2019 Furman Paladins football team


The 2019 Furman Paladins football team represents Furman University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They are led by third-year head coach Clay Hendrix and play their home games at Paladin Stadium. They are a member of the Southern Conference.

Previous season

The Paladins finished the 2018 season 6–4, 6–2 in SoCon play finish in a three way tie for the SoCon championship with Wofford and East Tennessee State. After tiebreakers, they did not receive the SoCon's automatic bid to the FCS playoffs and they did not receive an at-large bid.

Preseason

Preseason polls

The SoCon released their preseason media poll and coaches poll on July 22, 2019. The Paladins were picked to finish in second place in both polls.
1Wofford253
2Furman229
3East Tennessee State187
4Mercer146
5Chattanooga134
6Samford125
7The Citadel111
8Western Carolina88
9VMI32

Preseason All-SoCon Teams

The Paladins placed seven players on the preseason all-SoCon teams.
Offense
1st team
Bo Layton – OL
2nd team
Devin Wynn – RB
Andy Godwin – OL
Thomas Gordon – WR
Defense
1st team
Adrian Hope – LB
2nd team
Elijah McKoy – LB
Specialists
1st team
Grayson Atkins – K

Schedule

Charleston Southern

at Georgia State

at Virginia Tech

Mercer

East Tennessee State

at Samford

The Citadel

at Western Carolina

at Chattanooga

VMI

at Wofford

Point

FCS Playoffs

The Paladins were selected for the postseason tournament, with a first-round pairing against Austin Peay.

at Austin Peay–First Round

Rankings