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Game 1 -- September 1, 2001 Furman Paladins (0-0, 0-0 SoCon) vs. Wyoming Cowboys (0-0, 0-0 Mountain West) Laramie, Wyoming, War Memorial Stadium (33,500) — Natural Surface 2:00 MT (4:00 ET) Kickoff WCSZ-AM 1070 (Live),YahooBroadcast.com (Live) Furman Football SID: Hunter Reid (864) 294-2061 Wyoming Football SID: Kevin McKinney (307) 766-2256 Furman Football Web Site: www.furmanpaladins.com Wyoming Football Web Site: www.wyomingathletics.com THE GAME 2000 SOCON FINAL STANDINGS SoCon Overall Furman opens the 2001 football campaign and its 96th season of play Team W L .Pct W L .Pct on Saturday when it travels to Laramie, Wyoming, to play the University of Wyoming Cowboys. In addition to marking the Paladins’ first football Georgia Southern ..................7 1 .875 13 2 .867 appearance in the state of Wyoming, it will also represent the highest Appalachian State ..................6 2 .750 10 4 .714 altitude (7,220 feet) Furman has ever played a football game. Furman .....................................6 2 .750 9 3 .750 Wofford ...................................5 3 .625 7 4 .636 FURMAN TRAVEL PLANS East Tennessee State ........... 4 4 .500 6 5 .545 Chattanooga ...........................3 5 .375 5 6 .455 Furman will depart Greenville-Spartanburg Airport via charter on Western Carolina ................ 3 5 .375 4 7 .364 Friday at 9:00 a.m. and will arrive at Cheyenne Airport at approximately VMI............................................1 7 .125 2 9 .182 10:15 a.m. (MT). Team will headquarter at Best Western Foster’s Country The Citadel ............................ 1 7 .125 2 9 .182 Inn (307) 742-8371 in Laramie. Furman will practice at War Memorial Stadium at 2:00 p.m. Friday. Following game, team will return via charter, 2001 SOCON STANDINGS departing from Cheyenne Airport at approximately 8:00 p.m. (MT) and SoCon Overall refueling in Kansas City before arriving at Greenville-Spartanburg on Team W L .Pct W L .Pct Sunday at approximately 2:15 a.m. (EDT). Appalachian State ..................0 0 .000 0 0 .000 Chattanooga ...........................0 0 .000 0 0 .000 THE SERIES East Tennessee State ........... 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 Furman .....................................0 0 .000 0 0 .000 Saturday's Furman-Wyoming football clash will mark the first meeting Georgia Southern ..................0 0 .000 0 0 .000 between the Paladins and Cowboys on the gridiron. The Citadel ............................ 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 VMI............................................0 0 .000 0 0 .000 THE COACHES Western Carolina ................ 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 Wofford ...................................0 0 .000 0 0 .000 Furman: Bobby Johnson (Clemson '73) 48-33 (.600), 8th Year at Furman August 30 48-33 (.600), 8th Year Overall Mars Hill @ Western Carolina, 7:00 Johnson vs. Wyoming (0-0) VMI @ Duquesne, 7:05 Chattanooga @ Samford, 8:00 Wyoming: Vic Koenning (Kansas State ‘83) 1-10 (.090), 2nd Year at Wyoming September 1 1-10 (.090), 2nd Year Overall East Tennessee State @ Pittsburgh, 6:00 Koenning vs. Furman (0-0) The Citadel @ Georgia Tech, 6:00 Furman @ Wyoming, 4:00 EDT THE OFFENSES Liberty @ Appalachian State, 7:00 Savannah State @ Georgia Southern, 7:00 Furman: Multiple I '00 Points/Game — 31.6 '00 Yards/Game — 422.8 2001 PRE-SEASON HONORS 307.5 Rushing 115.3 Passing NCAA I-AA Pre-Season Polls Wyoming: Multiple The Sports Network (6th) '00 Points/Game — 15.4 ESPN-USA Today (8th) '00 Yards/Game — 296.4 106.3 Rushing The Sports Network All-America 190.1 Passing LB Will Bouton (1st Team) OG Marty Priore (2nd Team) TB Louis Ivory (1st Team) TE Trent Sansbury (HM) THE DEFENSES C Chris Stewart (1st Team) Furman: 43 All-Southern Conference (Coaches) '00 Points/Game — 17.4 LB Will Bouton (1st Team) FS Josh Cooper (2nd Team) '00 Yards/Game — 354.5 TB Louis Ivory (1st Team) CB Richie Jackson (2nd Team) 139.8 Rushing OG Trevor Kruger (1st Team) OG Marty Priore (2nd Team) 214.7 Passing OT Donnie Littlejohn (1st Team) SS Shelvis Smith (2nd Team) Wyoming: 43 TE Trent Sansbury (1st Team) DL Ryan Spencer (2nd Team) '00 Points/Game — 35.7 DL LeBryan Sperling (1st Team) LB John Thrift (2nd Team) '00 Yards/Game — 400.7 C Chris Stewart (1st Team) 183.2 Rushing 217.5 Passing 2001 RESULTS FURMAN RADIO Furman (9-3, 6-2 SoCon, No. 10 The Sports Network) Furman football action can be heard over the Sept. 2 ...... ELON ............................................................ 16-3 .................... W Paladins' radio network, headed up by Greenville Sept. 9 ...... NEWBERRY .............................................. 44-10 .................... W flagship station WCSZ-AM 1070. Sept. 16 ...... WILLIAM & MARY .................................. 34-10 .................... W Chuck Hussion, the "Voice of the Furman Sept. 23 ...... @ VMI......................................................... 35-21 .................... W Paladins", is now in his eighth season with the Sept. 30 ...... WESTERN CAROLINA ......................... 38-14 .................... W Paladins, as is color commentator John Ingles. Oct. 7 ...... @ Appalachian State ............................... 17-18 ...................... L Dave Cohen will co-host of the tailgate show with Ron Smith and produce Paladin highlight packages. Gordon Higgins serves as sideline Oct. 14 ...... THE CITADEL ............................................ 33-7 .................... W reporter, and Robbie Ross hosts the Thrifty Car Rental scoreboard Oct. 21 ...... @ East Tennessee State ......................... 21-23 ...................... L show. The broadcast team is assisted by spotter Alex Swire-Clark. Nov. 4 ...... GEORGIA SOUTHERN ......................... 45-10 .................... W Nov. 11 ...... @ Wofford ................................................ 27-18 .................... W FURMAN ON YAHOO BROADCAST.COM Nov. 18 ...... CHATTANOOGA ......................... (ot) 45-44 .................... W Nov. 25 ...... HOFSTRA# ............................................... 24-31 ...................... L Furman football radio broadcasts can be accessed live and on-demand by fans around the * NCAA I-AA Playoffs world over the internet through Yahoo!. Fans can access live game play-by-play broadcasts and archived game broadcasts of Furman football through the following URL: Wyoming (1-10, 0-7 Mountain West) Aug. 31 ...... @ Auburn .................................................. 21-35 ...................... L http://www.furmanpaladins.com Sept. 9 ...... @ Texas A&M ............................................ 3-51 ...................... L Sept. 16 ...... CENTRAL MICHIGAN .......................... 31-10 .................... W Sept. 23 ...... NEVADA .................................................... 28-35 ...................... L FURMAN ON TEAMLINE Sept. 30 ...... @ New Mexico ........................................ 10-45 ...................... L Oct. 7 ...... SAN DIEGO STATE .................................. 0-34 ...................... L Furman football radio broacasts will again be Oct. 14 ...... AIR FORCE................................................ 34-51 ...................... L available to fans on the TEAMLINE telephone Oct. 21 ...... @ UNLV .................................................... 23-42 ...................... L service. Fans can access Furman games by dialing 1-800-846-4700 and entering Furman's four-digit code (1109). Oct. 26 ...... @ Brigham Young ...................................... 7-19 ...................... L Nov. 11 ...... UTAH............................................................ 0-34 ...................... L FURMAN FOOTBALL ON TELEVISION Nov. 16 ...... @ Colorado State.................................... 13-37 ...................... L Furman will make three live television appearances this season, 2001 SCHEDULE including two broadcasts on Comcast/Charter Sports Southeast and one on Fox Sports Net South. Furman (0-0, 0-0 SoCon, No. 6 The Sports Network) Sept. 1 ...... @ Wyoming ................................................................. (MT) 2:00 Date Opponent Time Source Sept. 8 ...... ELON ....................................................................................... 7:00 Oct. 6 Appalachian State 3:00 Comcast Sports Southeast Nov. 3 @ Georgia Southern 3:30 Fox Sports Net South Sept. 15 ...... @ Liberty ................................................................................ 3:30 Nov. 10 Wofford 3:00 Comcast Sports Southeast Sept. 22 ...... VMI*.......................................................................................... 7:00 Sept. 29 ...... @ Western Carolina* ........................................................... 6:00 Oct. 6 ...... APPALACHIAN STATE* (CSS TV) .................................... 3:00 Oct. 13 ...... @ The Citadel* ...................................................................... 2:00 Oct. 20 ...... EAST TENNESSEE STATE* (Homecoming)..................... 2:00 Nov. 3 ...... @ Georgia Southern* (Fox SportsTV) ............................ 3:30 Nov. 10 ...... WOFFORD* (CSS TV)......................................................... 3:00 FURMAN FOOTBALL HOME PAGE Nov. 17 ...... @ Chattanooga* ................................................................... 7:00 Furman Paladins football information can be accessed through the school’s official athletics home page: www.furmanpaladins.com. Avail- Wyoming (0-0, 0-0 Mountain West) able information includes program quick facts, schedule/results, coaches' Sept. 1 ...... FURMAN...................................................................... (MT) 2:00 biographies, season