Furman

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Player stats

Player stats · 2026 season

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Biggest plays from Furman’s games

Official highlights with our numbers: the plays that moved the chance to win most in Furman’s games this season, whoever made them.

  1. Q1, 14:56 · Furman tiedTyree Weathersby sacks Jake Garcia for an 8-yard lossFurman at Tennessee, week 1Q1, 14:56 · Furman 0, Tennessee 00-0score after the play0-0score after the playJ.Garcia sacked for loss of 8 yards to the FUR17 (T.Weathersby)Watch from this playESPN College Football
  2. Q1, 10:42 · Tennessee tiedFaizon Brandon finds Ethan Davis for a 17-yard touchdownFurman at Tennessee, week 1Q1, 10:42 · Tennessee 7, Furman 0Tennessee opened the scoringTennessee opened the scoringF.Brandon pass complete short middle to E.Davis caught at FUR02, for 17 yards to the FUR00 touchdown, 1ST DOWN, kick goodWatch from this playESPN College Football
  3. Q2, 3:05 · Tennessee up 14DeSean Bishop runs 1 yard for a touchdownFurman at Tennessee, week 1Q2, 3:05 · Tennessee 21, Furman 021-0score after the play21-0score after the playNo Huddle D.Bishop rush middle for 1 yard gain to the FUR00 touchdown penalty FUR Illegal Substitution declined, kick goodWatch from this playESPN College Football
  4. Q2, 0:17 · Tennessee up 21Faizon Brandon runs 7 yards for a touchdownFurman at Tennessee, week 1Q2, 0:17 · Tennessee 28, Furman 0Tennessee scored with 0:17 left in the halfTennessee scored with 0:17 left in the halfF.Brandon rush middle for 7 yards gain to the FUR00 touchdown, kick goodWatch from this playESPN College Football
  5. Q3, 13:54 · Tennessee up 28Faizon Brandon finds Mike Matthews for a 55-yard touchdownFurman at Tennessee, week 1Q3, 13:54 · Tennessee 35, Furman 05555-yard touchdown pass5555-yard touchdown pass55-yard touchdown passF.Brandon pass complete deep middle to M.Matthews caught at FUR26, for 55 yards to the FUR00 touchdown, 1ST DOWN, kick goodWatch from this playESPN College Football
  6. Q3, 11:38 · Tennessee up 35Faizon Brandon finds Mike Matthews for a 57-yard touchdownFurman at Tennessee, week 1Q3, 11:38 · Tennessee 42, Furman 0Mike Matthews reaches 1,000 career receiving yardsMike Matthews reaches 1,000 career receiving yardsF.Brandon pass complete deep middle to M.Matthews caught at FUR12, for 57 yards to the FUR00 touchdown, 1ST DOWN, kick goodWatch from this playESPN College Football

All 10 plays from Furman’s games

How scary each game got

Furman lost to Western Carolina after being 76% to win; the closest win was at Mercer, down to 22%

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Tap a game for its score and win chances.

Each bar runs from the lowest to the highest chance our model gave Furman during that game; the thick mark is where it started. Numbers are the game week.

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Scheme claimsFive specific, testable claims about how this team plays.

How much of Furman’s number is the schedule?

Raw EPA/play through week 10 is −0.08; adjusted for opponent strength, it's −0.05. The widest gap came in week 1: 0.19 raw vs. 0.02 adjusted.

0.230.05-0.13Wk 1Wk 6Wk 10Raw EPA/playOpponent-adjusted
0.230.05-0.13Wk 1Wk 6Wk 10RawAdjusted
Source CFB Zeitgeist · season-to-date, opponent-adjusted model
Havoc & trenchesDefense havoc rate 0.173, 68th percentile

Disruption, run-blocking, and down-and-distance efficiency.

Havoc rate (D) 0.173
68th
Havoc allowed (O) 0.189
5th
Front-seven havoc (D) 0.110
71st
Secondary havoc (D) 0.062
55th
Stuff rate (D) 0.278
97th
Stuff rate allowed (O) 0.227
10th
Line yards (O) 2.662
12th
Line yards allowed (D) 2.490
89th
Standard-downs success (O) 0.394
3rd
Standard-downs success allowed (D) 0.453
52nd
Passing-downs success (O) 0.243
9th
Passing-downs success allowed (D) 0.264
74th
Screened 12 claims, 12 survived · 2026 season, FBS only, min. 3 games with data this season
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Matched on how the programs are built — tier, prestige band, kind of fanbase, conference, voice and roster size — not on this season's stats. A calibration, not a prediction.

Historical echoPrograms whose arc bent the same way — then what happened.

Furman’s breakout has happened before — and 1 of the 4 closest programs couldn’t hold it.

Programs whose stature climbed in the same shape. The grey line is their run; the color is what came next for them.

Minnesota 1984–1989
fell back
Colorado State 1993–1998
kept climbing
Kansas 1945–1950
held the gain
Boise State 1998–2003
kept climbing

An analogy on the shape of a program’s Zeitgeist stature arc — not a prediction. Interim calibration; matched among current FBS programs at a comparable level.

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