Furman·Southern

2026 — The Chapter Being Written

The 2026 season is in progress. This chapter is still being written.

Record 2-7
Final result In-progress
AP final — post-bowls
SP+ -8.8 last-week
Era —
The shape of the season · week by week, cumulative W-L below
W vs Ande (SC 20-3 L @ Tennes 9-56 W @ Mercer 20-13 L vs Sout Sta 17-20 L @ Richmond 9-13 L vs Wofford 25-32 L @ Tenn Tec 15-20 L vs Samford 6-13 L vs West Car 26-27
Defining moments
The statement

The 2026 season's largest margin: Furman 20, Anderson (SC) 3. A 17-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The setback

The season's deepest loss: Furman 9, Tennessee 56. A 47-point margin the season is remembered by.

"Go Paladins"
— Furman fanbase voice · 2026· synthesized
What it meant

2026 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.