Game 6 -- October 11, 2003, 3:33 EDT Kickoff Furman Paladins (4-1, 2-0 SoCon) vs. Appalachian State Mountaineers (2-3, 1-1 SoCon) Greenville, South Carolina, Paladin Stadium (16,000) — Natural Surface TV: Fox Sports Net South (Live) Radio: WCSZ-AM 1070 (Greenville) Internet: http://www.furmanpaladins.com (Live)
Furman Football SID: Hunter Reid (864) 294-2061 Appalachian State Football SID: Kelby Siler (828) 268-0757 Furman Web Site: www.furmanpaladins.com Appalachian State Web Site: www.goasu.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) ...... 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 Furman ...... 2 0 1.000 4 1 .800 CSTV - Collegiate Sports Television Wofford ...... 2 0 1.000 4 1 .800 TFN - The Football Network The Citadel ...... 2 1 .667 3 3 .500 Western Carolina ...... 2 1 .667 3 3 .500 THE GAME Georgia Southern ...... 1 1 .500 3 2 .600 Appalachian State ...... 1 1 .500 2 3 .400 Riding a three-game winning streak and fresh from a 19-13 Southern Elon ...... 1 2 .333 2 4 .333 Conference road win over Western Carolina, NCAA I-AA fifth-ranked Furman returns home to take on league foe Appalachian State in a contest Chattanooga ...... 0 2 .000 0 6 .000 that will highlight Family Weekend at Furman University. East Tennessee State ...... 0 3 .000 2 4 .333
THE COACHES October 11 Western Carolina @ Georgia Southern, 1:00 Furman: Bobby Lamb (Furman ‘86) Elon @ Wofford, 1:30 12-5 (.706), 2nd Year at Furman Appalachian State @ Furman, 3:33 (Fox Sports Net South TV) 12-5 (.706), 2nd Year Overall Lamb vs. Appalachian State (0-1) 2003 PRE-SEASON HONORS
Appalachian State: Jerry Moore (Baylor ‘61) Preseason All-Southern Conference 117-58 (.669), 15th Year at Appalachian State TE Willis Sudderth (1st Team) 144-106-2 (.575), 22nd Year Overall WR Isaac West (1st Team) Moore vs. Furman (6-8) PK Danny Marshall (1st Team) OT Ben Bainbridge (2nd Team) SOUTHERN CONFERENCE WEEKLY TELECONFERENCE C Craig Morgan (2nd Team) DE Travis Jones (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 LB Cedrick Ritter (2nd Team) a.m. The toll-free number to access the teleconference is 1-866-375- FS Cam Newton (2nd Team) 5101. RS Brian Bratton (2nd Team)
FOX SPORTS NET SOUTH BROADCAST TEAM Southern Conference Polls SoCon Head Coaches (T2nd) Fox Sports Net South SoCon Media (2nd) Bob Rathbun, play-by-play; Dave Archer, analyst 2003 SEASON HONORS
FURMAN RADIO TEAM THE BOBBY LAMB SHOW Southern Conference Players-of-the-Week Furman Radio Tuesdays FS Cam Newton vs. Elon (7 Tack, 1 FF, 1 Int.) WCSZ-AM 1070 7:30 p.m...Charter (Channel 10) LB William Freeman vs. Richmond (14 Tack, 2 TFL) Chuck Hussion, play-by-play; John Ingles, analyst; Thursdays Gordon Higgins, sideline 4:00 p.m... Comcast/Charter (CSS)
2003 FURMAN PALADINS FOOTBALL THE OFFENSES the go-ahead touchdown, which came on a 12-yard strike from quarter- back Billy Napier to flanker Bear Rinehart to put the Paladins ahead 15-14. Furman Offense: Multiple Appalachian State Offense: Multiple I But the Paladins elected to go for two points and Napier's pass was picked '03 Points/Game — 27.2 ‘03 Points/Game — 18.0 off at the 4-yard line by Jeffries, who ran 20 yards before pitching it to '03 Yards/Game — 381.6 ‘03 Yards/Game — 279.8 Black, who covered the distance for the game’s decisive points. Rushing — 227.8 Rushing — 139.6 "I've been a part of some losses over the years but nothing like that," Passing — 153.8 Passing — 140.2 said a despondent head coach Bobby Lamb. "I take full responsibility for what happened. We didn't have a time out and had some confusion about THE DEFENSES what play to run. We wanted to run a sprint out, but instead we threw the tunnel screen, and they picked it off. Our defense deserved better. They Furman Defense: 43 Appalachian State Defense: 43 played their rear ends off." '03 Points/Game — 13.0 ‘03 Points/Game — 25.4 Furman outgained Appalachian State 323-204 and hogged the foot- '03 Yards/Game — 276.8 ‘03 Yards/Game — 346.2 ball for most of the game, piling up 77 snaps and 40:21 of possession to Rushing — 114.8 Rushing — 128.0 the Mountaineers' 44 offensive plays and 19:39 of possession. Appalachian Passing — 162.0 Passing — 218.2 State only had 17 snaps in the second half and 87 total yards over the game's final 30 minutes, but the Mountaineer defense accounted for nine THE SERIES CHARTING FURMAN’S OPPONENTS Furman owns a 20-9-3 series record against Appalachian State but has Opponent Current Record Last Result split the last four meetings with the Mountaineers. The Paladins dropped Elon ...... 2-4 ...... l. The Citadel, 7-31 a 16-15 verdict in Boone a year ago after earning a 28-22 decision in Clemson...... 3-2 ...... l. Maryland, 7-21 Greenville in 2001. Furman has won three straight games against Appala- Richmond ...... 0-4 ...... l. Maine, 10-20 chian State in Paladin Stadium and sports a 12-3-1 record versus the Gardner-Webb ...... 4-2 ...... d. Coastal Carolina, 38-17 Mountaineers in Greenville, including an 8-3 mark in Paladin Stadium Western Carolina ...... 3-3 ...... l. Furman 13-19 (opened in 1981). Appalachian State registered its last win in Greenville in Appalachian State ...... 2-3 ...... d. East Tennessee State, 21-7 1995 by a 41-28 score. The Citadel ...... 3-3 ...... d. Elon, 31-7 East Tennessee State ...... 2-4 ...... l. Appalachian State, 7-21 Year Result Score Site Furman Coach Georgia Southern ...... 3-2 ..... d. Florida International, 37-35 1971 ...... T ...... 0-0 ...... GREENVILLE ...... Bob King Wofford ...... 4-1 ...... d. Chattanooga, 42-14 1972 ...... W ...... 20-17 ...... Boone ...... Bob King Chattanooga ...... 0-6 ...... l. Wofford, 14-42 1973 ...... W ...... 17-0 ...... GREENVILLE ...... Art Baker 1974 ...... L ...... 3-27 ...... Boone ...... Art Baker 1975 ...... W ...... 30-23 ...... GREENVILLE ...... Art Baker 1976 ...... T ...... 14-14 ...... Boone ...... Art Baker SPORTS NETWORK/CSTV NCAA I-AA FOOTBALL POLL 1977 ...... W ...... 28-20 ...... GREENVILLE ...... Art Baker (Oct. 6) 1978 ...... W ...... 52-34 ...... Boone ...... Dick Sheridan Rnk)Team 2003 Record Points Previous 1979 ...... W ...... 31-17 ...... GREENVILLE ...... Dick Sheridan 1) McNeese State (74) ...... 4-1 ...... 2,552 ...... 1 1980 ...... W ...... 21-20 ...... Boone ...... Dick Sheridan 2) Western Illinois (18) ...... 4-1 ...... 2,480 ...... 2 1981 ...... W ...... 22-18 ...... GREENVILLE ...... Dick Sheridan 3) Villanova (9) ...... 5-0 ...... 2,392 ...... 3 1982 ...... W ...... 27-21 ...... Boone ...... Dick Sheridan 4) Delaware (1) ...... 5-0 ...... 2,253 ...... 4 1983 ...... W ...... 49-0 ...... GREENVILLE ...... Dick Sheridan 5) Furman (1) ...... 4-1 ...... 2,127 ...... 7 1984 ...... L ...... 14-21 ...... Boone ...... Dick Sheridan 6) Montana ...... 4-1 ...... 2,033 ...... 8 1985 ...... W ...... 21-7 ...... GREENVILLE ...... Dick Sheridan 7) Massachusetts ...... 4-1 ...... 1,890 ...... 9 1986 ...... T ...... 17-17 ...... Boone ...... Jimmy Satterfield 8) Southern Illinois ...... 5-0 ...... 1,739 ...... 11 1987 ...... L ...... 8-16 ...... GREENVILLE ...... Jimmy Satterfield 9) Western Kentucky (1) ...... 3-2 ...... 1,626 ...... 6 1988 ...... W ...... 24-9 ...... Boone ...... Jimmy Satterfield 10) Wofford ...... 4-1 ...... 1,571 ...... 12 1989 ...... W ...... 31-6 ...... GREENVILLE ...... Jimmy Satterfield 11) Georgia Southern ...... 3-2 ...... 1,393 ...... 13 1990 ...... W ...... 30-7 ...... Boone ...... Jimmy Satterfield 12) Northern Iowa ...... 4-1 ...... 1,298 ...... 16 1991 ...... L ...... 23-26 ...... GREENVILLE ...... Jimmy Satterfield 13) Bethune-Cookman ...... 4-1 ...... 1,244 ...... 5 1992 ...... W ...... 16-13 ...... Boone ...... Jimmy Satterfield 14) Northern Arizona ...... 4-1 ...... 1,183 ...... 17 1993 ...... W ...... 27-21 ...... GREENVILLE ...... Jimmy Satterfield 15) Penn ...... 3-0 ...... 1,145 ...... 15 1994 ...... L ...... 6-30 ...... Boone ...... Bobby Johnson 16) Grambling State ...... 3-2 ...... 969 ...... 18 1995 ...... L ...... 28-41 ...... GREENVILLE ...... Bobby Johnson 17) Colgate...... 5-0 ...... 919 ...... 19 1996 ...... W ...... 20-14 ...... Boone ...... Bobby Johnson 18) Southern ...... 5-0 ...... 791 ...... 22 1997 ...... W ...... 24-22 ...... GREENVILLE ...... Bobby Johnson 19) Northeastern ...... 4-2 ...... 748 ...... 10 1998 ...... L ...... 13-26 ...... Boone ...... Bobby Johnson 20) Northwestern State ...... 4-2 ...... 618 ...... 21 1999 ...... W ...... 35-21 ...... GREENVILLE ...... Bobby Johnson 21) Maine ...... 4-2 ...... 554 ...... 23 2000 ...... L ...... 17-18 ...... Boone ...... Bobby Johnson 22) Idaho State ...... 3-2 ...... 365 ...... 25 2001 ...... W ...... 28-22 ...... GREENVILLE ...... Bobby Johnson 23) Harvard ...... 3-0 ...... 289 ...... NR 2002 ...... L ...... 15-16 ...... Boone ...... Bobby Lamb 24) Cal Poly ...... 3-2 ...... 277 ...... 20 25) Fordham ...... 3-2 ...... 226 ...... 14 In Greenville: Furman leads 12-3-1; In Boone: Furman leads 8-6-2 FURMAN WEEK-BY-WEEK IN TSN LAST MEETING Preseason ...... 8 Oct. 13...... BOONE, N.C. (Oct. 12, 2002) -- Derrick Black took a pitch following Sept. 1 ...... 7 Oct. 20...... an interception by teammate Josh Jeffries on a two-point conversion at- Sept. 8 ...... 8 Oct. 27...... tempt and completed a 96-yard return for two points with 7.4 seconds Sept. 15 ...... 9 Nov. 3...... left in the game to lift NCAA I-AA nationally fourth-ranked Appalachian Sept. 22 ...... 8 Nov. 10...... State to a 16-15 win over fifth-rated Furman. Sept. 29 ...... 7 Nov. 17...... ASU’s improbable last second heroics came after Furman appeared Oct. 6 ...... 5 Nov. 24...... set to finish off the Mountaineers after marching 73 yards in 13 plays for 2003 FURMAN PALADINS FOOTBALL points on two plays. Punt Returns ...... 2-23...... 2-38 The first Appalachian State defensive score came with the Mountain- Kickoff Returns ...... 2-73...... 3-51 eers trailing 6-0 late in the third quarter and Furman seemingly about to Possession Time ...... 40:21...... 19:39 gain the upperhand. Bottled up at its own 2 following a 61-yard Nate Third Down Conversions ...... 6-16...... 3-9 McKinney punt, the Paladin offensive line cleared the way for three first Fourth Down Conversions ...... 2-2...... 0-0 downs to the 39, but on the next play Jay Lyles stepped in front of a Sacks By ...... 1-6...... 3-15 Napier sideline pass and returned it 43 yards for a touchdown to give the Mountaineers a 7-6 lead with 2:00 to go in the quarter. NOTING THE PALADINS Furman then used a 48-yard Brian Bratton kickoff return to set up a 10-play, 33-yard penetration, which resulted in a Danny Marshall 36-yard TOUGH AT HOME OF LATE...Furman heads into Saturday’s game field goal at the 11:03 mark and a 9-7 Furman advantage. against Appalachian State sporting a 15-1 record in its last 16 home games Appalachian State answered with its only noteworthy offensive pos- (.938). Since 1999, Furman has posted a 26-4 record in Paladin Stadium session of the contest, moving 79 yards in 10 plays for a 24-yard touch- (.862). That stretch includes a 24-2 regular season worksheet (.923) and down pass from quarterback Joe Burchette to a wide open Joey Hoover 16-1 slate (.941) at home versus Southern Conference competition. Two that put the Mountaineers ahead 14-9 with 5:39 remaining. of those wins came over Appalachian State: 35-21 (1999) and 28-22 (2001). Furman then took over at its own 27 and methodically moved down the field with several runs and a pair of 22-yard pass plays to Rinehart and QUICK HITS...Furman’s 19-13 win over Western Carolina marked Bratton, with the latter moving the football to the ASU 15. After losing the sixth straight decision over the Catamounts and improved the Paladins’ eight yards to the 23, Napier completed a 16-yard pass to tailback Hindley record in Cullowhee to 10-4-1 (.700) — the highest road winning Brigham to the 7, setting up a fourth-and-two play. A quick pitch to Brigham percentage by Furman versus any league foe. The victory was Furman’s netted five yards and a first down to the ASU 2, but an incomplete pass ninth in its last 11 conference road games. The triumph also represented only and two delay of game penalties pushed the ball back to the 12. The Pala- the third time in 34 games (3-31, .088) since 1991 Furman has prevailed on the dins came back, however, when, on third down, Napier drilled a 12-yard road when scoring less than 21 points; the Paladins are 30-5 (.857) in away scoring strike to Rinehart to give Furman the short-lived 15-14 advantage. games when scoring 21 points or more during that same span.
SCORE BY QUARTERS SUCCESS VERSUS THE TAR HEEL STATE...Furman has com- piled a 46-19-5 record (.693) versus current Southern Conference football Furman ...... 0339—15programs from North Carolina. That includes near identical records versus Appalachian State ...... 0079—16both Western Carolina (20-9-2) and Appalachian State (20-9-3), and a 6- 1 slate against Elon. SCORING SUMMARY FURMAN VERSUS THE TAR HEEL STATE F — Danny Marshall 29 FG 13:19-2Q Opponent Series .Pct 8 plays, 18 yards, TOP 3:46 ...... 3- 0 Elon ...... 6-1...... 857 F — Danny Marshall 46 FG 7:29-3Q Western Carolina ...... 20-9-2...... 677 13 plays, 49 yards, TOP 5:57 ...... 6- 0 Appalachian State ...... 20-9-3...... 672 A — Jay Lyles 43 interception return (Mark Wright kick) 2:00-3Q 6- 7 Totals...... 46-19-5...... 693 F — Danny Marshall 36 FG 11:03-4Q 10 plays, 33 yards, TOP 5:57 ...... 9- 7 MARSHALL MOVING UP THE CHARTS...Furman senior A — Joey Hoover 24 pass from Joe Burchette (Mark Wright kick) 5:39-4Q placekicker Danny Marshall (Atlanta, Ga.) kicked a career high four 10 plays, 79 yards, TOP 5:24 ...... 9-14 field goals and accounted for 13 points in Saturday’s 19-13 win over F — Bear Rinehart 12 pass from Billy Napier (pass intercepted) 0:07-4Q Western Carolina. In connecting on field goals covering 42, 30, 43, and 22 13 plays, 73 yards, TOP 5:32 ...... 15-14 yards, as well as one PAT versus the Catamounts, the Southern Conference’s top A — Derrick Black PAT return ...... 15-16 kicker improved his Furman career kick scoring tally to 273 points and, in the process, surpassed former Western Carolina kicker Dean Biasucci (263 points, INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS 1980-83) into third place on the league’s all-time kick scoring ledger. In addition, he moved ahead of Stanford Jennings (262 points, 1980-83) into second Rushing: F — Brigham 10-49, Rembert 10-45, Means 4-36, Emerson 6- place on Furman’s overall scoring chart, behind only Louis Ivory (318 26, O’Neal 8-8, Bratton 1-1, Team 1-(-1), Napier 8-(-11). A — Beard 13- points, 1998-91). Marshall’s four field goals versus Western Carolina 60, Layton 2-17, Jackson 4-13, Burchette 7-0. topped three-field goal performances he had recorded against Elon (2000 Passing: F — Napier 20-29-1-170. A — Burchette 11-17-1-116. & ‘01) and Appalachian State (2002). He had two chances in the fourth Receiving: F — Rinehart 8-84, Bratton 4-48, Rembert 3-(-5), Brigham 2- quarter on Saturday to tie Furman’s school single game field goal record 20, O’Neal 2-9, Thomas 1-14. A — Little 3-45, Layton 2-9, Fowlkes 2-9, held by Glen Connally (vs. East Tennessee State, 1990), but a bad snap Hoover 1-24, Hayward 1-18, White 1-7, Beard 1-4. from center on a 26-yard attempt led to a failed pass attempt, and a later Field Goals: F — Marshall 29G, 46G, 36G. A — Wright 43NG. 26-yard attempt was blocked. The league’s leading scorer heading into Defense: F — Ritter 10 (2 solo, 8 ast.), Killian 9 (2 solo, 7 ast.), Billingsly Saturday’s game against Appalachian State, he has 40 points, having converted 7 (2 solo, 5 ast., 1 FF), Wilson 6 (3 solo, 3 ast.), Poole 5 (3 solo, 2 ast., 2 TFL, 8-of-10 field goals and 16-of-16 PATs. For his career he has drilled 43-of-54 field 1 Sack), Newton 2 (2 solo, 1 FR, 1 Int, 1 PBU). A — Rogers 14 (4 solo, 10 goal attempts (.796) and 144-of-153 PATs (.941). ast., 1 TFL, 2 PBU), Smalls 12 (3 solo, 9 ast., 1 TFL), Carter 12 (2 solo, 10 ast.), Cornatzer 11 (6 solo, 5 ast.). MARSHALL’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR PAT PCT FG PCT U29 30-39 40-49 50+ LNG PTS 2000 ..... 44-45 .. .977 .. 13-17 . .765 ..... 6-7 ...... 6-7 ...... 1-3 ... 0-0 ... 43.... 83 TEAM STATISTICS 2001 ..... 45-50 .. .900 .. 10-12 . .833 ..... 6-6 ...... 4-5 ...... 0-1 ... 0-0 ... 39.... 75 FUR ASU 2002 ..... 39-42 .. .929 .. 12-15 . .800 ..... 4-4 ...... 5-6 ...... 3-4 ... 0-1 ... 46.... 75 First Downs ...... 22...... 11 2003 ..... 16-16 1.000 .... 8-10 . .800 ..... 2-3 ...... 2-2 ...... 2-3 ... 0-0 ... 41 .... 40 Rushing ...... 48-153...... 27-88 Totals144-153 . ..941 .. 43-54 . .796 . 18-20 ... 17-20 .... 8-13 ... 0-1 ... 46.. 273 Passing...... 170...... 116 C/A/I ...... 20-29-1...... 11-17-1 FURMAN CAREER KICK SCORING Total Offense ...... 323...... 204 Rank Player Years XP FG Points Fumbles-Lost ...... 3-0...... 2-1 1)... Danny Marshall ...... 2000- ...... 144-153 .... 43-54 ...... 273 Penalties ...... 6-51...... 6-88 2) ....Jason Wells ...... 1996-99 ...... 143-151...... 35-57 ...... 248 Punts ...... 4-36.8...... 5-54.6 3) ....Mike Wood ...... 1986-89 ...... 134-141...... 29-49 ...... 221 2003 FURMAN PALADINS FOOTBALL 4) ....Jim Richter ...... 1992-95 ...... 85-92 ...... 43-63 ...... 214 BRIGHAM REACHES NEW HIGHS...Furman senior tailback 5) ....Keven Esval...... 1982-85 ...... 135-141...... 17-34 ...... 186 Hindley Brigham (Birmingham, Ala.) recorded new career highs in rushing attempts (28) and rushing yards (137) in the Paladins’ 19-13 win over Western FURMAN CAREER SCORING Carolina. The 137 yards bested his previous highwater mark of 114 yards Rank Player Years TD XP FG Points registered in last year’s 35-7 win over Chattanooga. A testament to his 1) ....Louis Ivory ...... 1998-01 ..... 53...... 0-0 ...... 0-0 ...... 318 reliability was offered on Furman’s final drive of the game against Western 2)... Danny Marshall ...... 2000- ...... 0 .. 144-153 . 43-54 ... 273 Carolina when, with the Paladins holding a six-point lead, he got the call on 3) ....Stanford Jennings ...... 1980-83 ..... 43...... 2-2 ...... 0-0 ...... 262 seven of the possession’s eight snaps, including a pair of 13 and 8-yard runs 4) ....Carl Tremble ...... 1989-92 ..... 43...... 0-0 ...... 0-0 ...... 258 that gave Furman huge first downs and allowed Furman to run out the clock. ....Robbie Gardner ...... 1982-86 ..... 43...... 0-0 ...... 0-0 ...... 258 The 137-yard rushing performance follows a pair of 110-yard outings 6) ....Jason Wells ...... 1996-99 ...... 0... 143-151 .. 35-57...... 248 against both Elon (24-7 win) and Richmond (31-17 win) earlier this year and 7) ....Mike Wood ...... 1986-89 ...... 0... 134-141 .. 29-49...... 221 marked the fourth 100-yard outing of his career. Furman’s lone senior 8) ....Jim Richter ...... 1992-95 ...... 0...... 85-92 ..... 43-63...... 214 starter on offense and SoCon’s third leading rusher this year with 445 yards 9) ....Derek Russell ...... 1997-00 ..... 34...... 0-1 ...... 0-0 ...... 204 (89.0 ypg), he has rushed for 1,437 yards and 10 touchdowns and has 10) ....Mike Glenn ...... 1978-80 ..... 32...... 0-0 ...... 0-0 ...... 192 averaged a solid 6.1 yards per carry in his career.
SOUTHERN CONFERENCE CAREER KICK SCORING NOTABLE RUSHING SUCCESS...Furman rolled up 389 yards in Rank Player School Years Points total offense against Western Carolina, including 170 via the rush against a 1) Kirk Roach ...... Western Carolina ...... 1984-87 ...... 302 Catamount defense that came into the game ranked first in the league in rushing 2) Dewey Klein ...... Marshall ...... 1988-91 ...... 300 defense (88.2 ypg). That success on the ground helped Furman control the 3) Danny Marshall ....Furman ...... 2001- ...... 273 football for a season high 38:51 to the Catamounts 21:09. Furman currently 4) Dean Biasucci ...... Western Carolina ...... 1980-83 ...... 263 leads the Southern Conference in time of possession (32:07 avg.) 5) Tim Openlander ...... Marshall ...... 1994-96 ...... 255 6) Bjorn Nittmo ...... Appalachian State ...... 1985-88 ...... 250 YOUNG OFFENSIVE LINE SHOWING PROMISE...With jun- 7) Jason Wells ...... Furman...... 1996-98 ...... 248 ior center Craig Morgan (Huntington, W.Va.) sidelined for Furman’s 8) Matt Vick ...... Chattanooga ...... 1997-00 ...... 242 first four games due to a concussion sustained early in preseason practice, 9) Mike Shoun ...... East Tennessee State.... 1987-90 ...... 233 the Paladins’ offensive line the first month of the season featured only one 10) Jerry Chapman ...... East Tennessee State.... 1995-98 ...... 230 returning starter from a year ago, junior preseason All-Southern Confer- ence left tackle Ben Bainbridge (Oklahoma City, Okla.), and four MARSHALL PICKED FOR ALL-STAR CLASSIC...Furman se- sophomores: center Corey Stewart (Lilburn, Ga.), guards Clayton nior placekicker Danny Marshall (Atlanta, Ga.) was recently selected Dyson (North Augusta, S.C.) and Patrick Covington (Charlotte, to play in The Football Network (TFN)/Division I-AA All-Star Classic game N.C.), and right tackle Brian Laggis (Stockbridge, Ga.). That changed on Tuesday, Dec. 30 at Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. with Morgan’s return to the starting lineup in Saturday’s 19-13 win over Western Carolina, but the big picture here is Furman’s offensive line, despite SENIOR SCARCITY...Furman counts only five seniors on its 2003 its overall youth (no seniors), is gaining quality experience and depth amid success squad and boasts only two seniors among its starting 22. The Paladins, (4-1 start). Although Stewart, who entered the preseason as a guard, was however, are well stocked with juniors (22) and sophomores (27). bumped from the lineup by Morgan’s return, he now counts five career Furman’s offensive and defensive starting lineup against Appalachian State starts, including one at center in the Paladins’ 2002 NCAA I-AA playoff will likely feature two seniors, 14 juniors, and six sophomores. contest versus Villanova. Dyson, Covington, and Laggis, meanwhile, now have five career starts. In addition sophomore guard Andrew Thornburg FURMAN CAREER STARTING EXPERIENCE LEDGER (Snellville, Ga.) and redshirt freshman center Jeff Fambrough (At- Pos. Player (Class) Career Starts lanta, Ga.) have earned quality playing time through five games, totaling TE Willis Sudderth (Jr.)...... 14 127 and 90 snaps, respectively, in backup roles. As youthful as Furman John Rust (So.) ...... 3 appears on its offensive front, its worth remembering the Paladin offensive LT Ben Bainbridge (Jr.) ...... 17 line is under the guidance of Clay Hendrix, one of the league’s most LG Clayton Dyson (So.) ...... 5 respected assistant coaches and developer of 20 All-Southern Conference Corey Stewart (So.) ...... 5 linemen, 10 All-Americans, and four SoCon Jacobs Blocking Award winners C Craig Morgan (Jr.) ...... 12 in his 15 seasons on the Furman staff. RG Patrick Covington (So.) ...... 4 RT Brian Laggis (So.) ...... 5 IMPRESSIVE RETURN...Junior Craig Morgan turned in an out- SE Isaac West (Jr.) ...... 10 standing performance in his first action of the season on Saturday against FLK Brian Bratton (Jr.) ...... 8 Western Carolina, recording 18 knockdoown blocks and a career high QB Bo Moore (Jr.) ...... 5 “exceptional” blocking grade of 2.05 (95.9 percent) on 74 snaps. FB Al Means (Jr.) ...... 5 TB Hindley Brigham (Sr.) ...... 14 MOORE DELIVERS IN THE CLUTCH...Junior quarterback Bo Offense Totals ...... 107 Moore (Madison, Ga.) fashioned a solid game in Saturday’s 19-13 win over Western Carolina, rushing for the Paladins’ lone touchdown and DE Brandon Poole (Sr.) ...... 32 completing 14-of-18 passes (one interception) for 219 yards , including a DT Justin Porter (So.) ...... 14 perfectly executed 43-yard pass to split end Brian Stone (Nashville, NG Michael Burant (Jr.) ...... 6 Tenn.) in the waning minutes of the game that helped seal the victory. Wesley Bray (R-Fr.) ...... 1 With the Paladins nursing a six-point lead and faced with a third-and-17 DE Travis Jones (Jr.) ...... 6 situation with just over two minutes to go at the Furman 33, Moore WLB Cedrick Ritter (Jr.) ...... 17 delivered a strike to Stone for a first down at the Western Carolina 24, MLB Mike Killian (Jr.) ...... 26 thereby allowing Furman to run out the clock. For Moore, now in his first SLB William Freeman (So.) ...... 3 season as a starter, the 219 yards trailed only the 221-yard performance Keito Whetstone (Sr.) ...... 14 he registered in the Paladins’ season opening 24-7 win over Elon. On the LCB T.J. Wilson (Jr.) ...... 17 season he has completed 59-of-97 passes (60.8 percent) for 755 yards and four RCB Keith Johnson (So.) ...... 5 touchdowns. His 129.51 pass efficiency rating leads all SoCon quarterbacks with SS Daniel South (Jr.) ...... 4 enough pass attempts to warrant a ranking, and he’s also contributed 180 Shelton Riley (R-Fr.) ...... 1 yards rushing and a score. FS Cam Newton (Jr.) ...... 17 Defense Totals ...... 163 SEEING RED IN THE RED ZONE...Although Furman head coach 2003 FURMAN PALADINS FOOTBALL Bobby Lamb was certainly happy with his team’s 19-13 win over Western saw him register action in only eight contests. Carolina on Saturday, he wasn’t too pleased with his team’s offensive FURMAN LINEBACKERS MAKING THE PLAYS...Furman’s performance in the red zone (inside the WCU 20). Furman cracked the linebacking corps appears to be living up to its billing as the possibly league’s Catamount red zone six times but only managed 13 points. One of those strongest group as through five games the Paladins’ three leading tacklers six possessions probably should get a flier, as the game ended with Furman are linebackers. Leading the way is junior Mike Killian (Atlanta, Ga.) at the WCU 8-yard line The other five, however, netted only one with a team leading 62 tackles. Next are sophomore William Freeman touchdown, two field goals, a bad snap on a field goal attempt (and (Swansea, S.C.) and junior All-Southern Conference performer Cedrick subsequent failed pass), and a blocked 26-yard field goal try in the fourth Ritter (Fairfax, S.C.), who have contributed 41 and 39 tackles, respec- quarter. One possession in particular was particularly bothersome to tively. Senior All-Southern Conference performer Keito Whetstone Lamb, as Furman, sporting a 19-13 lead, had a first-and-goal situation at the (Orangeburg, S.C.), meanwhile, has contributed 18 stops despite being Catamount 3 following a 54-yard pass play. Three plays later the Paladins sidelined for two of the last three games with a sprained ankle sustained in were at the WCU 9, where an ensuing 26-yard field goal try never the Paladins’ 28-17 loss to Clemson on Sept. 6. In his absence, Freeman, materialized as the aforementioned bad snap from center led to the an in his first career start, stepped in and registered a career high 14 stops, incomplete pass. On the season Furman has scored at a 70.0 percent clip including two tackles-for-loss, in the 31-17 triumph over Richmond on (14x20) from the red zone; however, after going 7-for-7 in the first three games, Sept. 20 on the way to earning Southern Conference Defensive Player-of- the Paladins have are just 7-for-13 inside the red zone in the last two contests. the-Week honors. He followed it up with 10 tackles and a half sack in the Paladins’ 45-0 whitewash of Gardner-Webb. All told, the Paladin line- MR. VERSATILE...When junior wide receiver Isaac West (Au- backer corps of Whetstone, Killian, Ritter, and Freeman have accounted gusta, Ga.) and tight end Willis Sudderth (Lilburn, Ga.) were for 160 tackles, 7.5 tackles-for-loss, four pass deflections, three forced suspended for the Paladins’ first three games, junior flanker Brian Bratton fumbles, one and a half sacks, an interception, and a fumble recovery (Martinez, Ga.), already known as one of the team’s most versatile through five games. Since 1975 Furman has produced 21 first team All- performers, stepped up his game even more. Through five games he has Southern Conference linebackers — the most of any league school. caught a team leading 22 passes for 275 yards and three touchdowns, rushed 16 times for 138 yards (8.6 ypc.) and two scores, and averaged 21.4 FURMAN LINEBACKERS CAREER STATISTICS yards on seven kickoff returns. In Saturday’s 19-13 triumph over Western Mike Killian, 6-1, 230, Jr., Atlanta, Ga. Carolina, he nabbed five passes for 50 yards. Two weeks ago in a 45-0 YEAR G-GS PRI AST TOT TFL (Loss) CF FR SACK INT PBU whitewash of Gardner-Webb, he collected six passes for 50 yards and 2001 ..... 11-9 ..... 26 ...... 16 ..... 42 ...... 2 ... (-13) ..... 0 .... 1...... 2.0 .... 0 ...... 2 rushed twice for 58 yards, including a 52-yard touchdown run. Earlier, in 2002 ... 12-12 ..... 64 ...... 37 ... 101 ...... 1 ..... (-4) ..... 2 .... 0...... 0.0 .... 0 ...... 2 the Paladins’ 28-17 loss to Clemson, he caught a 20-yard touchdown pass 2003 ...... 5-5 ..... 25 ...... 37 ..... 62 ...... 3 ..... (-5) ..... 2 .... 1...... 0.0 .... 1 ...... 1 (Furman’s first TD against Clemson since 1961) and ran for 41 yards and Totals 28-26 ... 115 ...... 90 ... 205 ...... 6 ... (-22) ..... 4 .... 2...... 2.0 .... 1 ...... 5 a second touchdown. For his career he now has 53 receptions for 717 yards and eight touchdowns and has registered 24 rushes for 196 yards and three William Freeman, 6-2, 214, So., Swansea, S.C. scores. He was named Southern Conference Freshman-of-the-Year and All- YEAR G-GS PRI AST TOT TFL (Loss) CF FR SACK INT PBU America as a return specialist in 2001 after leading the nation in kickoff returns 2002 ..... 12-0 ..... 19 ...... 9 ..... 28 ...... 1 ... (-11) ..... 0 .... 0...... 1.0 .... 0 ...... 0 (37.2 avg., 3 TDs), including a 100-yard sprint in the Paladins’ 28-22 win over 2003 ...... 5-3 ..... 18 ...... 23 ..... 41 ...... 2 ..... (-9) ..... 0 .... 0...... 0.5 .... 1 ...... 1 Appalachian State in Greenville. Totals .. 17-3 ..... 37 ...... 32 ..... 69 ...... 3 ... (-20) ..... 0 .... 0...... 1.5 .... 1 ...... 1