The Furman Paladins college football team represents the Furman University in the Southern Conference. The Paladins compete as part of the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision. The program has had 23 head coaches since it began play during the 1889 season. Since December 2016, Clay Hendrix has served as head coach at Furman.[1]
Six coaches have led Northwestern in postseason appearances: Dick Sheridan, Jimmy Satterfield, Bobby Johnson, Bobby Lamb, Bruce Fowler, and Hendrix. Eight of those coaches also won conference championships: Billy Laval captured three and Dizzy McLeod captured one as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association; and Sheridan captured six, Satterfield three, Johnson two, and Lamb and Fowler one each as a member of the Southern Conference.
Bob King is the leader in overall seasons coached with his 15 years as head coach. Laval has the most all time wins with 80 and H. C. Granger has the highest winning percentage at 1.000. William Beattie has the lowest winning percentage at 0.000. Of the 23 different head coaches who have led the Paladins, Dick Sheridan has been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
Key[edit]
| General | Overall | Conference | Postseason[A 1] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Order of coaches[A 2] | GC | Games coached | CW | Conference wins | PW | Postseason wins |
| DC | Division championships | OW | Overall wins | CL | Conference losses | PL | Postseason losses |
| CC | Conference championships | OL | Overall losses | CT | Conference ties | PT | Postseason ties |
| NC | National championships | OT | Overall ties[A 3] | C% | Conference winning percentage | ||
| † | Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame | O% | Overall winning percentage[A 4] | ||||
Coaches[edit]
| No. | Name | Season(s) [A 6] |
GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% | PW | PL | PT | CC | NC | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Beattie | 1889 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | H. C. Granger | 1890 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | H. P. Young | 1891–1993 1895 |
6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0.333 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Frank Sims | 1896 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.400 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | Frank Spencer | 1900 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.167 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | Charles Roller | 1901–1902 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0.500 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.375 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 7 | Cuppy Farmer | 1913 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.667 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | W. B. Bible | 1914–1916 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0.429 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 9 | Billy Laval | 1915–1926 | 119 | 80 | 35 | 4 | 0.689 | 32 | 18 | 3 | 0.632 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — |
| 10 | T. B. Amis | 1928–1931 | 38 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 0.605 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0.750 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 11 | Dizzy McLeod | 1932–1942 | 100 | 56 | 37 | 7 | 0.595 | 34 | 19 | 6 | 0.627 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| 12 | Bob Smith | 1946–1947 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0.211 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.200 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 13 | Red Smith | 1948–1949 | 18 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0.306 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0.417 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 14 | Bill Young | 1950–1954 | 50 | 23 | 24 | 3 | 0.490 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0.476 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 15 | Homer Hobbs | 1955–1957 | 30 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 0.200 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.500 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 16 | Bob King | 1958–1972 | 152 | 60 | 88 | 4 | 0.408 | 25 | 45 | 0 | 0.357 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 17 | Art Baker | 1973–1977 | 55 | 27 | 24 | 4 | 0.527 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 0.448 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 18 | Dick Sheridan† | 1978–1985 | 94 | 69 | 23 | 2 | 0.745 | 41 | 10 | 1 | 0.798 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | — | AFCA Division I-AA COY (1985) |
| 19 | Jimmy Satterfield | 1986–1993 | 98 | 66 | 29 | 3 | 0.689 | 39 | 17 | 1 | 0.693 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 1988 |
AFCA Division I-AA COY (1988) |
| 20 | Bobby Johnson | 1994–2001 | 96 | 60 | 36 | 0 | 0.625 | 41 | 23 | 0 | 0.641 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 21 | Bobby Lamb | 2002–2010 | 107 | 67 | 40 | — | 0.626 | 43 | 25 | — | 0.632 | 3 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — |
| 22 | Bruce Fowler | 2011–2016 | 70 | 27 | 43 | — | 0.386 | 20 | 26 | — | 0.435 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| 23 | Clay Hendrix | 2017–present | 80 | 51 | 29 | — | 0.638 | 39 | 16 | — | 0.709 | 3 | 4 | — | 2 | — | — |
Notes[edit]
- ^ Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played.[2]
- ^ A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "—" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
- ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[3]
- ^ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[4]
- ^ Statistics correct as of the end of the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season.
- ^ Furman did not field a team for the 1894, 1897–1899, 1903–1912, and 1943–1945 seasons.
References[edit]
- ^ Robinson, Manie (December 19, 2016). "Furman taps alum Clay Hendrix as new football coach". The Greenville News. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
- ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived from the original on August 22, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
- ^ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Archived from the original on November 24, 2009. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
- ^ Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. New York City. Archived from the original on October 22, 2009. Retrieved October 22, 2009.