Game 13 -- December 8, 2001 (NCAA I-AA Playoffs, Quarterfinals) Furman Paladins (10-2, 7-1 SoCon) vs. Lehigh Mountain Hawks (11-0, 7-0 Patriot) Greenville, South Carolina, Paladin Stadium (16,000) — Natural Grass 12:06 EST Kickoff -- WFMZ-TV Allentown, Pa. (Live) WCSZ-AM 1070 (Live), WRIX-FM 103.1 (Live), YahooBroadcast.com (Live) Furman Football SID: Hunter Reid (864) 294-2061 Lehigh Football SID: Jim Marshall (610) 758-6631 Furman Web Site: www.furmanpaladins.com Lehigh Web Site: www.lehigh.edu THE GAME 2001 SOCON STANDINGS SoCon Overall Southern Conference co-champion and No. 3 seed Furman, a 24-20 Team W L .Pct W L .Pct winner over Western Kentucky in NCAA I-AA first round playoff action, Georgia Southern # ..............7 1 .875 11 1 .917 makes its first appearance in the quarterfinals since 1996 when it hosts Furman # .................................7 1 .875 10 2 .833 Patriot League champion Lehigh this Saturday at Paladin Stadium. Kickoff Appalachian State ..................6 2 .750 9 3 .750 Western Carolina ................ 5 3 .625 7 4 .636 is set for Noon. Lehigh defeated Hofstra 27-24 in overtime on Saturday to East Tennessee State ........... 4 4 .500 6 5 .545 advance into the playoff quarterfinals for the second consecutive year. Wofford ...................................3 5 .375 4 7 .364 The Furman-Lehigh winner will face the winner of Saturday’s Georgia The Citadel ............................ 2 6 .250 3 7 .300 Southern-Appalachian State game on Dec. 15 at a site and time to be Chattanooga ...........................1 7 .125 3 8 .273 announced. VMI............................................1 7 .125 1 10 .091 # shared 2001 SoCon championship TICKETS December 1 Results (NCAA I-AA First Round) Furman 24, Western Kentucky 20 Tickets for this Saturday’s Furman-Lehigh NCAA I-AA playoff game Lehigh 27, Hofstra 24 (ot) are reserved and are $16 for adults and $8 for faculty, staff, and children Georgia Southern 60, Florida A&M 35 under 12. Students may purchase tickets for $5. Tickets may be purchased Appalachian State 40, William & Mary 27 Northern Iowa 49, Eastern Illinois 43 in person at the Furman Ticket Office in Timmons Arena between the Montana 28, Northerwestern State 19 hours of 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday-Friday. All game day ticket sales Sam Houston State 34, Northern Arizona 31 will be conducted at the Paladin Stadium ticket office beginning at 10:00 Maine 14, McNeese State 10 a.m., two hours prior to kickoff. Cash, Mastercard, Visa, Discover, and America Express will be honored for all advance ticket purchases. Game December 8 Schedule (NCAA I-AA Quarterfinals) day ticket sales are cash only. The Furman ticket office telephone number Sam Houston State (10-2) @ No.1 Montana (12-1), 2:05 Maine (9-2) @ Northern Iowa (10-2), 2:30 is (864) 294-3097. Appalachian State (9-3) @ No. 2 Georgia Southern (11-1), Noon Lehigh (11-0) @ No. 3 Furman (10-2), Noon THE SERIES 2001 SEASON HONORS Saturday’s Furman-Lehigh NCAA I-AA quarterfinal playoff game will mark the third meeting in football between the two schools but first since Southern Conference Player-of-the-Week TB Louis Ivory (Off. vs. Western Carolina) 1967. Furman owns a 2-0 lead in its series with Lehigh, having claimed a 27- LB Will Bouton (Def. vs. Appalachian State) 15 win in Bethlehem, Pa., in 1965 and a 38-15 triumph in Greenville during FLK Isaac West (Fr. vs. Appalachian State) the 1967 season. QB Billy Napier (Off. vs. Chattanooga) FS Josh Cooper (Def. vs. Chattanooga) Year Result Score Site Furman Coach LB Cedrick Ritter (Fr. vs. Presbyterian) 1965 ............ W ........ 27-15 ....... Bethlehem ...................... Bob King Southern Conference Offensive Player-of-the-Year (Media) 1967 ............ W ........ 38-15 ....... Greenville ....................... Bob King TB Louis Ivory In Greenville: Furman leads 1-0 Southern Conference Defensive Player-of-the-Year (Media) In Bethlehem: Furman leads 1-0 LB Will Bouton Southern Conference Freshman-of-the-Year (Media) THE COACHES WR/RS Brian Bratton Furman: Bobby Johnson (Clemson '73) All-Southern Conference (Media) 58-35 (.624), 8th Year at Furman TB Louis Ivory (1st Team) QB Billy Napier (2nd Team) C Chris Stewart (1st Team) WR Bear Rinehart (2nd Team) 58-35 (.624), 8th Year Overall OG Marty Priore (1st Team) DL Ryan Spencer (2nd Team) Johnson NCAA I-AA Playoff Record: 2-3 OT Donnie Littlejohn (1st Team) DL LeBryan Sperling (2nd Team) Johnson vs. Lehigh (0-0) TE Trent Sansbury (1st Team) LB John Thrift (2nd Team) RS Brian Bratton (1st Team) DB Josh Cooper (2nd Team) Lehigh: Pete Lembo (Georgetown ‘92) PK Danny Marshall (1st Team) DB Richie Jackson (2nd Team) 11-0 (1.000), 1st Year at Lehigh LB Will Bouton (1st Team) DB Shelvis Smith (1st Team) 11-0 (1.000), 1st Year Overall Lembo NCAA I-AA Playoff Record: 1-0 Southern Conference Jacobs Blocking Award Lembo vs. Furman (0-0) OT Donnie Littlejohn THE OFFENSES All-Southern Conference (Coaches) TB Louis Ivory (1st Team) QB Billy Napier (2nd Team) C Chris Stewart (1st Team) WR Bear Rinehart (2nd Team) Furman: Multiple I OG Marty Priore (1st Team) DL Ryan Spencer (2nd Team) '01 Points/Game — 34.4 OT Donnie Littlejohn (1st Team) DB Richie Jackson (2nd Team) '01 Yards/Game — 380.8 TE Trent Sansbury (1st Team) DB Josh Cooper (2nd Team) 220.5 Rushing RS Brian Bratton (1st Team) 160.3 Passing LB Will Bouton (1st Team) Lehigh: Multiple FURMAN RADIO '01 Points/Game — 37.3 '01 Yards/Game — 411.0 157.4 Rushing Furman football action can be heard over the 253.6 Passing Paladins' radio network, headed up by Greenville flagship station WCSZ-AM 1070. THE DEFENSES Chuck Hussion, the "Voice of the Furman Paladins", is now in his eighth season with the Furman: 43 Paladins, as is color commentator John Ingles. '01 Points/Game — 14.5 Dave Cohen co-hosts the tailgate show with Ron Smith and produces '01 Yards/Game — 271.1 Paladin highlight packages. Gordon Higgins serves as sideline reporter, 129.9 Rushing and Robbie Ross hosts the Thrifty Car Rental scoreboard show. The 141.2 Passing broadcast team is assisted by spotter Alex Swire-Clark. Lehigh: 43 '01 Points/Game — 16.5 '01 Yards/Game — 307.6 FURMAN ON YAHOO BROADCAST.COM 94.7 Rushing 212.9 Passing Furman football radio broadcasts can be accessed live and on-demand by fans around the 2001 RESULTS/SCHEDULE world over the internet through Yahoo!. Fans can access live game play-by-play broad- Furman (10-2, 7-1 Southern Conference, Co-Champion) casts and archived game broadcasts of Furman football through the Sept. 1 ...... @ Wyoming ............................................... 14-20 ...................... L following URL: http://www.furmanpaladins.com Sept. 8 ...... ELON ............................................................ 46-7 .................... W Sept. 22 ...... VMI ................................................................ 65-7 .................... W FURMAN ON TEAMLINE Sept. 29 ...... @ Western Carolina................................ 31-13 .................... W Oct. 6 ...... APPALACHIAN STATE (CSS TV)........ 28-22 .................... W Furman football radio broacasts will again be Oct. 13 ...... @ The Citadel ............................................. 30-7 .................... W available to fans on the TEAMLINE telephone Oct. 20 ...... EAST TENNESSEE STATE......................... 31-6 .................... W Nov. 3 ...... @ Georgia Southern (Fox TV).............. 10-20 ...................... L service. Fans can access Furman games by Nov. 10 ...... WOFFORD (CSS TV) ............................. 45-14 .................... W dialing 1-800-846-4700 and entering Furman's Nov. 17 ...... @ Chattanooga ........................................ 42-10 .................... W four-digit code (1109). Nov. 24 ...... PRESBYTERIAN........................................ 47-28 .................... W Dec. 1 ...... WESTERN KENTUCKY ........................ 24-20 .................... W FURMAN FOOTBALL HOME PAGE Dec. 8 ...... LEHIGH ..................................................... Noon Furman Paladins football information can be accessed through the Lehigh (11-0, 7-0 Patriot League, Champion) school’s official athletics home page: www.furmanpaladins.com. Avail- Sept. 1 ...... @ Georgetown ........................................ 41-14 .................... W able information includes program quick facts, schedule/results, coaches' Sept. 22 ...... PRINCETON ............................................ 34-10 .................... W biographies, season outlook, roster, game stories and statistics, cumu- Sept. 29 ...... CENTRAL CONNECTICUT ................ 58-10 .................... W lative season statistics, press releases, ticket information, as well as Oct. 6 ...... @ Cornell .................................................. 38-35 .................... W information on Paladin Stadium, Furman's radio network, and links to the Oct. 13 ...... TOWSON ................................................. 47-12 .................... W Southern Conference and NCAA. Oct. 20 ...... @ Fordham ............................................... 31-21 .................... W Oct. 27 ...... HOLY CROSS ........................................... 47-14 .................... W Nov. 3 ...... @ Colgate .................................................. 25-22 .................... W Nov. 10 ...... @ Bucknell ................................................ 21-14 .................... W Nov. 17 ...... LAFAYETTE................................................. 41-6 .................... W Dec. 1 ...... HOFSTRA .......................................