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1 Game November 30, 2002 (NCAA I-AA Playoffs, First Round) Furman Paladins (8-3, 6-2 SoCon) vs. Villanova Wildcats (9-3, 6-3 Atlantic 10) Villanova, Pennsylvania, Villanova Stadium (12,000) Artificial Surface Noon EST Kickoff WCSZ-AM 1070 (Greenville), WAGI-FM (Gaffney), WGOG-FM 96.3 (Walhalla) Internet: (Live) Furman Football SID: Hunter Reid (864) Furman Web Site: Villanova Football SID: Dean Kenefick (610) Viallnova Web Site: FURMAN RESULTS/SCHEDULE Date Opponent Score/Time Result Sept. Vanderbilt (Charter TV) L Sept ELON W Sept. Richmond W Sept. VMI W Oct WESTERN CAROLINA W Oct. Appalachian State (Fox TV) L Oct THE CITADEL (CSS TV) W Oct. East Tennessee State (CSS TV) W Nov GEORGIA SOUTHERN (Fox TV) L Nov. Wofford W Nov CHATTANOOGA W Nov. Villanova... Noon 2002 VILLANOVA RESULTS/SCHEDULE Date Opponent Score/Time Result Aug. Rutgers W Sept. Colgate W Sept MAINE L Sept NEW HAMPSHIRE W Sept. James Madison W Oct HOFSTRA W Oct PENNSYLVANIA W Oct. Massachusetts L Nov WILLIAM & MARY W Nov. Northeastern L Nov RHODE ISLAND W Nov. Delaware W Nov FURMAN... Noon THE GAME The 2001 NCAA I-AA national runnerup Furman Paladins make their fourth straight playoff appearance and 12th appearance overall when they travel to Villanova, Pa., to take on the Atlantic 10 Conference third place finisher Villanova Wildcats this Saturday at Noon in a first round playoff matchup. The Furman-Villanova winner will face the winner of Saturday s Fordham-Northeastern game on Dec. 7 at a site and time to be announced. THE COACHES Furman: Bobby Lamb (Furman 86) 8-3 (.727), 1st Year at Furman 8-3 (.727), 1st Year Overall Lamb vs. Villanova (0-0) FURMAN RADIO BROADCAST TEAM Furman Radio WCSZ-AM 1070 Chuck Hussion, play-by-play; John Ingles, analyst; Gordon Higgins, sideline 2002 SOCON STANDINGS SoCon Overall Team W L.Pct W L.Pct Georgia Southern Appalachian State Furman Wofford VMI Western Carolina Chattanooga East Tennessee State The Citadel November 23 Furman 35, Chattanooga 7 Wofford 34, Elon 9 November 30 Schedule Montana State No. 1 McNeese State (10-1), 7:00 CST Northwestern State Montana (10-2), 12:05 MST Furman Villanova (9-3), Noon EST Fordham Northeastern (10-2), 12:30 EST Eastern Illinois No. 2 Western Illinois (10-1), 1:00 CST Murray State Western Kentucky (8-3), 1:00 CST Maine Appalachian State (8-3), 1:00 EST Bethune-Cookman No. 3 Georgia Southern (9-2), 1:00 EST 2002 SEASON HONORS Southern Conference Player-of-the-Week QB Billy Napier, Offense (vs. Elon) QB Billy Napier, Offense (vs. Wofford) CB Rodney Johnson, Defense (vs. Chattanooga) LB William Freeman, Freshman (vs. Chattanooga) Verizon Wireless Univeristy Division Academic All-District III DE Eddie Overdyke LB Andrew Knight CB Rodney Johnson 2002 SEASON HONORS All-Southern Conference (Coaches) OG Trevor Kruger (1st Team) OT Steven Cain (1st Team) TE Willis Sudderth (2nd Team) QB Billy Napier (2nd Team) DT LeBryan Sperling (2nd Team) LB Keito Whetstone (2nd Team)

2 Villanova: Andy Talley (Southern Connecticut 67) (.630), 18 Years Year at Villanova (.626), 23 Years Overall Talley vs. Furman (0-0) THE SERIES Villanova claimed a 20-0 win over Furman in Philadelphia during the 1957 season in the only meeting between the two schools. Furman, known then as the Purple Hurricane, was coached by Homer Hobbs while Villanova was coached by Francis Reagan. Year Result Score Site Furman Coach L Philadelphia, Pa.... Homer Hobbs THE OFFENSES Furman: Multiple Villanova Multiple '02 Points/Game Points/Game 29.2 '02 Yards/Game Yards/Game Rushing Rushing Passing Passing THE DEFENSES Furman: 43 Villanova: 43 '02 Points/Game Points/Game 15.9 '02 Yards/Game Yards/Game Rushing Rushing Passing Passing FURMAN LAST TIME OUT GREENVILLE, S.C. (Nov. 23) -- Hindley Brigham rushed for 114 yards and two touchdowns to power NCAA I-AA eighth-ranked Furman to a 35-7 Southern Conference win over Chattanooga Saturday afternoon at Paladin Stadium. Brigham, a junior tailback from Birmingham, Ala., scored on runs of 1 and 58 yards to help Furman take control of the contest and post its eighth straight win over Chattanooga. The victory also earned Furman a bid to the NCAA I-AA playoffs the Paladins school record fourth straight and 12th overall. This was a scary game coming in because Chattanooga had won their last two and had nothing to lose, but I thought we handled it well after a slow start, said Furman head coach Bobby Lamb. We got a big turnover in the third quarter, and that jump started our offense and we played well after that. Our defense played extremely well. We couldn t get our rhythm going in the first quarter, said Chattanooga head coach Donnie Kirkpatrick. The Furman defense played well. I can see why Furman is the No. 1 pass defense in the league. I wish we could have had a better showing. A 7-yard touchdown pass from Billy Napier to Isaac West on the Paladins first possession gave Furman a 7-0 lead at the 10:52 mark of the first quarter. Chattanooga battled back to tie the game after moving 90 yards in 18 plays for a 5-yard touchdown pass from Ryan McCann to Jason Jones at the 6:52 juncture of the second quarter. Furman, however, regained the lead a short while later after defensive tackle LeBryan Sperling recovered a fumble at the UTC 35. A 19-yard pass from Napier to Isaac West moved the Paladins to the 1 before Brigham ran off right guard into the end zone to give Furman a 14-7 lead with only 37 seconds remaining in the half. The Paladins capitalized on another Chattanooga turnover in the third quarter to add to its advantage. An interception and 26-yard return by cornerback Rodney Johnson to the UTC 30 led to a 1-yard touchdown run by fullback Corey Tant to make it Furman padded its lead later with a 58-yard run by Brigham off an option pitch and a 5-yard touchdown pass by backup quarterback Bo Moore to split end James Thomas. Furman outgained Chattanooga in total offense and rolled up 240 yards on the ground to the Mocs 54. The Paladins also recorded a season high three sacks. Paladin quarterback Billy Napier, who completed 12-of-15 passes for 94 yards and a score, hit sophomore split end Isaac West for six completions for 70 yards. Senior flanker Bear Rinehart, meanwhile, caught five passes for 24 yards to establish a new Furman season receptions record, eclipsing the previous standard of 53 receptions set by Robbie Hahn in The Seneca, S.C., product now has 58 receptions on the year. Furman s defense, which did not allow UTC to cross midfield in the second half, was paced by sophomore linebacker Mike Killian with eight tackles. SCORE BY QUARTERS Furman Chattanooga SCORING SUMMARY F Isaac West 7 pass from Billy Napier (Danny Marshall kick) 10:42-1Q 9 plays, 55 yards, TOP 3: C Jason Jones 5 pass from Ryan McCann (Patrick Shutters kick) 6:52-2Q 18 plays, 90 yards, TOP 9: F Hindley Brigham 1 run (Danny Marshall kick) 0:37-2Q 5 plays, 35 yards, TOP 2: F Corey Tant 1 run (Danny Marshall kick) 8:17-3Q 5 plays, 30 yards, TOP 2: F Hindley Brigham 58 run (Danny Marshall kick) 3:52-3Q 6 plays, 84 yards, TOP 1: SPORTS NETWORK NCAA I-AA FOOTBALL POLL (November 25, 2002) Rnk. Team 2002 Record Points Previous 1) McNeese State (77) , ) Georgia Southern (3) , ) Western Illinois , ) Grambling State , ) Appalachian State , ) Furman , ) Maine , ) Northeastern , ) Montana , ) Eastern Illinois , ) Bethune-Cookman , ) Villanova , ) Northwestern State , ) Wofford ) Western Kentucky ) Pennsylvania ) Idaho State (1) ) Gardner-Webb ) Eastern Kentucky ) Nicholls State ) Fordham ) Southeast Missouri ) Murray State NR 24) Montana State NR 25) Colgate NR FURMAN WEEK-BY-WEEK IN TSN Preseason... 7 Oct Sept Oct Sept Oct Sept Nov Sept Nov Sept Nov Oct Nov

3 F James Thomas 5 pass from Bo Moore (Danny Marshall kick) 4:36-4Q 6 plays, 37 yards, TOP 1: INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing: F Brigham , O Neal 10-70, Rembert C Ball 7-17, Flanagan 5-16, Hain 5-16, Jones 1-8, Wilson 2-7, McCann 7-(-10). Passing: F Napier C McCann , Barnes Receiving: F West 6-70, Rinehart 5-24, Thomas 1-5, Carter 1-0. C Brightwell 5-29, Jones 5-24, Ranking 4-48, Tehrani 2-15, Ball 1-11, Arnold 1-9, Golden 1-7, Beasley 1-7, Wilson 1-7, DeWalt 1-4, Grier 1-4, Peters 1-0. Field Goals: F None. C None. Defense: F Killian 8 (7 solo 1 ast., 1 PBU), Ritter 7 (4 solo, 3 ast.), Overdyke 5 (3 solo, 2 ast.), Billingsly 4 (4 solo, 1 TFL, 1 Sack), Johnson 5 (3 solo, 2 ast., 1 Int.). C Cain 14 (11 solo, 3 ast., 1 TFL), Jackson 8 (8 solo), Harris 7 (6 solo, 1 ast.), DeWalt 5 (5 solo, 3 TFL, 2 Sacks). TEAM STATISTICS FUR UTC First Downs Rushing Passing C/A/I Total Offense Fumbles-Lost Penalties Punts Punt Returns Kickoff Returns Possession Time... 30: :09 Third Down Conversions Fourth Down Conversions Sacks By NOTING THE PALADINS FACTS ABOUT FURMAN...Founded in 1826 and located in Greenville, S.C., Furman University, a private liberal art institution, is ranked as one of the 50 finest liberal arts colleges in the country by U.S. News and World Report. Furman s 2,600 students, who represent 46 states and 39 countries, enjoy a collegiate experience on a 750-acre campus that was recently listed by the American Society of Landscape Architects as one of America s 362 most beautifully landscaped places. Furman graduates have excelled in many field, and among a few of the notables are John Broadus Watson, the father of behavioral psychology ; Charles Townes, Nobel-Prize winning inventor of the laser and maser; Richard W. Riley, former United States Department of Education Secretary; Keith Lockhart, the conductor of the Boston Pops; Betsy King and Beth Daniel, LPGA Hall-of-Fame members; and Mark Sanford, South Carolina s governor elect. A member of the Southern Conference since 1936, Furman boasts a 17-sport intercollegiate athletics program that ranks among the finest in the country. Within the past year the university s football, men s soccer, women s soccer, men s tennis, women s tennis, and women s golf teams have participated in NCAA Tournament play, and during the school year 29 Furman student-athletes earned All- America honors. On Feb. 13, 1954, Furman s Frank Selvy scored an NCAA record 100 points in a win over Newberry. PLAYOFF PALADINS...Furman s trip to the 2002 NCAA I-AA playoffs marks its fourth straight and 12th overall appearance in postseason play: 1982, 83, 85, 86, 88, 89, 90, 96, 99, 00, 01, and 02. Furman won the 1988 national championship, defeating Georgia Southern in Pocatello, Idaho. FURMAN NCAA I-AA PLAYOFF HISTORY (14-10) Year Opponent Score Result 1982 SOUTH CAROLINA STATE L 1983 BOSTON UNIVERSITY W WESTERN CAROLINA L 1985 RHODE ISLAND W NEVADA W Georgia Southern-N L 1986 EASTERN KENTUCKY L 1988 DELAWARE Marshall W IDAHO W Georgia Southern-N W 1989 WILLIAM & MARY W YOUNGSTOWN STATE W STEPHEN F. AUSTIN L Eastern Kentucky Nevada (3OT) L Northern Arizona Marshall L 1999 MASSACHUSETTS (OT) L 2000 HOFSTRA L 2001 WESTERN KENTUCKY W LEHIGH Georgia Southern W Montana-N L N1 - Tacoma, Washington (National Championship) N2 - Pocatello, Idaho (National Championship) N3 - Chattanooga, Tennessee (National Championship) HOME-AWAY-NEUTRAL IN PLAYOFFS...Furman s ledger in NCAA I-AA playoff action includes a 9-6 home record and a 4-2 road mark. The Paladins are 1-2 in three neutral site playoff clashes (two against Georgia Southern and one versus Montana in national championship games). SOCON RULES SUPREME IN NCAA I-AA PLAYOFFS...Eight Southern Conference teams have combined to post a league best record (.635) in NCAA I-AA playoff competition since the conference was reclassified to I-AA in In first round games SoCon teams are (.707). Overall the league has placed a team in the championship game four straight years (and nine of the last 11) and owns five national championships tops among NCAA I-AA conferences. SOUTHERN CONFERENCE NCAA I-AA PLAYOFF RECORDS School Record.Pct Marshall Georgia Southern Furman Appalachian State Western Carolina The Citadel East Tennessee State Chattanooga SoCon Totals ELITE COMPANY (OF ONE)...Furman is the only private school to ever win an NCAA I-AA national championship, which the Paladins captured in 1988 by defeating Georgia Southern in Pocatello, Idaho. SOCON TITLE TROVE...Furman has won 11 Southern Conference football championships through the years more than any school in the conference s 80-year football history. The Paladins claimed league titles in 1978, 80, 81, 82, 83, 85, 88, 89, 90, 99, and 01. FURMAN VERSUS THE ATLANTIC 10...Furman is 3-2 in NCAA I-AA playoff action versus teams that are now members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. Furman defeated A-10 member Rhode Island in the 1985 quarterfinals when the Rams were a member of the now defunct Yankee Conference. Three years later the Paladins trimmed Yankee Conference member Delaware 21-7 in first round action; and, a year later in 1989, Furman knocked off William & Mary in a first round contest after the Tribe had emerged from the Yankee Conference. Furman has dropped its last two playoff contests against teams that now comprise the Atlantic 10: a overtime loss to Massachusetts in 1999 and loss

4 to Hofstra in 2000, although the Pride at that time was an independent. QUICK HITS: THE UTC GAME...The 35-7 win over Chattanooga marked Furman s eighth straight win over the Mocs and 16th Southern Conference home victory in its last 17 games. With five receptions for 24 yards against Chattanooga, senior All-Southern Conference flanker Bear Rinehart (Seneca, S.C.) set a new Furman single season receptions record, breaking the old standard of 53 catches set by Robbie Hahn in Furman notched a season high three sacks versus Chattanooga and recorded a pair of interceptions to add to its league lead in pickoffs (17). Redshirt freshman linebacker William Freeman (Swansea, S.C.), who had one of Furman s three sacks, was named SoCon Freshman-of-the- Week, and senior cornerback Rodney Johnson (Marion, N.C.) garnered league defensive player-of-the-week accolades after tallying six tackles and an interception, which he returned 26 yards to set up a third quarter touchdown. Junior tailback Hindley Brigham (Birmingham, Ala.) rushed for a career high 114 yards and two touchdowns against Chattanooga. Brigham s work against the Mocs marked only the second 100-yard rushing performance of the year for Furman, which last year tallied yard efforts. Chattanooga s 54 rushing yards on 27 attempts represented a season low for a Furman opponent. The Mocs failed to cross midfield in the second half against the Paladin defense. COIN FLIP CONUNDRUM...Furman is only 2-9 in coin flips this year; consequently, the Paladins have only received the football to start the second half in only two games (vs. East Tennessee State and Chattanooga). GETTING THE UPPERHAND EARLY...Due in some measure to its bad luck on coin flips but also to solid early game defensive work, Furman has proven to be a pretty good first quarter team this year, outscoring the opposition over the first 15 minutes. When Georgia Southern scored a touchdown to take a 7-0 lead six minutes into the Nov. 9 game with Furman, it marked the first touchdown yielded by the Paladins in the first quarter since the Richmond game on Sept. 21. Prior to the Georgia Southern contest, Furman had outscored its previous five foes 49-3 in the first quarter. SUCCESSFUL SENIOR CLASS...Furman s 13 seniors have enjoyed noteworthy success during their four-year tenure, helping the Paladins to a overall record (.760) and 26-6 Southern Conference mark (.813). Included in the span are four NCAA I-AA national Top 20 rankings, a school record four I-AA playoff appearances, two league championships (1999 & 01), and a national runnerup finish (2001). Furman s 26 Southern Conference wins since 1999 are the most in any four-year stretch of Paladin football. MOST SUCCESSFUL FURMAN SENIOR CLASSES (Overall Winning Percentage) Class Overall Record.Pct (Southern Conference Winning Percentage) Class SoCon Record.Pct FURMAN IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS...Led by quarterback Billy Napier s No. 2 ranking in passing efficiency, Furman is ranked in the Top 25 in several national statistical rankings: FURMAN IN NCAA TEAM STATISTICS Category Rank Avg//Rating Scoring Offense...25th Rushing Offense... 21st Total Offense...16th Punt Returns... 7th Turnover Margin...18th Pass Defense...14th FURMAN IN NCAA INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Player, Category Rank Avg//Rating Billy Napier, Passing Efficiency... 2nd Cam Newton, Interceptions...13th Rodney Johnson, Interceptions...16th Bear Rinehart, Punt Returns... 5th BLOWOUT AT FULLBACK...Furman entered the 2002 season with three experienced fullbacks, but season ending injuries have emptied the cupboard and forced the Paladins to convert a former wide receiver and defensive back into new roles. The last of Furman s trio of experienced fullbacks to go down was sophomore Corey Tant (Easley, S.C.), who suffered a concussion while throwing a key block on a 58-yard touchdown run by tailback Hindley Brigham (Birmingham, Ala.) in last Saturday s 35-7 win over Chattanooga. For Tant the concussion ended his career as it is his fourth in three seasons. Tant s injury came after starting sophomore fullback Eric Emerson (Newnan, Ga.) exited the Georgia Southern game on Nov. 9 with a torn anterior cruciate in his right knee. Emerson s departure followed a season ending injury to sophomore Al Means (Charlotte, N.C.), who sustained torn ligaments in this lower right leg versus Appalachian State on Oct. 12. Emerson had started in 24 consecutive games prior to his injury. When considering redshirt freshman Brandon Mays (Arden, N.C.) saw some action as a reserve fullback prior to undergoing season and possible career ending surgery for ulcerative colitis in late October, Furman has in all lost four fullbacks this year. Stepping in to fill the void beginning this Saturday versus Villanova will be sophomore Brandon Berry (Hendersonville, N.C.), a converted flanker, and redshirt freshman David Latimer (Nashville, Tenn.), who makes the switch from strong safety after totaling 13 tackles and an interception in action this year. TAILBACK BY COMMITTEE...After watching two-time All- America tailback Louis Ivory run into the record books last year with a Southern Conference leading 1,492 yards and 19 TDs, Furman has filled its high profile backfield slot with three juniors and a redshirt freshman in 2002: Hindley Brigham (Birmingham, Ala.), Lamar Rembert (Ocala, Fla.), Toreico O Neal (Barnesville, Ga.), Brandon Mays (Arden, N.C.). Through 11 games this year, Brigham, Rembert, O Neal, and the now sidelined Mays have totaled 1,431 yards and seven touchdowns (148.8 ypg). FURMAN TAILBACK PRODUCTION (2001/11 GAMES) Player Att. Yds. Avg. TD YPG Louis Ivory Hindley Brigham Toreico O Neal Lamar Rembert Totals FURMAN TAILBACK PRODUCTION (2002/11 GAMES) Player Att. Yds. Avg. TD YPG Hindley Brigham Lamar Rembert Toreico O Neal Brandon Mays Totals NAPIER IN THE RECORD BOOKS...With the NCAA s decision over the summer to include I-AA playoff games in season and career statistics, Furman quarterback Billy Napier (Chatsworth, Ga.), the nation s second most efficient passer ( rating) is in position to improve on and threaten several school and Southern Conference season and career standards:

5 FURMAN INDIVIDUAL SEASON PASSING RECORDS Record, Player (Year) Category 2002 (11 Games) 238, Hightower (1969)... Most Attempts , Napier 151, Bonaventure (1995)... Most Completions , Napier 2,035, DeBusk (1990)... Most Yards... 2,203, Napier 185.0, DeBusk (1990)... Most Yards Per Game , Napier.645, Bonaventure (1995)... Completion % , Napier FURMAN INDIVIDUAL CAREER PASSING RECORDS Record, Player (Career) Category Career.613, Bonaventure ( )... Completion % , Napier SOUTHERN CONFERENCE SEASON PASSING RECORDS Record, Player Category 2002 (10 Games).662, Payton (1991)... Season Completion % , Napier SOUTHERN CONFERENCE CAREER PASSING RECORDS Record, Player Category Career.617, Payton ( )... Career Completion % , Napier NAPIER ON THE NCAA CHARTS...Quarterback Billy Napier s current career passing efficiency rating if it holds up would be the sixth highest mark in NCAA history for players with a NCAA established minimum 300 completions. THE DRIVE...Holding a 10-0 lead heading into the fourth quarter in its Nov. 16 game at Wofford and with a potential NCAA I-AA playoff bid hanging in the balance, Furman saw its advantage evaporate and turn to a deficit following a 41-yard touchdown run by Terrier fullback J.R. McNair with 4:41 left. That s when Furman s offense, led by senior quarterback Billy Napier (Chatsworth, Ga.) took over and won the game, moving 74 yards in 11 plays for the game winning score, which came on a 7-yard touchdown pass from Napier to flanker Brian Bratton (Evans, Ga.) with 29 seconds left. It was Napier s poise under pressure that proved to be the difference in the decisive drive as he completed all five of his attempts for 63 yards, including a 17-yard strike to split end Isaac West (Augusta, Ga.), three to flanker Bear Rinehart (Seneca, S.C.) covering 39 yards, and the game winner to Bratton. Napier s work and the performance of his receiving corps during the game winning drive was even more impressive considering the rain and field that was as muddy and as torn up as many veteran coaches on both sides could ever recall. Napier, who completed all eight of his second half passes (and his last 10 overall), went 14-of-17 for 145 yards and two touchdowns in the contest, including a 31-yard strike to West in the first half to give the Paladins a 7-0 lead. For his fine work he was named Southern Conference Offensive Player-of-the- Year. THE AUGUSTA FACTOR...Furman s deep and talented receiving corps includes a pair of speedy wideouts from the Augusta, Ga., area. Sophomore Issac West (Augusta, Ga./Butler H.S.) is second on the team with 33 receptions for 598 yards and seven touchdowns, including a 7-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter that gave Furman a 7-0 lead. Sophomore Brian Bratton (Evans, Ga./Lakeside H.S.) ranks third on the squad with 26 receptions for 361 yards and five touchdowns. Two weeks ago it was his 7-yard touchdown catch with 29 seconds left that lifted the Paladins to the win over Wofford. When West was sidelined with a broken collarbone early in the Paladins 17-7 win over Richmond on Sept. 21, it was Bratton who moved into the starting lineup. Combined the duo has notched 59 catches for 959 yards and 12 scores this year. In addition to his work as a receiver, Bratton has averaged 20.0 yards on 29 kickoff returns. Last year he earned All-America and Southern Conference Freshman-of-the-Year honors as a return specialist after leading NCAA I- AA in kickoff returns (37.2 ypa) three of which went for touchdowns. Prior to his injury in the Richmond game, West had displayed plenty of big play prowess, catching 10 passes for 242 yards and three touchdowns, including three grabs for 160 yards and three scores covering 78, 71, and 11 yards in the Paladins 57-7 win over Elon on Sept. 14. A year ago as a redshirt freshman he nabbed 20 passes for 277 yards and a pair of touchdowns, both of which came in the Paladins win over then nationally fifth-ranked Appalachian State in Greenville. He also helped key the Paladins come-from-behind, win over Western Kentucky in NCAA I-AA first round playoff action with a 21-yard touchdown reception. KEEP THE FLAG IN YOUR POCKET...Furman heads into Saturday s game against Villanova as the second least penalized team in the Southern Conference (45 penalties, 375 yards). The Paladins were not penalized in their 17-7 win over Richmond a first for a Furman squad since 1995, when Furman went unflagged in a 24-3 win over The Citadel. INTERCEPTION LEADERS...Furman currently leads the Southern Conference with 17 interceptions, and the Paladins boast the top two interception leaders. Junior free safety Cam Newton (Bennettsville, S.C.) has six pickoffs in 10 games to lead the league, and right behind him with six interceptions in 11 games senior cornerback Rodney Johnson (Marion, N.C.). Newton, who missed the Chattanooga game with a bruised shoulder, is expected to play this Saturday against Villanova. THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY CONTRAST...Furman leads the Southern Conference in third down efficiency, having converted a strong 51.0 percent of their chances this year (79x155). As good as Furman has been on third down on offense, the Paladins rank next to last in the league in third down efficiency defense, yielding chain movers to the opposition at a 45.5 percent clip (66x145). IMPRESSIVE BALANCE...Furman sports the Southern Conference s most balanced offense, averaging yards rushing and yards passing per game through 11 games. Currently ranked second in the league in total offense (410.2 ypg), Furman hasn t boasted the kind of offensive balance seen this year since 1996, when the Paladins averaged yards per game on the ground and yards per game through the air on the way to a 9-4 record and NCAA I-AA playoff appearance. MORE BALANCE IN Category 2002 (10 Games) Rushing Yards Per Game Passing Yards Per Game CONSISTENTLY COMPETITIVE...Furman owns a solid record (.764) in its last 51 games, and in only three of the 12 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 Elon (1999) East Tennessee State (2000) Ga. Southern (1999)... I-AA National Champion Wyoming (2001)... NCAA I-A Opponent Massachusetts (1999) ot... I-AA Playoffs Hofstra (2000)... I-AA Playoffs Montana (2001)... I-AA National Championship Ga. Southern (2001)... I-AA Semifinalist Ga. Southern (2002) Vanderbilt (2002)... NCAA I-A Opponent BIG BEAR...Senior All-Southern Conference flanker Bear Rinehart (Seneca, S.C.), the leader of Furman s experienced receiving corps and the Paladins new single season receptions record holder (58), has fashioned an outstanding 2002 campaign, and that was evidenced in the Paladins win over Wofford on Nov. 16 when he caught seven passes for 60 yards, including three critical receptions for 39 yards on the Paladins game winning 11-play, 74-yard drive. In a 25-0 blanking of East Tennessee State on Oct. 26 he caught six passes for 57 yards and returned a punt 66 yards for a touchdown to break open a 6-0 game late in the second quarter. In the Paladins win over The Citadel on Oct. 19, he scored on a 47- yard reverse that finished off the Bulldogs, only a week after the Appalachian State game when he caught eight passes for 84 yards, including a key 12-yard touchdown pass with 7.4 seconds left for what could have easily been a Paladin victory before a botched two-point conversion pass led to a loss. His work against Appalachian State followed on the heels of a strong outing in Furman s win over Western Carolina on Oct. 5, when he caught five passes for a career best 153 yards and a touchdown, which covered 44 yards. Rinehart began the season against Vanderbilt with seven receptions for 127 yards. In the Paladins 17-7 win over Richmond

6 on Sept. 21, he came up especially big, catching a career high nine passes for 94 yards while steadying the Paladin receiving corps following the departure of split end Isaac West (Augusta, Ga.), who exited the game with a fractured collarbone. A very accomplished guitarist and singer/ songwriter, Rinehart is nicknamed for legendary Alabama coach Paul Bear Bryant. RINEHART'S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR G-GS REC YDS AVG TD LNGRUSH YDS AVG TD LNG Tot CAREER RECEPTIONS Rank Player Years Rec. Yards Avg. TD 1)... Luther Broughton , )... Bear Rinehart , )... Des Kitchings , )... Adrick Harrison , )... Josh Cole , )... Chas Fox , )... Tommy Southard , )... Byron Trotter , )... Jimmy Jordan , )... Brette Simmons , Damon Bradley , CAREER RECEIVING YARDS Rank Player Years Rec. Yards Avg. TD 1)... Chas Fox , )... Donald Lipscomb , )... Des Kitchings , )... Bear Rinehart , )... Luther Broughton , )... Josh Cole , )... Billy Risher , )... Robbie Hahn , )... Tommy Southard , Adrick Harrison , CAREER TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS Rank Player Years TD 1)... Chas Fox )... Billy Risher )... Robbie Hahn )... Bear Rinehart Adrick Harrison Josh Cole Jody Wade Des Kitchings )... Issac West Paul Siffri SEASON RECEPTIONS Rank Player Year Receptions 1) Bear Rinehart (768 yds.) 2) Robbie Hahn (840 yds.) 3) Adrick Harrison (629 yds.) 4) Josh Cole (699 yds.) Des Kitchings (828 yds.) 6) Luther Broughton (489 yds.) 7) Jimmy Kiser (692 yds.) Tommy Southard (510 yds.) Luther Broughton (475 yds.) 10) Chas Fox (723 yds.) Jimmy Jordan (502 yds.) Tommy Southard (499 yds.) Byron Trotter (421 yds.) SEASON RECEIVING YARDS Rank Player Year Yards 1) Robbie Hahn (53 rec.) 2) Des Kitchings (43 rec.) 3) Bear Rinehart (58 rec.) 4) Donald Lipscomb (32 rec.) 5) Donald Lipscomb (34 rec.) 6) Chas Fox (38 rec.) 7) Josh Cole (43 rec.) 8) Jimmy Kiser (39 rec.) 9) Chas Fox (34 rec.) 10) Adrick Harrison (48 rec.) SEASON TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS Rank Player Year TD 1)... Chas Fox )... Robbie Hahn )... Chas Fox )... Isaac West Robbie Hahn Billy Risher )... Tim Crawford Paul Siffri Adrick Harrison Jody Wade Bear Rinehart CLEARING THE WAY UP FRONT...With a good bit of attention deservedly going to Furman s highly efficient passing game, it should be noted that the Paladins haven t forgotten how to run the football. Despite losing three All-American offensive linemen to graduation, the Paladins head into Saturday s game against Villanova averaging a solid yards per game on the ground after tallying rushing yards per game last year. Fueling Furman s ground attack this fall have been a pair of proven veterans in All-Southern Conference picks right guard Trevor Kruger (Moultrie, Ga.) and right tackle Steven Cain (Anderson, S.C.). Cain, in particular, has already gained the attention on many NFL scouts and checks in as Furman s biggest player at 6-foot-5, 310 pounds. He counts 26 career starts and also ranks as one of the Paladins strongest players in the weight room with a bench press of 415 pounds, a squat of 500 pounds, and a power clean lift of 352 pounds. Kruger, meanwhile, sports a unit high 38 starts in his career and the squad s best season blocking grades, making him another in a long line of strong SoCon Jacobs Blocking Award candidates. NAPIER HEADLINES FURMAN OFFENSE...Senior All-Southern Conference quarterback and Walter Payton Award finalist Billy Napier (Chatsworth, Ga.), has enjoyed a solid 2002 campaign, displaying strong leadership and impressive efficiency as a passer. In Furman s win over Wofford on Nov. 16, Napier put together Southern Conference Offensive Player-of-the-Week performance in pacing the Paladins to the victory, completing 14-of-17 passes for 145 yards and two touchdowns on a muddy Gibbs Stadium field. Most impressively, though, was his work over the game s final four minutes when, with the Paladins trailing 21-17, he engineered an 11-play, 74-yard touchdown drive that ended with a 7- yard touchdown pass to Brian Bratton with 29 seconds left. On the game winning drive Napier completed all five of his pass attempts for 63 yards and, in all, he completed his last 10 attempts en route to setting a new Furman single season passing yards record, breaking the previous standard of 2,035 yards held by Frankie DeBusk (1990). Napier heads into this week s game against Villanova as the Southern Conference s completion percentage leader (.694%) and ranked second nationally in passing efficiency ( rating). Among his other top performances this season are a 15-of-22, career high 252-yard, two-touchdown display in the Paladins win over Western Carolina; a 9-of-11, 222-yard, two-touchdown outing against VMI (55-28 win), against whom he played less than two quarters; and an 8-of-10, 237-yard, career high four-touchdown outing versus Elon (57-7 win). His performance against Elon covered all of 17 snaps and established a new Southern Conference passing efficiency standard of MORE ON NAPIER...Prior to the 2001 season senior quarterback

7 Billy Napier (Chatsworth, Ga.) was labeled by one highly respected national I-AA football scribe as the only significant question mark on an otherwise veteran team. Twenty wins, a league title, and a national runnerup finish later, all questions have been answered. A consensus second team All-Southern Conference choice in 2001 and the son of a high school coach, Napier delivered solid play as a junior, completing 62.3 percent of his passes (129x207) for 1,772 yards and 10 TDs in Included in his campaign was a perfect 12-of-12, 159-yard, TD performance in a win over Georgia Southern in NCAA I-AA semifinal playoff action in Statesboro that snapped the Eagles 39-game home winning streak. He is the latest in a long line of outstanding Furman quarterbacks who, since 1978, have combined to garner 12 all-conference citations, and it s no coincidence that over the past 23 seasons the Paladins have won 11 league championships. NAPIER'S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR G-GS ATT CMP INT YDS TD COM% EFFRUSH YDS AVG TD Totals FURMAN CAREER PASSING YARDAGE Rank Player Years Att. Comp. Int. Yards TD 1)... B. Bonaventure , )... Frankie DeBusk , )... Billy Napier , )... Bobby Lamb , )... Clyde Hewell , )... Philly Jones , )... Justin Hill , )... David Henderson , )... David Whitehurst , )... David Charpia , CAREER PASSING TOUCHDOWNS Rank Player Years TD 1)... Bobby Lamb )... Braniff Bonaventure )... Frankie DeBusk )... Tim Sorrells )... Billy Napier )... Justin Hill Billy Canty )... Philly Jones David Whitehurst David Henderson CAREER TOTAL OFFENSE Rank Player Years Plays Rush Pass Total TDR 1)... Frankie DeBusk , , )... Louis Ivory , , )... B. Bonaventure , , )... Justin Hill , , , )... Bobby Lamb , , )... Billy Napier ,446. 4, )... David Whitehurst , , , )... Philly Jones , , )... Carl Tremble , , )... Stanford Jennings , , CAREER TOUCHDOWN RESPONSIBILITIES Rank Player Years Rush TD Pass TD TDR 1)... Louis Ivory )... Bobby Lamb )... Frankie DeBusk )... Robbie Gardner Carl Tremble )... B. Bonaventure )... David Whitehurst Tim Sorrells Stanford Jennings Justin Hill )... Billy Napier )... Derek Russell )... Billy Canty )... Mike Glenn )... Philly Jones SEASON PASSING YARDAGE Rank Player Year Yards (Comp., Att.) 1)... Billy Napier ,165 (163 of 235) 2)... Frankie DeBusk ,035 (125 of 234) 3)... Braniff Bonaventure ,030 (151 of 234) 4)... Clyde Hewell ,873 (132 of 220) 5)... Bobby Lamb ,856 (106 of 181) 6)... Bobby Lamb ,781 (106 of 191) 7)... Billy Napier ,772 (129 of 207) 8)... David Henderson ,732 (112 of 187) 9)... Frankie DeBusk ,687 ( 96 of 177) 10)... Braniff Bonaventure ,674 (127 of 220) THE MARSHALL PLAN...Furman s placekicking chores are handled by junior Danny Marshall (Atlanta, Ga.), who earned second team All- Southern Conference honors a year ago after converting 10-of-12 field goals (.833). Marshall, who at one last year extended a consecutive made field goals streak to a school record 12 straight, has converted 11-of-14 field goal tries and 34-of-37 PAT attempts this year. In Furman s earlier win over VMI, he nailed a career long 46-yarder, and he came back in the third period to hit a 42-yarder. Furman s leading scorer with 67 points, he now ranks second on Furman s career kick scoring chart with 225 points, having surpassed former great Mike Wood (221 points, ) in last Saturday s 35-7 win over Chattanooga. Marshall has knocked down 34-of-43 field goals (.791) and 118-of-127 PATs (.929) in his career. MARSHALL S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR PAT PCT FG PCT U LNG PTS Totals CAREER KICK SCORING Rank Player Years XP FG Points 1)...Jason Wells )... Danny Marshall )...Mike Wood )...Jim Richter )...Keven Esval )...Tim Tanguay )...Glenn Connally )...Andy Goss CAREER SCORING Rank Player Years TD XP FG Points 1)...Louis Ivory )...Stanford Jennings )...Carl Tremble Robbie Gardner )...Jason Wells )... Danny Marshall )...Mike Wood )...Jim Richter )...Derek Russell )...Mike Glenn STREAKS END...Georgia Southern s win over Furman on Nov. 9 ended three impressive Paladin winning streaks: an 11-game home winning streak, a school record 15-game Southern Conference run of success in Paladin Stadium, and a 20-game regular season home winning streak. Prior to the loss to GSU, Furman s last defeat to a league foe had been Georgia Southern during the 1998 season. It s probably fitting that Georgia Southern halted Furman s victory parade at home, as the Paladins

8 did the same to the Eagles in 2001 with a win in NCAA I-AA semifinal action, snapping GSU s 39-game home winning streak and 27-game home playoff run of success. THREE PALADINS NAMED VERIZON ACADEMIC ALL-DIS- TRICT IIII...Furman defensive end Eddie Overdyke (Lilburn, Ga.), linebacker Andrew Knight (Snellville, Ga.), and defensive back Rodney Johnson (Marion, N.C.) paced a contingent of seven players from Southern Conference schools named to the Verizon Wireless Academic All- District III squad, which is comprised of all Division I and I-AA schools in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. To be eligible a player must have cumulative grade point average of 3.2 in the classroom and be a starter or key reserve on the field. All three Paladins are now eligible for the national Academic All-America team, which will be announced on December 2. BLOODLINES...Furman starting junior defensive end Brandon Poole (Columbia, S.C.) is the son of former University of South Carolina Heisman Trophy winning running back George Rogers. KEEPING IT IN THE FAMILY...Redshirt freshman 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 threeyear letterman who serve as captain of Furman s 1931 squad. Sophomore 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 Southern Conference titles and the 1988 NCAA I-AA national championship. Redshirt freshman cornerback Jon MacDonald (Greer, S.C.) is the son of former Furman wide receiver Norman MacDonald ( ). Sophomore tight end/fullback Will Keller (Clayton, Ga.) is the nephew of former Paladins fullback Elliott Keller ( ), who led the league in rushing in 1962 with 724 yards. FURMAN AND THE NFL...After starting the preseason with seven Furman products in NFL camps, the Paladins currently have two on active rosters. Linebacker Orlando Ruff 99 is in his fourth season with the San Diego Chargers, having started in all but one game at middle linebacker last year, where he totaled 60 tackles. Safety John Keith 00, resigned by the San Francisco 49ers to their practice squad after being released by the team at the end of preseason camp, was activated to the 49ers roster earlier this month. He worked his way into the starting lineup as a rookie before sustaining a fractured forearm midway through the season, and last year he sustained torn knee ligaments on the opening kickoff in the first game of 2001 campaign. Preseason cuts by NFL teams proved costly for six-year veteran Luther Broughton 97 (Chicago Bears), wide receiver Des Kitchings 00 (Indianapolis Colts), offensive tackle Josh Moore 01 (Philadelphia Eagles), linebacker Will Bouton 02 (Pittsburgh Steelers), and tight end Trent Sansbury 02 (Carolina Panthers).

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: Sallie, Bobby, Allyson, and Taylor 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 Runnerup, 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 Runnerup 2002 Furman Head Coach T2nd HEAD COACHING RECORD Furman 8-3, 1st Year (.727) ASSISTANT COACHING RECORD Furman , 16 Years, (.657) HONORS 1995 Furman Athletic Hall-of-Fame