Furman – Page 3 – The FCS Wedge

SOCON: Week 7 Preview

October 10, 2016October 11, 2016 Marc Goold

TweetWeek seven in the Southern Conference has some great matchups. First, two top ten teams will go at it as The Citadel hosts Chattanooga. There will also be an aerial showcase as two of the most talented passers in FCS will be going at it as VMI travels to Samford. Both Mercer and Western Carolina will try and get back to winning... Read More

SOCON: Week 6 Review and Power Rankings

October 9, 2016October 11, 2016 Marc Goold

TweetThere were no surprises in the race for the Southern Conference crown as Chattanooga rolled to remain unbeaten. Samford, VMI and Wofford all won as well to stay at one loss in the conference race. The Citadel continued to win in an out of conference game. # 7 The Citadel 38 North Greenville 14 (box score) With Hurricane Matthew headed for the... Read More

SOCON: Week 6 Preview

October 3, 2016October 5, 2016 Marc Goold

TweetThe Southern Conference has 4 conference match ups and 1 out of conference game with Div II North Greenville traveling to Charleston to meet the # 7 Bulldogs of The Citadel. Furman is still looking for its first win of the season against #19 Samford, while Mercer travels to Chattanooga where it will try to repeat an upset performance against the... Read More

SOCON: Week 5 Review and Power Rankings

October 3, 2016October 5, 2016 Marc Goold

TweetIt was the first full week of conference games in the Southern Conference and the competition did not disappoint. But the biggest news was probably the continued meltdown of Furman as they fell in an out of conference game against Kennesaw State to now go 0-5 on the year. Chattanooga, The Citadel, and Samford all won to remain the current favorites for the... Read More

SOCON: Week 5 Preview

September 27, 2016 Marc Goold

TweetThe Southern Conference cranks up a full slate of conference play with 4 games scheduled this week. Furman plays Kennesaw St from the Big South in the lone out of conference game. The Paladins are looking for their first win after a cruel September schedule left them 0-4. One of the biggest games is Wofford at Samford where the Bulldogs... Read More

SOCON: Week 4 Review and Power Rankings

September 26, 2016September 26, 2016 Marc Goold

TweetIt was a light week for the Southern Conference as three teams (The Citadel, Mercer and Western Carolina) had the week off. VMI played out of conference at Bucknell and Furman was at FBS bound Coastal Carolina. The conference race actually cleared a small amount with a key match up between UTC and Samford. Wofford also faced off against a... Read More

SOCON: Week 4 Preview

September 20, 2016September 20, 2016 Marc Goold

TweetThe SOCON has 2 OOC games including FBS bound Coastal Carolina and Bucknell as well as a key conference matchup between Chattanooga and Samford. ETSU also looks to continue its winning ways against Wofford during its return season to the SOCON. (SOCON Weekly Notes) ETSU at Wofford 1:30PM (ESPN3) (Wofford Game Notes) ETSU put the SOCON on notice last week... Read More

SOCON: Week 3 Review and Power Rankings

September 19, 2016 Marc Goold

TweetThe SOCON picked up 2 OOC FCS wins and the conference games did not disappoint as ETSU pulled off a huge upset over Western Carolina in the Battle at Bristol and the UTC at Furman game proved to be an entertaining defensive struggle for much of the game. #9 Chattanooga 21 at Furman 14 (recap) The Mocs started the season by... Read More

SOCON: Week 3 Preview

September 15, 2016September 15, 2016 Marc Goold

TweetThe SOCON slate for week 3 features a great conference matchup between Chattanooga and Furman, the return of ETSU to SOCON play, against WCU at Bristol Motor Speedway, OOC games against the Big South and OVC, and a Div II game. VMI and Samford are both idle. (SOCON Weekly Notes) #9 Chattanooga at Furman 7pm (ESPN3) (UTC Game Notes) UTC... Read More

Must Watch: Week 3

September 13, 2016September 14, 2016 Rob

TweetWeek 2 provided some great entertainment with some upsets over FBS teams, some overtime thrillers, and a few barn burners. Below you will find the 12 games that you have to watch in Week 3. Saturday, Sept 17 Time(CST) TV North Dakota State @ Iowa 11:00am ESPN2 Coastal Carolina @ Jacksonville State 1:00pm STREAM Eastern Kentucky @ Ball State 2:00pm ESPN3... Read More