2006 Furman Paladins football team

The 2006 Furman Paladins football team was an American football team that represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season. In their fifth year under head coach Bobby Lamb, the Paladins compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a conference mark of 6–1, finishing second in the SoCon. Furman advanced to the playoffs, where they were defeated by Montana State in the first round.

2006 Furman Paladins football
NCAA Division I First Round, L 13–31 vs. Montana State
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	8–4 (6–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Bobby Lamb (5th season)
Captains	John Kivett Josh Stepp Brad Bell Wesley Bray Roy Ravenell Jeremy Blocker
Home stadium	Paladin Stadium
Seasons ← 2005 2007 →

2006 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 Appalachian State $^		7	–	0					14	–	1
No. 12 Furman ^		6	–	1					8	–	4
No. 23 Wofford		5	–	2					7	–	4
The Citadel		4	–	3					5	–	6
Elon		2	–	5					5	–	6
Chattanooga		2	–	5					3	–	8
Georgia Southern		2	–	5					3	–	8
Western Carolina		0	–	7					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	1:30 p.m.	Jacksonville State*	No. 4	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	CSTV	W 17–13	10,911	[1]
September 9	6:00 p.m.	West Georgia*	No. 4	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC		W 24–7	10,052	[2]
September 16	7:00 p.m.	at North Carolina*	No. 4	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ESPNU	L 42–45	47,000	[3]
September 23	7:00 p.m.	No. 22 Western Carolina	No. 3	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	CSS	W 42–7	14,232	[4]
September 30	3:30 p.m.	at Wofford	No. 3	Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC (rivalry)	CSS	W 35–21	9,107	[5]
October 7	7:00 p.m.	at Coastal Carolina*	No. 3	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	CSS	L 27–29	10,013	[6]
October 14	2:00 p.m.	The Citadel	No. 12	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC (rivalry)		W 23–17	13,427	[7]
October 21	2:00 p.m.	Chattanooga	No. 8	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC		W 28–22 OT	12,740	[8]
October 28	3:30 p.m.	at No. 1 Appalachian State	No. 8	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	SportSouth	L 7–40	24,447	[9]
November 4	2:00 p.m.	at Elon	No. 10	Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC		W 24–13	9,226	[10]
November 11	3:30 p.m.	Georgia Southern	No. 8	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	CSS	W 13–10	13,287	[11]
November 25	1:30 p.m.	at No. 7 Montana State*	No. 18	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT		L 13–31	9,427	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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