 30, Wofford 3". Anderson Independent-Mail. November 14, 1999. Retrieved July 22, 2023 via newspapers.com.
  12. "Furman secures first-place tie". The State. November 14, 1999. Retrieved March 26, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Furman holds off Chattanooga". The Times and Democrat. November 21, 1999. Retrieved March 26, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  14. "Mass. produced; Minutemen create win in overtime". The Boston Globe. November 28, 1999. Retrieved March 26, 2022 via Newspapers.com.


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