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2022 Furman Paladins football team

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2022 Furman Paladins football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 10
FCS CoachesNo. 10
Record10–3 (7–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorChad Byers (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorJustin Roper (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorDuane Vaughn (4th season)
Home stadiumPaladin Stadium
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 7 Samford $^   8 0     11 2  
No. 10 Furman ^   7 1     10 3  
No. 23 Chattanooga   5 3     7 4  
No. 24 Mercer   5 3     7 4  
Western Carolina   4 4     6 5  
Wofford   3 5     3 8  
The Citadel   3 5     4 7  
East Tennessee State   1 7     3 8  
VMI   0 8     1 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2022 Furman Paladins football team represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Paladins were led by sixth-year head coach Clay Hendrix and played their home games at Paladin Stadium in Greenville, South Carolina.

With a win over Elon in the first round of the 2022 NCAA Division I Football Championship, Furman completed their first 10-win season for the first time since 2005. They would fall to Incarnate Word in the second round.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17:00 p.m.North Greenville*ESPN3W 52–09,264
September 103:30 p.m.at No. 5 (FBS) Clemson*ACCNL 12–3578,302
September 177:30 p.m.at No. 18 East Tennessee StateESPN+W 27–149,836
September 2412:00 p.m.at Charleston Southern*ESPN+W 24–193,715
October 12:00 p.m.No. 16 Samford
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
ESPN+L 27–349,507
October 82:00 p.m.at The CitadelESPN3W 21–1012,106
October 152:00 p.m.Western Carolina
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
ESPN+W 47–409,617
October 221:30 p.m.at VMIESPN+W 41–35,487
October 292:00 p.m.No. 7 ChattanoogadaggerNo. 24
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
ESPN3W 24–209,724
November 123:00 p.m.at No. 14 MercerNo. 13ESPN+W 23–1311,729
November 191:00 p.m.WoffordNo. 12
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC (rivalry)
ESPN+W 63–2810,117
November 2612:00 p.m.No. 12 Elon*No. 11
ESPN+W 31–62,717
December 32:00 p.m.at No. 5 Incarnate Word*No. 11
ESPN+L 38–412,373
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

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North Greenville

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1 2 3 4 Total
Crusaders 0 0 0 0 0
Paladins 21 24 0 7 52

At No. 5 (FBS) Clemson

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1 2 3 4 Total
Paladins 3 6 3 0 12
No. 5 (FBS) Tigers 14 14 7 0 35

At No. 18 East Tennessee State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Paladins 3 10 7 7 27
No. 18 Buccaneers 7 0 7 0 14

At Charleston Southern

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1 2 3 4 Total
Paladins 3 7 7 7 24
Buccaneers 7 2 10 0 19

No. 16 Samford

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 16 Samford Bulldogs 0 20 14 0 34
Paladins 10 7 0 10 27

At The Citadel

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1 2 3 4 Total
Paladins 7 0 14 0 21
Citadel Bulldogs 0 3 7 0 10

Western Carolina

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1 2 3 4 Total
Catamounts 7 13 0 20 40
Paladins 14 13 17 3 47

At VMI

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1 2 3 4 Total
Paladins 3 21 3 14 41
Keydets 0 3 0 0 3

No. 7 Chattanooga

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 7 Mocs 3 7 3 7 20
No. 24 Paladins 7 10 7 0 24

At No. 14 Mercer

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 13 Paladins 3 7 10 3 23
No. 14 Bears 0 7 0 6 13

Wofford

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1 2 3 4 Total
Terriers 14 7 0 7 28
No. 12 Paladins 21 21 21 0 63

FCS Playoffs

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No. 12 Elon – first round

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 12 Phoenix 3 0 0 3 6
No. 11 Paladins 7 7 3 14 31

At No. 5 Incarnate Word – second round

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 11 Paladins 17 0 7 14 38
No. 5 Cardinals 14 14 3 10 41

References

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  1. ^ "2022 Furman Paladins Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  2. ^ "2022 Football Schedule". Furman Athletics. Retrieved July 23, 2022.