Game 11 -- November 24, 2001 Furman Paladins (8-2, 7-1 Socon) Vs
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Game 11 -- November 24, 2001 Furman Paladins (8-2, 7-1 SoCon) vs. Presbyterian Blue Hose (7-3, 5-2 SAC) Greenville, South Carolina, Paladin Stadium (16,000) — Natural Grass 2:00 ET Kickoff WCSZ-AM 1070 (Live),YahooBroadcast.com (Live) Furman Football SID: Hunter Reid (864) 294-2061 Presbyterian Football SID: Al Ansley (864) 833-8252 Furman Web Site: www.furmanpaladins.com Presbyterian Web Site: www.presby.edu THE GAME 2000 SOCON FINAL STANDINGS SoCon Overall Coming off a 42-10 Southern Conference title clinching win at Team W L .Pct W L .Pct Chattanooga, Furman wraps up the 2001 regular season this Saturday with Georgia Southern ..................7 1 .875 13 2 .867 a home game against Presbyterian. The NCAA I-AA fourth-ranked Furman .....................................6 2 .750 9 3 .750 Appalachian State ..................6 2 .750 10 4 .714 Paladins, who in defeating Chattanooga claimed the program’s league Wofford ...................................5 3 .625 7 4 .636 record 11th conference championship, will be facing the Blue Hose for the East Tennessee State ........... 4 4 .500 6 5 .545 first time since 1992. Regardless of the outcome of Saturday’s game against Chattanooga ...........................3 5 .375 5 6 .455 Presbyterian, Furman appears virtually certain to garner the program’s Western Carolina ................ 3 5 .375 4 7 .364 third straight bid to the NCAA playoffs, whose 16 teams and four seeds will VMI............................................1 7 .125 2 9 .182 be announced on Sunday, Nov. 25, at 12: 30 p.m. on Fox Sports South The Citadel ............................ 1 7 .125 2 9 .182 Television. Furman’s game against Presbyterian was added to the schedule 2001 SOCON STANDINGS in mid October after the Paladins’ previously scheduled Sept. 15 contest at SoCon Overall Liberty was cancelled following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the United Team W L .Pct W L .Pct States. Furman # .................................7 1 .875 8 2 .800 Georgia Southern ..................6 1 .857 9 1 .900 PROMOTION Appalachian State ..................6 2 .750 8 3 .727 Western Carolina ................ 5 3 .625 7 4 .636 Wofford ...................................3 4 .428 4 6 .400 Saturday’s Furman-Presbyterian game will highlight Senior Day at East Tennessee State ........... 3 4 .428 5 5 .500 Furman University as 21 Paladin seniors will play the final regular season The Citadel ............................ 2 6 .250 3 7 .300 game of their respective football careers. Over the past four seasons, VMI............................................1 6 .143 1 9 .100 Furman’s seniors have played a key role in the Paladins posting a 31-14 Chattanooga ...........................1 7 .125 2 8 .200 record (.689) and two Southern Conference championships (‘99, ‘01). # Clinched at least share of 2001 SoCon championship THE SERIES November 17 Results Samford 46, VMI 28 In a series that got its start in 1913 with a 65-0 Furman win in Wofford 24, East Tennessee State 3 Greenville, the Paladins hold a commanding 36-11-1 advantage. Furman Appalachian State 64, West Virginia Tech 14 Western Carolina 28, The Citadel 25 heads into Saturday’s game riding an eight-game series winning streak over Furman 42, Chattanooga 10 Presbyterian, but the Paladins and Blue Hose have not met since 1992, when Furman last defeated PC in Greenville, 43-7. Presbyterian’s last win November 22 Schedule over the Paladins — a 17-10 verdict — came in 1979 at Sirrine Stadium. East Tennessee State @ VMI, Noon Furman is a perfect 6-0 versus PC in Paladin Stadium, and the Paladins have outscored the Blue Hose 263-65 in that six-game span. Of Furman’s 36 November 24 Schedule Georgia Southern @ Wofford, 1:00 wins over PC, 13 have been shutouts — a total exceeded only by the Kentucky State @ Chattanooga, 1:00 Paladins’ 19 shutouts of Wofford. In all games played in Greenville, the Presbyterian @ Furman, 2:00 Paladins sport a 31-8-1 record; in Clinton, Furman owns a narrow 5-3 advantage. 20001 SEASON HONORS Southern Conference Player-of-the-Week Year Result Score Site Furman Coach TB Louis Ivory (Off. vs. Western Carolina) 1913 W 65-0 GREENVILLE W.C. Farmer LB Will Bouton (Def. vs. Appalachian State) 1914 L 2-39 Clinton W.B. Bible FLK Isaac West (Fr. vs. Appalachian State) 1915 L 13-20 GREENVILLE W.B. Bible QB Billy Napier (Off. vs. Chattanooga) W 38-7 GREENVILLE W.L. Laval FS Josh Cooper (Def. vs. Chattanooga) 1916 W 42-10 Clinton W.L. Laval 2001 PRE-SEASON HONORS 1917 L 7-14 GREENVILLE W.L. Laval 1918 L 7-13 GREENVILLE W.L. Laval NCAA I-AA Pre-Season Polls 1919 W 6-0 GREENVILLE W.L. Laval The Sports Network (6th) 1923 W 20-0 GREENVILLE W.L. Laval ESPN-USA Today (8th) 1925 W 27-3 GREENVILLE W.L. Laval 1926 W 13-7 GREENVILLE W.L. Laval The Sports Network All-America LB Will Bouton (1st Team) OG Marty Priore (2nd Team) 1928 W 6-0 GREENVILLE T.B. Amis TB Louis Ivory (1st Team) TE Trent Sansbury (HM) 1929 W 12-0 GREENVILLE T.B. Amis C Chris Stewart (1st Team) 1935 W 23-0 GREENVILLE A.P. McLeod 1936 W 14-0 Clinton A.P. McLeod All-Southern Conference (Coaches) 1937 W 52-0 GREENVILLE A.P. McLeod LB Will Bouton (1st Team) FS Josh Cooper (2nd Team) TB Louis Ivory (1st Team) CB Richie Jackson (2nd Team) 1949 L 13-20 GREENVILLE H.E. Smith OG Trevor Kruger (1st Team) OG Marty Priore (2nd Team) 1950 L 12-13 GREENVILLE Bill Young OT Donnie Littlejohn (1st Team) SS Shelvis Smith (2nd Team) 1951 W 39-0 GREENVILLE Bill Young TE Trent Sansbury (1st Team) DL Ryan Spencer (2nd Team) 1952 W 27-6 GREENVILLE Bill Young DL LeBryan Sperling (1st Team) LB John Thrift (2nd Team) 1953 W 19-0 GREENVILLE Bill Young C Chris Stewart (1st Team) 1954 W 27-0 GREENVILLE Bill Young FURMAN RADIO 1959 L 23-24 GREENVILLE Bob King 1960 W 20-12 GREENVILLE Bob King Furman football action can be heard over the 1961 W 27-6 GREENVILLE Bob King Paladins' radio network, headed up by Greenville 1962 W 40-6 GREENVILLE Bob King flagship station WCSZ-AM 1070. 1963 W 27-0 GREENVILLE Bob King Chuck Hussion, the "Voice of the Furman 1964 W 28-6 GREENVILLE Bob King Paladins", is now in his eighth season with the 1965 L 7-14 Clinton Bob King Paladins, as is color commentator John Ingles. 1968 W 13-9 GREENVILLE Bob King Dave Cohen co-hosts the tailgate show with Ron Smith and produces Paladin highlight packages. Gordon Higgins serves as sideline reporter, 1969 W 14-12 Clinton Bob King and Robbie Ross hosts the Thrifty Car Rental scoreboard show. The 1970 W 19-7 GREENVILLE Bob King broadcast team is assisted by spotter Alex Swire-Clark. 1971 L 14-35 Clinton Bob King 1972 L 7-10 GREENVILLE Bob King FURMAN ON YAHOO BROADCAST.COM 1973 W 13-6 Clinton Art Baker 1974 W 22-19 GREENVILLE Art Baker Furman football radio broadcasts can be 1975 W 35-7 Clinton Art Baker accessed live and on-demand by fans around the 1976 W 38-21 GREENVILLE Art Baker world over the internet through Yahoo!. 1977 T 13-13 GREENVILLE Art Baker Fans can access live game play-by-play broadcasts and archived game broadcasts of Furman football through the following URL: 1979 L 10-17 GREENVILLE Dick Sheridan 1980 W 28-7 GREENVILLE Dick Sheridan http://www.furmanpaladins.com 1986 W 45-31 GREENVILLE Jimmy Satterfield 1987 W 23-3 GREENVILLE Jimmy Satterfield 1988 W 21-0 GREENVILLE Jimmy Satterfield FURMAN ON TEAMLINE 1989 W 59-17 GREENVILLE Jimmy Satterfield 1990 W 63-7 GREENVILLE Jimmy Satterfield Furman football radio broacasts will again be 1991 W 52-7 GREENVILLE Jimmy Satterfield available to fans on the TEAMLINE telephone 1992 W 43-7 GREENVILLE Jimmy Satterfield service. Fans can access Furman games by dialing 1-800-846-4700 and entering Furman's four-digit code (1109). In Greenville: Furman leads 31-8-1 FURMAN FOOTBALL ON TELEVISION In Chattanooga: Furman leads 5-3 Furman will make three live television appearances this season, THE COACHES including two broadcasts on Comcast/Charter Sports Southeast and one on Fox Sports Net South. Furman: Bobby Johnson (Clemson '73) 56-35 (.615), 8th Year at Furman Date Opponent Time Source 56-35 (.615), 8th Year Overall Oct. 6 Appalachian State 3:00 Comcast Sports Southeast Nov. 3 @ Georgia Southern 3:30 Fox Sports Net South Johnson vs. Presbyterian (0-0) Nov. 10 Wofford 3:00 Comcast Sports Southeast Presbyterian: Tommy Spangler (Georgia ‘86) 7-3 (.700), 1st Year at Presbyterian 7-3 (.700), 1st Year Overall Spangler vs. Furman (0-0) THE OFFENSES FURMAN FOOTBALL HOME PAGE Furman Paladins football information can be accessed through the Furman: Multiple I school’s official athletics home page: www.furmanpaladins.com. Avail- '01 Points/Game — 34.2 able information includes program quick facts, schedule/results, coaches' '01 Yards/Game — 374.9 biographies, season outlook, roster, game stories and statistics, cumu- 209.5 Rushing lative season statistics, press releases, ticket information, as well as 165.4 Passing information on Paladin Stadium, Furman's radio network, and links to the Southern Conference and NCAA. Presbyterian: Multiple '01 Points/Game — 33.9 '01 Yards/Game — 442.1 81.9 Rushing SOUTHERN CONFERENCE COACHES’ TELECONFERENCE 360.2 Passing The Southern Conference will conduct a weekly coaches’ teleconfer- THE DEFENSES ence throughout the 2001 season. The weekly teleconference is open to all members of the media each Tuesday (August 28 - November 13) Furman: 43 from 10:00 a.m.