# 2016 Furman Paladins football team

The 2016 Furman Paladins team represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Bruce Fowler in his sixth and final season as head coach, the Paladins compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, placing sixth in the SoCon. The team played home games at Paladin Stadium in Greenville, South Carolina.
Fowler resigned on December 2. He finished at Furman with a six-year record of 27–43.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 2 | 7:00 pm | at No. 12 (FBS) Michigan State* | Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI | BTN | L 13–28 | 74,516 |
| September 10 | 6:00 pm | at No. 15 The Citadel | Johnson Hagood StadiumCharleston, SC (rivalry) | ESPN3 | L 14–19 | 12,009 |
| September 17 | 7:00 pm | No. 6 Chattanooga | Paladin StadiumGreenville, SC | ESPN3 | L 14–21 | 5,347 |
| September 24 | 6:00 pm | at No. 17 Coastal Carolina* | Brooks StadiumConway, SC | CSN | L 21–41 | 10,311 |
| October 1 | 3:00 pm | Kennesaw State* | Paladin StadiumGreenville, SC | ESPN3 | L 42–52 | 6,970 |
| October 8 | 12:00 pm | Samford | Paladin StadiumGreenville, SC | ESPN3 | L 21–38 | 4,587 |
| October 15 | 12:00 pm | at East Tennessee State | Kermit Tipton StadiumJohnson City, TN | SDN | W 52–7 | 6,052 |
| October 29 | 1:30 pm | at VMI | Alumni Memorial FieldLexington, VA | ESPN3 | W 24–10 | 5,610 |
| November 5 | 1:30 pm | Wofford | Paladin StadiumGreenville, SC (rivalry) | ESPN3 | L 27–34 | 7,834 |
| November 12 | 4:00 pm | Western Carolina | Paladin StadiumGreenville, SC | ESPN3 | W 49–21 | 4,117 |
| November 19 | 3:00 pm | at Mercer | Five Star StadiumMacon, GA | FSN | L 24–27 | 10,712 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### At Michigan State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Paladins | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| #12 (FBS) Spartans | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |

### At The Citadel

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Paladins | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| #15 Bulldogs | 7 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 19 |

### Chattanooga

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #6 Mocs | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
| Paladins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |

### At Coastal Carolina

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Paladins | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| #17 Chanticleers | 7 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 41 |

### Kennesaw State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 21 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 52 |
| Paladins | 0 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 42 |

### Samford

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 14 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
| Paladins | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |

### At East Tennessee State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Paladins | 21 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 52 |
| Buccaneers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |

### At VMI

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Paladins | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| Keydets | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |

### Wofford

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Terriers | 7 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 34 |
| Paladins | 6 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 27 |

### Western Carolina

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Catamounts | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Paladins | 7 | 6 | 22 | 14 | 49 |

### At Mercer

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Paladins | 0 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 24 |
| Bears | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 27 |