Game 2 -- September 6, 2003, 5:00 EDT Kickoff (1-0, 1-0 SoCon) vs. (0-1, 0-0 ACC) Clemson, , Memorial Stadium (81,473) — Natural Surface TV: Charter (Greenville Market Only, Channel 10) Radio: WCSZ-AM 1070 (Greenville) Internet: http://www.furmanpaladins.com (Live)

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2003 FURMAN RESULTS/SCHEDULE 2002 FINAL SOCON STANDINGS SoCon Overall Date Opponent Score/Time Result Team W L .Pct W L .Pct Aug. 30 ...... ELON (CSS) ...... 24-7 ...... W Georgia Southern ...... 7 1 .875 11 3 .786 Sept. 6 ...... @ Clemson (Charter) ...... 5:00 Furman ...... 6 2 .750 8 4 .667 Sept. 20 ...... RICHMOND ...... 7:00 Appalachian State ...... 6 2 .750 8 4 .667 Sept. 27 ...... GARDNER-WEBB ...... 2:00 Wofford ...... 6 2 .750 9 3 .750 Oct. 4 ...... @ Western Carolina ...... 6:00 VMI...... 3 5 .375 6 6 .500 Oct. 11 ...... APPALACHIAN STATE (FSN) ...... 3:30 Western Carolina ...... 3 5 .375 5 6 .454 Oct. 18 ...... @ (CSS) ...... 3:30 Chattanooga ...... 2 6 .250 2 10 .167 Oct. 25 ...... EAST TENNESSEE STATE...... 2:00 East Tennessee State ...... 2 6 .250 4 8 .333 Nov. 8 ...... @ Georgia Southern (CSTV) ...... 1:00 The Citadel ...... 1 7 .125 3 9 .250 Nov. 15 ...... WOFFORD ...... 2:00 Nov. 22 ...... @ Chattanooga (TFN ) ...... 3:30 2003 SOCON STANDINGS SoCon Overall CSS - Comcast/Charter Sports Southeast Team W L .Pct W L .Pct Charter - Greenville Market Only (Channel 10) Furman ...... 1 0 1.000 1 0 1.000 FSN - Fox Sports Network-Southeast The Citadel ...... 0 0 1.000 1 0 1.000 CSTV - Collegiate Sports Television Georgia Southern ...... 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 TFN - The Football Network Appalachian State ...... 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 Chattanooga ...... 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 THE GAME East Tennessee State ...... 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 Western Carolina ...... 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 Saturday’s Furman-Clemson game will mark the 54th meeting be- Wofford ...... 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 tween the Paladins and Tigers in a series that dates back to 1896 when Elon ...... 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 Furman provided the opposition for Clemson in the Tigers’ first football game (Furman began playing football in 1889). The Clemson contest also September 4 represents Furman’s only clash against an NCAA I-A opponent this season. Concord @ East Tennessee State, 7:00

THE COACHES September 6 Furman @ Clemson, 5:00 Furman: Bobby Lamb (Furman ‘86) Western Carolina @ Duke, 6:00 9-4 (.692), 2nd Year at Furman Tusculum @ Elon, 6:00 9-4 (.692), 2nd Year Overall Savannah State @ Georgia Southern, 6:00 Lamb vs. Clemson (0-0) Appalachian State @ Eastern Kentucky, 6:30 The Citadel @ Delaware, 7:00 Clemson: (West Virginia ‘77) South Carolina State @ Wofford, 7:00 29-21 (.580), 5th Year at Clemson 47-25 (.653), 7th Year Overall 2003 PRE-SEASON HONORS Bowden vs. Furman (0-0) Preseason All- THE SERIES TE Willis Sudderth (1st Team) WR Isaac West (1st Team) Furman was Clemson’s first football opponent when the two schools PK Danny Marshall (1st Team) OT Ben Bainbridge (2nd Team) C Craig Morgan (2nd Team) CHARTER TV BROADCAST TEAM DE Travis Jones (2nd Team) Charter TV LB Cedrick Ritter (2nd Team) Greenville Market Only (Channel 10) FS Cam Newton (2nd Team) Chuck Hussion, play-by-play; RS Brian Bratton (2nd Team) Don Munson, analyst Southern Conference Polls SoCon Head Coaches (T2nd) FURMAN RADIO BROADCAST TEAM SoCon Media (2nd) Furman Radio WCSZ-AM 1070 2003 SEASON HONORS Dave Cohen, play-by-play; John Ingles, analyst; Southern Conference Players-of-the-Week Gordon Higgins, sideline FS Cam Newton vs. Elon (7 Tack, 1 FF, 1 Int.)

2003 first met in Greenville on Oct. 31, 1896 (Clemson won 14-6), and the Tigers THE DEFENSES hold a commanding 39-10-4 series advantage. While the early years of the series were competitive, the Tigers have dominated the Paladins ever since, Furman: 43 Clemson: Multiple winning 27 straight games, including a 33-0 decision in 1998 in the last '03 Points/Game — 7.0 ‘03 Points/Game — 30.0 meeting between the two schools. Furman’s last win over Clemson, which '03 Yards/Game — 231.0 ‘03 Yards/Game — 411.0 was registered in a snowstorm, came in 1936 in Clemson by a 12-0 score. Rushing — 154.0 Rushing — 197.0 Passing — 77.0 Passing — 214.0 Year Result Score Site Furman Coach 1896 ...... L ...... 6-14 ...... GREENVILLE ...... Frank Sims LAST MEETING 1902 ...... L ...... 0-28 ...... GREENVILLE ...... C.S. Roller 1914 ...... L ...... 0-57 ...... Clemson...... W.B. Bible CLEMSON, S.C. (Sept. 5, 1998) -- Clemson rolled up 414 yards in 1915 ...... L ...... 0-94 ...... GREENVILLE ...... W.B. Bible total offense and converted a pair of first quarter Furman turnovers into 1916 ...... L ...... 6-7 ...... Clemson...... W.L. Laval 10 points on the way to a 33-0 win over the Paladins in front of 70,000 1917 ...... L ...... 0-38 ...... GREENVILLE ...... W.L. Laval fans at Memorial Stadium. 1918 ...... L ...... 7-67 ...... Clemson...... W.L. Laval Leading 7-0 following a 1-yard run by Clemson’s Javis Austin at the 1919 ...... T ...... 7-7 ...... GREENVILLE ...... W.L. Laval 6:42 mark of the first quarter, the Tigers struck for another score two 1920 ...... W ...... 14-0 ...... GREENVILLE ...... W.L. Laval minutes later after Furman Justin Hill fumbled following a 1921 ...... T ...... 0-0 ...... GREENVILLE ...... W.L. Laval sack by Adrian Dingle at the Paladin 13. David Richardson’s 25-yard field 1922 ...... W ...... 20-6 ...... GREENVILLE ...... W.L. Laval goal extended the advantage to 10-0. 1923 ...... L ...... 6-7 ...... GREENVILLE ...... W.L. Laval On its next offense series the Paladins turned it over again when a 1924 ...... W ...... 3-0 ...... Clemson...... W.L. Laval high snap from center was recovered in the zone by Chris Jones at 1925 ...... W ...... 26-0 ...... GREENVILLE ...... W.L. Laval the 3:37 juncture to make it 17-0. 1926 ...... W ...... 30-0 ...... GREENVILLE ...... W.L. Laval Clemson added points in each of the final three quarters and rode a 1927 ...... W ...... 28-0 ...... GREENVILLE ...... W.L. Laval strong defensive effort, limiting Furman to 125 total yards, to take the win, 1928 ...... L ...... 12-27 ...... GREENVILLE ...... T.B. Amis its 27th straight over the Paladins, who got a career high 19 tackles from 1929 ...... L ...... 6-7 ...... Clemson...... T.B. Amis safety John Keith. 1930 ...... L ...... 7-12 ...... GREENVILLE ...... T.B. Amis 1931 ...... T ...... 0-0 ...... GREENVILLE ...... T.B. Amis SCORE BY QUARTERS 1932 ...... W ...... 7-0 ...... GREENVILLE ...... A.P. McLeod 1933 ...... W ...... 6-0 ...... GREENVILLE ...... A.P. McLeod Furman ...... 0000—0 1934 ...... L ...... 0-7 ...... GREENVILLE ...... A.P. McLeod Clemson...... 17 3 10 3 — 33 1935 ...... W ...... 8-6 ...... GREENVILLE ...... A.P. McLeod 1936 ...... W ...... 12-0 ...... Clemson...... A.P. McLeod 1937 ...... T ...... 0-0 ...... GREENVILLE ...... A.P. McLeod SPORTS NETWORK NCAA I-AA FOOTBALL POLL 1938 ...... L ...... 7-10 ...... Clemson...... A.P. McLeod (Sept. 1) 1939 ...... L ...... 3-14 ...... GREENVILLE ...... A.P. McLeod Rnk. Team 2003 Record Points Previous 1940 ...... L ...... 7-13 ...... GREENVILLE ...... A.P. McLeod 1) McNeese State (58) ...... 1-0 ...... 2,280 ...... 1 1941 ...... L ...... 6-34 ...... GREENVILLE ...... A.P. McLeod 2) Georgia Southern (8) ...... 0-0 ...... 2,166 ...... 2 1942 ...... L ...... 7-12 ...... Clemson...... A.P. McLeod 3) Montana (7) ...... 1-0 ...... 2,108 ...... 4 1946 ...... L ...... 6-20 ...... Clemson...... R.W. Smith 4) Western Illinois (13) ...... 1-0 ...... 2,075 ...... 3 1947 ...... L ...... 7-35 ...... GREENVILLE ...... R.W. Smith 5) Western Kentucky (8) ...... 1-0 ...... 1,921 ...... 5 1948 ...... L ...... 0-41 ...... Clemson...... H.E. Smith 6) Northeastern ...... 1-0 ...... 1,760 ...... 6 1949 ...... L ...... 21-28 ...... GREENVILLE ...... H.E. Smith 7) Furman ...... 1-0 ...... 1,701 ...... 8 1950 ...... L ...... 2-57 ...... Clemson...... Bill Young 8) Bethune-Cookman ...... 1-0 ...... 1,467 ...... 10 1951 ...... L ...... 14-34 ...... GREENVILLE ...... Bill Young 9) Villanova ...... 1-0 ...... 1,358 ...... 12 1954 ...... L ...... 6-27 ...... Clemson...... Bill Young 10) Idaho State ...... 1-0 ...... 1,356 ...... 11 1955 ...... L ...... 20-40 ...... GREENVILLE ...... 11) Appalachian State ...... 0-1 ...... 1,229 ...... 9 1956 ...... L ...... 7-28 ...... Clemson...... Homer Hobbs 12) Massachusetts ...... 0-0 ...... 1,174 ...... 14 1957 ...... L ...... 6-45 ...... GREENVILLE ...... Homer Hobbs 13) Fordham ...... 1-0 ...... 1,137 ...... 13 1958 ...... L ...... 19-36 ...... Clemson...... Bob King 14) Delaware ...... 0-0 ...... 1,109 ...... 17 1959 ...... L ...... 3-56 ...... GREENVILLE ...... Bob King 15) Grambling State ...... 0-1 ...... 1,066 ...... 7 1960 ...... L ...... 14-42 ...... Clemson...... Bob King 16) Montana State ...... 0-1 ...... 855 ...... 15 1961 ...... L ...... 6-35 ...... Clemson...... Bob King 17) Eastern Illinois ...... 1-0 ...... 815 ...... 18 1962 ...... L ...... 3-44 ...... Clemson...... Bob King 18) Northwestern State ...... 1-0 ...... 634 ...... 22 1964 ...... L ...... 0-38 ...... Clemson...... Bob King 19) Nicholls State ...... 1-0 ...... 586 ...... 23 1979 ...... L ...... 0-21 ...... Clemson...... 20) Maine ...... 0-1 ...... 496 ...... 16 1988 ...... L ...... 3-23 ...... Clemson...... 21) Pennsylvania ...... 0-0 ...... 458 ...... 21 1989 ...... L ...... 0-30 ...... Clemson...... Jimmy Satterfield 22) Southeast Missouri ...... 0-1 ...... 441 ...... 20 1994 ...... L ...... 6-27 ...... Clemson...... 23) Stephen F. Austin ...... 0-0 ...... 410 ...... 24 1996 ...... L ...... 3-19 ...... Clemson...... Bobby Johnson 24) Florida Atlantic ...... 1-0 ...... 302 ...... NR 1998 ...... L ...... 0-33 ...... Clemson...... Bobby Johnson 25) Wofford ...... 0-1 ...... 267 ...... 19

In Greenville: Clemson leads 17-8-4 FURMAN WEEK-BY-WEEK IN TSN In Clemson: Clemson leads 22-2 Preseason ...... 8 Oct. 13...... THE OFFENSES Sept. 1 ...... 7 Oct. 20...... Sept. 8 ...... Oct. 27...... Furman: Multiple Clemson: Multiple Sept. 15 ...... Nov. 3...... '03 Points/Game — 24.0 ‘03 Points/Game — 0.0 Sept. 22 ...... Nov. 10...... '03 Yards/Game — 463.0 ‘03 Yards/Game — 199.0 Sept. 29 ...... Nov. 17...... Rushing — 242.0 Rushing — 35.0 Oct. 6 ...... Nov. 24...... Passing — 221.0 Passing — 164.0 2003 FURMAN PALADINS FOOTBALL SCORING SUMMARY (17-14, 1983), a pair of victories over North Carolina State (34-30, 1984; 42-20, 1985), and a tie against Georgia Tech (17-17, 1986). C — Javis Austin 1 run (David Richardson kick) 6:42-1Q Since 1987, however, the Paladins have gone only 1-13 against I-A 11 plays, 49 yards, TOP 5:54...... 0- 7 competition, although Furman’s 1999 foe, North Carolina, felt the lance, C — David Richardson 25 FG 4:42-1Q losing 28-3. In fairness, four of Furman’s 13 losses to I-A competition since 4 plays, 5 yards, TOP 1:39 ...... 0-10 1987 have come at the hands of nationally ranked teams, including Florida C — Chris Jones fumble recovery in end zone 3:37-1Q ...... 0-17 State (1987, AP 4th), Clemson (1988, AP 3rd; 1999, AP 12th), and Florida C — David Richardson 22 FG 0:03-2Q (1990, AP 20th). Against defending UPI national champion Georgia Tech 18 plays, 74 yards, TOP 8:49 ...... 0-20 in 1991, Furman was leading 17-16 and in possession of the football before C — David Richardson 39 FG 3:30-3Q a fumble at its own 22 with 1:41 left set up a 37-yard Scott Sisson field 7 plays, 53 yards, TOP 3:30 ...... 0-23 goal in the final seconds of play that lifted the Yellow Jackets to victory. C — Terry Witherspoon 1 run (David Richardson kick) 0:17-3Q Georgia Tech went on to defeat Stanford in the Aloha Bowl. 4 plays, 45 yards, TOP 1:52 ...... 0-30 C — David Richardson 24 FG 4:48-4Q FURMAN VERSUS I-A OPPOSITION SINCE 1982 (5-14-1) 10 plays, 91 yards, TOP 5:51 ...... 0-33 Year Opponent (Rank) Score Result 1982 North Caroloina state ...... 0-26...... L INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS South Carolina ...... 28-23 ...... W 1983 Georgia Tech...... 17-14 ...... W Rushing: F — Ivory 5-41, Crosby 6-19, Rentz 2-10, Kitchings 1-7, Russell 1984 North Carolina State ...... 34-30 ...... W 1-2, Hill 13-(-8). C — Zachery 15-73, Dantzler 12-65, Austin 11-37, 1985 North Carolina State ...... 42-20 ...... W Ciurciu 7-33, Witherspoon 2-3, Nagle 1-1, Dinkins 1-0, Streeter 2-0. 1986 Georgia Tech...... 17-17 ...... T Passing: F — Hill 6-12-0-73, Rickman 0-3-0-0. C — Streeter 11-14-0-183, 1987 Florida State (AP 4th) ...... 10-41 ...... L Dantzler 1-1-0-19, Nagle 0-1-0-0. 1988 Clemson (AP 3rd) ...... 3-23...... L Receiving: F — Kitchings 2-55, Berrian 2-14, Rucker 1-5, Crosby 1-(-1). 1989 Clemson (AP 12th) ...... 0-30...... L C — Lawyer 3-76, Gardner 3-56, Martin 2-22, Austin 2-13, Watts 1-23, Ellis 1990 Florida (AP 19th) ...... 3-27...... L 1-12. 1991 Georgia Tech...... 17-19 ...... L Defense: F — Keith (14 solo, 5 ast., 1 TFL), Booth (8 solo, 5 ast., 1 TFL), 1992 North Carolina ...... 0-28...... L John Thrift (7 solo, 3 ast.), Orlando Ruff (6 solo, 4 ast.), Will Bouton (4 solo, 1993 Georgia Tech...... 3-37...... L 6 ast., 1 TFL). C — Carswell (5 solo, 1 ast.), Ardley (4 solo, 1 TFL, 4 PBU), 1994 Clemson ...... 6-27...... L Childress (3 solo, 1 ast., 1 TFL), Dingle (3 solo, 3 TFL, 1 FF, 3 Sacks). 1995 Georgia Tech...... 7-51...... L 1996 Clemson ...... 3-19...... L 1998 Clemson ...... 0-33...... L TEAM STATISTICS 1999 North Carolina ...... 28-3...... W FUR CLEM 2001 Wyoming ...... 14-20 ...... L First Downs ...... 7...... 19 2002 Vanderbilt ...... 18-49 ...... L Rushing ...... 29-52...... 51-212 Passing...... 73...... 202 THIS IS HOW IT’S DONE...While only three members of Furman’s C/A/I ...... 6-15-0...... 12-16-0 current program — Keito Whetstone (Orangeburg, S.C.), Total Offense ...... 125...... 414 Brandon Poole (Columbia, S.C.), and tailback Lamar Fumbles-Lost ...... 3-2...... 2-0 Rembert (Ocala, Fla.) — were around in 1999 (as redshirt freshmen) Penalties ...... 4-20...... 7-47 when the Paladins’ last defeated an NCAA I-A team (North Carolina, 28- Punts ...... 5-37.6...... 2-32.5 3), head coach Bobby Lamb, during his playing days, certainly compiled Punt Returns ...... 2-51...... 2-52 an impressive background of success against I-A competition. In 1983, his Kickoff Returns ...... 3-46...... 0-0 sophomore year, Lamb started in place of injured starting quarterback Possession Time ...... 23:16...... 36:44 David Charpia, and engineered Furman to a 17-14 win over Georgia Third Down Conversions ...... 4-12...... 6-14 Tech, passing for 140 yards and a touchdown. A year later he completed Fourth Down Conversions ...... 0-1...... 0-0 9-of-16 passes for 210 yards and two touchdowns in leading the Paladins Sacks By ...... 0-0...... 4-15 to a 34-30 triumph over N.C. State. And, as a senior, in 1985 he torched N.C. State again, connecting on 9-of-15 passes for 167 yards and four touchdowns in a 42-20 rout of the Wolfpack. NOTING THE PALADINS BOBBY LAMB AS A STARTING QB VS. NCAA I-A OPPONENTS SUCCESSFUL START...Furman’s 24-7 victory over Elon marked a Year Opponent Result Stats successful start to the 98th season of football at Furman. The first school 1983 Georgia Tech ..... 17-14 W ... 8x16, 140 yds., 1 TD, 0 Int. in South Carolina (along with Wofford) to play football, Furman since 1889 1984 N.C. State ...... 34-30 W ... 9x16, 210 yds., 2 TDs, 0 Int. has rolled up a 509-387-38 record. A member of the Southern Conference 1985 N.C. State ...... 42-20 W ... 9x15, 167 yds., 4 TDs, 0 Int. since 1936, Furman has captured a record 11 league championships (1978, ‘80, ‘81, ‘82, ‘83, ‘85, ‘88, ‘89, ‘90, ‘99, & ‘01). In 1988 the Paladins became FAMILIAR FACE...There have been many interesting ties between the first Southern Conference team and only private school to ever win an Furman and Clemson over the years, which is not surprising when NCAA I-AA national title by defeating Georgia Southern 17-12 in Pocatello, considering the two schools are only 30 miles apart, have competed against Idaho. each other in football for over 100 years, and at one time shared membership in the Southern Conference. When the Paladins take to the EARLIEST WIN EVER...Saturday’s season opening win over Elon field Saturday against the Tigers, facing them across the field will be recently represented the earliest game ever played by Furman and the Paladins’ first graduated Paladin standout quarterback ‘03, now in his first Southern Conference clash in an opener since 1974. year on the Tigers’ staff. A year ago the Chatsworth, Ga., native engineered Furman to an 8-4 record and program record fourth straight NCAA I-AA FURMAN VS. NCAA I-A...Since being reclassified in football from playoff berth by passing for a school record 2,475 yards, finishing second NCAA I-A to I-AA in 1982 (along with the rest of the Southern Confer- in the nation in passing efficiency (157.14 rating), and setting a new league ence), Furman has proven to be more than a pushover for many I-A foes, season completion percentage standard (68.5 percent, 189x276, 16 TDs). as the Paladins have posted a credible 5-14-1 record against bigger I-A As a junior in 2001, he helped lead Furman to a 13-2 record and national competition over the past 21 seasons. From 1982-86, Furman went 4-1- runnerup finish. Napier finished his career as the Paladins’ third all-time 1 against I-A teams, registering wins over South Carolina (28-23, 1982), leading passer with 4,756 yards and 28 touchdowns. His 64.8 career 2003 FURMAN PALADINS FOOTBALL completion percentage is also a conference record, and his 147.15 passing QUALITY DEPTH ON DISPLAY...Furman’s depth in the receiver efficiency rating ranks second only to Bobbby Lamb, his former position corps was on display in the Paladins’ 24-7 triumph over Elon. With leading coach and current Paladin head coach. returning receiver split end Isaac West (Augusta, Ga.) and two-time All-Southern Conference Willis Sudderth (Lilburn, Ga.) IMPRESSIVE GENES...Clemson sophomore starting quarterback sitting out the first of three games due to suspensions, the Paladins turned Charlie Whitehurst, who over the years attended many Furman to junior flanker Brian Bratton (Martinez, Ga.) and sophomore split and Receivers Camps before enrolling at Clemson, appears end Brian Stone (Nashville, Tenn.) for production, and the duo to have inherited his father David’s genes and listened well to the former delivered in a big way. Despite nursing a sore shoulder, Bratton responded Paladin standout quarterback. Credited by many as the genus of Furman’s with five receptions for 89 yards and a touchdown, and Stone, who joined well known outstanding quarterbacks tradition, ‘77 the program in the spring following a year at the University of Florida, added starred for the Paladins from 1973-76 before going on the NFL, where he six catches for 82 yards and a touchdown. In addition to the receptions, spent six years with the Green Bay Packers. During his Paladin career the Bratton reeled off a reverse for 32 yards, and Stone scored a second 1984 Furman Athletics Hall-of-Fame inductee threw for 3,122 yards and 22 touchdown on a 20-yard reverse run to cap a very strong season opener touchdowns but also proved adept as a runner in Furman’s option attack for the Paladins’ two starting wide receivers. by totaling 1,270 yards and 18 scores. As a senior he helped pace Furman to a 17-12 win over N.C. State and 17-10 triumph over league champion NOT YOUR ORDINARY COMEBACK...When Furman sopho- East Carolina. His career rushing standard for quarterbacks stood until the more tailback Brandon Mays (Arden, N.C.) underwent surgery on Oct. 2000 campaign before being surpassed by Justin Hill (1,741 yards). 30, 2002, for ulcerative colitis and spent two weeks in the hospital, a return to football looked bleak. After having approximately 90 percent of his large HERE AND THERE...David Whitehurst was recruited to Furman intestines removed and dropping from a pre-illness weight of 190 pounds by Paladin head coach (1973-77), who had served as an assistant to 140, he endured two more procedures in early 2003, including coach at Clemson under Frank Howard (1965-69). Baker also hired reconstructive surgery. Unable to take part in spring practice In March due Bobby Johnson as an assistant coach at Furman following a fine collegiate to his condition, he nonetheless attended every practice and offered career as a receiver and for the Tigers (1970-72). Johnson, consistent encouragement to his teammates. Through dedicated rehabili- who later recorded two stints at Clemson in 1981 (as an academic advisor) tation and the fortune of advanced medicine, Mays regained 52 pounds (to and in 1993 (as defensive coordinator under Ken Hatfield), served as 192), strength, and endurance, and completed his comeback by rushing 11 head coach at Furman (1994-01) and compiled a 60-36 record, two times for 49 yards and catching one pass for nine yards in Saturday’s 24-7 Southern Conference titles, and a national runnerup finish in 2001 before win over Elon. Prior to his illness a year ago he had appeared in four games being named head coach at Vanderbilt in December of 2001. Clemson and rushed 18 times for 96 yards. As a prep at T.C. Roberson, he ran for Director of Strength Training Joey Batson spent three years in the same 4,406 and 50 touchdowns in his career and was named Asheville Citizen- capacity at Furman (1994-96) before joining the Tigers’ staff. George Times Offensive Player-of-the-Year after totaling 1,961 yards and 20 Bennett, the executive director of IPTAY, Clemson’s athletics fundraising touchdowns his senior year. organization, served as Furman’s athletics director from 1986-89. DEFENSE SHINES VERSUS ELON...Although its defense was, in IT’S THE PANTS...Furman and Clemson combined for one of the essence, “flying blind” due to Elon’s offensive scheme change from a year most colorful uniform stories in sports history during the 1960 season. On ago, Furman made some impressive adjustments at halftime on the way to Oct. 8 of that year Clemson wore water repellent pants in a 21-7 afternoon a solid overall performance in the season opener. In the first half the home win over Virginia. After the game, the pants were shipped to Furman, Paladins yielded 175 total yards and seven points to the Phoenix, but in the where the Hurricane (as Furman was known at that time), wore them that second half it was a totally different story as Furman’s defense pitched a night in a 25-23 triumph over William & Mary. Furman head coach Bob shutout and limited Elon to only one first down and 56 total yards. The King said after the win, “After those big Clemson boys got out of those dominance was also reflected in time of possession as the Paladins pants, some of our guys had a hard time making them stay up, and we had controlled the football for 18:51 to Elon’s 11:09 over the final 30 minutes to tape the legs of the pants for several players.” of action.

ANYBODY SEEN THE END ZONE?...Although Furman and “GENERAL” MARSHALL...For the fourth straight year Furman’s Clemson have only played nine times since 1961, the Paladins’ scoring placekicking chores will be handled by Danny Marshall (Atlanta, Ga.), futility against Clemson, at least as far as touchdowns are concerned, can’t a preseason All-Southern Conference selection who in on the verge of be overlooked. The last time a Furman player scored a touchdown against establishing himself as the most productive kicker in Furman football Clemson occurred when quarterback Billy Canty crossed the goal line on history. In Saturday’s season opener, Marshall, in addition to making all a three-yard run in the fourth quarter of a 35-6 Paladin loss to the Tigers three PATs, knocked down a key 41-yard field goal on the last play of the in 1961. Since then Furman has gone 24 quarters without scoring a first half to give the Paladins’ a 10-7 halftime lead. A year ago he converted touchdown versus Clemson, having tallied only 15 points (five field goals) 12-of-15 field goals and 39-of-42 PATs to lead Furman in scoring with 75 versus the Tigers’ 235 points over the eight-game span. points. In three seasons he has connected on 36-of-45 field goal attempts (.800) and 131-of-140 PATs (.936) on the way to 239 points, which ranks MOORE STEPS UP...Furman junior quarterback Bo Moore (Madi- second on the school’s kick scoring ledger, only nine points behind Jason son, Ga.) delivered solid play in his first career start Saturday in the Wells (248 points, 1996-99). Furman’s record holder for most consecutive Paladins’ 24-7 victory over Elon, completing 15-of-26 passes for 221 yards field goals made (12), Marshall also handles kickoffs for the Paladins. and two touchdowns. His scoring strikes covered 41 and 33 yards, and he also tacked on 19 yards rushing to finish the contest with 240 yards in total MARSHALL’S CAREER STATISTICS offense while also averaging 42.3 yards on three punts out of the shotgun YEAR PAT PCT FG PCT U29 30-39 40-49 50+ LNG PTS formation. For Moore, whose strong play helped Furman roll up 463 yards 2000 ..... 44-45 .. .977 .. 13-17 . .765 ..... 6-7 ...... 6-7 ...... 1-3 ... 0-0 ... 43.... 83 in total offense, the quality start versus Elon stands in stark contrast to the 2001 ..... 45-50 .. .900 .. 10-12 . .833 ..... 6-6 ...... 4-5 ...... 0-1 ... 0-0 ... 39.... 75 first start registered by his predecessors Billy Napier against East 2002 ..... 39-42 .. .929 .. 12-15 . .800 ..... 4-4 ...... 5-6 ...... 3-4 ... 0-1 ... 46.... 75 Tennessee State during the 2000 season and Justin Hill versus Elon in 2003 ...... 3-3 1.000 ...... 1-1 1.000 ..... 0-0 ...... 0-0 ...... 1-1 ... 0-0 ... 41 ...... 6 1997. Totals131-140 . ..936 .. 36-45 . .800 . 16-17 ... 15-18 ...... 5-9 ... 0-1 ... 46.. 239

FURMAN QUARTERBACK CAREER STARTING DEBUTS CAREER KICK SCORING Year Player (Class) Opponent Stats Rank Player Years XP FG Points 2003 Bo Moore (Jr.) ...... Elon ...... 15x26, 221 yds., 2 TDs, 0 Int. 1) ....Jason Wells ...... 1996-99 ...... 143-151...... 35-57 ...... 248 2000 Billy Napier (So.) ... E. Tenn. St. ... 8x20, 73 yds., 0 TDs, 3 Int. 2)... Danny Marshall ...... 2000-...... 131-140 .... 36-45 ...... 239 1997 Justin Hill (Fr.) ...... Elon ...... 4x10, 67 yds., 0 TDs, 2 Int. 3) ....Mike Wood ...... 1986-89 ...... 134-141...... 29-49 ...... 221 4) ....Jim Richter ...... 1992-95 ...... 85-92 ...... 43-63 ...... 214 2003 FURMAN PALADINS FOOTBALL 5) ....Keven Esval...... 1982-85 ...... 135-141...... 17-34 ...... 186 NEW FACES ON OFFENSIVE LINE...Furman’s biggest rebuild- 6) ....Tim Tanguay ...... 1980-82 ...... 105-111...... 24-41 ...... 177 ing task in 2003 clearly lies on its offensive front, where the Paladins return 7) ....Glenn Connally ...... 1987-90 ...... 30-42 ...... 49-60 ...... 139 only two starters from a year ago. That number was down to one for the 8) ....Andy Goss ...... 1974-76 ...... 56-62 ...... 23-38 ...... 125 season opener against Elon as junior center Craig Morgan was sidelined after missing much of the preseason with a concussion, leaving junior left CAREER SCORING tackle Ben Bainbridge as the only returning regular from a year ago. Rank Player Years TD XP FG Points Recording their first career starts against the Phoenix were sophomore 1) ....Louis Ivory ...... 1998-01 ..... 53...... 0-0 ...... 0-0 ...... 318 guards Clayton Dyson and Patrick Covington, and sophomore right 2) ....Stanford Jennings ...... 1980-83 ..... 43...... 2-2 ...... 0-0 ...... 262 tackle Brian Laggis — the three of whom entered the season with a 3) ....Carl Tremble ...... 1989-92 ..... 43...... 0-0 ...... 0-0 ...... 258 combined total of 318 snaps among them. Sophomore Corey Stewart ....Robbie Gardner ...... 1982-86 ..... 43...... 0-0 ...... 0-0 ...... 258 earned his second consecutive start at center after posting a start in the 5) ....Jason Wells ...... 1996-99 ...... 0... 143-151 .. 35-57...... 248 Paladins’ 2002 season finale versus Villanova to finish with 203 play 6)... Danny Marshall ...... 2000- ...... 0 .. 131-140 . 36-45 ... 239 participations as a true freshman. As youthful as Furman appears on its 7) ....Mike Wood ...... 1986-89 ...... 0... 134-141 .. 29-49...... 221 offensive front, its worth remembering that the Paladin offensive line is 8) ....Jim Richter ...... 1992-95 ...... 0...... 85-92 ..... 43-63...... 214 under the guidance of , one of the league’s most respected 9) ....Derek Russell ...... 1997-00 ..... 34...... 0-1 ...... 0-0 ...... 204 assistant coaches and developer of 20 All-Southern Conference linemen, 10) ....Mike Glenn ...... 1978-80 ..... 32...... 0-0 ...... 0-0 ...... 192 10 All-Americans, and four SoCon Jacobs Blocking Award winners in his 15 seasons on the Furman staff. “SIR CAM” NEWTON...Furman junior All-Southern Conference free safety Cam Newton (Bennettsville, S.C.) got his season off to a LOOKING FOR A PASS RUSH...One of Furman’s top priorities in quality start Saturday in the Paladins’ 24-7 win over Elon, recording seven 2003 is to improve its pass rush, which last year netted a league low eight tackles, an interception, and a forced fumble on the way to earning league quarterback takedowns in 12 games. Looking to improve on that number defensive player-of-the-week honors. For Newton, the interception was will be senior defensive end Brandon Poole (Columbia, S.C.) and his seventh in 13 career starts, and the forced fumble stopped an Elon drive junior defensive end Travis Jones (Greenville, S.C.). Poole, who at the Paladin two-yard line. A year ago he headlined a Paladin secondary registered two of the Paladins’ eight sacks a year ago, has seven career that saw him register 57 tackles, nine pass deflections, and a team leading takedowns and needs only three more to crack Furman’s career sacks six interceptions (along with All-America cornerback Rodney Johnson). ledger. Jones, meanwhile, takes over for graduated defensive end Eddie Newton’s six pickoffs in 2002, the second highest total in the league, were Overdyke, who finished his tenure with 10 quarterback takedowns, good especially impressive because they came in the face of a near anemic Paladin for a tie for eighth all-time at Furman. In addition to a talented linebacking pass rush that netted a conference low eight sacks. His younger brother, corps that is certain to be used in its share of blitz schemes, the Paladins Syvelle Newton, is a high profile freshman this fall at South Carolina. could get a lift from impressive redshirt defensive end Roy Ravenell (Goose Creek, S.C.) in its bid to pressure opposing quarterbacks. THE EXPERIENCE FACTOR...Furman counts only five seniors on its 2003 squad but is well stocked with juniors (22) and sophomores (27). CONSISTENTLY COMPETITIVE...Furman owns a solid 40-13 Excluding junior tight end Willis Sudderth (Lilburn, Ga.) and junior record (.755) in its last 53 games, and in only three of the 13 losses have split end Isaac West (Augusta, Ga.), who will sit out the Paladins’ first the Paladins been beaten by more than seven points. three games due to suspensions, Furman’s offensive and defensive starting lineup against Clemson will feature only 10 returning regulars from a year FURMAN LOSSES SINCE 1999 ago. The biggest deficiency is on offense, where the Paladins’ lineup has Opponent (Year) Score Margin combined for only 36 career starts. All told, Furman’s lineup Saturday will Appalachian State (2000) ...... I-AA Semifinalist ..... 17-18 ...... - 1 include three seniors, 11 juniors, and eight sophomores. In Furman’s Appalachian State (2002) ...... I-AA No. 4 ..... 15-16 ...... - 1 season opening 24-7 win over Elon, nine Paladins earned their first career Elon (1999)...... 22-24 ...... - 2 starts. East Tennessee State (2000) ...... 21-23 ...... - 2 Ga. Southern (1999) ...... I-AA National Champion ..... 38-41 ...... - 3 CAREER STARTING EXPERIENCE COMPARISON Wyoming (2001)...... NCAA I-A Opponent ..... 14-20 ...... - 6 2002 Career Starts 2003 Career Starts Massachusetts (1999) ot ...... I-AA Playoffs .... 23-30 ...... - 7 TE Willis Sudderth ...... 12 John Rust (So.) ...... 1 Hofstra (2000) ...... I-AA Playoffs ..... 24-31 ...... - 7 LT Ben Bainbridge ...... 12 Ben Bainbridge (Jr.) ...... 13 Montana (2001)...... I-AA National Championship ...... 6-13...... -7 LG Justin Price ...... 12 Clayton Dyson (So.) ...... 1 Villanova...... I-AA Playoffs ..... 35-42 ...... -7 C Craig Morgan ...... 11 Corey Stewart (So.) ...... 2 Ga. Southern (2001) ...... I-AA Semifinalist ..... 10-20 ...... -10 RG Trevor Kruger ...... 39 Patrick Covington (So.) ...... 1 Ga. Southern (2002) ...... 21-41 ...... -20 RT Steven Cain...... 27 Brian Laggis (So.) ...... 1 Vanderbilt (2002)...... NCAA I-A Opponent ..... 18-49 ...... -31 SE Isaac West ...... 9 Brian Stone (So.) ...... 1 FLK Bear Rinehart ...... 12 Brian Bratton (Jr.) ...... 4 SOCON MAN...As head coaching tenures go, Bobby Lamb, who is QB Billy Napier ...... 27 Bo Moore (Jr.) ...... 1 now in his second season at the helm of the Paladin program, certainly FB Eric Emerson ...... 24 Al Means (Jr.) ...... 1 doesn’t qualify as a veteran, but when factoring in total years of association TB Hindley Brigham ...... 9 Hindley Brigham (Sr.) ...... 10 with Southern Conference schools, he could rightfully be considered a Offense Totals ...... 194 Offense Totals ...... 36 dean of league head coaches. For Lamb, 40, the 2003 campaign marks his 22nd season at Furman. That tenure includes four seasons as a player DE Brandon Poole ...... 27 Brandon Poole (Sr.) ...... 28 (1982-85), 16 years as an assistant coach (1986-01), and one season as head DT LeBryan Sperling ...... 44 Justin Porter (So.) ...... 10 coach (2002). No other league mentor can match that length of service to NG Michael Burant ...... 2 Michael Burant (Jr.) ...... 3 a league school. DE Eddie Overdyke ...... 24 Travis Jones (Jr.) ...... 2 WLB Cedrick Ritter ...... 12 Cedrick Ritter (Jr.)...... 13 FAMILY...Very few coaching staffs can claim to be as close and know MLB Mike Killian ...... 21 Mike Killian (Jr.) ...... 22 the school at which they work better than Furman’s. That’s because the SLB Keito Whetstone ...... 13 Keito Whetstone (Sr.) ...... 14 Paladins’ entire coaching staff, with the exception of wide receivers coach LCB T.J. Wilson ...... 12 T.J. Wilson (Jr.) ...... 13 and defensive backs coach Jeff Farrington, is composed RCB Rodney Johnson ...... 41 Keith Johnson (So.) ...... 1 of Furman graduates who enjoyed fine playing careers for the purple and SS Paul Billingsly ...... 13 Daniel South (Jr.)...... 1 white before entering the coaching ranks. Furman’s staff includes defensive FS Cam Newton ...... 12 Cam Newton (Jr.) ...... 13 ends coach Julius Dixon '90, defensive line coach Allen Edwards '92, Defense Totals ...... 221 Defense Totals...... 120 tight ends coach Ben Hall ‘00, offensive line coach Clay Hendrix ‘86, 2002 Combined Totals ...... 415 2003 Combined Totals ...... 156 head coach Bobby Lamb ‘86, running backs coach Tim Sorrells ‘81, and 2003 FURMAN PALADINS FOOTBALL defensive coordinator/ coach Steve Wilson ‘77. All told, the second place Southern Conference pick by league head coaches and media, Paladins’ current coaching staff sports 81 years of collective coaching Furman also recently earned No. 8 and No. 9 national rankings in Sports service at Furman and, counting playing tenures, has combined for 109 Network and ESPN-USA Today NCAA I-AA preseason polls. The Paladins seasons of experience at the university. finished the 2002 campaign ranked ninth nationally.

FATHER FIGURES...Junior Bo Moore (Madison, Ga.), Furman’s SOUTHERN CONFERENCE COACHES PRESEASON POLL starting quarterback, appears set to carry on the Paladins’ well established Rank Team Points tradition of producing successful signal callers who are the sons of high 1) Georgia Southern (8) ...... 64 school head coaches. Starting with Tim Sorrells (1977-81) and also T2) FURMAN ...... 52 including Bobby Lamb (1982-85), Philly Jones (1991-95) and, most Appalachian State (1) ...... 52 recently, Billy Napier (1999-02), Furman has fashioned noteworthy 4) Western Carolina ...... 42 success with quarterbacks who played for their fathers. Sorrells, who 5) Wofford ...... 39 starred under his dad, Fred Sorrells, at Jefferson County (Tenn.) High 6) The Citadel ...... 26 School, quarterbacked Furman to Southern Conference titles in 1980 & 7) Chattanooga ...... 21 ‘81. Lamb, a former standout at Commerce (Ga.) High School under his 8) East Tennessee State ...... 17 father, Ray Lamb, later helped lead Furman to a conference championship 9) Elon ...... 11 and NCAA I-AA runnerup finish in 1985. Jones, a three-year starter for the Paladins, played for his dad, Phil Jones, at Winder-Barrow (Ga.) High SOUTHERN CONFERENCE MEDIA PRESEASON POLL School, and Napier enjoyed a solid prep career under his father, Bill Rank Team Points Napier, at Murray County (Ga.) High School before coming to Furman, 1) Georgia Southern (30) ...... 293 where he directed the Paladins to 2001 league title and national runnerup 2) FURMAN (2) ...... 250 finish. Moore, meanwhile, fashioned a fine prep tenure for his father, 3) Appalachian State (1) ...... 236 Kenny Moore, at Morgan County (Ga.) High School before joining the 4) Wofford ...... 170 Furman program in 2001. 5) Western Carolina ...... 168 6) The Citadel ...... 150 BROTHER ACT...Furman’s 2003 squad features three sets of broth- 7) East Tennessee State ...... 81 ers: Hindley and Grant Brigham (Birmingham, Ala.), twins Josh and 8) Chattanooga ...... 76 Justin Stepp (Pelion, S.C.), and Lockwood and Austin Holmes 9) Elon ...... 61 (Jacksonville, Fla.). Hindley, a senior tailback, transferred to Furman in 2001 following two seasons at Baylor and last year paced the Paladins in PUNCH...Furman enjoys a true home field rushing with 762 yards and five touchdowns. Grant, a sophomore flanker/ advantage at Paladin Stadium, where since 1981 (now 22-plus seasons) the return specialist, joined the Paladin program this fall after spending the 2002 purple and white have compiled a 111-29-1 record (.791). Over the past campaign at Vanderbilt, where he lettered as a true freshman. Josh Stepp, three-plus campaigns, Furman has been especially tough at home, having the 2001 Shrine Bowl MVP, is redshirt freshman quarterback who will registered a 20-2 mark (.909). Going back to 1998, the Paladins are 17-1 compete for backup action this fall. Brother Justin, meanwhile, should see (.944) against league competition in Paladin Stadium. plenty of action at flanker and return specialist this year. Lockwood Holmes will serve as a reserve cornerback and on special teams this fall NCAA DIVISION I-AA WINNINGEST HOME FIELD RECORDS while Austin will likely redshirt this fall, also as a cornerback. School Conf Record Pct Years Stadium Ga. Southern ...... SoCon ...... 126-14-0 .. .902 ...... 19 ...... Paulson IMPRESSIVE LINEAGES...Sophomore linebacker Andrew Carson Montana ...... Big Sky ...... 104-14 .. .881 ...... 17 ...... Grizzly (Newnan, Ga.) is the brother of former Clemson All-America linebacker Furman ...... SoCon ... 111-29-1 . .791 ..... 21 ...... Paladin Chad Carson. Andrew’s father, Tom Carson, played football at Northern Iowa ...... Gateway .... 133-36-1 .. .785 ...... UNI-Dome Georgia Tech, and his grandfather, Earle Carson, was an end, three-year Pennsylvania ...... Ivy ...... 517-225-31 .. .769 ...... Franklin Field letterman, and an honorable mention All-American at Furman (1928-30). A great uncle, M.A. Carson, was a two-time letterwinner as an offensive Youngstown State ..... Gateway .... 106-33-1 .. .761 ...... Stambaugh guard at Furman (1926-27), and another great uncle, Tom Carson, was Delaware ...... A-10 ...... 234-73-4 .. .759 ...... 50 ...... Delaware an All-South offensive tackle selection and three-year letterman who serve Maine ...... A-10 ...... 20-7 .. .741 ...... 5 ...... Alfond as captain of Furman’s 1931 squad. True freshman defensive end Turner Lehigh ...... Patriot ...... 57-20-1 .. .737 ...... 15 ...... Goodman Burton (Birmingham, Ala.) sports a strong Alabama Crimson Tide heri- Northwestern St...... SFL...... 89-32-1 .. .734 ...... 26 ... Harry Turpin tage. His great-grandfather, Fred Sington, was a two-time All-America Appalachian St...... SoCon ...... 154-57-5 .. .713 ...... 40 ... Kidd Brewer offensive tackle at Alabama, member of the Tide’s 1930 national champi- onship team, 1955 inductee into the National Football Foundation Hall-of- 2003 FURMAN HALL-OF-FAME INDUCTEES...Two former Fame, and member of the Alabama Sports Hall-of-Fame. Two of Burton’s football standouts were among five athletic greats who were enshrined in uncles, Dave Sington (1956-58) and Fred Sington, Jr. (1958-59), also Furman’s Athletic Hall-of-Fame prior to last Saturday’s Furman-Elon game. played football for Alabama. All-South Carolina offensive tackle Jack Summers ‘47 and All-America linebacker Kota Suttle ‘93, were joined by All-America golfer Jen LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON...Senior Danny Marshall Hanna ‘98, All-America soccer defender Pete Santora ‘98, and four- (Atlanta, Ga.) is the son of former Paladin defensive end Tommy time All-Southern Conference linkster Todd White ‘90 in composing this Marshall (1974-76), who later served as an assistant coach on the Furman year’s class of inductees. staff for eight years (1986-93), during which time the Paladins captured three conference titles and the 1988 NCAA I-AA national championship. JACK SUMMERS '47 — Football (1941, 42, 46)...Lexington, Sophomore cornerback Jon MacDonald (Greer, S.C.) is the son of N.C....offensive guard/tackle...three-year letterman...first team All-South former Furman Norman MacDonald (1972-74). Carolina selection and honorable mention All-Southern Conference/All- America in 1942 before having career interrupted by WWII....served in PALADINS AND GAMECOCKS...Furman starting senior defen- Army Air Corps before returning to Furman for 1946 season...'42 Furman sive end Brandon Poole (Columbia, S.C.) is the son of 1981 University team went 3-6 against rugged schedule that included a 6-0 win over South of South Carolina winning George Rogers. Carolina...lost to Virgina Tech (7-6), Wake Forest (14-6) and Clemson (12- Furman true freshman Ryan McKie (Simpsonville, S.C.) is the son of 7)...also lost to Georgia, Tennessee, and Miami...'46 team played Alabama, James McKie, who was also a running back and former teammate of Auburn, South Carolina, Georgia, Clemson, and Georgia Tech, among Rogers at USC. McKie’s cousin, B.J. McKie, was a standout for others, when Southern Conference included many present members of the the Gamecocks. SEC and ACC...participated in 1946 Blue-Gray All-Star Classic...following PALADINS IN PRESEASON POLLS...A consensus preseason 2003 FURMAN PALADINS FOOTBALL graduation served as head football coach at Fountain Inn (1947-48), professional A-League soccer with the Albuquerque Ghekos and Jackson- Cheraw (1949-55), and Sumter (1956-60)...served as elementary school ville Cyclones....currently resides in Atlanta, Ga., where he is the founding principal in Sumter from 1960-64 and assistant superintendent of School partner of Nacional, LLC, a national soccer camp organization. District 17 (Sumter City Schools) from 1964-80...died May 28, 1980. TODD WHITE ‘90 – Men's Golf (1987-90)...Spartanburg, S.C...four- KOTA SUTTLE '93 — Football (1989-92)...linebacker...LaFayette, time All-Southern Conference selection and team MVP...honorable men- Ga....four-year letterman and starter... Coaches Asso- tion All-America selection in 1989...won four individual tourament cham- ciation (AFCA) and Sports Network first team All-America (1992)...Asso- pionships during his career, including 1988 Wofford Invitational and ‘88 ciated Press second team All-America (1992)...two-time first team All- Southern Conference Championship and 1989 and ‘90 Furman Southern Conference (1990 & '91)...named Furman Freshman-of-the-Year Intercollegiates...member of ‘88 Southern Conference championship in 1989 after totaling 134 tackles and helping pace Paladins to 12-2 record, team...participated in 1989 NCAA Tournament and NCAA East-West conference title, and NCAA I-AA semifinal playoff appearance...tallied 65 Team Matches...honorable mention All-American selection in 1989...ranks tackles (despite injuries) on 1990 Furman squad that went 9-4, won league third on Furman’s career stroke average chart with a 73.85 mark...won championship, and advanced to NCAA I-AA quarterfinal playoff round...led 1990 South Carolina Amateur and 1991 state amateur match-play cham- Furman in tackles in 1991 (144) and 1992 (151)...served as team co-captain pionship....1995 United States Open participant...currently teaching at for 1992 campaign...team's four-year record during tenure was 34-15...ranks Dorman High School in Spartanburg, S.C., where he also serves as golf as Furman's all-time leading tackler (489)...accorded Furman's Defensive coach. (MVP) and Iron Horse Award in 1992...currently practicing law in Atlanta, Ga., as partner of Suttle and Gardner. FALCONS AND FURMAN...Furman has served as the summer training camp home of the JEN HANNA ‘98 — Golf (1995-98)...Solon, Ohio...four-year Atlanta Falcons for the past four seasons and will letterwinner...1998 NGCA All-America (1st team)...1998 Edna Hartness continue to do so for at least the next two years. Female Athlete of the Year...1995 Southern Conference Freshman of the Lauded by head coach Dan Reeves as the best training Year and SoCon Player of the Year in ‘96 and ‘98...three-time all- camp site he’s experienced in his long tenure in the conference...played in three NCAA Championships with a top finish of 36th NFL, Furman benefits greatly from its partnership at the ‘97 event in Columbus, Ohio (team finished 6th, 13th, and 16th)...set with the the Falcons. Besides increasing the school’s Furman season stroke average record (73.63) during 1997-98 national visibility and presence in historically one of its campaign...currently member of LPGA Tour...resides in Greenville, S.C. top markets for student recruitment, hosting the Falcons has also netted the Paladin football program two completely renovated, irrigated practice PETE SANTORA ’98 — Men’s Soccer (1994-97)...defender...four- fields this year. Furman also hosted Atlanta Falcons training camps from year letterwinner...four-year starter...first team NSCAA All-America se- 1971-78. lection in 1996 and in ‘97 (was the first 1st team All America in Furman soccer history)...Southern Conference Player-of-the-Year in 1997...NSCAA PALADINS IN THE PROS...Furman currently All-South Region selection in 1995 (3rd team), ‘96 (1st team), and ‘97 (1st has two former standouts on NFL rosters. Line- team)...participant in the 1997 Umbro Select All-Star Game...three-time backer Orlando Ruff ‘99 is beginning his fifth season all-conference selection — 1994, 1996, 1997...named to the SoCon All- in the professional ranks and first as a member of the Tournament Team in 1995...two-time SoCon Academic Honor Roll New Orleans Saints following four campaigns with member...scored 12 goals and recorded nine assists for 33 points over his the San Diego Chargers, and safety John Keith ‘00 career as a defender...team posted three conference regular season and is entering his fourth season with the San Francisco three tournament championships during his tenure, including wins over 49ers. Paladin standout tight end Luther Broughton Louisville, Clemson, South Carolina, Florida International, Wake Forest, ‘97, meanwhile, was recently cut by the Green Bay and Vanderbilt...1996 squad finished season ranked 16th in the nation...1997 Packers, as was wide receiver Des Kitchings ‘00 team finished 19th nationally...following graduation played two seasons of from the St. Louis Rams roster.

FURMAN FOOTBALL “PRIDE IN ACHIEVEMENT” Southern Conference’s Winningest Football Program 16 Southern Conference Players-of-the-Year (508 Wins All-Time, 204 SoCon Victories) (league leader) 11 Southern Conference Championships 11 Southern Conference Jacobs Blocking Award (league leader) Selections (league leader) 14 Academic All-Americans (league leader) 42 All-Americans (39 since 1982) 9 NCAA Post-Graduate Scholars (league leader 88 Percent Graduation Rate (2003) 5 National Football Foundation Scholar-Athletes 1,158 SAT Average (league leader) (2003 freshman football class) 172 First Team All-Southern Conference (league leader)

2003 FURMAN PALADINS FOOTBALL THE BOBBY LAMB FILE

PERSONAL Name: Robert Emory Lamb Born: December 24, 1962, in Augusta, Georgia Wife: Allyson Acker of Greenville, South Carolina Married: July 22, 1989, in Greenville, South Carolina Children: Sallie Emory (May 21, 1992), Taylor Boyd (April 12, 1994)

EDUCATION Commerce (Ga.) High School, 1982 , B.A. in Health and Exercise Science, 1987 Furman University, M.Ed. in Health and Exercise Science, 1992

PLAYING CAREER Commerce High School, 1978-81, QB ✎ Four-Year Letterman, Three-Year Starter ✎ AA State Champion, 1981 (13-1-1) ✎ Atlanta Journal-Constitution Georgia AA Back-of-the-Year, 1981 Furman University, 1982-85, QB ✎ Four-Year Letterman, Two-Year Starter ✎ All-Southern Conference, 1984 & '85 ✎ Southern Conference Player-of-the-Year, 1985 ✎ Southern Conference Champion/NCAA I-AA Runner-Up, 1985 (12-2) ✎ NCAA I-AA National Passing Efficiency Leader, 1985 (171.20) ✎ South Carolina Athletic Hall-of-Fame State Male Amateur Athlete-of-the-Year, 1985 ✎ Charlotte Athletic Club Carolinas Male Amateur Athlete-of-the-Year, 1985 The Lambs: Taylor, Allyson, Sallie, and Bobby

COLLEGIATE PLAYING CAREER Year School Position Overall SoCon Finish Highlights 1982 Furman Backup Quarterback ...... 9-3 6-1 1st SoCon Champ, NCAA I-AA Quarterfinalist, d. South Carolina 28-23 1983 Furman Backup Quarterback ...... 10-2-1 6-0-1 1st SoCon Champ, NCAA-I-AA Semifinalist, d. Ga. Tech 17-14 1984 Furman Starting Quarterback ...... 8-3 3-3 4th d. N.C. State 34-30, All-SoCon 1985 Furman Starting Quarterback ...... 12-2 6-0 1st SoCon Champ, NCAA I-AA Runner-Up, d. N.C. State 42-20 SoCon Player-of-the-Year, NCAA I-AA Pass Efficiency Leader

COLLEGIATE PLAYING RECORD Furman — 39-10-1, 4 Years (.790)

COLLEGIATE COACHING CAREER Year School Responsibility Overall SoCon Finish Highlights 1986 Furman Student Assistant/Quarterbacks ...... 7-3-2 4-2-1 3rd NCAA I-AA Quarterfinalist, t. Ga. Tech 17-17 1987 Furman Defensive Ends ...... 7-4 4-3 3rd 1988 Furman Defensive Ends ...... 13-2 6-1 1st SoCon Champ, NCAA I-AA National Champion 1989 Furman Quarterbacks ...... 12-2 7-0 1st SoCon Champ, NCAA I-AA Semifinalist 1990 Furman Quarterbacks ...... 9-4 6-1 1st SoCon Champ, NCAA I-AA Quarterfinalist 1991 Furman Quarterbacks ...... 7-4 4-3 4th 1992 Furman Quarterbacks ...... 6-5 4-3 5th 1993 Furman Quarterbacks/Receivers, Passing Game Coord...... 5-5-1 4-4 4th 1994 Furman Quarterbacks/Receivers, Passing Game Coord...... 3-8 2-6 6th 1995 Furman Quarterbacks/Receivers, Passing Game Coord...... 6-5 5-3 3rd 1996 Furman Quarterbacks/Receivers, Passing Game Coord...... 9-4 6-2 3rd NCAA I-AA Quarterfinalist 1997 Furman Quarterbacks/Receivers, Passing Game Coord...... 7-4 5-3 3rd 1998 Furman Quarterbacks/Receivers, Passing Game Coord...... 5-6 3-5 6th 1999 Furman Quarterbacks, Passing Game Coord...... 9-3 7-1 1st SoCon Champ, NCAA I-AA Playoffs, d. UNC 28-3 2000 Furman Quarterbacks, Passing Game Coord...... 9-3 6-2 2nd NCAA I-AA Playoffs 2001 Furman Quarterbacks, Passing Game Coord...... 12-3 7-1 1st SoCon Champ, NCAA I-AA National Runner-up 2002 Furman Head Coach ...... 8-4 6-2 2nd NCAA I-AA Playoffs 2003 Furman Head Coach ...... 1-0 1-0

ASSISTANT COACHING RECORD Furman — 126-65-3, 16 Years, (.657)

HEAD COACHING RECORD Furman — 9-4, 2nd Year, (.692)

HONORS 1995 — Furman Athletic Hall-of-Fame 2003 FURMAN PALADINS FOOTBALL 2003 FURMAN PALADINS NUMERICAL ROSTER No Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/High School 1 Brian Bratton ...... FLK ...... 5-10 ...... 183 ...... Jr...... Martinez, Ga./Lakeside 2 Maurice Duncan ...... CB ...... 5-9 ...... 180 ...... So...... Aiken, S.C./Silver Bluff 3 Shelton Riley ...... SS ...... 6-1 ...... 193 ...... R-Fr...... Charlotte, N.C./South Mecklenburg 4 T.J. Wilson ...... CB ...... 5-11 ...... 186 ...... Jr...... Rome, Ga./Pepperell 5 Cam Newton ...... FS ...... 6-1 ...... 196 ...... Jr...... Bennettsville, S.C./Marlboro County 6 Keith Johnson ...... CB ...... 5-10 ...... 182 ...... So...... North Augusta, S.C./North Augusta 7 Justin Stepp ...... FLK ...... 6-0 ...... 190 ...... R-Fr...... Pelion, S.C./Pelion 8 David Latimer ...... FB/TB ...... 6-0 ...... 205 ...... So...... Nashville, Tenn./Christ Presbyterian 9 Daric Carter ...... SE ...... 6-1‘ ...... 200 ...... So...... Fuquay-Varina, N.C./Southeast Raleigh 10 Daniel South ...... SS ...... 6-0 ...... 203 ...... Jr...... Snellville, Ga./Brookwood 11 Josh Stepp ...... QB ...... 6-0 ...... 172 ...... R-Fr...... Pelion, S.C./Pelion 12 Bo Moore ...... QB/P ...... 6-1 ...... 187 ...... Jr...... Madison, Ga./Morgan County 13 Matt Cain ...... QB ...... 6-2 ...... 196 ...... So...... Easley, S.C./Easley 15 Jeremiah Van Dora ...... QB/P ...... 6-0 ...... 195 ...... Jr...... Hartwell, Ga./Hart County 16 Isaac West ...... SE ...... 6-0 ...... 186 ...... Jr...... Augusta, Ga./Butler 17 Alonzo Johnson ...... CB ...... 5-9 ...... 161 ...... R-Fr...... Lithonia, Ga./Stephenson 19 Grant Brigham ...... FLK ...... 6-0 ...... 165 ...... Tr./So...... Birmingham, Ala./Vanderbilt/Mountain Brook 20 Lockwood Holmes ...... FS ...... 5-10 ...... 185 ...... Jr...... Jacksonville, Fla./Bolles 21 Keito Whetstone ...... LB ...... 6-0 ...... 229 ...... Sr...... Orangeburg, S.C./Orangeburg-Wilkinson 22 Lamar Rembert ...... TB ...... 5-8 ...... 188 ...... Sr...... Ocala, Fla./Belleview 23 Cedrick Ritter...... LB ...... 6-2 ...... 231 ...... Jr...... Fairfax, S.C./Allendale-Fairfax 24 Tristian Owusu-Yaw ...... CB ...... 6-0 ...... 177 ...... R-Fr...... Watkinsville, Ga./Oconee County 25 Jeremy Blocker ...... FS ...... 6-0 ...... 181 ...... R-Fr...... Hodges, S.C./Greenwood 26 Hindley Brigham ...... TB ...... 5-9 ...... 204 ...... Sr...... Birmingham, Ala./Mountain Brook 28 Brandon Berry ...... FB ...... 6-0 ...... 228 ...... Jr...... Hendersonville, N.C./East Henderson 29 Cedrick Gipson ...... TB ...... 5-8 ...... 197 ...... Fr...... Summerton, S.C./Lakewood 30 John Mark Shiflet ...... PK ...... 5-10 ...... 165 ...... So...... McCormick, S.C./McCormick 31 Brandon Mays ...... TB ...... 5-10 ...... 192 ...... So...... Arden, N.C./T.C. Roberson 32 Al Means ...... FB ...... 6-0 ...... 220 ...... Jr...... Charlotte, N.C./Butler 33 Taylor Ownbey ...... FB ...... 6-0 ...... 223 ..... Tr./R-Fr...... Cumming, Ga./West Virginia/South Forsyth 35 Justin Perdue ...... FB/TE ...... 6-2 ...... 231 ...... So...... Arden, N.C./T.C. Roberson 36 Brett Merrill ...... SE ...... 5-8 ...... 160 ...... So...... Ormond Beach, Fla./Seabreeze 37 Jon MacDonald ...... CB ...... 5-9 ...... 180 ...... So...... Greer, S.C./Riverside 38 Andrew Thacker ...... CB ...... 6-0 ...... 188 ...... Fr...... Cumming, Ga./Gainesville 39 Brad Cooper ...... SE ...... 5-10 ...... 178 ...... So...... Hendersonville, N.C./East Henderson 40 Ken Yuhas...... DE ...... 6-3 ...... 236 ...... Jr...... Marietta, Ga./Pope 41 Josh Slagle ...... LB ...... 5-9 ...... 200 ...... So...... Arden, N.C./T.C. Roberson 42 Elton Daniels ...... FLK ...... 6-0 ...... 170 ...... So...... Leland, N.C./North Brunswick 44 Mike Killian ...... LB ...... 6-1 ...... 230 ...... Jr...... Atlanta, Ga./Chamblee 46 Rory O’Day ...... FS ...... 6-0 ...... 206 ...... So...... Dallas, Ga./Lovett 47 William Marcus ...... LB ...... 5-10 ...... 205 ...... R-Fr...... Chesterfield, S.C./Chesterfield 48 Andrew Carson...... LB ...... 6-4 ...... 219 ...... So...... Newnan, Ga./Woodward Academy 49 William Freeman ...... LB ...... 6-2 ...... 214 ...... So...... Swansea, S.C./Swansea 51 Brent Blankenship ...... LB ...... 5-11 ...... 223 ...... So...... Memphis, Tenn./Memphis University School 52 Craig Morgan ...... C ...... 6-1 ...... 280 ...... Jr...... Huntington, W.Va./Huntington 53 Jeff Fambrough ...... C ...... 6-0 ...... 262 ...... R-Fr...... Atlanta, Ga./Greater Atlanta Christian 55 Corey Stewart ...... OG/C ...... 6-2 ...... 280 ...... So...... Lilburn, Ga./Brookwood 56 Roy Ravenell ...... DE ...... 6-1 ...... 247 ...... R-Fr...... Goose Creek, S.C./Stratford 57 Travis Jones ...... DE ...... 6-1 ...... 263 ...... Jr...... Greenville, S.C./Southside 58 Wallace Artis ...... DE ...... 6-4 ...... 242 ...... Fr...... Calhoun Falls, S.C./Calhoun Falls 59 Lutrell Alford ...... DT ...... 6-1 ...... 286 ...... Fr...... Gainesville, Fla./Eastside 60 Kyle McGraw ...... OG ...... 6-2 ...... 312 ..... Tr./R-Fr...... Tampa, Fla./Central Florida/Tampa Jesuit 62 Reggie Goolsby...... C ...... 6-1 ...... 289 ...... Fr...... Monticello, Ga./Monticello 64 Patrick Covington ...... OG ...... 6-3 ...... 289 ...... So...... Charlotte, N.C./Myers Park 65 Stephen Schroeder ...... OT ...... 6-4 ...... 282 ...... Jr...... Mauldin, S.C./Mauldin 66 Brant Glover ...... NG ...... 5-11 ...... 263 ...... So...... Gainesville, Ga./Gainesville 67 Andrew Thornburg ...... OG ...... 6-3 ...... 262 ...... Tr.-So...... Snellville, Ga./Air Force/Brookwood 72 Brian Laggis...... OT ...... 6-3 ...... 274 ...... So...... Stockbridge, Ga./Heritage 73 Clayton Dyson...... OG ...... 6-1 ...... 279 ...... So...... North Augusta, S.C./North Augusta 75 Adi Filipovic ...... OT ...... 6-3 ...... 266 ...... R-Fr...... Martinez, Ga./Lakeside 77 John Kivett...... OT ...... 6-2 ...... 267 ...... R-Fr...... High Point, N.C./Glenn 78 Ben Bainbridge ...... OT ...... 6-6 ...... 289 ...... Jr...... Oklahoma City, Okla./Harrison 79 John Marks...... OG ...... 6-0 ...... 275 ...... So...... Fort Mill, S.C./Fort Mill 81 John Rust ...... TE ...... 6-3 ...... 230 ...... So...... Burlington, N.C./Williams 82 Glenn Smith ...... DE ...... 6-2 ...... 210 ...... Jr...... Mobile, Ala./St. Paul’s Episcopal 83 Danny Marshall ...... PK ...... 6-0 ...... 185 ...... Sr...... Atlanta, Ga./Marist 84 Willis Sudderth ...... TE ...... 6-3 ...... 245 ...... Jr...... Lilburn, Ga./Parkview 85 Keenan Adams...... DE ...... 6-3 ...... 231 ...... So...... Columbia, S.C./Richland Northeast 86 Brad Bell ...... TE ...... 6-2 ...... 232 ...... R-Fr...... Watkinsville, Ga./Oconee County 87 Walker Simmons ...... FLK/PK ...... 6-0 ...... 196 ...... R-Fr...... Memphis, Tenn./Evangelical Christian 88 Brian Stone ...... SE ...... 6-1 ...... 181 ...... Tr.-So...... Nashville, Tenn./Florida/Christ Presbyterian 89 Will Keller ...... TE ...... 6-1 ...... 223 ...... Jr...... Clayton, Ga./Rabun County 90 Michael Burant ...... NG ...... 6-4 ...... 287 ...... Jr...... Lexington, Va./Rockbridge County 91 Tony Palazzo ...... DE ...... 6-5 ...... 265 ...... R-Fr...... Grayson, Ga./South Gwinnett 94 Wesley Bray ...... DT ...... 6-2 ...... 283 ...... R-Fr...... Cave Spring, Ga./Coosa 95 Justin Porter ...... DT ...... 6-2 ...... 275 ...... So...... Bowman, Ga./Elbert County 97 Brandon Poole ...... DE ...... 6-0 ...... 270 ...... Sr...... Columbia, S.C./Irmo 99 Traver Toole...... PK ...... 6-1 ...... 190 ...... Fr...... North Augusta, S.C./Midland Valley

2003 FURMAN PALADINS FOOTBALL FURMAN PALADINS VS. CLEMSON TIGERS TWO-DEEP FURMAN OFFENSE (Multiple) Notes of Interest FLK 1 BRIAN BRATTON ...... (5-10, 183, Jr.) 5 rec., 89 yds., 1 TD (41 yds.) vs. Elon; (29 rec., 398 yds., 5 TDs in ‘02) 7 Justin Stepp ...... (6-0, 190, R-Fr.) 2 rec., 21 yds., 4 punt returns, 25 yds. vs. Elon; twin brother Josh is backup QB LT 78 BEN BAINBRDIGE ...... (6-6, 289, Jr.) ‘03 Preseason All-SoCon; most experienced OL (759 plays in ‘02) 77 John Kivett ...... (6-3, 267, R-Fr.) Saw first career action (5 plays) vs. Elon LG 73 CLAYTON DYSON ...... (6-1, 279, So.) Registered first career start (38 plays) vs. Elon; 123 plays in ‘02 67 Andrew Thornburg ...... (6-3, 262, Tr.-So.) Transfer from Air Force Academy; joined Furman in spring; 29 plays vs. Elon C 55 COREY STEWART ...... (6-2, 280, So.) Started last two games at center, including playoff contest vs. Villanova in ‘02 53 Jeff Fambrough ...... (6-0, 262, R-Fr.) Walk-on who saw his first action (20 plays) vs. Elon RG 64 PATRICK COVINGTON ... (6-3, 289, So.) Registered first career start (67 plays) vs. Elon; handles team’s short snapping duties 55 Corey Stewart ...... (6-2, 280, So.) Preseason injury (concussion) to center Craig Morgan forced move to center RT 72 BRIAN LAGGIS ...... (6-3, 274, So.) Registered first career start (61 plays) vs. Elon 65 Stephen Schroeder ...... (6-4, 282, Jr.) Began career at DE; also worked at TE before moving to OT TE 81 JOHN RUST...... (6-3, 230, So.) Moved into starting lineup after suspension of Willis Sudderth; 2 rec., 23 yds. in ‘02 86 Brad Bell ...... (6-2, 232, R-Fr.) Saw first career action vs. Elon; 1 tackle on special teams SE 88 BRIAN STONE ...... (6-1, 181, Tr.-So.) 6 rec., 82 yds., 1 TD (33 yds), 20-yard TD run vs. Elon; transfer from Univ. of Florida 9 Daric Carter ...... (6-1, 200, So.) 4 rec., 84 yds. in ‘02 QB 12 BO MOORE ...... (6-1, 187, Jr.) 15-26-2, 221 yds, 2 TDs (41, 33 yds.) vs. Elon in first career start; son of H.S. head coach 15 Jeremiah Van Dora ...... (6-0, 195, Jr.) Team’s primary (4 att., 42.0 avg. vs. Elon); holder on placements FB 32 AL MEANS ...... (6-0, 220, Jr.) Missed final six games of ‘02 with leg injury; 22 att., 120 yds., 4 TDs prior to injury 35 Justin Perdue ...... (6-2, 231, So.) Moved from TE in spring; 2 att., 5 yds. vs. Elon TB 26 HINDLEY BRIGHAM ...... (5-9, 204, Sr.) 18 att., 110 yds. vs. Elon; 129 att., 762 yds., 5 TDs in ‘02; brother Grant plays WR 31 Brandon Mays ...... (5-10, 192, So.) Three surgeries for ulcerative colitis since Nov.; 11 att., 49 yds., 1 rec., 9 yds. vs. Elon

FURMAN DEFENSE (43) Notes Of Interest DE 57 TRAVIS JONES ...... (6-1, 263, Jr.) Earned second career start in opener vs. Elon (6 tackles, 2 TFL); preseason All-SoCon 56 Roy Ravenell...... (6-1, 247, R-Fr.) Furman’s third DE; moved from LB in spring; 2 tackles vs. Elon; promising pass rusher DT 95 JUSTIN PORTER ...... (6-2, 275, So.) Started nine games (22 tackles) as redshirt freshman in ‘02 94 Wesley Bray ...... (6-2, 283, R-Fr.) Team’s strongest player: 515 bench press, 385 power clean, 650 squat NG 90 MICHAEL BURANT ...... (6-4, 287, Jr.) Owns three career starts; 23 tackles in ‘02 despite missing final four games with injury 66 Brant Glover ...... (5-11, 263, So.) Played for current FU defensive coordinator Steve Wilson at Gainesville (Ga.) H.S. DE 97 BRANDON POOLE ...... (6-0, 270, Sr.) Son of USC Heisman Trophy winner George Rogers; FR vs. Elon; 7.0 career sacks 56 Roy Ravenell...... (6-1, 247, R-Fr.) Furman’s third DE; moved from LB in spring; 2 tackles vs. Elon; promising pass rusher SLB 21 KEITO WHETSTONE ...... (6-0, 229, Sr.) Only senior starter on defense; All-SoCon, 87 tackles, 12 starts in ‘02 49 William Freeman ...... (6-2, 214, So.) Versatile...plays all three LB positions and on special teams; 4 tackles vs. Elon MLB 44 MIKE KILLIAN ...... (6-1, 230, Jr.) 11 tackles, 2 TFL, 1 FF vs. Elon; 101 tackles in ‘02; started nine games at DE in ‘01 47 William Marcus...... (5-10, 205, R-Fr.) First season of action WLB 23 CEDRICK RITTER ...... (6-2, 231, Jr.) Team tackle leader (111), All-SoCon in ‘02 44 William Freeman ...... (6-2, 214, So.) Versatile...plays all three LB positions and on special teams; 4 tackles vs. Elon LCB 4 T.J. WILSON ...... (5-11, 186, Jr.) 40 tackles, 2 Int. in ‘02; 5 tackles, 1 PBU vs. Elon 24 Tristian Owusu-Yaw ...... (6-0, 177, R-Fr.) First season of action RCB 6 KEITH JOHNSON ...... (5-10, 182, So.) Captured starting job in preseason following injury (hamstring) to Maurice Duncan 2 Maurice Duncan ...... (5-9, 180, So.) Sidelined for much of preseason with injury (hamstring); saw action (1 tackle) vs. Elon SS 10 DANIEL SOUTH ...... (6-0, 203, Jr.) Tallied six tackles and interception vs. Elon; pickoff led to Danny Marshall 41 FG 3 Shelton Riley ...... (6-1, 193, R-Fr.) Impressive in preseason FS 5 CAM NEWTON ...... (6-1, 196, Jr.) All-SoCon, 6 Int.( 2nd in SoCon) in ‘02; 7 tackles, 1 FF, 1 Int. vs. Elon (SoCon Def. POW) 25 Jeremy Blocker ...... (6-0, 181, R-Fr.) First season of action

FURMAN SPECIALISTS Notes Of Interest PK 83 DANNY MARSHALL...... (6-0, 185, Sr.) 41 FG vs. Elon; 36x45 career FGs (.800); 239 career points (2nd in Furman history) KO 83 DANNY MARSHALL...... (6-0, 185, Sr.) First season handling kickoffs P 15 JEREMIAH VAN DORA ...... (6-0, 195, Jr.) 42.0 avg. on four punts vs. Elon; backup QB SSN 64 PATRICK COVINGTON ... (6-3, 289, So.) Second season as short snapper; starting OG LSN 82 GLENN SMITH ...... (6-2, 210, Jr.) Second season as long snapper HO 15 JEREMIAH VAN DORA ...... (6-0, 195, Jr.) Second season as holder; 13-yard run for TD off fake FG vs. The Citadel in ‘02 PR 7 JUSTIN STEPP ...... (6-0, 190, R-Fr.) Registered four returns for 25 yds. vs. Elon KOR 1 BRIAN BRATTON ...... (5-10, 183, Jr.) Led NCAA I-AA (37.2 avg.) with 3 KOR TDs as a freshman (2001)

2003 FURMAN PALADINS FOOTBALL 2003 FURMAN FOOTBALL COMBINED TEAM STATISTICS ALL GAMES

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES...... (1-0-0) (1-0-0) (0-0-0) (0-0-0) CONFERENCE...... (1-0-0) (1-0-0) (0-0-0) (0-0-0) NON-CONFERENCE...... (0-0-0) (0-0-0) (0-0-0) (0-0-0)

DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND ------*Aug 30, 2003 ELON W 24-7 9174 * denotes conference game

TEAM STATISTICS FUR OPP ------FIRST DOWNS...... 20 10 Rushing...... 10 8 Passing...... 8 2 Penalty...... 2 0 RUSHING YARDAGE...... 242 154 Yards gained rushing... 263 161 Yards lost rushing..... 21 7 Rushing Attempts...... 43 32 Average Per Rush...... 5.6 4.8 Average Per Game...... 242.0 154.0 TDs Rushing...... 1 1 PASSING YARDAGE...... 221 77 Att-Comp-Int...... 26-15-0 23-12-2 Average Per Pass...... 8.5 3.3 Average Per Catch...... 14.7 6.4 Average Per Game...... 221.0 77.0 TDs Passing...... 2 0 TOTAL OFFENSE...... 463 231 Total Plays...... 69 55 Average Per Play...... 6.7 4.2 Average Per Game...... 463.0 231.0 KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS.... 2-46 4-122 PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS.... 4-25 3-12 INT RETURNS: #-YARDS..... 2-0 0-0 FUMBLES-LOST...... 1-1 2-1 PENALTIES-YARDS...... 5-35 7-55 PUNTS-AVG...... 7-42.1 10-37.3 TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME.. 32:49 27:11 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS..... 5/16 1/13 4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS..... 1/3 1/1

RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G ------Hindley Brigham 1 18 116 6 110 6.1 0 45 110.0 Brandon Mays 1 11 54 5 49 4.5 0 15 49.0 Brian Bratton 1 1 32 0 32 32.0 0 32 32.0 Brian Stone 1 1 20 0 20 20.0 1 20 20.0 Bo Moore 1 8 29 10 19 2.4 0 12 19.0 Al Means 1 2 7 0 7 3.5 0 5 7.0 Justin Perdue 1 2 5 0 5 2.5 0 3 5.0 Total...... 1 43 263 21 242 5.6 1 45 242.0 Opponents...... 1 32 161 7 154 4.8 1 32 154.0

PASSING GP Effic Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G ------Bo Moore 1 154.48 26-15-0 57.7 221 2 41 221.0 Total...... 1 154.48 26-15-0 57.7 221 2 41 221.0 Opponents...... 1 62.90 23-12-2 52.2 77 0 20 77.0

2003 FURMAN PALADINS FOOTBALL RECEIVING GP No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G ------Brian Stone 1 6 82 13.7 1 33 82.0 Brian Bratton 1 5 89 17.8 1 41 89.0 Justin Stepp 1 2 21 10.5 0 17 21.0 Grant Brigham 1 1 20 20.0 0 20 20.0 Brandon Mays 1 1 9 9.0 0 9 9.0 Total...... 1 15 221 14.7 2 41 221.0 Opponents...... 1 12 77 6.4 0 20 77.0

FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk ------Danny Marshall 1-1 100.0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 41 0

|------PATs ------| SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points ------Brian Stone 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Brian Bratton 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Danny Marshall 0 1-1 3-3 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Total...... 3 1-1 3-3 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 Opponents...... 1 0-0 1-1 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 7

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total ------Furman...... 7 3 7 7 - 24 Opponents...... 0 7 0 0 - 7

INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long ------Daniel South 1 0 0.0 0 0 Cam Newton 1 0 0.0 0 0 Total...... 2 0 0.0 0 0 Opponents...... 0 0 0.0 0 0

PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd ------J. Van Dora 4 168 42.0 49 0 1 0 0 Bo Moore 3 127 42.3 51 2 0 0 0 Total...... 7 295 42.1 51 2 1 0 0 Opponents...... 10 373 37.3 51 0 5 4 0

PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long ------Justin Stepp 4 25 6.2 0 10 Total...... 4 25 6.2 0 10 Opponents...... 3 12 4.0 0 10

KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long ------Justin Stepp 2 46 23.0 0 28 Total...... 2 46 23.0 0 28 Opponents...... 4 122 30.5 0 62

ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G ------Brian Bratton 1 32 89 0 0 0 121 121.0 Hindley Brigham 1 110 0 0 0 0 110 110.0 Brian Stone 1 20 82 0 0 0 102 102.0 Justin Stepp 1 0 21 25 46 0 92 92.0 Brandon Mays 1 49 9 0 0 0 58 58.0 Grant Brigham 1 0 20 0 0 0 20 20.0 Bo Moore 1 19 0 0 0 0 19 19.0 Al Means 1 7 0 0 0 0 7 7.0 Justin Perdue 1 5 0 0 0 0 5 5.0 Total...... 1 242 221 25 46 0 534 534.0 Opponents...... 1 154 77 12 122 0 365 365.0 2003 FURMAN PALADINS FOOTBALL TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G ------Bo Moore 1 34 19 221 240 240.0 Hindley Brigham 1 18 110 0 110 110.0 Brandon Mays 1 11 49 0 49 49.0 Brian Bratton 1 1 32 0 32 32.0 Brian Stone 1 1 20 0 20 20.0 Al Means 1 2 7 0 7 7.0 Justin Perdue 1 2 5 0 5 5.0 Total...... 1 69 242 221 463 463.0 Opponents...... 1 55 154 77 231 231.0

|------Tackles------| |-Sacks-| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yds Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF ------44 Mike Killian 1 5 6 11 1.5-2 . . 1 . . 1 21 Keito Whetstone 1 6 2 8 . . . 1 . . . 23 Cedrick Ritter 1 3 4 7 1.0-2 ...... 5 Cam Newton 1 6 1 7 . . 1-0 . . . 1 49 William Freeman 1 5 2 7 ...... 10 Daniel South 1 2 4 6 . . 1-0 . . . . 57 Travis Jones 1 2 4 6 1.0-3 ...... 90 Michael Burant 1 2 3 5 0.5-0 ...... 4 T.J. Wilson 1 4 1 5 . . . 1 . . . 37 Jon MacDonald 1 2 1 3 ...... 94 Wesley Bray 1 2 . 2 ...... 56 Roy Ravenell 1 1 1 2 ...... 95 Justin Porter 1 1 1 2 ...... 3 Shelton Riley 1 . 1 1 ...... 20 Lockwood Holmes 1 1 . 1 ...... 83 Danny Marshall 1 1 . 1 ...... 24 T. Owusu-Yaw 1 . 1 1 ...... 6 Keith Johnson 1 . 1 1 ...... 2 Maurice Duncan 1 1 . 1 ...... 97 Brandon Poole 1 1 . 1 . . . . . 1-0 . 86 Brad Bell 1 1 . 1 ...... Total...... 1 46 33 79 4-7 0-0 2-0 3 . 1-0 2 Opponents...... 1 48 16 64 7-21 1-9 . 2 . 1-0 1

2003 FURMAN STARTING LINEUPS

ELON CLEM RICH G-W WCU ASU CIT ETSU GSU WOF UTC SE ...... Stone LT ...... Bainbridge LG ...... Dyson C ...... Stewart RG ...... Covington RT ...... Laggis TE ...... Rust FLK...... Bratton QB ...... Moore FB ...... Means TB ...... Brigham

DE ...... Poole NG ...... Burant DT ...... Porter DE ...... Jones SLB ...... Whetstone MLB ...... Killian WLB ...... Ritter LCB ...... Wilson RCB ...... K. Johnson SS ...... South FS ...... Newton 2003 FURMAN PALADINS FOOTBALL 2003 FURMAN FOOTBALL SUPERLATIVES ALL GAMES

INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes...... 18 Hindley Brigham vs Elon (Aug 30, 2003) Yards Rushing...... 110 Hindley Brigham vs Elon (Aug 30, 2003) TD Rushes...... 1 Brian Stone vs Elon (Aug 30, 2003) Long Rush...... 45 Hindley Brigham vs Elon (Aug 30, 2003) Pass attempts...... 26 Bo Moore vs Elon (Aug 30, 2003) Pass completions.... 15 Bo Moore vs Elon (Aug 30, 2003) Yards Passing...... 221 Bo Moore vs Elon (Aug 30, 2003) TD Passes...... 2 Bo Moore vs Elon (Aug 30, 2003) Long Pass...... 41 Bo Moore vs Elon (Aug 30, 2003) Receptions...... 6 Brian Stone vs Elon (Aug 30, 2003) Yards Receiving..... 89 Brian Bratton vs Elon (Aug 30, 2003) TD Receptions...... 1 Brian Stone vs Elon (Aug 30, 2003) Brian Bratton vs Elon (Aug 30, 2003) Long Reception...... 41 Brian Bratton vs Elon (Aug 30, 2003) Field Goals...... 1 Danny Marshall vs Elon (Aug 30, 2003) Long Field Goal..... 41 Danny Marshall vs Elon (Aug 30, 2003) Punts...... 4 J. Van Dora vs Elon (Aug 30, 2003) Punting Avg...... 42.3 Bo Moore vs Elon (Aug 30, 2003) Long Punt...... 51 Bo Moore vs Elon (Aug 30, 2003) Long Punt Return.... 10 Justin Stepp vs Elon (Aug 30, 2003) Long Kickoff Return. 28 Justin Stepp vs Elon (Aug 30, 2003) Tackles...... 11 Mike Killian vs Elon (Aug 30, 2003) Sacks...... 0.0 Tackles For Loss.... 1.5 Mike Killian vs Elon (Aug 30, 2003) Interceptions...... 1 Cam Newton vs Elon (Aug 30, 2003) Daniel South vs Elon (Aug 30, 2003)

TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes...... 43 vs Elon (Aug 30, 2003) Yards Rushing...... 242 vs Elon (Aug 30, 2003) Yards Per Rush...... 5.6 vs Elon (Aug 30, 2003) TD Rushes...... 1 vs Elon (Aug 30, 2003) Pass attempts...... 26 vs Elon (Aug 30, 2003) Pass completions.... 15 vs Elon (Aug 30, 2003) Yards Passing...... 221 vs Elon (Aug 30, 2003) Yards Per Pass...... 8.5 vs Elon (Aug 30, 2003) TD Passes...... 2 vs Elon (Aug 30, 2003) Total Plays...... 69 vs Elon (Aug 30, 2003) Total Offense...... 463 vs Elon (Aug 30, 2003) Yards Per Play...... 6.7 vs Elon (Aug 30, 2003) Points...... 24 vs Elon (Aug 30, 2003) Sacks By...... 0 First Downs...... 20 vs Elon (Aug 30, 2003) Penalties...... 5 vs Elon (Aug 30, 2003) Penalty Yards...... 35 vs Elon (Aug 30, 2003) Turnovers...... 1 vs Elon (Aug 30, 2003) Interceptions By.... 2 vs Elon (Aug 30, 2003)

2003 FURMAN PALADINS FOOTBALL 2003 FURMAN FOOTBALL COMBINED TEAM STATISTICS ALL GAMES

OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes...... 19 Rashaud Palmer, vs Elon (Aug 30, 2003) Yards Rushing...... 67 Rashaud Palmer, vs Elon (Aug 30, 2003) TD Rushes...... 1 Chad Nkang, vs Elon (Aug 30, 2003) Long Rush...... 32 Chad Nkang, vs Elon (Aug 30, 2003) Pass attempts...... 23 Anthony Crews, vs Elon (Aug 30, 2003) Pass completions.... 12 Anthony Crews, vs Elon (Aug 30, 2003) Yards Passing...... 77 Anthony Crews, vs Elon (Aug 30, 2003) TD Passes...... 0 Long Pass...... 20 Anthony Crews, vs Elon (Aug 30, 2003) Receptions...... 4 Stan Smith, vs Elon (Aug 30, 2003) Rashaud Palmer, vs Elon (Aug 30, 2003) Yards Receiving..... 48 Stan Smith, vs Elon (Aug 30, 2003) TD Receptions...... 0 Long Reception...... 20 Stan Smith, vs Elon (Aug 30, 2003) Field Goals...... 0 Long Field Goal..... 0 Punts...... 10 A. Turowski, vs Elon (Aug 30, 2003) Punting Avg...... 37.3 A. Turowski, vs Elon (Aug 30, 2003) Long Punt...... 51 A. Turowski, vs Elon (Aug 30, 2003) Long Punt Return.... 10 Stan Smith, vs Elon (Aug 30, 2003) Long Kickoff Return. 62 Dwayne Ijames, vs Elon (Aug 30, 2003) Tackles...... 7 Dwayne Ijames, vs Elon (Aug 30, 2003) Mike Sheley, vs Elon (Aug 30, 2003) Sacks...... 1.0 Eddie Bell, vs Elon (Aug 30, 2003) Tackles For Loss.... 2.5 Mark Jetton, vs Elon (Aug 30, 2003) Interceptions...... 0

OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes...... 32 vs Elon (Aug 30, 2003) Yards Rushing...... 154 vs Elon (Aug 30, 2003) Yards Per Rush...... 4.8 vs Elon (Aug 30, 2003) TD Rushes...... 1 vs Elon (Aug 30, 2003) Pass attempts...... 23 vs Elon (Aug 30, 2003) Pass completions.... 12 vs Elon (Aug 30, 2003) Yards Passing...... 77 vs Elon (Aug 30, 2003) Yards Per Pass...... 3.3 vs Elon (Aug 30, 2003) TD Passes...... 0 Total Plays...... 55 vs Elon (Aug 30, 2003) Total Offense...... 231 vs Elon (Aug 30, 2003) Yards Per Play...... 4.2 vs Elon (Aug 30, 2003) Points...... 7 vs Elon (Aug 30, 2003) Sacks By...... 1 vs Elon (Aug 30, 2003) First Downs...... 10 vs Elon (Aug 30, 2003) Penalties...... 7 vs Elon (Aug 30, 2003) Penalty Yards...... 55 vs Elon (Aug 30, 2003) Turnovers...... 3 vs Elon (Aug 30, 2003) Interceptions By.... 0

2003 FURMAN PALADINS FOOTBALL Furman 24, Elon 7 SCORING SUMMARY GAME 1 August 30, 2003 F — Brian Bratton 41 pass from Bo Moore (Danny Marshall kick) 7:47-1Q Paladin Stadium Attendance: 9,174 4 plays, 68 yards, TOP 2:04 ...... 7- 0 GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Bo Moore passed for 221 yards and two touch- E — Chad Nkang 32 run (William Rawls kick) 10:17-2Q downs to lead NCAA I-AA eighth-ranked Furman to a 24-7 Southern 10 plays, 76 yards, TOP 4:58...... 7- 7 Conference win over Elon in front of 9,174 fans at Paladin Stadium in the F — Danny Marshall 41 FG 0:00-2Q season opener for both teams. 7 plays, 42 yards, TOP 0:43 ...... 10- 7 The game marked the Southern Conference’s debut for Elon (0-1, 0- F — Brian Stone 20 run (Danny Marshall kick) 12:36-3Q 1 SoCon), the league’s newest member, and the earliest conference clash 5 plays, 66 yards, TOP 2:24 ...... 17- 7 for Furman (1-0, 1-0 SoCon) since 1974. F — Brian Stone 33 pass from Bo Moore (Danny Marshall kick) 10:55-4Q Making his first collegiate start, Moore, a junior from Madison, Ga., 5 plays, 59 yards, TOP 2:20 ...... 24- 7 completed 15-of-26 passes and added 19 yards rushing in helping the Pala- dins to the 17th conference home win in their last 18 games. His touch- down passes covered 41 yards to Brian Bratton and 33 yards to Brian Stone. “We knew it was going to be a battle playing a Southern Conference game right out of the gate,” said Furman head coach Bobby Lamb. “We handled Elon pretty well the last two years, but we knew they would come in here fighting, and they did. It was battle, but we’re very happy right now.” “We came down here to win a ball game, and obviously we didn’t get that done,” said Elon head coach Al Seagraves. “We made some improve- ments from last year, and our kids really battled. We’ll learn some things from this game, and we’ll become a good football team.” NDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Furman rolled up 463 yards in total offense to Elon’s 263 and limited the Phoenix to only 56 yards and one first down in the second half. Rushing: F — Brigham 18-110, Mays 11-49, Bratton 1-32, Stone 1-20, Furman scored on its second possession of the contest, covering 68 Moore 8-19, Means 2-7, Perdue 2-5. E — Palmer 19-67, Nkang 5-57, Crews yards on four plays highlighted by Moore’s 41-yard strike to Bratton to 5-28, Johnson 2-3, Hall 1-(-1). give the Paladins a 7-0 lead midway through the first quarter. Passing: F — Moore 15-26-0-221. E — Crews 12-23-2-77. Elon knotted the game at 7-7 with a 10-play, 66-yard march that cul- Receiving: F — Stone 6-82, Bratton 5-89, Stepp 2-21, Brigham 1-20, Mays minated with a 32-yard burst up the middle by freshman fullback Chad 1-9. E — Smith 4-48, Palmer 4-16, Singletary 1-6, Utz 1-3, Nkang 1-2, Nkang at the 10:17 mark of the second period. Southerland 1-2. The Paladins regained the lead on the last play of the first half when Field Goals: F — Marshall 1-1 (41G). E — None. senior Danny Marshall drilled a 41-yard field goal to make it 10-7, capping Defense: F — Killian (5 solo, 6 ast., 2 TFL, 1 FF, 1 PBU), Whetstone (6 an efficient 42-yard, seven-play drive that consumed the half’s final 43 sec- solo, 2 ast., 1 PBU), Newton (6 solo, 1 ast., 1 FF, 1 Int.), Freeman (5 solo, onds. 2 ast.). E — Ijames (6 solo, 1 ast., 1 FF), Sheley 5 solo, 2 ast., 1 TFL), Bell Furman carried its momentum into the second half, taking the open- (6 solo, 1 TFL, 1 Sack). ing kickoff and moving 66 yards in five plays for a touchdown. A pair of Moore completions to Bratton covered 26 yards, and another to Grant Brigham for 20 yards gave the Paladins the ball at the Elon 20. On the next play, Stone, a sophomore transfer from the University of Florida, took a reverse around left end for the score at the 12:36 mark of the third period and 17-7 lead. Moore connected for his second scoring strike of the contest in the fourth quarter when he found Stone open in the corner of the end zone for a 33-yard strike on a fourth-and-16 play at the 10:55 juncture to make it 24-7. Stone finished the game with six catches for 82 yards, and Bratton registered five receptions for 89 yards. Senior tailback Hindley Brigham headlined Furman’s 242-yard ground attack with 18 rushes for 110 yards. TEAM STATISTICS The Paladin defense got a game high nine tackles from junior line- FUR ELON backer Mike Killian, who also contributed two tackles-for-loss, a forced First Downs ...... 20...... 10 fumble, and a pass deflection. Rushing ...... 43-242...... 32-154 Passing...... 221...... 77 C/A/I ...... 15-26-0...... 12-23-2 Total Offense ...... 463...... 231 Fumbles-Lost ...... 1-1...... 2-1 Penalties ...... 5-35...... 7-55 Punts ...... 7-42.1...... 10-37.3 Punt Returns ...... 4-25...... 3-12 Kickoff Returns ...... 2-46...... 4-122 Possession Time ...... 32:49...... 27:11 SCORE BY QUARTERS Third Down Conversions ...... 5-16...... 1-13 Fourth Down Conversions ...... 1-3...... 1-1 Furman ...... 7 3 7 7 — 24 Sacks By ...... 0-0...... 1-9 Elon ...... 0 7 0 0 — 7 2003 FURMAN PALADINS FOOTBALL