2008 Furman Paladins football team

The 2008 Furman Paladins football team was an American football team that represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. In their seventh year under head coach Bobby Lamb, the Paladins compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a conference mark of 4–4, finishing tied for fourth in the SoCon.

2008 Furman Paladins football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	7–5 (4–4 SoCon)
Head coach	Bobby Lamb (7th season)
Captains	Joel Bell Brantley Kendall William Middleton
Home stadium	Paladin Stadium
Seasons ← 2007 2009 →

2008 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 5 Appalachian State $^		8	–	0					11	–	3
No. 9 Wofford ^		7	–	1					9	–	3
No. 17 Elon		6	–	2					8	–	4
Furman		4	–	4					7	–	5
Samford		4	–	4					6	–	5
Georgia Southern		4	–	4					6	–	5
The Citadel		2	–	6					4	–	8
Western Carolina		1	–	7					3	–	9
Chattanooga		0	–	8					1	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 30	Mars Hill*		Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	W 62–14	8,419	[1]
September 6	at Virginia Tech*		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	L 7–24	66,233	[2]
September 13	at Colgate*		Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	W 42–21	5,857	[3]
September 20	No. 6 Delaware*	No. 23	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	W 23–21	12,781	[4]
September 27	Chattanooga	No. 16	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	W 35–10	9,017	[5]
October 4	at No. 7 Elon	No. 15	Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC	L 10–31	7,469	[6]
October 11	Western Carolina	No. 20	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	W 28–21	10,078	[7]
October 18	No. 24 The Citadel	No. 19	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC (rivalry)	W 34–20	9,644	[8]
October 25	at No. 2 Appalachian State	No. 18	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	L 14–26	27,848	[9]
November 1	at Samford	No. 18	Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL	W 28–27	5,773	[10]
November 15	Georgia Southern	No. 16	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	L 10–17	10,496	[11]
November 22	at No. 10 Wofford	No. 20	Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC (rivalry)	L 10–35	9,654	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game