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1 Game November 15, 2003, 3:33 EST Kickoff Furman Paladins (5-4, 3-3 SoCon) vs. Wofford Terriers (9-1, 7-0 SoCon) Greenville, South Carolina, Paladin Stadium (16,000) Natural Surface Television: Fox Sports South Network (Live Radio: WCSZ-AM 1070 (Greenville) Internet: Furman Football SID: Hunter Reid (864) Furman Web Site: Wofford Football SID: Mark Cohen (864) Wofford Web Site: FURMAN RESULTS/SCHEDULE Date Opponent Score/Time Result Aug ELON (CSS) W Sept. Clemson (Charter) L Sept RICHMOND W Sept GARDNER-WEBB W Oct. Western Carolina W Oct APPALACHIAN STATE (FSN) L Oct. The Citadel (CSS) L Oct EAST TENNESSEE STATE W Nov. Georgia Southern (CSTV) L Nov WOFFORD... 3:33 Nov. Chattanooga (TFN )... 3:30 CSS - Comcast/Charter Sports Southeast Charter - Greenville Market Only (Channel 10) FSN - Fox Sports Network-Southeast CSTV - College Sports Television TFN - The Football Network THE GAME Saturday s Furman-Wofford game will highlight Royal Ambassador Day at Furman and will represent the Paladins final home game of the 2003 season. The contest will afford Wofford, which clinched the outright Southern Conference crown with a victory last week over East Tennessee State, the opportunity to solidify its bid for a first round home game in the NCAA I-AA playoffs, which get underway on Nov. 29. THE COACHES Furman: Bobby Lamb (Furman 86) 13-8 (.619), 2nd Year at Furman 13-8 (.619), 2nd Year Overall Lamb vs. Wofford (1-0) Wofford: Mike Ayers (Georgetown, Ky. 74) (.565), 16th Year at Wofford (.531), 19th Year Overall Ayers vs. Furman (2-10-1) SOUTHERN CONFERENCE WEEKLY TELECONFERENCE Furman head coach Bobby Lamb will be available to the media on the Southern Conference Teleconference on Tuesdays between 10:28-10:35 a.m. The toll-free number to access the teleconference is FOX SPORTS SOUTH TALENT Charlie MacAlexander play-by-play Ethan Horton, analyst TBA, sideline FURMAN RADIO TALENT WCSZ-AM 1070 Chuck Hussion, play-by-play; John Ingles, analyst; Gordon Higgins, sideline THE BOBBY LAMB SHOW Tuesdays 7:30 p.m...charter (Channel 10) Thursdays 4:00 p.m... Comcast/Charter (CSS) Southern Conference s All-Time Winningest Football Program (513 Wins All-Time, 207 SoCon Victories) 11 Southern Conference Championships (league leader) 14 Academic All-Americans (league leader) FURMAN FOOTBALL PRIDE IN ACHIEVEMENT 9 NCAA Post-Graduate Scholars (league leader) 5 National Football Foundation Scholar-Athletes (league leader) 172 First Team All-Southern Conference Selections (league leader) 16 Southern Conference Players-of-the-Year (league leader) 11 Southern Conference Jacobs Blocking Award Selections (league leader) 42 All-Americans (39 since 1982) 88 Percent Graduation Rate (2003) Furman is the only private school to ever win the NCAA I-AA national championship (1988). Furman currently has two former standouts on NFL rosters. Linebacker Orlando Ruff 99 is now in his fifth season in the professional ranks and first as a member of the New Orleans Saints following four campaigns with the San Diego Chargers, and safety John Keith 00 is now in his fourth season with the San Francisco 49ers. Furman s most recognized football alumnus is Sam Wyche 66, who played and coached in the NFL for many years prior to serving as a color analyst for NBC. Furman has served as the summer training camp home of the Atlanta Falcons for the past four seasons. Lauded by head coach Dan Reeves as the best training camp site he s experienced in his long tenure in the NFL, Furman benefits greatly from its partnership with the Falcons. Besides increasing the school s national visibility and presence in historically one of its top markets for student recruitment, hosting the Falcons also netted the Paladin program two completely renovated practice fields this year. Furman hosted the Falcons training camps from DID YOU KNOW? Furman University s student body sports an average SAT of 1,282 the highest score among Southern Conference schools that annually compete for the league s football crown. Furman University was recently ranked No. 42 among the nation's Top 50 liberal arts colleges, according to the annual rankings released by U.S. News and World Report magazine. Furman is the only Southern Conference school that competes for the league s football championship ranked in the nation s Top 50.

2 2003 SOCON STANDINGS SoCon Overall Team W L.Pct W L.Pct Wofford Appalachian State Georgia Southern The Citadel Furman Chattanooga Western Carolina Elon East Tennessee State November 15 East Tennessee State, 1:00 The VMI, 1:30 Furman, 3:30 Georgia Elon, 3:30 Western Appalachian State, 4: SEASON HONORS Southern Conference Players-of-the-Week FS Cam Newton vs. Elon (7 Tack, 1 FF, 1 Int.) LB William Freeman vs. Richmond (14 Tack, 2 TFL) QB Josh Stepp vs. E. Tenn. St. (10x14, 208 yds., 2 TDR) SPORTS NETWORK/CSTV NCAA I-AA POLL (NOV. 10) Rnk)Team Record Points Prev Next 1) McNeese State (79) , Northwestern State 2) Southern Illinois (13) , at Northern Iowa 3) Massachusetts (3) , at Delaware 4) Wofford (3) , at Furman 5) Montana , Eastern Washington 6) Delaware , Massachusetts 7) Colgate , Fordham 8) Penn , at Harvard 9) Western Kentucky , at Youngstown State 10) Western Illinois , S.W. Missouri State 11) Northern Iowa , Southern Illinois 12) Grambling State , Savannah State 13) Villanova , at Maine 14) North Carolina A&T , Hampton 15) Florida Atlantic , Siena 16) Bethune-Cookman at Howard 17) Southern at Texas Southern 18) Northern Arizona at Sam Houston State 19) Fordham at Colgate 20) Cal Poly NR... Idaho State 21) Jacksonville State NR... Eastern Illinois 22) Northern Colorado NR... Augustana 23) Northeastern NR... Richmond 24) Georgia Southern NR... at Elon 25) Furman Wofford FURMAN WEEK-BY-WEEK IN TSN Preseason... 8 Oct Sept Oct Sept Oct Sept Nov Sept Nov Sept Nov Oct Nov THE OFFENSES Furman Offense: Multiple Wofford Offense: Wingbone '03 Points/Game Points/Game 30.2 '03 Yards/Game Yards/Game Rushing Rushing Passing Passing 66.1 THE DEFENSES Furman Defense: 43 Wofford Defense: 34 '03 Points/Game Points/Game 15.0 '03 Yards/Game Yards/Game Rushing Rushing Passing Passing THE SERIES In a series that got its start in 1889 in Spartanburg in the first football game in South Carolina history, Furman holds a commanding advantage. Furman enters Saturday s game riding a four-game series winning streak over Wofford and has beaten the Terriers in seven of the last eight meetings, including a triumph last year in Spartanburg. Two years ago the Paladins posted a decisive decision over Wofford at Paladin Stadium. In all games played in Greenville, Furman owns a record versus Wofford, which claimed its last win in Greenville in Furman has gone versus the Terriers in Paladin Stadium since the facility s opening in Furman s 46 wins over Wofford are exceeded only by the Paladins 51 victories over arch-rival The Citadel. Year Result Score Site Furman Coach 1889 L 1-5 Spartanburg William Beattie L 1-2 GREENVILLE William Beattie 1890 W 12-0 Spartanburg H.C. Granger W 28-2 GREENVILLE H.C. Granger 1893 W 18-4 GREENVILLE H.P. Young 1895 L 0-44 Spartanburg H.P. Young 1896 L 0-6 Spartanburg Sims 1900 T 0-0 Spartanburg Frank Spencer L 5-6 GREENVILLE Frank Spencer 1901 W 17-0 GREENVILLE C.S. Roller 1914 W GREENVILLE W.B. Bible 1915 W 25-0 GREENVILLE W.L. Laval 1916 L 7-9 Spartanburg W.L. Laval 1917 W 18-3 GREENVILLE W.L. Laval 1918 W 7-0 Spartanburg W.L. Laval 1919 W 7-6 GREENVILLE W.L. Laval 1920 W 69-0 Spartanburg W.L. Laval 1921 W 62-0 GREENVILLE W.L. Laval 1922 W 41-0 Spartanburg W.L. Laval 1928 W 26-0 GREENVILLE T.B. Amis 1929 W 25-6 Spartanburg T.B. Amis 1930 W 14-0 Spartanburg T.B. Amis 1931 W 20-0 GREENVILLE T.B. Amis 1932 W 24-0 Spartanburg A.P. McLeod 1933 W 38-0 GREENVILLE A.P. McLeod 1934 W 13-0 Spartanburg A.P. McLeod 1935 W 29-0 GREENVILLE A.P. McLeod 1936 W 31-0 Spartanburg A.P. McLeod 1937 W 58-0 GREENVILLE A.P. McLeod 1941 W GREENVILLE A.P. McLeod 1946 W 31-0 GREENVILLE R.W. Smith 1947 W 20-6 Spartanburg R.W. Smith 1948 T 7-7 GREENVILLE H.E. Smith 1950 T GREENVILLE Bill Young 1951 L Spartanburg Bill Young 1952 W GREENVILLE Bill Young 1953 W 7-6 Spartanburg Bill Young 1954 L 0-19 GREENVILLE Bill Young 1955 L 6-27 Spartanburg Homer Hobbs 1956 L 6-18 GREENVILLE Homer Hobbs 1957 L Spartanburg Homer Hobbs

3 1958 W GREENVILLE Bob King 1959 L 3-6 Spartanburg Bob King 1960 W GREENVILLE Bob King 1961 W 12-7 Spartanburg Bob King 1962 W GREENVILLE Bob King 1963 W Spartanburg Bob King 1964 L GREENVILLE Bob King 1965 L Spartanburg Bob King 1966 T GREENVILLE Bob King 1967 W Spartanburg Bob King 1968 L 7-13 Spartanburg Bob King L 7-21 GREENVILLE Bob King 1969 L 7-49 Spartanburg Bob King L GREENVILLE Bob King 1970 L GREENVILLE Bob King 1971 L 0-27 Spartanburg Bob King 1972 W 24-7 GREENVILLE Bob King 1973 W Spartanburg Art Baker 1974 W GREENVILLE Art Baker 1975 T Spartanburg Art Baker 1976 W GREENVILLE Art Baker 1977 L 7-13 Spartanburg Art Baker 1978 W GREENVILLE Dick Sheridan 1979 L Spartanburg Dick Sheridan 1980 T GREENVILLE Dick Sheridan 1989 W 42-7 GREENVILLE Jimmy Satterfield 1993 T GREENVILLE Jimmy Satterfield 1995 W 38-0 GREENVILLE Bobby Johnson 1996 W 33-3 GREENVILLE Bobby Johnson 1997 W 28-7 GREENVILLE Bobby Johnson 1998 L Spartanburg Bobby Johnson 1999 W 30-3 GREENVILLE Bobby Johnson 2000 W Spartanburg Bobby Johnson 2001 W GREENVILLE Bobby Johnson 2002 W Spartanburg Bobby Lamb LAST MEETING In Greenville: Furman leads In Spartanburg: Furman leads SPARTANBURG, S.C. (Nov. 16, 2002) -- Billy Napier completed a 7- yard touchdown pass to Brian Bratton with 29 seconds left in the game to lift NCAA I-AA ninth-ranked Furman to a win over Wofford at rainsoaked Gibbs Stadium. The victory, Furman s fourth straight over Wofford and seventh in its last eight meetings with its oldest rival, denied the Terriers a share of their first Southern Conference championship since joining the league in Napier engineered the Paladins game winning 11-play, 74-yard drive after Wofford s J.R. McNair scored on a 41-yard run to put the Terriers ahead with 4:41 left in the game. Completing all five of his pass attempts for 63 yards on the Paladins final possession, Napier moved the Furman offense down the field on the strength of a 17-yard pass to Isaac West, three completions to Bear Rinehart for 39 yards, and the game winning 7-yard strike to the slanting Bratton. Napier connected on all eight of second half pass attempts and his last 10 overall. For the contest, he was 14-of-17 for 145 yards and two touchdowns. Furman took advantage of a pair of Wofford turnovers to grab a 10-0 lead. A fumble on a punt return by Wofford s Drew Hill on the first play of the second quarter was recovered by Furman s Keith Johnson at the Terrier 31, and on the next play, Isaac West beat a pair of Terrier defensive backs on a post route for a 31-yard touchdown catch to give the Paladins a 7-0 lead. Later in the second quarter Furman defensive end Eddie Overdyke scooped up a fumble by Wofford senior running back Jesse McCoy at the Terrier 32 and rambled 21 yards to the Wofford 11. Three plays later the Southern Conference s top kicker, Danny Marshall, drilled a 28-yard field goal to give the Paladins a 10-0 lead with 3:50 left in the first half. A scoreless third quarter proved to be only a prelude to a thrilling final period, as Wofford got on the board with a 1-yard touchdown run by fullback J.R. McNair at the 12:12 mark to complete a 17-play, 86-yard drive and make it Furman answered with a 5-play, 67-yard drive that featured a 45-yard touchdown run by junior tailback Hindley Brigham, who took a quick pitch from Napier, avoided a Terrier defender with a cut, and outran the Wofford defense to the end zone to stretch the Paladins lead to Wofford came back with 9-play, 80-yard drive that ended with a 1- yard touchdown plunge by quarterback Jeff Zolman to make it at the 6:21 juncture. A partially blocked punt by the Terriers Alex Love put Wofford in business at the Furman 46 with 4:54 left in the game, and two plays later J.R. McNair raced up the middle for 41 yards into the end zone to give the Terriers their first lead of the game, 21-17, with 4:41 to go. Wofford s joy, however, lasted only a few minutes as the Paladins, starting at their own 26 covered the 74 yards to the end zone, where Bratton gathered in a Napier laser for the game winning score. SCORE BY QUARTERS Furman Wofford SCORING SUMMARY F Isaac West 31 pass from Billy Napier (Danny Marshall kick) 14:39-2Q 1 play, 31 yards, TOP 0: F Danny Marshall 28 FG 3:50-2Q 4 plays, 0 yards, TOP 2: W J.R. McNair 1 run (Todd Rhoden kick) 12:12-4Q 17 plays, 86 yards, TOP 7: F Hindley Brigham 45 run (Danny Marshall kick) 10:00-4Q 5 plays, 67 yards, TOP 2: W Jeff Zolman 1 run (Todd Rhoden kick) 6:21-4Q 9 plays, 80 yards, TOP 3: W J.R. McNair 41 run (Todd Rhoden kick) 4:41-4Q 2 plays, 46 yards, TOP 0: F Brian Bratton 7 pass from Billy Napier (rush failed) 0:29-4Q 11 plays, 74 yards, TOP 4: INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing: F Brigham 16-80, Tant 7-24, O Neal 9-11, Napier 6-5, West 1-(-2). W McNair , McCoy 13-89, Zolman 10-24, Jones 6-21, Jackson 2-8, Mungin 1-5, Johnson 1-4, Fogle 1-1. Passing: F Napier W Zolman Receiving: F Rinehart 7-60, West 3-70, O Neal 2-3, Bratton 1-7, Brigham 1-5. W McCoy 2-49, Wood 2-29, Chandler 1-25, Goodpaster 1-11, Jackson 1-2. Field Goals: F Marshall 28G. W None. Defense: F Killian 11 (8 solo, 3 ast., 1 TFL), Whetstone 8 (6 solo, 2 ast.), Overdyke 6 (6 solo, 1 FR), Ritter 6 (5 solo, 1 ast.). W Nelson 11 (7 solo, 4 ast.), Basinger 8 (6 solo, 2 ast., 4 TFL), Thrift 6 (3 solo, 3 ast., 1 TFL), Benton 5 (4 solo, 1 ast., 1 TFL). TEAM STATISTICS FUR WC First Downs Rushing Passing C/A/I Total Offense Fumbles-Lost Penalties Punts Punt Returns Kickoff Returns Possession Time... 29: :22 Third Down Conversions Fourth Down Conversions Sacks By

4 NOTING THE PALADINS TURNOVERS THE STORY, AGAIN...As has been the case much too often in 2003, Furman turnovers again played a pivotal role in the Paladins loss to Georgia Southern on Saturday. Two miscues (interception, fumble) in the red zone wiped out prime scoring opportunities, and a third fumble on a reverse play initiated from the GSU 21-yard line cost the Paladins the football and 29 yards back to the 50, leading directly to an Eagle field goal. On the season Furman has coughed up the football 25 times (17 fumbles, 8 interceptions) and has been the beneficiary of 21 opponent turnovers (12 fumbles, 9 interceptions). The 25 turnovers this season is the highest total by a Furman squad since 1997, when the Paladins suffered 31 miscues (19 fumbles, 12 interceptions) in 11 games on the way to a 7-4 season. QUITE A CONTRAST...While Furman ranks 83rd in NCAA I-AA in turnover margin with a mark, Saturday s opponent, Wofford, leads the nation with a turnover margin. The Terriers have suffered only 16 turnovers this year while being the recipient of 33 opponent miscues. SEEING RED IN THE RED ZONE...Furman ranks a mediocre sixth in the Southern Conference in red zone efficiency (26x38, 64.4 percent) in 2003, but the Paladins have committed a league high eight turnovers in the red zone (6 fumbles, 2 interceptions). Two of the eight came in Saturday s loss to Georgia Southern, and three others were registered in the Paladins setback to Appalachian State on Oct. 11. SENIOR SCARCITY...Furman counts just five seniors on this year s squad, only two of whom are among its starting 22. The Paladins, however, are well stocked with juniors (22) and sophomores (27). Furman s offensive and defensive starting lineup against Wofford will likely feature two seniors, 12 juniors, seven sophomores, and one redshirt freshmen. PALADIN D TOPS SOCON...Although Furman counts only one senior starter on defense in end Brandon Poole (Columbia, S.C.), the Paladins have been particularly strong on the defensive side of the football this year. Heading into Saturday s game versus Wofford, Furman leads the Southern Conference in four of the five major statistical categories: scoring defense (14.1 ppg), total defense (274.9 ypg), passing defense (130.1 ypg), and passing efficiency defense (95.73 rating). In the only other category, rushing defense (144.8 ypg), the Paladins rank third. Furman s defensive improvement this year has been significant across the board as the below comparisons illustrate: FURMAN DEFENSIVE IMPROVEMENT 2002 Category Scoring Defense Rushing Defense Passing Defense Passing Efficiency Defense Total Defense PALADIN D ON THE NATIONAL CHARTS...Furman heads into Saturday s game against Wofford with a defense ranked among the best in NCAA I-AA: scoring defense (14.1 ppg/6th), total defense (274.9 ypg/9th), passing defense (130.1 ypg/3rd), and passing efficiency defense (95.73/9th). CUTTING OFF THE SECOND HALF SPIGOT...Furman has surrendered just 32 second half points in nine games this season, including only six in the third quarter. Georgia Southern s 38-yard third quarter field goal on Saturday marked only the second score surrendered by the Paladins in the third quarter this year and first since Appalachian State converted a 34-yard field goal following a blocked punt in a Paladin loss to the Mountaineers on Oct. 11. SOLID SECOND HALF DEFENSE...While Furman stubbed its toe in back-to-back losses to Appalachian State and The Citadel in mid- October, losing both games by a combined total of four points, the Paladin defense could hardly be blamed. Against Appalachian State, Furman limited the Mountaineers to one field goal and 93 total yards in the second half, including no first downs, 10 plays, and only 10 yards total offense in the fourth quarter. The next week against The Citadel, the Paladins recorded a second half shutout and limited the Bulldogs to only 125 yards in total offense over the third and fourth quarters. In a win over East Tennessee State on Oct. 25, Furman surrendered only one touchdown and 66 yards total offense to the Buccaneers in the second half. The paltry 19 second half points yielded by Furman s defense in the last four games (one touchdown, four FGs) followed a blocked punt and four-play, six-yard drive by Appalachian State (34-yard field goal), a shanked punt and eight-play, 30- yard drive by East Tennessee State (1-yard touchdown plunge on fourth down), and three Georgia Southern drives, two of which followed a Furman fumble at the 50 and an Eagle kickoff return to the GSU 46. PALADIN STADIUM PROWESS...Furman enjoys a true home field advantage at Paladin Stadium (a.k.a. The Dungeon), where since 1981 (now 22-plus seasons) the purple and white have compiled a record (.790) the third highest home field winning percentage in NCAA I-AA. Since 1999, Furman has posted a 27-5 record in Paladin Stadium (.843). That stretch includes a 25-3 regular season worksheet (.893). KILLIAN REACHES NEW CAREER HIGH...Furman junior middle linebacker Mike Killian (Atlanta, Ga.) recorded a career high 19 tackles in Saturday s loss at Georgia Southern. The Southern Conference s leading tackler this season and headliner of the league s top defensive unit, Killian has 108 stops through nine games. In addition, he has four tacklesfor-loss, three forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries, and an interception. As a redshirt freshman in 2001, he started nine games at defensive and totaled 42 tackles before being switched to linebacker, where he registered 101 stops a year ago. PALADIN POINTERS...Sophomore Clayton Gibson (North Augusta, S.C.) returned to the starting lineup Saturday versus Georgia Southern after missing a pair of starts due to a sprained ankle sustained early in the Paladins loss to Appalachian State. The Paladins also welcomed the return of a pair of defensive linemen on Saturday: sophomore nose guard Brant Glover (Gainesville, Ga.) and redshirt freshman defensive tackle Wesley Bray (Cave Spring, Ga.). Glover missed three games after sustaining a broken foot and undergoing surgery in early October. Bray, meanwhile, sat out the East Tennessee State game after suffering a knee sprain in the Paladins 10-9 loss to The Citadel on Oct. 18. Furman rolled up 448 yards in total offense against Georgia Southern in Saturday s loss the second highest total on the season behind the 499 yards compiled in a 45-0 rout of Gardner-Webb on Sept. 27. Furman s 283 rushing yards on Saturday represented the fifth highest total by an opponent in Paulson Stadium. Although Furman outgained Georgia Southern and averaged an impressive 7.9 yards on 57 snaps, the Paladins only managed 24:26 of possession time a season low. The Eagles meanwhile, ran off 74 plays, averaged 5.1 yards per snap, and hogged the football for 35:34 an opponent season high. Senior tailback Lamar Rembert s 38-yard fourth quarter touchdown run versus Georgia Southern helped him to a season high 76 yards and, in the process, pushed him over the 1,000 career rushing yards plateau (1,007). KEEP THAT FLAG IN YOUR POCKET...Furman heads into Saturday s game against Wofford as the league s least penalized team (40 penalties for 335 yards). MARSHALL CHASING HISTORY...Currently ranked fourth nationally in kick scoring, Furman senior Danny Marshall (Atlanta, Ga.) continued his assault on the Furman and Southern Conference record book in Saturday s loss at Georgia Southern, making good on all three PAT attempts and his only field goal try (22 yards). That followed a solid performance in the Paladins win over East Tennessee State on Oct. 25, when he booted three field goals (20G, 38G, 28G) and three PATs for a 12-point afternoon. Heading into Saturday s contest versus Wofford, he now has 298 points, leaving him only four points shy of the league s all-time kick scoring standard of 302 points currently held by Western Carolina s Kirk Roach ( ). He also ranks second in Furman overall scoring history, trailing only Louis Ivory ( , 318 points). In a Furman win over Western Carolina on Oct. 4, he converted a career high four field goals, including a pair from 42 and 43 yards. Marshall leads the Southern Conference in scoring with 65 points, having converted a league leading 14- of-16 field goals (.875) and 23-of-23 PATs. For his career he has drilled 49-

5 of-60 field goal attempts (.817) and 151-of-160 PATs (.945). MARSHALL S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR PAT PCT FG PCT U LNG PTS Totals FURMAN CAREER KICK SCORING LEADERS Rank Player Years XP FG Points 1)... Danny Marshall )...Jason Wells )...Mike Wood )...Jim Richter )...Keven Esval FURMAN CAREER SCORING LEADERS Rank Player Years TD XP FG Points 1)...Louis Ivory )... Danny Marshall )...Stanford Jennings )...Carl Tremble Robbie Gardner )...Jason Wells )...Mike Wood )...Jim Richter )...Derek Russell )...Mike Glenn SOUTHERN CONFERENCE CAREER KICK SCORING LEADERS Rank Player School Years Points 1) Kirk Roach...Western Carolina ) Dewey Klein... Marshall ) Danny Marshall...Furman ) Dean Biasucci...Western Carolina ) Tim Openlander...Marshall ) Bjorn Nittmo...Appalachian State ) Jason Wells... Furman ) Matt Vick...Chattanooga ) Mike Shoun... East Tennessee State ) Jerry Chapman...East Tennessee State MARSHALL PICKED FOR ALL-STAR CLASSIC...Furman senior placekicker Danny Marshall (Atlanta, Ga.) will compete in The Football Network (TFN)/Division I-AA All-Star Classic game on Tuesday, Dec. 30 at Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. IMPROVED PASS RUSH...Furman has recorded 10 sacks in nine games this year and ranks eighth in the Southern Conference in the category. Admittedly, that s not a staggering number, but when considering last year the Paladins totaled a league low eight takedowns in 12 games, it marks improvement. FURMAN SACKS COMPARISON (12 games)...sacks (9 games) BURANT A FORCE IN THE MIDDLE...One factor in Furman s solid defensive work this year has been the strong play of junior nose guard Michael Burant (Lexington, Va.). In the Paladins win over East Tennessee State on Oct. 25, Burant fashioned his most productive game as a Paladin, recording a career high eight tackles, a tackle-for-loss, and a pass deflection. That topped an earlier career high seven-tackle performance, including two for-loss, in a loss to Clemson on Sept. 6. The eight tackles versus the Tigers were the most by a Paladin nose guard since B.J. Pate notched nine stops in a win over Chattanooga in Counting his seven tackles in Saturady s loss to Georgia Southern, through nine games he has 41 tackles, including six for-loss, two pass deflections, and a fumble recovery. He totaled 23 stops in an injury plagued 2002 campaign that saw him register action in only eight contests. RAVENELL GAINING NOTICE...Furman redshirt freshman defensive end Roy Ravenell (Goose Creek, S.C.), Furman s top candidate for Southern Conference Freshman-of-the-Year honors, had a major coming out performance against Appalachian State on Oct. 11 with a season high 10 tackles, two tackles-for-loss, two forced fumbles, and a sack all of which helped him earn his first career start against The Citadel, against whom he registered seven tackles, including two-for-loss, and a sack to help key another solid Furman defensive effort. That continued in Furman s triumph over East Tennessee State on Oct. 25, when he tallied five tackles and a tackle-for-loss. Through nine games this year, he has 42 tackles, six tackles-for-loss, a league leading four forced fumbles, two sacks, and an interception. His pickoff came in a 45-0 win over Gardner- Webb and represented the first interception by a Paladin defensive lineman since A former Shrine Bowl selection from Stratford High School, he began his Furman career as a middle linebacker before getting moved to defensive end last spring. That move was due in large measure to the coaching staff s desire to improve the squad s pass rush. As the aforementioned pass rush chart indicates, it looks like Ravenell s position switch was right on cue. STEPP STEPS IN...Furman redshirt freshman quarterback Josh Stepp (Pelion, S.C.) stepped in for injured junior quarterback Bo Moore (Madison, Ga.) against The Citadel on Oct. 18 and almost led the Paladins to victory. Earning his first career start after totaling only four series of experience in two games (two each vs. Gardner-Webb and Appalachian State), the young lefthander completed 9-of-19 passes for 119 yards and also rushed for 43 yards on 13 carries. His most impressive work of the game came on a 13-play, 80-yard fourth quarter drive that saw him scramble for a touchdown on a fourth-and-goal play from the Citadel 3 with 3:06 to go. His start against the Bulldogs was the first by a redshirt freshman quarterback since Justin Hill registered three starts late in the 1997 campaign. AND UP...Redshirt freshman quarterback Josh Stepp (Pelion, S.C.) followed up his first career start versus The Citadel with an impressive outing in the Paladins win over East Tennessee State on Oct. 25. Against the Buccaneers, Stepp completed 10-of-14 passes for 208 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 25 yards and a another score on the way to earning Southern Conference Freshman-of-the-Week honors. His touchdown pass covered 21 yards to Brian Bratton (Martinez, Ga.), and his scoring run also went for 21 yards in the fourth quarter to help the Paladins pull away. The young Paladin lefthander is the second Paladin signal caller in recent years to earn Shrine Bowl MVP honors as a high school senior a feat also accomplished by Justin Hill ( ) while at Greer (S.C.) High School. MOORE RETURNS...Junior quarterback Bo Moore (Madison, Ga.) returned to the starting lineup on Saturday versus Georgia Southern after missing the East Tennessee State (Oct. 25) and Citadel (Oct. 18) contests due to a high ankle sprain sustained in the second half of the Paladins loss to Appalachian State on Oct. 11. Moore s return to action produced some positive results as he completed 15-of-24 passes for 165 yards while also rushing 12 times for 93 yards and a touchdown. The 258 yards in total offense marked a new career high as did the 93 yards rushing. He now has 1,007 yards passing on the season and ranks second on Furman s rushing ledger with 271 yards. His pass efficiency rating ranks second among SoCon quarterbacks. BRIGHAM ON THE CHARTS...Furman s lone senior starter on offense, tailback Hindley Brigham (Birmingham, Ala.), currently the Southern Conference s second leading rusher, recorded his fifth 100-yard rushing performance of the season and eighth of his career in the Paladins loss to Georgia Southern on Saturday by rushing 11 times for 127 yards and a touchdown, which came on a career best 80-yard burst in the first quarter. Brigham s touchdown run was the longest by an opponent in Paulson Stadium history, the longest by a Paladin since Lamar Rembert s 83- yard TD sprint in a win over The Citadel last year, and the longest by a Paladin in a road game since Robbie Gardner covered 88 yards in a win over Marshall in Brigham s work versus Georgia Southern improved his team season leading tally to 823 yards and, in the process, allowed him to vault from 16th to 10th on the school s career rushing ledger with 1,815 yards. In the Paladins win at Western Carolina on

6 Oct. 14, he ran a career high 28 times for another career high 137 yards. His other 100-yard outings this year include a pair of 110-yard workdays against both Elon (24-7 win) and Richmond (31-17 win) and a 126-yard performance versus East Tennessee State (30-10 win). FURMAN CAREER RUSHING LEADERS Rank Player Years Att. Yards Avg. TD 1)... Louis Ivory , )... Carl Tremble , )... Stanford Jennings , )... Robbie Gardner , )... Larry Robinson , )... Mike Glenn , )... Mark Moore , )... Dinky Williams , )... Steve Crislip , )... Hindley Brigham , )... Ernest Crosby , )... Brothel Cole , )... Justin Hill , )... Leonardo McClarty , )... Tom Campbell , )... Steve Bishop , )... John Bagwell , )... Dwight Sterling , )... Kennet Goldsmith , WEST, BRATTON ON THE CHARTS...Junior wide receivers Isaac West (Augusta, Ga.) and Brian Bratton (Martinez, Ga.) both rank among the school s career receiving leaders as detailed below. Counting his five catches for 49 yards in Saturday s setback at Georgia Southern,through nine games Bratton has caught a team leading 34 passes for 481 yards and four touchdowns, rushed 19 times for 149 yards (7.8 ypc.) and two scores, and averaged 21.3 yards on 18 kickoff returns. He was named Southern Conference Freshman-of-the-Year and All- America as a return specialist in 2001 after leading the nation in kickoff returns (37.2 avg., 3 TDs). FURMAN CAREER RECEPTIONS LEADERS Rank Player Years Rec. Yards Avg. TD 1)... Bear Rinehart , )... Luther Broughton , )... Des Kitchings , )... Adrick Harrison , )... Josh Cole , )... Chas Fox , )... Tommy Southard , )... Byron Trotter , )... Jimmy Jordan , )... Brette Simmons , Damon Bradley , )... Billy Risher , )... Donald Lipscomb , )... Robbie Hahn , )... Stanford Jennings )... Isaac West , )... Paul Siffri , )... Kirk Burnett , Brian Bratton FURMAN CAREER RECEIVING YARDS LEADERS Rank Player Years Rec. Yards Avg. TD 1)... Chas Fox , )... Bear Rinheart , )... Donald Lipscomb , )... Des Kitchings , )... Luther Broughton , )... Josh Cole , )... Billy Risher , )... Robbie Hahn , )... Tommy Southard , Adrick Harrison , )... Kirk Burnett , )... Isaac West , )... Damon Bradley , )... Brette Simmons , )... Jimmy Jordan , )... Byron Trotter , )... Jody Wade , )... Paul Siffri , Brian Bratton FURMAN CAREER TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS LEADERS Rank Player Years TD 1)... Chas Fox )... Billy Risher )... Robbie Hahn )... Adrick Harrison Josh Cole Jody Wade Des Kitchings Bear Rinehart )... Isaac West )... Paul Siffri Brian Bratton CONSISTENTLY COMPETITIVE...Furman has posted a record (.717) since 1999, and in only four of the 17 losses have the Paladins been beaten by more than seven points. FURMAN LOSSES SINCE 1999 Opponent (Year) Score Margin Appalachian State (2000)... I-AA Semifinalist Appalachian State (2002)... I-AA No The Citadel (2003) Elon (1999) East Tennessee State (2000) Ga. Southern (1999)... I-AA National Champion Appalachian State (2003) Ga. Southern (2003) Wyoming (2001)...NCAA I-A Massachusetts (1999) ot... I-AA Playoffs Hofstra (2000)... I-AA Playoffs Montana (2001)... I-AA National Championship Villanova (2002)... I-AA Playoffs Ga. Southern (2001)... I-AA Semifinalist Clemson (2003)... NCAA I-A Ga. Southern (2002)... I-AA Semifinalist Vanderbilt (2002)... NCAA I-A SIR CAM NEWTON...Furman junior All-Southern Conference free safety Cam Newton (Bennettsville, S.C.) got his season off to a quality start in the Paladins 24-7 win over Elon on Aug. 31, recording seven tackles, an interception, and a forced fumble on the way to earning league defensive player-of-the-week honors. In the Paladins win over Western Carolina on Oct. 4, he came up big again with his second interception of the season and subsequent 28-yard return that set up the Paladins lone touchdown of the game. The pickoff against the Catamounts was the eighth of his career. He also blocked a field goal in the second half to help the Paladins preserve a 19-7 lead. He has 54 tackles in nine games. A year ago he headlined a Paladin secondary that saw him register 57 tackles, nine pass deflections, and a team leading six interceptions (along with All-America cornerback Rodney Johnson). Newton s six pickoffs in 2002, the second highest total in the league, were especially impressive because they came in the face of a Paladin pass rush that netted a conference low eight sacks. His younger brother, Syvelle Newton, is a freshman football player this fall at the University of South Carolina. FURMAN LINEBACKERS MAKING THE PLAYS...Furman s linebacking corps appears to be living up to its billing as the possibly league s strongest group as through eight games the Paladins three leading tacklers are linebackers. Leading the way is junior Mike Killian (Atlanta, Ga.)

7 with a Southern Conference leading 108 tackles. Next are junior All- Southern Conference performer Cedrick Ritter (Fairfax, S.C.) and sophomore William Freeman (Swansea, S.C.), who have contributed 67 and 53 tackles, respectively. Senior All-Southern Conference performer Keito Whetstone (Orangeburg, S.C.), meanwhile, has contributed 33 stops despite being sidelined for three games after sustaining a sprained ankle in the Paladins loss to Clemson on Sept. 6. In his absence, Freeman, in his first career start, stepped in and registered a career high 14 stops, including two tackles-for-loss, in the triumph over Richmond on Sept. 20 on the way to earning Southern Conference Defensive Player-of-the-Week honors. Since 1975 Furman has produced 21 first team All-Southern Conference linebackers the most of any league school. FURMAN LINEBACKERS CAREER STATISTICS Mike Killian, 6-1, 230, Jr., Atlanta, Ga. YEAR G-GS PRI AST TOT TFL (Loss) CF FR SACK INT PBU (-13) (-4) (-5) Totals (-22) William Freeman, 6-2, 214, So., Swansea, S.C. YEAR G-GS PRI AST TOT TFL (Loss) CF FR SACK INT PBU (-11) (-13) Totals (-24) Cedrick Ritter, 6-2, 231, Jr., Fairfax, S.C. YEAR G-GS PRI AST TOT TFL (Loss) CF FR SACK INT PBU (-20) (-5) (-13) Totals (-38) Keito Whetstone, 6-0, 229, Sr., Orangeburg, S.C. YEAR G-GS PRI AST TOT TFL (Loss) CF FR SACK INT PBU (0) (-1) (-3) (0) Totals (-4) STARTING LEDGER...The following is Furman s career starts ledger. FURMAN CAREER STARTING EXPERIENCE LEDGER Pos. Player (Class) Career Starts TE Willis Sudderth (Jr.) John Rust (So.)... 3 LT Ben Bainbridge (Jr.) LG Clayton Dyson (So.)... 7 Andrew Thornburg (So.)... 2 C Craig Morgan (Jr.) Corey Stewart (So.)... 7 Jeff Fambrough (R-Fr.)... 1 RG Patrick Covington (So.)... 9 RT Brian Laggis (So.)... 9 SE Isaac West (Jr.) Brian Stone (So.)... 5 FLK Brian Bratton (Jr.) QB Bo Moore (Jr.)... 7 Josh Stepp (R-Fr.)... 2 FB Al Means (Jr.)... 6 Brandon Berry (Jr.)... 3 TB Hindley Brigham (Sr.) Offense Totals DE Brandon Poole (Sr.) DT Justin Porter (So.) NG Michael Burant (Jr.) Wesley Bray (R-Fr.)... 1 DE Travis Jones (Jr.)... 7 Roy Ravenell (R-Fr.)... 3 WLB Cedrick Ritter (Jr.) MLB Mike Killian (Jr.) SLB William Freeman (So.)... 6 Keito Whetstone (Sr.) LCB T.J. Wilson (Jr.) RCB Keith Johnson (So.)... 9 SS Daniel South (Jr.)... 8 Shelton Riley (R-Fr.)... 1 FS Cam Newton (Jr.) Defense Totals STEPPIN OUT...The 57-yard punt return for a touchdown by redshirt freshman Justin Stepp (Pelion, S.C.) in the 45-0 whitewash of Gardner-Webb on was the second in as many seasons for the Paladins, who last year got a 66-yard return for a score by Bear Rinehart, who led the Southern Conference in punt returns in 2002 with a 14.9 average. GUTSY START...Furman opened its Sept. 20 game against Richmond with a gutsy play an onside kick, which the Paladins Jon MacDonald (Greer, S.C.) recovered at the Spiders 48. From that point Furman drove 33 yards to the Richmond 15 for a 32-yard field goal by Danny Marshall (Atlanta, Ga.) for an early 3-0 lead. NOT YOUR ORDINARY COMEBACK...When Furman sophomore tailback Brandon Mays (Arden, N.C.) underwent surgery on Oct. 30, 2002, for ulcerative colitis and spent two weeks in the hospital, a return to football looked bleak. After having approximately 90 percent of his large intestines removed and dropping from a pre-illness weight of 190 pounds to 140, he endured two more procedures in early 2003, including reconstructive surgery. Unable to take part in spring practice In March due to his condition, he nonetheless attended every practice and offered consistent encouragement to his teammates. Through dedicated rehabilitation and the fortune of advanced medicine, Mays regained 52 pounds (to 192), strength, and endurance, and completed his comeback by rushing 11 times for 49 yards and catching one pass for nine yards in the Paladins 24-7 win over Elon in the season opener on Aug. 30. Prior to his illness a year ago he had appeared in four games and rushed 18 times for 96 yards. As a prep at T.C. Roberson, he ran for 4,406 and 50 touchdowns in his career and was named Asheville Citizen-Times Offensive Player-of-the-Year after totaling 1,961 yards and 20 touchdowns his senior year. SOCON MAN...As head coaching tenures go, Bobby Lamb, who is now in his second season at the helm of the Paladin program, certainly doesn t qualify as a veteran, but when factoring in total years of association with Southern Conference schools, he could rightfully be considered a dean of league head coaches. For Lamb, 40, the 2003 campaign marks his 22nd season at Furman. That tenure includes four seasons as a player ( ), 16 years as an assistant coach ( ), and one season as head coach (2002). No other league mentor can match that length of service to a league school. FAMILY...Very few coaching staffs can claim to be as close and know the school at which they work better than Furman s. That s because the Paladins entire coaching staff, with the exception of wide receivers coach Drew Cronic and defensive backs coach Jeff Farrington, is composed of Furman graduates who enjoyed fine playing careers for the purple and white before entering the coaching ranks. Furman s staff includes defensive ends coach Julius Dixon '90, defensive line coach Allen Edwards '92, tight ends coach Ben Hall 00, offensive line coach Clay Hendrix 86, head coach Bobby Lamb 86, running backs coach Tim Sorrells 81, and defensive coordinator/linebackers coach Steve Wilson 77. All told, the Paladins current coaching staff sports 81 years of collective coaching service at Furman and, counting playing tenures, has combined for 109 seasons of experience at the university. FATHER FIGURES...Junior Bo Moore (Madison, Ga.), Furman s starting quarterback for the first six games prior to injury, appears set to carry on the Paladins well established tradition of producing successful signal callers who are the sons of high school head coaches. Starting with

8 Tim Sorrells ( ) and also including Bobby Lamb ( ), Philly Jones ( ) and, most recently, Billy Napier ( ), Furman has fashioned noteworthy success with quarterbacks who played for their fathers. Sorrells, who starred under his dad, Fred Sorrells, at Jefferson County (Tenn.) High School, quarterbacked Furman to Southern Conference titles in 1980 & 81. Lamb, a former standout at Commerce (Ga.) High School under his father, Ray Lamb, later helped lead Furman to a conference championship and NCAA I-AA runnerup finish in Jones, a three-year starter for the Paladins, played for his dad, Phil Jones, at Winder-Barrow (Ga.) High School, and Napier enjoyed a solid prep career under his father, Bill Napier, at Murray County (Ga.) High School before coming to Furman, where he directed the Paladins to 2001 league title and national runnerup finish. Moore, meanwhile, fashioned a fine prep tenure for his father, Kenny Moore, at Morgan County (Ga.) High School before joining the Furman program in BROTHER ACT...Furman s 2003 squad features three sets of brothers: Hindley and Grant Brigham (Birmingham, Ala.), twins Josh and Justin Stepp (Pelion, S.C.), and Lockwood and Austin Holmes (Jacksonville, Fla.). Hindley, a senior tailback, transferred to Furman in 2001 following two seasons at Baylor and last year paced the Paladins in rushing with 762 yards and five touchdowns. Grant, a sophomore flanker/ return specialist, joined the Paladin program this fall after spending the 2002 campaign at Vanderbilt, where he lettered as a true freshman. Josh Stepp, the 2001 Shrine Bowl MVP, is redshirt freshman quarterback. Brother Justin, meanwhile, is seeing plenty of action at flanker and as a punt return specialist. Lockwood Holmes serves as a reserve cornerback and member of special teams while Austin will likely redshirt this fall, also as a cornerback. offensive tackle at Alabama, member of the Tide s 1930 national championship team, 1955 inductee into the National Football Foundation Hall-of- Fame, and member of the Alabama Sports Hall-of-Fame. Two of Burton s uncles, Dave Sington ( ) and Fred Sington, Jr. ( ), also played football for Alabama. LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON...Senior placekicker Danny Marshall (Atlanta, Ga.) is the son of former Paladin defensive end Tommy Marshall ( ), who later served as an assistant coach on the Furman staff for eight years ( ), during which time the Paladins captured three conference titles and the 1988 NCAA I-AA national championship. Sophomore cornerback Jon MacDonald (Greer, S.C.) is the son of former Furman wide receiver Norman MacDonald ( ), and sophomore quarterback Matt Cain (Easley, S.C.) is the son of former Paladin assistant and current Vanderbilt offensive coordinator Ted Cain ( ). PALADINS AND GAMECOCKS...Furman starting senior defensive end Brandon Poole (Columbia, S.C.) is the son of 1981 University of South Carolina Heisman Trophy winning running back George Rogers. Furman true freshman Ryan McKie (Simpsonville, S.C.) is the son of James McKie, who was also a running back and former teammate of Rogers at USC. McKie s cousin, B.J. McKie, was a basketball standout for the Gamecocks. IMPRESSIVE LINEAGES...Sophomore linebacker Andrew Carson (Newnan, Ga.) is the brother of former Clemson All-America linebacker Chad Carson. Andrew s father, Tom Carson, played football at Georgia Tech, and his grandfather, Earle Carson, was an end, three-year letterman, and an honorable mention All-American at Furman ( ). A great uncle, M.A. Carson, was a two-time letterwinner as an offensive guard at Furman ( ), and another great uncle, Tom Carson, was an All-South offensive tackle selection and three-year letterman who serve as captain of Furman s 1931 squad. True freshman defensive end Turner Burton (Birmingham, Ala.) sports a strong Alabama Crimson Tide heritage. His great-grandfather, Fred Sington, was a two-time All-America 2003 FURMAN STARTING LINEUPS ELON CLEM RICH G-W WCU ASU CIT ETSU GSU WOF UTC SE... Stone Stone Stone West Stone Stone West West West LT... Bainbridge Bainbridge Bainbridge Bainbridge Bainbridge Bainbridge Bainbridge Bainbridge Bainbridge LG... Dyson Dyson Dyson Dyson Dyson Dyson Thornburg Thornburg Dyson C... Stewart Stewart Stewart Stewart Morgan Morgan Fambrough Stewart Stewart RG... Covington Covington Covington Covington Covington Covington Covington Covington Covington RT... Laggis Laggis Laggis Laggis Laggis Laggis Laggis Laggis Laggis TE... Rust Rust Rust Sudderth Sudderth Sudderth Sudderth Sudderth Suddert FLK... Bratton Bratton Bratton Bratton Bratton Bratton Bratton Bratton Bratton QB... Moore Moore Moore Moore Moore Moore Jo. Stepp Jo. Stepp Moore FB... Means Means Means Means Means Means Berry Berry Berry TB... H. Brigham H. Brigham H. Brigham H. Brigham H. Brigham H. Brigham H. Brigham H. Brigham H. Brigham DE... Poole Poole Poole Poole Poole Poole Poole Poole Poole NG... Burant Burant Burant Bray Burant Burant Burant Burant Burant DT... Porter Porter Porter Porter Porter Porter Porter Porter Porter DE... Jones Jones Jones Jones Jones Jones Ravenell Ravenell Ravenell SLB... Whetstone Whetstone Freeman Freeman Freeman Freeman Freeman Freeman Freeman MLB... Killian Killian Killian Killian Killian Killian Killian Killian Killian WLB... Ritter Ritter Ritter Ritter Ritter Ritter Ritter Ritter Ritter LCB... Wilson Wilson Wilson Wilson Wilson Wilson Wilson Wilson Wilson RCB... K. Johnson K. Johnson K. Johnson K. Johnson K. Johnson K. Johnson K. Johnson K. Johnson K. Johnson SS... South Riley Riley South South South South South South FS... Newton Newton Newton Newton Newton Newton Newton Newton Newton

9 PERSONAL Name: Robert Emory Lamb Born: December 24, 1962, in Augusta, Georgia Wife: Allyson Acker of Greenville, South Carolina Married: July 22, 1989, in Greenville, South Carolina Children: Sallie Emory (May 21, 1992), Taylor Boyd (April 12, 1994) EDUCATION Commerce (Ga.) High School, 1982 Furman University, B.A. in Health and Exercise Science, 1987 Furman University, M.Ed. in Health and Exercise Science, 1992 THE BOBBY LAMB FILE PLAYING CAREER Commerce High School, , QB Four-Year Letterman, Three-Year Starter AA State Champion, 1981 (13-1-1) Atlanta Journal-Constitution Georgia AA Back-of-the-Year, 1981 Furman University, , QB Four-Year Letterman, Two-Year Starter All-Southern Conference, 1984 & '85 Southern Conference Player-of-the-Year, 1985 Southern Conference Champion/NCAA I-AA Runner-Up, 1985 (12-2) NCAA I-AA National Passing Efficiency Leader, 1985 (171.20) South Carolina Athletic Hall-of-Fame State Male Amateur Athlete-of-the-Year, 1985 Charlotte Athletic Club Carolinas Male Amateur Athlete-of-the-Year, 1985 The Lambs: Taylor, Allyson, Sallie, and Bobby COLLEGIATE PLAYING CAREER Year School Position Overall SoCon Finish Highlights 1982 Furman Backup Quarterback st SoCon Champ, NCAA I-AA Quarterfinalist, d. South Carolina Furman Backup Quarterback st SoCon Champ, NCAA-I-AA Semifinalist, d. Ga. Tech Furman Starting Quarterback th d. N.C. State 34-30, All-SoCon 1985 Furman Starting Quarterback st SoCon Champ, NCAA I-AA Runner-Up, d. N.C. State SoCon Player-of-the-Year, NCAA I-AA Pass Efficiency Leader COLLEGIATE PLAYING RECORD Furman , 4 Years (.790) COLLEGIATE COACHING CAREER Year School Responsibility Overall SoCon Finish Highlights 1986 Furman Student Assistant/Quarterbacks rd NCAA I-AA Quarterfinalist, t. Ga. Tech Furman Defensive Ends rd 1988 Furman Defensive Ends st SoCon Champ, NCAA I-AA National Champion 1989 Furman Quarterbacks st SoCon Champ, NCAA I-AA Semifinalist 1990 Furman Quarterbacks st SoCon Champ, NCAA I-AA Quarterfinalist 1991 Furman Quarterbacks th 1992 Furman Quarterbacks th 1993 Furman Quarterbacks/Receivers, Passing Game Coord th 1994 Furman Quarterbacks/Receivers, Passing Game Coord th 1995 Furman Quarterbacks/Receivers, Passing Game Coord rd 1996 Furman Quarterbacks/Receivers, Passing Game Coord rd NCAA I-AA Quarterfinalist 1997 Furman Quarterbacks/Receivers, Passing Game Coord rd 1998 Furman Quarterbacks/Receivers, Passing Game Coord th 1999 Furman Quarterbacks, Passing Game Coord st SoCon Champ, NCAA I-AA Playoffs, d. UNC Furman Quarterbacks, Passing Game Coord nd NCAA I-AA Playoffs 2001 Furman Quarterbacks, Passing Game Coord st SoCon Champ, NCAA I-AA National Runner-up 2002 Furman Head Coach nd NCAA I-AA Playoffs 2003 Furman Head Coach ASSISTANT COACHING RECORD Furman , 16 Years, (.657) HEAD COACHING RECORD Furman 13-8, 2nd Year, (.619) HONORS 1995 Furman Athletic Hall-of-Fame