Furman
6-6 2025 finalFurman is the Deep South's only FCS national champion, but 1988 feels like a lifetime ago — a program built on one golden era that's spent 37 years trying to prove the title wasn't a fluke.
The Paladins bide their time.
Furman is the Deep South's only FCS national champion, but 1988 feels like a lifetime ago — a program built on one golden era that's spent 37 years trying to prove the title wasn't a fluke.
Furman remains a SoCon heavyweight with multiple conference titles and consistent tournament appearances. The 2023 season saw the Paladins win a playoff game (beating Chattanooga), evidence the program is still competing at a high…
Offseason
69 days
until kickoff · Sun Aug 30 · 17:00 UTC
The 2026 Outlook
The Pulse on Furman
What moved it — offseason · last 30 days
Aspiration Ladder
Brief Part III §33.4 · Furman
The season's first milestone.
Competitive for the conference crown.
24-team bracket qualifier — realistic in a strong year.
The FCS championship weekend. A generational leap.
Furman · Next-Season Outcome Band
Floor / Base / Ceiling
Variance assumed at ±2 wins from last-season record. Replace with the season-path projection once preview data is built.
Who We Are
Fanbase Health Index · Furman · medium confidence
Growing (52)
Home-Field Advantage · Furman · 2018-present
Strong
67% home win rate vs 50% on the road. margin runs +13.2 better at home.
Act IIILast Season Reviewed
2025 season · tap to expand
Recent Form · last 10 games
Cooling
Two of five. Schedule has caught up.
Southern Standing · 2025
4th in the Southern
Furman sits 4th of 9 in the Southern at 6-6. Mid-conference — moves up or down depend on rivalry results and the late-season closing run.
| # | Program | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercer | 9-3 |
| 2 | East Tennessee State | 7-5 |
| 3 | Western Carolina | 7-5 |
| 4 | Furman | 6-6 |
| 5 | Wofford | 6-6 |
| 6 | Chattanooga | 5-7 |
| 7 | The Citadel | 4-8 |
| 8 | Samford | 1-11 |
| 9 | VMI | 1-11 |
Schedule Strength · Furman · 2025
Balanced
Average opponent win rate 45% across 12 finalized games. 1 FBS top-25 opponent played (Clemson).
Moment of the Year · Furman · 2025
Lost 10-45 at Clemson
Week 13 of 2025. A reckoning loss — the data point the next season must answer.
Playoff History
Recent postseason (2023): 1-1
Most recent: 2023 — loss 35-28 (away). Last 5 postseason: 1-1.
From the Archive — Furman
2021: Won 37-31 vs VMI
In 2021, the program won 37-31 vs VMI — a tight home result that left the 6-point margin on the books.
Go Paladins.