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Game 10 — November 13, 2010, 1:30 ET Kickoff Furman Paladins (5-4, 3-3 SoCon) vs. Elon Phoenix (4-5, 3-3 SoCon) Elon, North Carolina, Rhodes Stadium (11,250) — Natural TV: None Radio: WOLT-FM 103.3, WGOG-FM 96.3, 105.9-FM (Stadium), www.furmanpaladins.com (Stretch Audio) www.twitter.com/furmanpaladins Live Stats: www.furmanpaladins.com www.facebook.com (search: Furman) Radio: Chuck Hussion (play), Corey Stewart (color), David Cobb (sideline) TV: None 2010 FURMAN RESULTS/SCHEDULE 2010 SOUTHERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS/SCHEDULE Date Opponent Series Streak TV Time Result SoCon Overall S. 11 #25 COLGATE..........................................2-0 ........W2 ..............................W .....45-15 Team W L .Pct W L .Pct S. 18 @ #13 South Carolina .....................20-27-1 .........L1 ..............PPV .......... L .....19-38 Woff ord (6) ........................................ 6 .............0 ........1.000 8 ............1 ...........889 Appalachian State (1) .........................6 .............1 ...........857 8 ............1 ...........889 S. 25 THE CITADEL* (Family Weekend) ....56-31-3 ........W1 ..............................W .....31-14 Chattanooga (5) ................................. 4 .............2 ...........800 5 ............4 ...........556 S. 2 @ Woff ord*.....................................50-27-7 .........L1 ...............................L .....17-38 FURMAN (3) ............................... 3 ..........3 ....... .500 5 ..........4 ....... .556 O. 9 HOWARD ...............................................1-0 ........W1 ..............................W .....56-14 Georgia Southern (7) ..........................3 .............3 ...........500 5 ............4 ...........556 O. 16 @ Samford* ...........................................8-5 ........W7 ..SportSouth ........ W .....27-10 Elon (2) .............................................. 3 .............3 ...........500 4 ............5 ...........444 O. 23 #24 CHATTANOOGA* (Homecoming) ....26-14 ..........L1 ............................... L .....28-36 Samford (4) ........................................2 .............4 ..........333 4 ............5 ...........444 O. 30 @ #1 Appalachian State* ................21-17-3 ..........L6 ...........My40 .......... L .....26-37 Western Carolina (9) .......................... 1 .............5 ...........167 2 ............7 ...........222 N. 6 WESTERN CAROLINA* .....................26-10-2 ........W5 ..............CSS .........W .....31-17 The Citadel (8) ....................................0 .............7 ...........000 2 ............8 ...........200 N. 13 @ Elon* ...............................................10-3 ..........L2 ..........................1:30 .............. (#) SoCon Coaches Preseason Poll N. 20 GEORGIA SOUTHERN* ..........................8-13 ........W1 ..........................2:00 .............. Nov. 13 Schedule Furman @ Elon, 1:30 *SoCon Game Samford @ Chattanooga, 2:00 All Times Eastern Woff ord @ Appalachian State, 3:00 Georgia Southern @ Western Carolina, 3:00 2010 FURMAN FOOTBALL GUIDE Furman’s 2010 football guide is available online through 2010 FURMAN PRESEASON ALL-SOUTHERN CONFERENCE (Coaches) www.furmanpaladins.com. A limited number of 200-page coil Adam Mims, WR (1st Team) Ryan Lee, OG (2nd Team) bound editions are available to the media through SID Hunter Reid Kadarron Anderson, LB (1st Team) Tersoo Uhaa, RB (2nd Team) ([email protected]/864-294-2061). The online PDF version Adam Mims, RS (1st Team) Max Lerner, ROV (2nd Team) can be accessed through the following link: 2010 FURMAN SPORTS NETWORK PRESEASON ALL-AMERICANS http://catalog.proemags.com/publication/85bfe8fd#/85bfe8fd/1 Tersoo Uhaa, FB (1st Team) Kadarron Anderson, LB (2nd Team) THE GAME 2010 FURMAN COLLEGE SPORTING NEWS PRE-SEASON ALL-AMERICANS Tersoo Uhaa, FB (1st Team) Kadarron Anderson, LB (2nd Team) Coming off a 31-17 win over Western Carolina, Furman hits the road for its fi nal regular season Adam Mims, WR (2nd Team) away game this Saturday against Elon. Kickoff is set for 1:30 p.m. at Rhodes Stadium. 2010 SOCON PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Furman is locked in a three-way tie with Georgia Southern and Elon — the Paladins’ next Adam Mims, WR (Off ense vs. USC)...10 rec., 202 yds., 72-yard TD; 254 all-purpose yards two opponents — for fourth place in the Southern Conference standings, one game behind third Shawn Boone, DE (Freshman vs. USC)...2 tackles, TFL, 3-yard INT return for TD place Chattanooga. Ryan Steed, CB (Defense vs. SAM)...10 tackles, 57-yard INT return for TD Ray Early, PK (Special Teams vs. SAM)...2x2 FGs (52 & 31 yds.), 2 KO touchbacks THE COACHES Furman: Bobby Lamb (Furman ‘87) Elon: Pete Lembo (Georgetown ‘92) 67-38 (.638), 9th Year at Furman 33-22 (.600), 5th Year at Elon FURMAN FOOTBALL — “PRIDE IN ACHIEVEMENT” 67-38 (.638), 9th Year Overall 77-36 (.681), 10th Year Overall 88-44 (.667) overall since 2000 (2nd among FCS/FBS schools in Carolinas, 7th in FCS) Lamb vs. Elon: 6-2 (.750) Lembo vs. Furman: 2-3 (.400) 56-26 (.683) in SoCon since 2000 (2nd) Southern Conference’s All-Time Winningest Football Program (233-174-11) THE OFFENSES 12 Southern Conference Championships (league leader) Southern Conference NCAA Academic Performance Rating (APR) & Graduation Success Furman Off ense: Spread Elon: Spread Rate (GSR) Leader (2010 & 6-Year Avg., 2005-10) ‘10 Points/Game — 31.1 ‘10 Points/Game — 30.7 15 Academic All-Americans (league leader) ‘10 Yards/Game — 330.9 ‘10 Yards/Game — 412.7 9 NCAA Post-Graduate Scholars (league leader) Rushing — 162.1 Rushing — 106.8 5 National Football Foundation Scholar-Athletes (league leader) 17 Southern Conference Players-of-the-Year (league leader) Passing — 168.8 Passing — 305.9 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 DEFENSES Furman’s most recognized football alumnus is Sam Wyche, who played and coached in the NFL for many years. Furman Defense: 4-2-5 Western Carolina: 4-3 ‘10 Points/Game — 24.3 ‘10 Points/Game — 29.3 ‘10 Yards/Game — 362.9 ‘10 Yards/Game — 411.0 DID YOU KNOW? Rushing — 214.8 Rushing — 204.7 Among Furman’s most notable graduates are John Watson, the “father of behavioral Passing — 148.1 Passing — 206.3 psychology”; Charles Townes, Nobel Prize-winning inventor of the laser; Keith Lockhart, conductor of the Boston Pops; Richard Riley, former governor of South Carolina and United States Department of Education Secretary; Mike McConnell, vice admiral and former Director THE SERIES of the National Security Agency (NSA) and Director of National Intelligence (DNI); Betsy King and Beth Daniel, Ladies Professional Golf Association Hall-of-Famers; Clint Dempsey, former In a series that got its start in 1920 but was dormant for almost 80 years before resuming in star midfi elder of Major League Soccer’s New England Revolution, member of the 2006 &’10 1997, Furman holds a 10-3 advantage over Elon. The Paladins’ series lead was primarily compiled United States World Cup Team, and current star with Fulham of the English Premier League. in the last decade as Furman won eight of the nine meetings from 2000-2009, but the last two years Elon has turned the tables by claiming back-to-back wins, including a 31-10 decision two FURMAN 2010 SOCON/FCS TEAM, INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL RANKINGS years ago in Rhodes Stadium and 19-12 verdict last year in Greenville. Furman is 2-1 versus Elon Category Avg./No. SoCon Rank FCS Rank at Elon and 8-2 against the Phoenix in Greenville. Scoring Off ense ..................................................31.1 .........................4th .......................21st Scoring Defense .................................................24.3 .........................5th .......................55th Year Result Score Site Furman Head Coach Rushing Off ense ...............................................162.1 .........................6th .......................44th 1920 .........W ............33-0 ..............GREENVILLE ..................................................(1-0) W.L. Laval Rushing Defense ..............................................214.7 .........................9th .....................109th 1997 .........W ..........38-20 ..............GREENVILLE .................................................. Bobby Johnson Passing Off ense ................................................168.7 .........................6th .......................85th 1999 ..........L ...........22-24 ..............GREENVILLE .................................................. Bobby Johnson Passing Effi ciency Off ense ..............................130.80 .........................5th .......................34th 2000 ........W ............16-3 ..............GREENVILLE .................................................. Bobby Johnson Passing Defense ...............................................148.1 ........................2nd .......................10th 2001 ........W ............46-7 ..............GREENVILLE ..........................................(3-1) Bobby Johnson Passing Effi ciency Defense ...................103.23 ....................1st ..................12th 2002 ........W ............57-7 ..............GREENVILLE .......................................................Bobby Lamb Total Off ense ....................................................330.9 .........................7th .......................75th 2003 ........W ............24-7 ..............GREENVILLE .......................................................Bobby Lamb Total Defense