2002 FB Press Release
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Game 5 -- October 4, 2003, 6:00 EDT Kickoff Furman Paladins (3-1, 1-0 SoCon) vs. Western Carolina Catamounts (3-2, 2-0 SoCon) Cullowhee, North Carolina, E.J. Whitmire Stadium (13,742) — Artificial Surface Radio: WCSZ-AM 1070 (Greenville) Internet: http://www.furmanpaladins.com (Live) Furman Football SID: Hunter Reid (864) 294-2061 Western Carolina Football SID: Mike Cawood (704) 227-2339 Furman Web Site: www.furmanpaladins.com Western Carolina Web Site: www.catamountports.com 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) ................................. 17-28 ............ L Furman .....................................6 2 .750 8 4 .667 Sept. 20 ...... RICHMOND .................................................. 31-17 ......... W Appalachian State ..................6 2 .750 8 4 .667 Sept. 27 ...... GARDNER-WEBB ........................................... 45-0 ......... W 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 ...... @ The Citadel (CSS) ....................................... 3:30 Chattanooga ...........................2 6 .250 2 10 .167 Oct. 25 ...... EAST TENNESSEE STATE............................... 2:00 Nov. 8 ...... @ Georgia Southern (CSTV) ........................ 1:00 East Tennessee State ........... 2 6 .250 4 8 .333 Nov. 15 ...... WOFFORD ....................................................... 2:00 The Citadel ............................ 1 7 .125 3 9 .250 Nov. 22 ...... @ Chattanooga (TFN ) .................................. 3:30 2003 SOCON STANDINGS CSS - Comcast/Charter Sports Southeast SoCon Overall Charter - Greenville Market Only (Channel 10) Team W L .Pct W L .Pct FSN - Fox Sports Network-Southeast Western Carolina ............... 2 0 1.000 3 2 .600 CSTV - Collegiate Sports Television Furman .....................................1 0 1.000 3 1 .750 TFN - The Football Network Wofford ...................................1 0 1.000 3 1 .750 Georgia Southern ..................1 1 .500 2 2 .500 THE GAME Elon .......................................... 1 1 .500 2 3 .400 The Citadel ............................ 1 1 .500 2 3 .400 NCAA I-AA seventh-ranked Furman returns to Southern Confer- Appalachian State ..................0 1 .000 1 3 .250 ence action this Saturday when it takes on Western Carolina in Cullowhee Chattanooga ...........................0 1 .000 0 5 .000 in a key early season league showdown. The Paladins opened conference East Tennessee State ........... 0 2 .000 2 3 .400 play with a 24-7 triumph over Elon on Aug. 30 but have competed outside the league three times over the past month, including last Saturday’s 45-0 September 27 win over Gardner-Webb. Western Carolina, meanwhile, has won three Florida International @ Georgia Southern, 1:00 straight after opening the season with back-to-back losses to ACC foes N.C. State and Duke. The Catamounts, who claimed a 28-21 win at East Appalachian State @ East Tennessee State, 2:00 Tennessee State last Satuday, sit atop the league standings with a 2-0 mark. Elon @ The Citadel, 2:00 Wofford @ Chattanooga, 4:00 THE COACHES Furman @ Western Carolina, 6:00 Furman: Bobby Lamb (Furman ‘86) 2003 PRE-SEASON HONORS 11-5 (.688), 2nd Year at Furman 11-5 (.688), 2nd Year Overall Preseason All-Southern Conference Lamb vs. Western Carolina (1-0) TE Willis Sudderth (1st Team) WR Isaac West (1st Team) Western Carolina: Kent Briggs (Western Carolina ‘79) PK Danny Marshall (1st Team) 8-8 (.500), 2nd Year at Western Carolina OT Ben Bainbridge (2nd Team) 8-8 (.500), 2nd Year Overall C Craig Morgan (2nd Team) Briggs vs. Furman (0-1) DE Travis Jones (2nd Team) LB Cedrick Ritter (2nd Team) SOUTHERN CONFERENCE WEEKLY TELECONFERENCE FS Cam Newton (2nd Team) RS Brian Bratton (2nd Team) Furman head coach Bobby Lamb will be available to the media on the Southern Conference Teleconference on Tuesdays between 10:28-10:35 a.m. The toll-free number to access the teleconference is 1-866-375- Southern Conference Polls 5101. SoCon Head Coaches (T2nd) SoCon Media (2nd) FURMAN RADIO TEAM THE BOBBY LAMB SHOW 2003 SEASON HONORS Furman Radio Tuesdays WCSZ-AM 1070 7:30 p.m...Charter (Channel 10) Southern Conference Players-of-the-Week Chuck Hussion, play-by-play; FS Cam Newton vs. Elon (7 Tack, 1 FF, 1 Int.) John Ingles, analyst; Thursdays LB William Freeman vs. Richmond (14 Tack, 2 TFL) Gordon Higgins, sideline 4:00 p.m... Comcast/Charter (CSS) 2003 FURMAN PALADINS FOOTBALL THE OFFENSES umph over league opposition. Despite Napier’s record setting performance, Furman only managed Furman Offense: Multiple Western Carolina Offense: Multiple Pro to escape Western Carolina’s upset bid when Chris Vought missed an ex- '03 Points/Game — 29.3 ‘03 Points/Game — 24.8 tra point attempt after Fred Boateng scored on a 4-yard run with 3:43 left '03 Yards/Game — 379.8 ‘03 Yards/Game — 346.6 to pull the Catamounts to within a point. Instead of attempting an onside Rushing — 242.3 Rushing — 119.4 kick, the Catamounts kicked deep, and Furman was able to burn most of Passing — 137.5 Passing — 227.2 the remaining time off the clock with a pair of first downs. The Catamounts regained possession at their 44 with 19 seconds THE DEFENSES left following a poor 15-yard punt, but a desperation pass by quarterback Brian Gaither was picked off by Furman’s Cam Newton to end the game. Furman Defense: 43 Western Carolina Defense: 43 Both teams took advantage of miscues to open the scoring. An inter- '03 Points/Game — 13.0 ‘03 Points/Game — 26.0 ception and 36-yard return by cornerback Randy Thompson to the Furman '03 Yards/Game — 288.5 ‘03 Yards/Game — 302.2 39 led to a Vought 32-yard field goal that put Western Carolina ahead 3-0 Rushing — 129.2 Rushing — 88.2 at the 9:39 mark of the first quarter. Passing — 159.2 Passing — 214.0 Later in the period Furman defensive end Eddie Overdyke scooped up a fumble and returned it 14 yards to the Western Carolina 13 to set up THE SERIES CHARTING FURMAN’S OPPONENTS Furman owns a 19-9-2 series record against Western Carolina and Opponent Current Record Last Result heads into Saturday’s clash riding a five-game winning streak over the Elon ................................................... 2-3 ...... l. North Carolina A&T, 14-29 Catamounts. The Paladins have won seven of the last eight meetings with Clemson........................................... 3-1 .....................d. Georgia Tech, 39-3 Western Carolina, including last year’s narrow 24-23 decision in Greenville. Richmond ........................................ 0-3 .................... l. Rhode Island, 13-20 Two years ago Furman posted its second straight victory in Cullowhee with Gardner-Webb ............................... 3-2 ................................ l. Furman, 0-45 a 31-13 decision. The Catamounts’ last win over the Paladins, a 17-16 Western Carolina .......................... 3-2 ..... d. East Tennessee State 28-21 verdict, came in 1997 in Cullowhee. Overall Furman sports an impressive Appalachian State .......................... 1-3 ...................... l. The Citadel, 21-24 9-4-1 record versus Western Carolina in Cullowhee; in Greenville the The Citadel ..................................... 2-3 .......... d. Appalachian State, 24-21 Paladins are 10-5-1 against the Catamounts. East Tennessee State ..................... 2-3 ........... l. Western Carolina, 21-28 Georgia Southern .......................... 2-2 ..................... d. Chattanooga, 34-3 Year Result Score Site Furman Coach Wofford ........................................... 3-1 .............................d. Catawba, 28-3 1971 ........ W ...... 21-14 ........... GREENVILLE ............. Bob King Chattanooga ................................... 0-5 ............. l. Georgia Southern, 3-34 1972 .......... L ....... 15-20 ........... Cullowhee .................. Bob King 1975 ........ W ........34-0 ............ GREENVILLE ............. Art Baker 1977 ......... T ....... 24-24 ........... GREENVILLE ............. Art Baker 1978 ........ W ........24-7 ............ Cullowhee .................. Dick Sheridan SPORTS NETWORK/CSTV NCAA I-AA FOOTBALL POLL 1979 ........ W ...... 23-14 ........... GREENVILLE ............. Dick Sheridan (Sept. 29) 1980 ........ W ...... 28-14 ........... Cullowhee .................. Dick Sheridan Rnk. Team 2003 Record Points Previous 1981 ........ W ...... 31-27 ........... Cullowhee .................. Dick Sheridan 1) McNeese State (76) ................... 3-1 .................. 2,600 .....................1 1982 ........ W ........12-6 ............ GREENVILLE ............. Dick Sheridan 2) Western Illinois (13) .................. 3-1 .................. 2,496 .....................2 1983 ......... T ....... 17-17 ........... Cullowhee .................. Dick Sheridan 3) Villanova (12) ............................... 4-0 .................. 2,399 .....................5 1983 .......... L .........7-14 ............ GREENVILLE ............. Dick Sheridan 4) Delaware (1) ................................ 4-0 .................. 2,161 .....................7 1984 .......... L ....... 19-20 ..........