# 2022 Furman Paladins football team

The 2022 Furman Paladins football team represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Paladins were led by sixth-year head coach Clay Hendrix and played their home games at Paladin Stadium in Greenville, South Carolina.
With a win over Elon in the first round of the 2022 NCAA Division I Football Championship, Furman completed their first 10-win season for the first time since 2005. They would fall to Incarnate Word in the second round.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 7:00 p.m. | North Greenville* | | Paladin StadiumGreenville, SC | ESPN3 | W 52–0 | 9,264 |
| September 10 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 5 (FBS) Clemson* | | Memorial StadiumClemson, SC | ACCN | L 12–35 | 78,302 |
| September 17 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 18 East Tennessee State | | William B. Greene Jr. StadiumJohnson City, TN | ESPN+ | W 27–14 | 9,836 |
| September 24 | 12:00 p.m. | at Charleston Southern* | | Buccaneer FieldNorth Charleston, SC | ESPN+ | W 24–19 | 3,715 |
| October 1 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 16 Samford | | Paladin StadiumGreenville, SC | ESPN+ | L 27–34 | 9,507 |
| October 8 | 2:00 p.m. | at The Citadel | | Johnson Hagood StadiumCharleston, SC (rivalry) | ESPN3 | W 21–10 | 12,106 |
| October 15 | 2:00 p.m. | Western Carolina | | Paladin StadiumGreenville, SC | ESPN+ | W 47–40 | 9,617 |
| October 22 | 1:30 p.m. | at VMI | | Alumni Memorial FieldLexington, VA | ESPN+ | W 41–3 | 5,487 |
| October 29 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 7 Chattanooga | No. 24 | Paladin StadiumGreenville, SC | ESPN3 | W 24–20 | 9,724 |
| November 12 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 14 Mercer | No. 13 | Five Star StadiumMacon, GA | ESPN+ | W 23–13 | 11,729 |
| November 19 | 1:00 p.m. | Wofford | No. 12 | Paladin StadiumGreenville, SC (rivalry) | ESPN+ | W 63–28 | 10,117 |
| November 26 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 12 Elon* | No. 11 | Paladin StadiumGreenville, SC (NCAA Division I First Round) | ESPN+ | W 31–6 | 2,717 |
| December 3 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 5 Incarnate Word* | No. 11 | Gayle and Tom Benson StadiumSan Antonio, TX (NCAA Division I Second Round) | ESPN+ | L 38–41 | 2,373 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### North Greenville

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Crusaders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paladins | 21 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 52 |

### At No. 5 (FBS) Clemson

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Paladins | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| No. 5 (FBS) Tigers | 14 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 35 |

### At No. 18 East Tennessee State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Paladins | 3 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
| No. 18 Buccaneers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |

### At Charleston Southern

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Paladins | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Buccaneers | 7 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 19 |

### No. 16 Samford

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 16 Samford Bulldogs | 0 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 34 |
| Paladins | 10 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 27 |

### At The Citadel

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Paladins | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
| Citadel Bulldogs | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |

### Western Carolina

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Catamounts | 7 | 13 | 0 | 20 | 40 |
| Paladins | 14 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 47 |

### At VMI

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Paladins | 3 | 21 | 3 | 14 | 41 |
| Keydets | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |

### No. 7 Chattanooga

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 7 Mocs | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
| No. 24 Paladins | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 24 |

### At No. 14 Mercer

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 13 Paladins | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 23 |
| No. 14 Bears | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 |

### Wofford

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Terriers | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
| No. 12 Paladins | 21 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 63 |

## FCS Playoffs
### No. 12 Elon – first round

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 12 Phoenix | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| No. 11 Paladins | 7 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 31 |

### At No. 5 Incarnate Word – second round

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 11 Paladins | 17 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
| No. 5 Cardinals | 14 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 41 |