Furman replaces Jacksonville State with UCF matchup
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Greenville, SC (SportsNetwork.com) - Furman announced a change in its 2015 football schedule on Thursday as it has replaced a game against Jacksonville State with a visit to Central Florida on Sept. 19.
The Paladins, who travel to Virginia Tech a week earlier, have two FBS opponents on their schedule for the first time since 2009.
"The opportunity to play Central Florida was something we were pleased to exercise from both a financial and visbility standpoint," Furman athletic director Gary Clark said.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Furman defeated Central Florida, 42-6, in Greenville in 1984 in the only football meeting between the two programs.
Furman was 3-9 overall and 2-5 in the Southern Conference under coach Bruce Fowler last season. UCF was 9-4 overall and earned a share of the American Athletic Conference title before falling to North Carolina State in the Bitcoin St. Petersburg Bowl.
2015 FURMAN FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Sept. 5, Coastal Carolina
Sept. 12, at Virginia Tech
Sept. 19, at UCF
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Sept. 26, VMI*
Oct. 3, South Carolina State
Oct. 10, at Chattanooga*
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Oct. 24, The Citadel* (Homecoming)
Oct. 31, at Samford*
Nov. 7, at Western Carolina*
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Nov. 14, Mercer*
Nov. 21, at Wofford*
* - Southern Conference game