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ABOUT FURMAN
QUICK LOOK AT TODAY’S OPPONENT: FURMAN Furman Paladins come to Cullowhee amidst a two-game slide in Southern Conference play including a road loss at Chattanooga last Saturday, 13-3, and a Homecoming loss to No. 14 ETSU, 17-13, on Oct. 23 ... the Paladins opened the season 2-0 with a home win over nationally-ranked North Carolina A&T and an impressive blanking of Tennessee Tech on the road;
SCOUTING THE PALADINS
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Chattanooga held Furman to just 157 yards of total offense last week – 104 yards rushing and just 47 yards passing coming on only 4-of-14 passing with an interception ... the Paladins only managed six first downs and were dominated in time of possession – 39:48 to 20:12; Furman looks to avoid a three-game losing skid for a second-straight season as the Paladins dropped the final three games to end the spring 2021 season, finishing the abbreviated conference year 3-5; The Paladins handed WCU a 35-7 loss in Greenville, S.C., to open the spring season back in February, limiting the Catamounts to just 109 yards of total offense (67 rushing, 42 passing);
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enters Saturday's road game at Western Carolina with the SoCon's lowest scoring offense, averaging just 18.0 points per game – but boasts the league's second-best scoring defense in limiting opponents to just 18.1 points against ... the Paladins will be tested by a Catamount offense which is averaing the fifth-most points in the conference at 28.2 points per game – and the thirdbest scoring offense in SoCon play at 32.8 points per game;
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running back DEVIN WYNN ranks seventh in the SoCon in rushing at 79.5 yards per game and has four rushing touchdowns ... He rushed for 204 yards with a pair of touchdowns against Upstate rival Wofford back on Oct. 9 and also had two scores on the ground in the early-season road win at Tennessee Tech; u u
Wynn ranks seventh in the SoCon with an average of 101.2 all-purpose yards per game; Wynn has rushed for 291 yards and four touchdowns against Western Carolina the past three seasons including 106 yards and a score back in February ... He ran for 87 yards and two scores in his most recent appearance at Whitmire Stadium in Cullowhee;
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tight end RYAN MILLER (pictured below) ranks 10th in the SoCon with 3.8 receptions per game this season, recording 30 catches with four touchdowns;
QUICK FACTS:
Location:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Greenville, S.C. Founded:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1826 Enrollment:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,700 Colors:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Purple & White Conference:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Southern Facility (Capacity):. . . . . . . Paladin Stadium (14,518) President:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Elizabeth Davis Athletics Director:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jason Donnelly Head Coach:. . . . . . . . . . . Clay Hendrix (Furman, 1986) Record at FUR:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29-21 (4th yr) Overall Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Same Basic Offense: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Multiple Basic Defense:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–4
2021 SCHEDULE:
Sept. 4 #24 NC A&T Sept. 11 at Tennessee Tech Sept. 18 at NC State Sept. 25 MERCER *
Oct. 9 Oct. 16 Oct. 23 Oct. 30 Nov. 6 Nov. 13 Nov. 20
W, 29-18 W, 26-0 L, 45-7 L, 24-3
at Wofford * THE CITADEL * #14 ETSU at Chattanooga * at Western Carolina * VMI * at Samford *
W, 42-20 W, 24-14 L, 17-13 L, 13-3 2 pm 2 PM 1 pm
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defensive back TRAVIS BLACKSHEAR (pictured below) is tied for the most interceptions in the SoCon this season with five picks, matching UTC's Jerrell Lawson and Brandon Dowdell;
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was picked to finish in fifth place in the preseason coaches poll and were among a threeway tie for third in the media's preseason tabulations ... the Paladins put FIVE players on the 2021 Preseason All-Southern Conference team; u
Furman's lone preseason All-SoCon first team member was fifth-year running back DEVIN WYNN ... ANDERSON TOMLIN (offensive line), PARKER STOKES (defensive line), TRAVIS BLACKSHEAR (defensive back) and TIMMY BLEEKRODE (placekicker and punter) each earned second team honors;
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YOU KNOW: A familiar face in the Western Carolina–Furman series is Furman Director of Ticket Sales, DWIGHT COVINGTON – who is a 1980 WCU graduate that also played football for the Catamounts along the offensive & defensive line under legendary head coach Bob Waters.
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YOU KNOW – PART TWO: The 2021 fall campaign marks the 116th season of football at Furman, which has played 1,153 games (623-492-38) in its history (began in 1889) ... Furman’s 623 victories are tops among all current Southern Conference schools.
TIGHT END #82 RYAN MILLER
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HEAD COACH CLAY HENDRIX
CORNERBACK #1 TRAVIS BLACKSHEAR
