Year: | 2004 |
Team: | Furman Paladins |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Southern Conference |
Short Conf: | SoCon |
Tsnrank: | 5 |
Record: | 10–3 |
Conf Record: | 6–1 |
Head Coach: | Bobby Lamb |
Hc Year: | 3rd |
Captain: | Mike Killian, Cam Newton, Brian Bratton, Ben Bainbridge |
Stadium: | Paladin Stadium |
Champion: | SoCon co-champion |
Bowl: | NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal |
Bowl Result: | L 13–14 vs. James Madison |
The 2004 Furman Paladins football team represented the Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Bobby Lamb, the Paladins compiled an overall record of 10–3 with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, sharing the SoCon title with Georgia Southern. Furman advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they beat Jacksonville State in the first round before losing to the eventual national champion, James Madison, in the quarterfinals.