2002 FB Press Release
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Game 7 -- October 18, 2003, 3:30 EDT Kickoff Furman Paladins (4-2, 2-1 SoCon) vs. The Citadel Bulldogs (3-3, 2-1 SoCon) Charleston, South Carolina, Johnson-Hagood Stadium (22,000) — Natural Surface TV: Comcast Sports Southeast (Live) Radio: WCSZ-AM 1070 (Greenville) Internet: http://www.furmanpaladins.com (Live) Furman Football SID: Hunter Reid (864) 294-2061 The Citadel Football SID: Mike Hayden (843) 953-5120 Furman Web Site: www.furmanpaladins.com The Citadel Web Site: www.citadelsports.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 ..................................... 19-13 ......... W VMI............................................3 5 .375 6 6 .500 Oct. 11 ...... APPALACHIAN STATE (FSN) .................... 10-13 ............ L 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 Wofford ...................................3 0 1.000 5 1 .833 CSTV - Collegiate Sports Television Furman .....................................2 1 .667 4 2 .667 TFN - The Football Network Georgia Southern ..................2 1 .667 4 2 .667 The Citadel ............................ 2 1 .667 3 3 .500 THE GAME Appalachian State ..................2 1 .667 3 3 .500 Western Carolina ............... 2 2 .500 3 4 .429 Stung with a 13-10 home loss to Appalachian State on Saturday, Elon .......................................... 1 3 .250 2 5 .286 NCAA I-AA 13th-ranked Furman returns to action this Saturday when it travels to Charleston to face arch-rival The Citadel in key Southern Chattanooga ...........................0 2 .000 0 6 .000 Conference showdown for both schools. East Tennessee State ........... 0 3 .000 2 4 .333 THE COACHES October 18 Liberty at East Tennessee State, 2:00 Furman: Bobby Lamb (Furman ‘86) Chattanooga at Elon, 2:00 12-6 (.667), 2nd Year at Furman Wofford at Western Carolina, 2:00 12-6 (.667), 2nd Year Overall Furman at The Citadel, 3:30 Lamb vs. The Citadel (1-0) Georgia Southern at Appalachian State, 4:00 The Citadel: Ellis Johnson (The Citadel ‘75) 9-19 (.321), 3rd Year at The Citadel 2003 PRE-SEASON HONORS 14-25 (.359), 3rd Year Overall Johnson vs. Furman (0-2) Preseason All-Southern Conference TE Willis Sudderth (1st Team) SOUTHERN CONFERENCE WEEKLY TELECONFERENCE WR Isaac West (1st Team) Furman head coach Bobby Lamb will be available to the media on the PK Danny Marshall (1st Team) Southern Conference Teleconference on Tuesdays between 10:28-10:35 OT Ben Bainbridge (2nd Team) a.m. The toll-free number to access the teleconference is 1-866-375- C Craig Morgan (2nd Team) 5101. DE Travis Jones (2nd Team) LB Cedrick Ritter (2nd Team) CSS TV BROADCAST TEAM FS Cam Newton (2nd Team) RS Brian Bratton (2nd Team) Comcast Sports Southeast TV Chuck Hussion, play-by-play; Southern Conference Polls Will Bouton, analyst SoCon Head Coaches (T2nd) SoCon Media (2nd) FURMAN RADIO TEAM THE BOBBY LAMB SHOW Furman Radio Tuesdays 2003 SEASON HONORS WCSZ-AM 1070 7:30 p.m...Charter (Channel 10) Dave Hubbard, play-by-play; Southern Conference Players-of-the-Week John Ingles, analyst; Thursdays FS Cam Newton vs. Elon (7 Tack, 1 FF, 1 Int.) Ken Pettus, sideline 4:00 p.m... Comcast/Charter (CSS) LB William Freeman vs. Richmond (14 Tack, 2 TFL) 2003 FURMAN PALADINS FOOTBALL THE OFFENSES 1961 .......... L .......... 8-9 ............. Charleston.................. Bob King 1962 ........ W ...... 33-25 ........... GREENVILLE ............. Bob King Furman Offense: Multiple The Citadel Offense: Multiple 1963 ........ W ...... 34-25 ........... Charleston.................. Bob King '03 Points/Game — 24.3 ‘03 Points/Game — 24.5 1964 .......... L .........0-17 ............ GREENVILLE ............. Bob King '03 Yards/Game — 360.2 ‘03 Yards/Game — 349.8 1965 .......... L .........0-28 ............ Charleston.................. Bob King Rushing — 215.2 Rushing — 179.7 1966 .......... L .........6-10 ............ GREENVILLE ............. Bob King Passing — 145.0 Passing — 170.2 1967 ........ W ........14-6 ............ Charleston.................. Bob King 1968 .......... L ....... 12-31 ........... GREENVILLE ............. Bob King THE DEFENSES 1969 .......... L ....... 21-37 ........... Charleston.................. Bob King 1970 ........ W ...... 28-21 ........... GREENVILLE ............. Bob King Furman Defense: 43 The Citadel Defense: 43 1971 .......... L ....... 33-35 ........... Charleston.................. Bob King '03 Points/Game — 13.0 ‘03 Points/Game — 28.0 1972 .......... L ....... 13-19 ........... GREENVILLE ............. Bob King '03 Yards/Game — 268.2 ‘03 Yards/Game — 333.5 1973 .......... L ....... 21-26 ........... Charleston.................. Art Baker Rushing — 117.2 Rushing — 145.8 1974 .......... L .........0-24 ............ GREENVILLE ............. Art Baker Passing — 151.0 Passing — 187.7 1975 .......... L .........9-13 ............ Charleston.................. Art Baker 1976 .......... L ....... 16-17 ........... GREENVILLE ............. Art Baker THE SERIES CHARTING FURMAN’S OPPONENTS In a series that began in 1913 and ranks as the Southern Conference’s Opponent Current Record Last Result oldest and longest running rivalry, Furman holds a commanding 51-28-3 Elon ............................................ 2-5 ..................................... l. Wofford, 7-45 lead in its series with The Citadel. The 51 victories and 82 meetings Clemson.................................... 4-2 ................................... d. Virginia, 30-27 represent the most by the Paladins against any foe. Furman heads into Richmond ................................. 0-5 ...................... l. James Madison, 14-34 Saturday’s game having claimed four straight wins and seven decisions in the Gardner-Webb ........................ 5-2 ................. d. Coastal Carolina, 38-17 last eight meetings with the Bulldogs, including a 37-10 verdict last year in Western Carolina ................... 3-4 .................l. Georgia Southern, 25-32 Greenville. Two years ago Furman topped The Citadel 30-7 in Charleston Appalachian State ................... 3-3 .................................. d. Furman, 13-10 to extend its winning streak at Johnson Hagood Stadium to four games. The The Citadel .............................. 3-3 ........................... d. Elon, 31-7 (Oct. 4) Citadel registered its last win over Furman in 1998 by a 25-24 score. East Tennessee State .............. 2-4 ... l. Appalachian State, 7-21 (Oct. 4) Overall the Paladins own a 21-16-2 record in Charleston; in Greenville, Georgia Southern ................... 4-2 ................ d. Western Carolina, 32-25 Furman is 28-12. The Paladins are also 2-0-1 in three neutral site clashes Wofford .................................... 5-1 .......................................... d. Elon, 45-7 with The Citadel. Chattanooga ............................ 0-6 ................... l. Wofford, 14-42 (Oct. 4) Year Result Score Site Furman Coach 1913 .......... L .........0-75 ............ Charleston.................. W.C. Farmer 1919 ........ W ........21-6 ............ GREENVILLE ............. W.L. Laval SPORTS NETWORK/CSTV NCAA I-AA FOOTBALL POLL 1920 ........ W ........21-6 ............ Charleston.................. W.L. Laval (Oct. 13) 1921 ........ W ........42-0 ............ GREENVILLE ............. W.L. Laval Rnk)Team 2003 Record Points Previous 1922 ........ W ........28-0 ............ Florence ...................... W.L. Laval 1) McNeese State (64) ................... 4-1 .................. 2,530 .....................1 1923 ........ W ...... 30-14 ........... GREENVILLE ............. W.L. Laval 2) Western Illinois (26) .................. 5-1 .................. 2,485 .....................2 1924 .......... L .......... 0-6 ............. Charleston.................. W.L. Laval 3) Villanova (12) ............................... 6-0 .................. 2,409 .....................3 1925 ........ W ......... 7-0 ............. GREENVILLE ............. W.L. Laval 4) Delaware (1) ................................ 6-0 .................. 2,258 .....................4 1926 ........ W ......... 7-0 ............. Charleston.................. W.L. Laval 5) Montana ........................................ 5-1