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Furman Football

NCAA Division I FCS · Southern · Greenville, SC
Power
+3
▲0.1
FCS Rank
#49
▼3
Southern Rank
#7
Record
2-7
Proj Rec
4-8
Playoff Odds
0.6%
▲0.1

Furman is an NCAA Division I FCS football program in the Southern, based in Greenville, SC. The 2026 record stands at 2-7. The Cooper Predictor rates Furman at +3, No. 49 of 127 FCS teams and No. 7 of 10 in the Southern. The model projects a 4-8 finish, with Playoff Odds of 0.6%. The model's pre-game picks are 4-4 in Furman games this season. Most recent result: lost to Western Carolina 26-27 on Oct 31. Next up: at The Citadel on Nov 7 — the model projects Furman 24-21, giving Furman a 55% chance to win.

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Updated Nov 2, 2026 · power ratings compare teams within NCAA Division I FCS.

2026 schedule, predictions & results

DateOpponentProjectionResult
Aug 27vs Anderson (SC)no pick on recordW 20-3
Sep 5@ TennesseeL 6-63 0% ✓L 9-56
Sep 12@ MercerL 14-38 8% ✗W 20-13
Sep 19vs South Carolina StateL 21-31 25% ✓L 17-20
Sep 26@ RichmondW 27-21 64% ✗L 9-13
Oct 3vs WoffordW 24-20 59% ✗L 25-32
Oct 10@ Tennessee TechL 20-31 19% ✓L 15-20
Oct 24vs SamfordW 27-17 76% ✗L 6-13
Oct 31vs Western CarolinaL 27-28 44% ✓L 26-27
Nov 7@ The CitadelW 24-21 55%—
Nov 14vs ChattanoogaL 14-20 42%—
Nov 21@ VMIW 34-10 93%—

Projection = the model's pick, projected score and Furman's win probability. For games already played it is the pick frozen before kickoff, with ✓ or ✗ beside it — every pick stays public.

Southern by power rating

#Team2026Power
1Tennessee Tech8-1+13.7
2Mercer7-2+13.1
3East Tennessee State6-3+9.1
4Chattanooga6-3+8.4
5Western Carolina4-5+5.9
6Wofford5-4+4.1
7Furman2-7+3
8Samford3-6-0.9
9The Citadel2-7-1.6
10VMI0-9-22.2

High schools on the Furman roster

Christ Presbyterian Academy (TN)Saxon Clements, Rawls Patterson, Preston Patterson, Brady Smith
IMG Academy (FL)Kevin Everhart, Edwin Gaulding, John Holbrook
Bearden (TN)Seth Henry, William Pendergrass
Bolles (FL)Garrison Butler, Emmett Grzebin
Brentwood Academy (TN)Luke Smith, Gram Smithson
Cedar Shoals (GA)Devin Hester, Jr., Devin Hester Jr.
Gainesville (GA)Cameron James, Gavin Hall
Greenville (SC)Bruce Knauber, Hunter Taylor
Tampa Catholic (FL)Chris Luna, Trey Hedden
West Forsyth (GA)Raleigh Herbert, Tim Hyrbu
Alpharetta (GA)Parker Peterson
Arabia Mountain (GA)Jordan Miller
Bartram Trail (FL)Dylan Chiedo
Brandeis (TX)Trevor Short
Broome (SC)Steven O'Dell
Calvary Christian (FL)Riley Smith
Cardinal Mooney (FL)Chase Polivchak
Cardinal Newman (SC)Jalil Garvin-Mingo
Central Gwinnett (GA)Daco Coleman
Cleveland (TN)Isaiah Davis
Daniel (SC)Bruce Brown
Dutchtown (LA)AK Burrell
Fellowship Christian (GA)Nathan Chapman
Gaffney (SC)Banks Bouton
Greenwood (SC)Jay Duncan
Greer (SC)Jaydon Collins
Hammond (SC)Will McQueen
Highland Park (Dallas) (TX)Ben Croasdale
Hillcrest (SC)Bryce Rainwater
J.L. Mann (SC)Landyn James

From publicly published rosters, for the high school states the Cooper Predictor covers. Some rosters do not list a high school, so a player may be missing.

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