GREENVILLE, S.C. — Two days before Furman starts spring practice, the Paladins have released their 2024 schedule which will mark year eight of the Clay Hendrix era.
The Paladins are coming off a 2023 campaign which ended with a 10-3 record, a Southern Conference championship and a run to the FCS quarterfinals.
Furman kicks off the season on An Aug. 31,at Ole Miss , marking only the second football meeting between the two schools, who first battled a century ago — on Nov. 14, 1924, in Greenville — in a game Furman won, 7-2.
The Rebels are coming off an 11-2 campaign last fall, capped by a 38-25 win over Penn State in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl.
The first of six home games is on Sept. 7 when Furman will host Charleston Southern. Furman claimed a 24-19 road win over the Buccaneers in 2022 after posting a 46-13 triumph in Greenville in 2019 in the series inaugural between the two Palmetto state programs.
On Sept. 28, Furman kicks off SoCon play and the university’s Family Weekend when it plays host to Samford
The following Saturday, it will be a battle of the Purple versus the Infantry Blue as Furman travels to Charleston to face The Citadel. Furman, which has won the last three contests with the Bulldogs, lead the Southern Conference’s oldest active football rivalry, 63-37-3.
Homecoming is set for Oct. 19 with Western Carolina coming to Paladin Stadium. Last fall, Furman defeated the Catamounts, 29-17, in Cullowhee in a battle of then-highly ranked teams.
After a November 2 trip to VMI, Furman will host Wofford in what will be the 98th meeting of the Deep South’s oldest football rivalry which began in 1889. Last fall, Furman walked into Gibbs Stadium ranked second nationally, only to be upset by Wofford 19-13 in the final game of the 2023 regular season. That victory allowed the Terriers to finish the season with a 2-9 record.
Furman wraps up the regular season with road games at East Tennessee State (Nov. 16) and Mercer (Nov. 23). The Paladins have won the last two meetings against both the Buccaneers and Bears.
2024 Furman Football ScheduleAug. 31 @ Ole MissSept.7 Charleston SouthernSept.14 StetsonSept. 21 @ William & MarySept. 28 Samford (Family Weekend)Oct. 5 @ The CitadelOct.12 ChattanoogaOct. 19 Western Carolina (Homecoming)Nov. 2 @ VMINov. 9 WoffordNov.16 @ East Tennessee StateNov. 23 @ Mercer