2016 — The 2016 Season

Furman's 2016 season (3-8) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 3-8
Final Result Non-bowl season
AP Final — post-bowls
SP+ -7.1 last-week
Era —
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
L @ Mich St 13-28 L @ The Cit 14-19 L vs Chatta 14-21 L @ Coas Car 21-41 L vs Kenn Sta 42-52 L vs Samford 21-38 W @ East Sta 52-7 W @ VMI 24-10 L vs Wofford 27-34 W vs West Car 49-21 L @ Mercer 24-27
Defining Moments
The Statement

The 2016 season's largest margin: Furman 52, East Tennessee State 7. A 45-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The Setback

The season's deepest loss: Furman 21, Coastal Carolina 41. A 20-point margin the season is remembered by.

"Go Paladins"
— Furman fanbase voice · 2016· synthesized
What It Meant

2016 is a middle chapter for Furman — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.