Game 9 — November 7, 2009, 1:30, ET Kickoff (12:30 CT) Furman Paladins (4-4) vs. Auburn Tigers (6-3) Auburn, Alabama, Jordan-Hare Stadium (87,451) — Natural Surface TV: Pay Per View (Dish Network Ch. TBA, DirecTV Ch. TBA), ESPN360.com Radio: WOLT-FM 103.3, WGOG-FM 96.3, 105.9-FM (Stadium), www.furmanpaladins.com (Stretch Audio) Live Stats: www.furmanpaladins.com Radio: Chuck Hussion (play), Gordon Higgins (color), Corey Stewart (sideline) TV: Andy Burcham (play), Cole Cubelic (color), Melissa Lee (sideline) Furman SID: Hunter Reid ([email protected])/864-294-2061 Auburn Football SID: Kirk Sampson (334) 884-9800
2009 FURMAN RESULTS/SCHEDULE 2009 SOUTHERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS/SCHEDULE Date Opponent Series TV Time Result SoCon Overall S. 5 PRESBYTERIAN ...... 40-11-1 ...... My40 ...... W .....45-21 Team W L .Pct W L .Pct S. 12 @ Chattanooga* ...... 26-13 ...... W .....38-20 Elon (3) ...... 5 ...... 0 ...... 1.000 7 ...... 1 ...... 875 Appalachian State (1) ...... 5 ...... 0 ...... 1.000 6 ...... 2 ...... 750 S. 19 @ Missouri ...... 0-1 ...... FSN PPV ...... L .....12-52 Georgia Southern (5) ...... 3 ...... 2 ...... 600 4 ...... 4 ...... 500 S. 26 @ Western Carolina*...... 25-10-2 ...... My40 ...... W .....33-14 FURMAN (4) ...... 3 ...... 3 ...... 500 4 ...... 4 ...... 500 O. 3 ELON* (Family Weekend) ...... 10-3 ...... SportSouth ...... L .....12-19 Chattanooga (9) ...... 3 ...... 3 ...... 500 5 ...... 3 ...... 625 O. 17 SAMFORD* (Homecoming) ...... 7-5 ...... W .....26-24 The Citadel (T6) ...... 2 ...... 3 ...... 400 3 ...... 5 ...... 375 O. 24 @ The Citadel* ...... 55-31-3 ...... L .....28-38 Samford (T6) ...... 1 ...... 4 ...... 200 3 ...... 5 ...... 375 O. 31 APPALACHIAN STATE* ...... 21-16-3 ...... WLOS ...... L .....27-52 Woff ord (2) ...... 1 ...... 4 ...... 200 2 ...... 6 ...... 250 N. 7 @ Auburn ...... 0-3 ...... PPV ...... 1:30 ...... Western Carolina (8) ...... 1 ...... 5 ...... 167 1 ...... 7 ...... 125 N. 14 @ Georgia Southern* ...... 7-13 ...... 2:00 ...... N. 21 WOFFORD* ...... 49-26-7 ...... SportSouth ...... 3:00 ...... (#) SoCon Coaches Preseason Poll Nov. 7 (All Times Eastern) * Southern Conference Game Elon @ Western Carolina, 1:00 All Times Eastern Furman @ Auburn, 1:30 (PPV) Georgia Southern @ Samford, 3:00 Woff ord @ The Citadel, 3:00 (SportSouth) THE GAME Chattanooga @ Appalachian State, 3:30
Now 4-4 on the season following a 52-27 home loss to Appalachian State, Furman returns to action this Saturday when it takes on the Auburn Tigers in a 1:30 p.m. ET (12:30 CT) pay per 2009 FURMAN PRESEASON ALL-SOUTHERN CONFERENCE (Coaches) view televised game. In Auburn, a 37-20 winner over Mississippi last Saturday, the Paladins will Mike Brown, TB (1st Team) Tyler Haynes, OG (2nd Team) be facing their second Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) foe this season and fi rst Southeastern Chris Truss, TE (1st Team) Justin Brown, NT (2nd Team) Max Lerner, ROV (1st Team) Julian Hicks, BAN (2nd Team) Conference opponent since 2002 (Vanderbilt). The contest will highlight Homecoming Weekend Trent Hawk, P (1st Team) at Auburn. 2009 PRESEASON POLLS THE COACHES Southern Conference/Coaches (4th); Southern Conference/Media (5th)
Furman: Bobby Lamb (Furman ‘87) Auburn: Gene Chizik (Florida ‘85) 2009 SOCON PLAYERS OF THE WEEK 60-33 (.645), 8th Year at Furman 6-3 (.667), 1st Year at Florida QB Jordan Sorrells (Off ense vs. PC)...24x30, 285 yds., 3 TDs; 4 rush, 51 yds., 1 TD 60-33 (.645), 8th Year Overall 11-22 (.333), 3rd Year Overall ROV Max Lerner (Defense vs. UTC)...3 tack, 1.5 TFL, 43-yard INT return for TD Lamb vs. Auburn: 0-0 (.000) Chizik vs. Furman: 0-0 (.000) PK Matthew Cesari (Special Teams vs. WCU)...4x4 FGs, 3x3 PATs LB Kadarron Anderson (Defense vs. Elon)...14 tackles, 2 TFL
THE OFFENSES 2009 CSN WEEKLY ALL-STAR QB Jordan Sorrells (vs. PC) Furman Off ense: Spread Auburn: Spread ‘09 Points/Game — 27.6 ‘09 Points/Game — 31.9 ‘09 Yards/Game — 379.1 ‘09 Yards/Game — 427.6 FURMAN FOOTBALL — “PRIDE IN ACHIEVEMENT” Rushing — 151.4 Rushing — 224.2 81-39 (.675) overall since 2000 (2nd among FCS/FBS schools in Carolinas, 10th in FCS) Passing — 227.8 Passing — 203.3 51-23 (.689) in SoCon since 2000 (2nd) Southern Conference’s All-Time Winningest Football Program (228-172-11) THE DEFENSES 12 Southern Conference Championships (league leader) Southern Conference NCAA Academic Performance Rating (APR) & Graduation Success Rate (GSR) Leader (2006-09) Furman Defense: 4-2-5 Auburn: 43 15 Academic All-Americans (league leader) ‘09 Points/Game — 30.0 ‘09 Points/Game — 26.1 9 NCAA Post-Graduate Scholars (league leader) ‘09 Yards/Game — 429.5 ‘09 Yards/Game — 371.4 5 National Football Foundation Scholar-Athletes (league leader) Rushing — 153.5 Rushing — 179.0 17 Southern Conference Players-of-the-Year (league leader) Passing — 276.0 Passing — 192.4 13 Southern Conference Jacobs Blocking Award Selections (league leader) Furman was the fi rst private school to win the NCAA FCS national championship (1988). THE SERIES Furman’s most recognized football alumnus is Sam Wyche, who played and coached in the NFL for many years. Furman and Auburn have met three times in football but not since 1956 when the Tigers claimed a 41-0 win at Auburn. Auburn also defeated Furman in 1955 (52-0) and in the series DID YOU KNOW? inaugural in 1946 (6-26). Among Furman’s most notable graduates are John Watson, the “father of behavioral psychology”; Charles Townes, Nobel Prize-winning inventor of the laser; Keith Lockhart, Year Result Score Site Furman Head Coach conductor of the Boston Pops; Richard Riley, former governor of South Carolina and United 1946 ...... L ...... 6-26 ...... Auburn ...... R.W. Smith States Department of Education Secretary; Mike McConnell, vice admiral and former Director 1955 ...... L ...... 0-52 ...... Auburn ...... Homer Hobbs of the National Security Agency (NSA) and Director of National Intelligence (DNI); Betsy King 1956 ...... L ...... 0-41 ...... Auburn ...... Homer Hobbs and Beth Daniel, Ladies Professional Golf Association Hall-of-Famers; Clint Dempsey, former star midfi elder of Major League Soccer’s New England Revolution, member of the 2006 United In Auburn: Auburn leads 3-0 States World Cup Team, and current star with Fulham of the English Premier League. NOTING THE PALADINS FURMAN IN 2009 SOCON/NCAA FCS TEAM STATISTICAL RANKINGS Category Avg./No. SoCon FCS 104th SEASON...The 2009 campaign marks the 104th season of football at Furman. The fi rst Scoring Off ense ...... 27.6 ...... 3rd ...... 36th school in South Carolina (along with Woff ord) to play football, Furman since 1889 has compiled Scoring Defense ...... 30.0 ...... 8th ...... 98th a 560-420-38 record in 1017 games. A member of the Southern Conference since 1936, Furman Rushing Off ense ...... 151.4 ...... 3rd ...... 45th has captured a record 12 league championships (1978, ‘80, ‘81, ‘82, ‘83, ‘85, ‘88, ‘89, ‘90, ‘99, ‘01, Rushing Defense ...... 153.5 ...... 4th ...... 69th & ‘04). Passing Off ense ...... 227.8 ...... 3rd ...... 29th QUESTION OF THE WEEK...Okay, let's go ahead and provide the answer to the most popular Passing Effi ciency Off ense ...... 136.66 ...... 3rd ...... 32nd question asked every time Furman plays a Football Bowl Subdivision opponent. The Paladins' Passing Defense ...... 276.0 ...... 9th ...... 113th guarantee for Saturday's game at Auburn is approximately $425,000. Passing Effi ciency Defense ...... 139.48 ...... 8th ...... 103rd Total Off ense ...... 379.1 ...... 3rd ...... 29th PALADIN STADIUM PROWESS...This fall marks Furman’s 29th season in Paladin Stadium Total Defense ...... 429.5 ...... 9th ...... 112th where it has compiled a 143-37-1 record (.793), including a 37-9 mark (.804) under Bobby Lamb Punt Returns ...... 12.5 ...... 2nd ...... 14th — the best mark of any Furman head coach. Over the last fi ve-plus years the Paladins have posted Kickoff Returns ...... 26.4 ...... 5th ...... 59th a 29-6 mark (.829) at home. Net Punting ...... 37.2 ...... 2nd ...... 12th Turnover Margin ...... -0.13 ...... 6th ...... 65th TWO FBS FOES THIS YEAR...In facing Missouri and Auburn this year, Furman will be playing First Downs ...... 21.2 ...... 3rd two FBS (formerly I-A) opponents for the fi rst time in a season since 1982. That year the Paladins Opponent First Downs ...... 24.6 ...... 9th dropped a 26-0 season opening decision to North Carolina State but later dumped South Carolina, 28-23. Sacks By ...... 6-47 ...... 9th ...... 118th Sacks Allowed ...... 6-39 ...... 1st ...... 5th FURMAN VS. FBS SINCE 1982...Since being reclassifi ed (along with the rest of the Southern Penalties ...... 46-466 ...... 5th Conference) from NCAA I-A to I-AA in 1982 and, most recently, from I-AA to the current Football Opponent Penalties ...... 37-376 ...... 3rd Championship Subdivision (FCS), Furman has had some success against formerly I-A (now Football 3rd Down Conversions ...... 45x97 (46.4%) ...... 2nd Bowl Subdivision) foes, posting a 5-19-1 record against FBS competition over the last 27 seasons. Opponent 3rd Conversions ...... 66x117 (56.4%) ...... 9th From 1982-86, Furman went 4-1-1 against FBS teams, registering wins over South Carolina (1982), 4th Down Conversions ...... 7x9 (77.8%) ...... 1st Georgia Tech (1983), and North Carolina State (1984 & ‘85) and a tie with Georgia Tech (1986). Opponent 4th Down Conversions ...... 2x11 (18.2%) ...... 2nd Since 1987, however, the Paladins have gone only 1-18 against FBS competition, with the one Red Zone Off ense ...... 27x32 (84.4%) ...... 3rd win coming against North Carolina in 1999. Red Zone Defense ...... 26x33 (78.8%) ...... 4th Time Of Possession ...... 29:05 ...... 7th FURMAN VS. FBS (FORMERLY I-A) OPPOSITION SINCE 1982 (5-19-1) Year Opponent (Rank) Opponent Bowl Participation Score Result 1982 .....North Carolina State ...... 0-26 ...... L Tackles ...... South Carolina ...... 28-23 ...... W Kadarron Anderson, LB ...... 12.75 ...... 1st ...... 3rd 1983 .....Georgia Tech...... 17-14 ...... W Receptions Per Game 1984 .....North Carolina State ...... 34-30 ...... W Adam Mims, FLK ...... 6.88 ...... 3rd ...... T10th 1985 .....North Carolina State ...... 42-20 ...... W 1986 .....Georgia Tech...... 17-17 ...... T 1987 .....Florida State (AP No. 4) ...... Fiesta Bowl (d. Nebraska, 31-28) ...... 10-41 ...... L SOUTHERN CONFERENCE COACHES TELECONFERENCE 1988 .....Clemson (AP No. 3) ...... Citrus Bowl (d. Oklahoma, 13-6) ...... 3-23 ...... L The Southern Conference will host a teleconference featuring the league’s head coaches each 1989 .....Clemson (AP No. 12) ...... Gator Bowl (d. West Virginia, 27-7) ...... 0-30 ...... L Tuesday morning throughout the season. The teleconference will continue throughout the 1990 .....Florida (AP No. 19) ...... Probation ...... 3-27 ...... L FCS postseason, as needed. Each teleconference is recorded and will be available through the 1991 .....Georgia Tech...... Aloha Bowl (d. Stanford, 18-17) ...... 17-19 ...... L conference website (www.soconsports.com) on Tuesday afternoons. 1992 .....North Carolina ...... Peach Bowl (d. Mississippi State, 21-17) ...... 0-28 ...... L 1993 .....Georgia Tech...... 3-37 ...... L WEEKLY SCHEDULE 1995 .....Georgia Tech...... 7-51 ...... L Time (ET) Coach, School 1996 .....Clemson ...... Peach Bowl (l. LSU, 7-10) ...... 3-19 ...... L 10:00-10:07 ...... Jerry Moore, Appalachian State 1998 .....Clemson ...... 0-33 ...... L 10:07-10:14 ...... Kevin Higgins, The Citadel 1999 .....North Carolina ...... 28-3 ...... W 10:14-10:21 ...... Pete Lembo, Elon 2001 .....Wyoming ...... 14-20 ...... L 10:21-10:28 ...... Bobby Lamb, Furman 2002 .....Vanderbilt ...... 18-49 ...... L 10:28-10:35 ...... Chris Hatcher, Georgia Southern 10:35-10:42 ...... Pat Sullivan, Samford 2003 .....Clemson ...... Peach Bowl (d. Tennessee, 27-14) ...... 17-28 ...... L 10:42-10:49 ...... Russ Huesman, Chattanooga 2004 .....Pittsburgh ...... Fiesta Bowl (l. Utah, 7-35) ...... (ot) 38-41 ...... L 10:49-10:56 ...... Dennis Wagner, Western Carolina 2006 .....North Carolina ...... 42-45 ...... L 10:56-11:03 ...... Mike Ayers, Woff ord 2007 .....Clemson (AP No. 20) ...... Chick-fi l-A Bowl (l. Auburn, 20-23) ...... 10-38 ...... L 2008 .....Virginia Tech ...... Fed-Ex Orange Bowl (d. Cincinnati, 30-7) ...... 7-24 ...... L BOBBY LAMB ON CRUISE CONTROL 2009 .....Missouri ...... 12-52 ...... L WCCP-FM 104.9 — Mondays, 10:45 a.m. www.wccpfm.com/cruise-control.com LAMB (THE PLAYER) VS. FBS...While no current players in the Furman program have Call In Number: 1-800-499-1049 experienced a win over an FBS opponent, head coach Bobby Lamb, during his playing days at Furman, went 3-0 against FBS competition. In 1983, his sophomore year, Lamb started in place THE BOBBY LAMB CALL-IN SHOW of injured quarterback David Charpia and engineered Furman to a 17-14 win over Georgia Tech, WOLT-FM 103.3, WGOG-FM 96.3 — Mondays, 6:00-7:00 p.m., Atlanta Bread (Cherrydale) passing for 140 yards and a touchdown. A year later he completed 9-of-16 passes for 210 yards www.furmanpaladins.com (Stretch Audio) and two touchdowns in leading the Paladins to a 34-30 triumph over N.C. State, and as a senior in twitter.com/furmansports & [email protected] 1985 torched N.C. State again, connecting on 9-of-15 passes for 167 yards and four touchdowns Call In Numbers: 1-864-751-1033, 1-866-377-1033 in a 42-20 rout of the Wolfpack. WHO’S UP, WHO’S DOWN On The Field: Bobby Lamb (Head Coach), Carroll McCray (Off ensive Line), Tony Elliott (Wide BOBBY LAMB AS A STARTING QUARTERBACK VS. FBS OPPONENTS Receivers), Roberto Pinilla (Defensive Line), Jeff Farrington (Co-Defensive Coordinator/Safeties). Year Opponent Score Result Stats In The Coaching Booth: Tim Sorrells (Off ensive Coordinator), Drew Cronic (Tight Ends), Steve 1983 ....Georgia Tech ...... 17-14 ...... W ...... 8x16, 140 yds., 1 TD, 0 INT Wilson (Co-Defensive Coordinator, Linebackers), Rocco Adrian (Cornerbacks) 1984 ....N.C. State ...... 34-30 ...... W ...... 9x16, 210 yds., 3 TDs, 0 INT 1985 ....N.C. State ...... 42-20 ...... W ...... 9x15, 167 yds., 4 TDs, 0 INT Player of the Week honors. Coming off a 165-yard, 2-touchdown performance against Appalachian Totals ...... 26x47, 516 yds, 8 TDs, 0 INT , 203.70 Pass Eff . State, he is now just 72 yards shy of Ingle Martin’s school career passing yards standard of 5,751 yards. He is now second in career total off ense (5,666 yards) and ranks fourth in Furman history FURMAN VS. THE SEC...Furman sports a 26-65-1 record against current members of the in career touchdown passes (36). Southeastern Conference, though many of those games were contested prior to the schools being members of the SEC. The last time the Paladins played an SEC foe was 2002 vs. Vanderbilt (49-18 FURMAN CAREER PASSING YARDAGE loss). The last time Furman claimed a win over a current SEC member was 1982, when it defeated Rank Player Years Att. Comp. Int. Yards TD then non-member South Carolina (28-23). The Paladins’ 14-13 triumph over Vanderbilt in 1963 1) Ingle Martin ...... 2004-05 ...... 669...... 410 ...... 22 ...... 5,751 ...... 42 marked the last time Furman downed an SEC foe. 2) Jordan Sorrells ...... 2006- ...... 818 ...... 508 ...... 24 ...... 5,679 ...... 36 3) Braniff Bonaventure ...... 1992-96 ...... 672...... 412 ...... 17 ...... 5,379 ...... 39 FURMAN VS. CURRENT SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE SCHOOLS 4) Frankie DeBusk ...... 1987-90 ...... 575...... 304 ...... 27 ...... 4,984 ...... 32 Opponent Series Last Meeting (Result) 5) Billy Napier ...... 1999-02 ...... 549...... 356 ...... 20 ...... 4,756 ...... 28 Alabama ...... 0-5 ...... 1960 (L, 0-51) 6) Bobby Lamb ...... 1982-85 ...... 449...... 249 ...... 17 ...... 4,186 ...... 41 Auburn ...... 0-3 ...... 1956 (L, 0-41) 7) Clyde Hewell...... 1966-68 ...... 563...... 313 ...... 21 ...... 3,993 ...... 20 Florida ...... 2-6 ...... 1990 (L, 3-27) 8) Philly Jones ...... 1991-95 ...... 515...... 306 ...... 16 ...... 3,721 ...... 23 Georgia ...... 2-21 ...... 1950 (L, 0-40) 9) Justin Hill ...... 1997-00 ...... 421...... 232 ...... 15 ...... 3,607 ...... 24 Mississippi ...... 1-0 ...... 1924 (W, 7-2) 10) David Henderson ...... 1976-79 ...... 467...... 259 ...... 23 ...... 3,582 ...... 22 South Carolina ...... 20-26-1 ...... 1982 (W, 28-23) Tennessee ...... 0-2 ...... 1942 (7-52) FURMAN CAREER PASSING TOUCHDOWNS Vanderbilt ...... 1-2 ...... 2002 (18-49) Rank Player Years TD Totals...... 26-65-1 1) ...Ingle Martin ...... 2004-05 ...... 42 2) ...Bobby Lamb ...... 1982-85 ...... 41 ALABAMA CONNECTIONS...Furman has had a strong recruiting pipeline to Alabama in recent 3) ...Braniff Bonaventure ...... 1992-96 ...... 39 years, and this year’s squad refl ects it. Among the Paladins’ projected starters for Saturday’s game 4) ..Jordan Sorrells...... 2006- ...... 36 versus Auburn are four Alabamians, including junior All-Southern Conference rover Max Lerner 5) ...Frankie DeBusk ...... 1987-90 ...... 32 (Birmingham/Hoover H.S.), junior all-conference wide receiver/return specialist Adam Mims 6) ...Tim Sorrells ...... 1977-81 ...... 31 (Birmingham/Spain Park H.S.), senior left guard Tyler Haynes (Birmingham/Vestavia Hills 7) ...Billy Napier ...... 1999-02 ...... 28 H.S.), and freshman running back Jerry Williams (Prattville/Prattville H.S.). Sophomore free 8) ...Justin Hill ...... 1997-00 ...... 24 safety Matthew Gordon (Birmingham/Briarwood Christian School) is being redshirted after ...Billy Canty ...... 1958-61 ...... 24 sustaining a season ending knee injury in the Paladins’ season opening 45-21 win over Presbyterian, 10) ...Philly Jones ...... 1991-95 ...... 23 and sophomore off ensive guard David Barrington (Montgomery/Montgomery Academy) is also out for the season with a knee injury. True freshman quarterback Josh Hollingsworth (Hamilton, FURMAN CAREER TOTAL OFFENSE Ala./Hamilton H.S.) is being redshirted. Rank Player Years Plays Rush Pass Total TDR 1) ... Ingle Martin ...... 2004-05 ...... 809 ...... 526 ...... 5,751...... 6,277 ...... 50 FURMAN’S ALABAMIANS 2) ..Jordan Sorrells ...... 2006- ...... 874...... -13 ...... 5,679 ...... 5,666 ...... 35 Player 2009 Stats, Notes 3) ...Frankie DeBusk ...... 1987-90 ...... 848 ...... 656 ...... 4,984...... 5,640 ...... 45 Max Lerner, ROV ...... 49 tackles, 2 TFL, 2 INT; 28 career starts, ‘08 consensus All-SoCon 4) ...Louis Ivory ...... 1998-01 ...... 847 ...... 5,353 ...... 0...... 5,353 ...... 53 Adam Mims, FLK ...... 55 rec., 613 yds., 2 TDs; career 124 rec., 1444 yds., 6 TDs 5) ...Braniff Bonaventure ...... 1992-96 ...... 891 ...... -31 ...... 5,379...... 5,348 ...... 43 Tyler Haynes, OG ...... 27 career starts at LG ...Justin Hill ...... 1997-00 ...... 809 ...... 1,741 ...... 3,607...... 5,348 ...... 40 Jerry Williams, RB ...... 66 att., 359 yds. (5.4 ypc), 1 TD, 7) ...Billy Napier ...... 1999-02 ...... 735 ...... 176 ...... 4,756...... 4,932 ...... 39 Matthew Gordon, SE ...... Season ending knee injury vs. Presbyterian 8) ...Bobby Lamb ...... 1982-85 ...... 661 ...... 659 ...... 4,186...... 4,845 ...... 50 David Barrington, OG ...... Season ending knee injury in late September 9) ...David Whitehurst...... 1973-76 ...... 918 ...... 1,270 ...... 3,122...... 4,392 ...... 40 Josh Hollingsworth, QB ...... Redshirting in ‘09 10) ...Philly Jones ...... 1991-95 ...... 727 ...... 561 ...... 3,721...... 4,282 ...... 27 11) ...Carl Tremble ...... 1989-92 ...... 697 ...... 4,149 ...... 0...... 4,149 ...... 43 FORCIER FINDS THE END ZONE...Sophomore quarterback Chris Forcier (San Diego, 12) ...Stanford Jennings...... 1980-83 ...... 650 ...... 3,868 ...... 37...... 3,905 ...... 40 Calif.) registered his fi rst substantial action of the season on Saturday against Appalachian State 13) ...Renaldo Gray ...... 2004-07 ...... 627 ...... 669 ...... 3,112...... 3,781 ...... 31 and registered his fi rst touchdown since joining the program this summer following two seasons 14) ...David Henderson ...... 1976-79 ...... 622 ...... 85 ...... 3,582...... 3,667 ...... 26 at UCLA. His 25-yard scoring burst late in the third quarter highlighted an outing that saw him 15) ...Tim Sorrells ...... 1977-81 ...... 675 ...... 716 ...... 2,945...... 3,661 ...... 40 rush six times for 41 yards. He went 0-for-4 passing, but two of his throws in heavy rain were dropped. WILLIAMS TURNING HEADS...Highly regarded true freshman running back Jerry Williams (Prattville, Ala.) has gained the attention of Furman’s coaches and fans since the fi rst day of DITTO FOR ANDERSON...Sophomore tight end Colin Anderson (Dallas, Texas) also scored preseason practice, which isn’t surprising given the fact that he is a product of ultra-successful his fi rst career touchdown on Saturday against Appalachian State when he hauled in a 33-yard Prattville (6-A) High School, which posted a 43-1 record and won three 6-A state championships scoring toss from quarterback Jordan Sorrells (Greenville, S.C.) late in the second quarter. For during his tenure there. As a senior he rushed for 1,383 yards in 19 touchdowns en route to earning Anderson, who came to Furman as a walk-on quarterback before making the switch to tight end Alabama Sportswriters Association All-State honors as well an invitation to play in the prestigious last year, it marked only his second reception of the season. Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game. In eight games (all starts) thus far he has rushed for a team leading 359 yards (5.4 ypg) and a touchdown, though last Saturday against ASU he was severely FIRST START FOR JOHNSON...True freshman cornerback Cortez Johnson (Snellville, Ga.) limited due to an ankle sprain sustained against The Citadel, against whom he rushed nine times earned the fi rst start of his career on Saturday against Appalachian State, recording fi ve tackles for team high 83 yards, including a season long 40-yard burst in the second half. and a pass defl ection while stepping in for injured sophomore Jordan Griffi n (Faiburn, Ga.). MIMS ON THE CHARTS...Furman junior wide receiver Adam Mims (Birmingham, Ala.), TOUCHDOWN TERSOO...Furman running back Tersoo Uhaa (Gainesville, Ga.) has found the Paladins’ leader receiver this year with 55 receptions for 613 yards and two touchdowns, the end zone in seven of the Paladins’ eight contests, including a 4-yard scoring run last Saturday continues his advance up the school’s career receptions and receiving yards ledger. Last Saturday against Appalachian State when he rushed 19 times for a career high 104 yards. His previous against Appalachian State he caught fi ve passes for 102 yards, including a career long 72-yard career high had been 99 yards versus ASU last year in Boone. As a true freshman a year ago he scoring hook-up with Jordan Sorrells in the third quarter, to vault into fourth place on the school’s paced Furman with eight rushing touchdowns and now has 15 in his career. receptions charts.