NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 38–45 vs. Villanova
Conference
Southern Conference
Record
8–4 (6–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Bobby Lamb (1st season)
Captain
Billy Napier, LeBryan Sperling, Rodney Johnson
Home stadium
Paladin Stadium
Seasons
← 2001
2003 →
2002 Southern Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 3 Georgia Southern $^
7
–
1
11
–
3
No. 14 Wofford
6
–
2
9
–
3
No. 10 Appalachian State ^
6
–
2
8
–
4
No. 9 Furman ^
6
–
2
8
–
4
VMI
3
–
5
6
–
6
Western Carolina
3
–
5
5
–
6
East Tennessee State
2
–
6
4
–
8
Chattanooga
2
–
6
2
–
10
The Citadel
1
–
7
3
–
9
$ – Conference champion
^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll
The 2002 Furman Paladins football team was an American football team that represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their first year under head coach Bobby Lamb, the Paladins compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a conference mark of 6–2, finishing tied for second in the SoCon. Furman advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they were upset by Villanova in the first round.
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