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Game 12 -- November 30, 2002 (NCAA I-AA Playoffs, First Round) Furman Paladins (8-3, 6-2 SoCon) vs. Villanova Wildcats (9-3, 6-3 Atlantic 10) Villanova, Pennsylvania, Villanova Stadium (12,000) — Artificial Surface Noon EST Kickoff WCSZ-AM 1070 (Greenville), WAGI-FM 105.3 (Gaffney), WGOG-FM 96.3 (Walhalla) Internet: http://www.furmanpaladins.com (Live) Furman Football SID: Hunter Reid (864) 294-2061 Villanova Football SID: Dean Kenefick (610) 519-4120 Furman Web Site: www.furmanpaladins.com Viallnova Web Site: www.villanova.com 2002 FURMAN RESULTS/SCHEDULE 2002 SOCON STANDINGS SoCon Overall Date Opponent Score/Time Result Team W L .Pct W L .Pct Sept. 7 ...... @ Vanderbilt (Charter TV).......................... 18-49 ............ L Georgia Southern ..................7 1 .875 9 2 .818 Sept. 14 ...... ELON .................................................................. 57-7 ......... W Appalachian State ..................6 2 .750 8 3 .727 Sept. 21 ...... @ Richmond ..................................................... 17-7 ......... W Sept. 28 ...... @ VMI .............................................................. 55-28 ......... W Furman .....................................6 2 .750 8 3 .727 Oct. 5 ...... WESTERN CAROLINA .............................. 24-23 ......... W Wofford ...................................6 2 .750 9 3 .750 Oct. 12 ...... @ Appalachian State (Fox TV).................... 15-16 ............ L VMI............................................3 5 .375 6 6 .500 Oct. 19 ...... THE CITADEL (CSS TV).............................. 37-10 ......... W Western Carolina ............... 3 5 .375 5 6 .454 Oct. 26 ...... @ East Tennessee State (CSS TV)................. 25-0 ......... W Chattanooga ...........................2 6 .250 2 10 .167 Nov. 9 ...... GEORGIA SOUTHERN (Fox TV)............. 21-41 ............ L East Tennessee State ........... 2 6 .250 4 8 .333 Nov. 16 ...... @ Wofford ...................................................... 23-21 ......... W The Citadel ............................ 1 7 .125 3 9 .250 Nov. 23 ...... CHATTANOOGA ........................................... 35-7 ......... W Nov. 30 ...... @ Villanova ..................................................... Noon November 23 Furman 35, Chattanooga 7 2002 VILLANOVA RESULTS/SCHEDULE Wofford 34, Elon 9 Date Opponent Score/Time Result November 30 Schedule Aug. 31 ...... @ Rutgers ....................................................... 37-19 ......... W Montana State (7-5) @ No. 1 McNeese State (10-1), 7:00 CST Sept. 7 ...... @ Colgate .......................................................... 20-0 ......... W Sept. 14 ...... MAINE ............................................................. 14-21 ............ L Northwestern State (9-3) @ Montana (10-2), 12:05 MST Sept. 21 ...... NEW HAMPSHIRE .......................................... 45-3 ......... W Sept. 28 ...... @ James Madison .......................................... 30-26 ......... W Furman (8-3) @ Villanova (9-3), Noon EST Oct. 5 ...... HOFSTRA .......................................................... 35-7 ......... W Fordham (9-2) @ Northeastern (10-2), 12:30 EST Oct. 10 ...... PENNSYLVANIA .............................................. 17-3 ......... W Oct. 19 ...... @ Massachusetts ........................................... 16-17 ............ L Eastern Illinois (8-3) @ No. 2 Western Illinois (10-1), 1:00 CST Nov. 2 ...... WILLIAM & MARY........................................ 41-20 ......... W Murray State (7-4) @ Western Kentucky (8-3), 1:00 CST Nov. 9 ...... @ Northeastern............................................ 13-38 ............ L Nov. 16 ...... RHODE ISLAND.............................................. 45-3 ......... W Maine (10-2) @ Appalachian State (8-3), 1:00 EST Nov. 23 ...... @ Delaware ................................................... 38-34 ......... W Bethune-Cookman (11-1) @ No. 3 Georgia Southern (9-2), 1:00 EST Nov. 30 ...... FURMAN......................................................... Noon THE GAME 2002 SEASON HONORS The 2001 NCAA I-AA national runnerup Furman Paladins make their Southern Conference Player-of-the-Week fourth straight playoff appearance — and 12th appearance overall — when QB Billy Napier, Offense (vs. Elon) they travel to Villanova, Pa., to take on the Atlantic 10 Conference third QB Billy Napier, Offense (vs. Wofford) place finisher Villanova Wildcats this Saturday at Noon in a first round CB Rodney Johnson, Defense (vs. Chattanooga) playoff matchup. LB William Freeman, Freshman (vs. Chattanooga) The Furman-Villanova winner will face the winner of Saturday’s Fordham-Northeastern game on Dec. 7 at a site and time to be announced. Verizon Wireless Univeristy Division Academic All-District III THE COACHES DE Eddie Overdyke LB Andrew Knight Furman: Bobby Lamb (Furman ‘86) CB Rodney Johnson 8-3 (.727), 1st Year at Furman 8-3 (.727), 1st Year Overall 2002 SEASON HONORS Lamb vs. Villanova (0-0) All-Southern Conference (Coaches) OG Trevor Kruger (1st Team) FURMAN RADIO BROADCAST TEAM OT Steven Cain (1st Team) Furman Radio TE Willis Sudderth (2nd Team) WCSZ-AM 1070 QB Billy Napier (2nd Team) Chuck Hussion, play-by-play; DT LeBryan Sperling (2nd Team) John Ingles, analyst; LB Keito Whetstone (2nd Team) Gordon Higgins, sideline 2002 FURMAN PALADINS FOOTBALL Villanova: Andy Talley (Southern Connecticut ‘67) Paladin quarterback Billy Napier, who completed 12-of-15 passes for 123-72-1 (.630), 18 Years Year at Villanova 94 yards and a score, hit sophomore split end Isaac West for six comple- 151-90-2 (.626), 23 Years Overall tions for 70 yards. Senior flanker Bear Rinehart, meanwhile, caught five Talley vs. Furman (0-0) passes for 24 yards to establish a new Furman season receptions record, eclipsing the previous standard of 53 receptions set by Robbie Hahn in THE SERIES 1967. The Seneca, S.C., product now has 58 receptions on the year. Furman’s defense, which did not allow UTC to cross midfield in the Villanova claimed a 20-0 win over Furman in Philadelphia during the second half, was paced by sophomore linebacker Mike Killian with eight 1957 season in the only meeting between the two schools. Furman, known tackles. then as the Purple Hurricane, was coached by Homer Hobbs while Villanova was coached by Francis Reagan. SCORE BY QUARTERS Year Result Score Site Furman Coach Furman .............................................. 7 7 14 7 — 35 1957 .......... L .........0-20 ............ Philadelphia, Pa. ......... Homer Hobbs Chattanooga .................................... 0700—7 THE OFFENSES SCORING SUMMARY Furman: Multiple Villanova Multiple F — Isaac West 7 pass from Billy Napier '02 Points/Game — 29.7 ‘02 Points/Game — 29.2 (Danny Marshall kick) 10:42-1Q '02 Yards/Game — 410.2 ‘02 Yards/Game — 420.2 9 plays, 55 yards, TOP 3:13 ............................ 0- 7 Rushing — 200.3 Rushing — 130.2 C — Jason Jones 5 pass from Ryan McCann Passing — 209.9 Passing — 290.0 (Patrick Shutters kick) 6:52-2Q 18 plays, 90 yards, TOP 9:01.......................... 7- 7 THE DEFENSES F — Hindley Brigham 1 run (Danny Marshall kick) 0:37-2Q 5 plays, 35 yards, TOP 2:01 ............................ 7-14 Furman: 43 Villanova: 43 F — Corey Tant 1 run (Danny Marshall kick) 8:17-3Q '02 Points/Game — 19.1 ‘02 Points/Game — 15.9 5 plays, 30 yards, TOP 2:17 ............................ 7-21 '02 Yards/Game — 331.5 ‘02 Yards/Game — 264.1 F — Hindley Brigham 58 run (Danny Marshall kick) 3:52-3Q Rushing — 187.9 Rushing — 123.0 6 plays, 84 yards, TOP 1:39 ............................ 7-28 Passing — 143.5 Passing — 141.1 FURMAN LAST TIME OUT SPORTS NETWORK NCAA I-AA FOOTBALL POLL GREENVILLE, S.C. (Nov. 23) -- Hindley Brigham rushed for 114 yards (November 25, 2002) and two touchdowns to power NCAA I-AA eighth-ranked Furman to a Rnk. Team 2002 Record Points Previous 35-7 Southern Conference win over Chattanooga Saturday afternoon at 1) McNeese State (77) ................. 10-1 .................. 2,021 .....................1 Paladin Stadium. 2) Georgia Southern (3) ................ 9-2 .................. 1,891 .....................3 Brigham, a junior tailback from Birmingham, Ala., scored on runs of 1 3) Western Illinois ......................... 10-1 .................. 1,851 .....................5 and 58 yards to help Furman take control of the contest and post its 4) Grambling State ........................ 10-1 .................. 1,638 .....................6 eighth straight win over Chattanooga. The victory also earned Furman a 5) Appalachian State ....................... 8-3 .................. 1,514 .....................7 bid to the NCAA I-AA playoffs — the Paladins’ school record fourth 6) Furman ............................... 8-3 ............. 1,503 ................ 8 straight and 12th overall. 7) Maine ........................................... 10-2 .................. 1,491 .....................9 “This was a scary game coming in because Chattanooga had won 8) Northeastern ............................ 10-2 .................. 1,441 .................. 10 their last two and had nothing to lose, but I thought we handled it well 9) Montana ...................................... 10-2 .................. 1,371 .....................4 after a slow start,” said Furman head coach Bobby Lamb. “We got a big 10) Eastern Illinois ............................. 8-3 .................. 1,314 .....................2 turnover in the third quarter, and that jump started our offense and we 11) Bethune-Cookman ................... 11-1 .................. 1,233 .................. 11 played well after