2016 Furman Paladins football team

2016 Furman Paladins football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–8 (3–5 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTim Sorrells (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorKyle Gillenwater (2nd season)
Captains
  • Trey Robinson
  • Reese Hannon
  • Duncan Fletcher
Home stadiumPaladin Stadium
2016 Southern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 10 The Citadel $^   8 – 0     10 – 2  
No. 9 Wofford ^   6 – 2     10 – 4  
No. 13 Chattanooga ^   6 – 2     9 – 4  
No. 23 Samford ^   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Mercer   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Furman   3 – 5     3 – 8  
East Tennessee State   2 – 6     5 – 6  
Western Carolina   1 – 7     2 – 9  
VMI   1 – 7     3 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2016 Furman Paladins team represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Bruce Fowler in his sixth and final season as head coach, the Paladins compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, placing sixth in the SoCon.[1] The team played home games at Paladin Stadium in Greenville, South Carolina.

Fowler resigned on December 2.[2] He finished at Furman with a six-year record of 27–43.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 27:00 pmat No. 12 (FBS) Michigan State*
BTNL 13–2874,516
September 106:00 pmat No. 15 The Citadel
ESPN3L 14–1912,009
September 177:00 pmNo. 6 Chattanooga
ESPN3L 14–215,347
September 246:00 pmat No. 17 Coastal Carolina*
CSNL 21–4110,311
October 13:00 pmKennesaw State*
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
ESPN3L 42–526,970
October 812:00 pmSamford
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
ESPN3L 21–384,587
October 1512:00 pmat East Tennessee State
SDNW 52–76,052
October 291:30 pmat VMI
ESPN3W 24–105,610
November 51:30 pmWofford
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC (rivalry)
ESPN3L 27–347,834
November 124:00 pmWestern Carolina
  • Paladin Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
ESPN3W 49–214,117
November 193:00 pmat Mercer
FSNL 24–2710,712
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

At Michigan State

1 2 3 4 Total
Paladins 0 3 3 7 13
#12 (FBS) Spartans 7 7 7 7 28
See also: 2016 Michigan State Spartans football team

At The Citadel

1 2 3 4 Total
Paladins 7 0 7 0 14
#15 Bulldogs 7 6 0 6 19
See also: 2016 The Citadel Bulldogs football team and The Citadel–Furman football rivalry

Chattanooga

1 2 3 4 Total
#6 Mocs 0 7 14 0 21
Paladins 0 0 0 14 14
See also: 2016 Chattanooga Mocs football team

At Coastal Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Paladins 0 7 7 7 21
#17 Chanticleers 7 20 7 7 41
See also: 2016 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team

Kennesaw State

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 21 28 0 3 52
Paladins 0 14 21 7 42
See also: 2016 Kennesaw State Owls football team

Samford

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 14 10 7 7 38
Paladins 0 14 0 7 21
See also: 2016 Samford Bulldogs football team

At East Tennessee State

1 2 3 4 Total
Paladins 21 14 14 3 52
Buccaneers 0 0 0 7 7
See also: 2016 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

At VMI

1 2 3 4 Total
Paladins 7 10 7 0 24
Keydets 3 0 0 7 10
See also: 2016 VMI Keydets football team

Wofford

1 2 3 4 Total
Terriers 7 13 0 14 34
Paladins 6 7 14 0 27
See also: 2016 Wofford Terriers football team

Western Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Catamounts 14 0 7 0 21
Paladins 7 6 22 14 49
See also: 2016 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

At Mercer

1 2 3 4 Total
Paladins 0 9 8 7 24
Bears 7 3 7 10 27
See also: 2016 Mercer Bears football team

References

  1. ^ "2024 Furman Paladins Record Book" (PDF). Furman University Athletics. p. 162. Retrieved November 3, 2025.
  2. ^ "Furman football coach Bruce Fowler resigns". The Post and Courier. December 2, 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
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