Furman sets 12-game schedule
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Greenville, SC (SportsNetwork.com) - Furman University football will try to build off a trip to the FCS playoffs during a 12-game 2014 schedule announced on Thursday.
The Paladins, who earned a share of the Southern Conference title and beat South Carolina State in the playoff first round last season, will play six home games and six road games, highlighted by a trip to the University of South Carolina.
Furman will kick off coach Bruce Fowler's fourth season with an Aug. 30 home game against Gardner-Webb. The Paladins also will host Coastal Carolina (Oct. 4) in non-conference action as well as Southern Conference opponents Western Carolina (Sept. 27), Samford (Oct. 25, Homecoming), Wofford (Nov. 15) and Tennessee at Chattanooga (Nov. 22).
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The visit to South Carolina on Oct. 18 will be the 49th meeting in a series that dates to 1892. The two teams last met in 2010, when South Carolina won, 38-19.
The Paladins also have non-conference trips to Presbyterian (Sept. 13) and South Carolina State (Sept. 20).
Furman will visit Mercer on Sept. 6 for the Bears' first Southern Conference game. They also will go to VMI, which is returning to the SoCon, on Nov. 1 as well as The Citadel on Nov. 8.
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2014 FURMAN FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
Aug. 30, Gardner-Webb
Sept. 6, at Mercer*
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Sept. 13, at Presbyterian
Sept. 20, at South Carolina State
Sept. 27, Western Carolina*
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Oct. 4, Coastal Carolina
Oct. 18, at South Carolina
Oct. 25, Samford* (Homecoming)
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Nov. 1, at VMI*
Nov. 8, at The Citadel*
Nov. 15, Wofford*
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Nov. 22, Tennessee at Chattanooga*
* - Southern Conference game