2009 Furman Paladins football team

2009 Furman Paladins football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	6–5 (5–3 SoCon)
Head coach	Bobby Lamb (8th season)
Captain	Justin Brown, Julian Hicks, Kyle McKinney, Jordan Sorrells, Chris Truss
Home stadium	Paladin Stadium

2009 Southern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 3 Appalachian State $^		8	–	0					11	–	3
No. 9 Elon ^		7	–	1					9	–	3
Furman		5	–	3					6	–	5
Chattanooga		4	–	4					6	–	5
Georgia Southern		4	–	4					5	–	6
Samford		3	–	5					5	–	6
Wofford		2	–	6					3	–	8
The Citadel		2	–	6					4	–	7
Western Carolina		1	–	7					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2009 Furman Paladins football team was an American football team that represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. In their eighth year under head coach Bobby Lamb, the Paladins compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a conference mark of 5–3, finishing third in the SoCon.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	Presbyterian*	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	W 45–21	10,960
September 12	at Chattanooga	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	W 38–20	11,201
September 19	at Missouri*	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	L 12–52	61,617
September 26	at Western Carolina	Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	W 33–14	2,034
October 3	No. 12 Elon	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	L 12–19	12,412
October 17	Samford	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	W 26–24	10,846
October 24	at The Citadel	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC (rivalry)	L 28–38	14,403
October 31	No. 7 Appalachian State	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	L 27–52	11,211
November 7	at Auburn*	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	L 31–63	81,506
November 14	at Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	W 30–22	17,922
November 21	Wofford	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC (rivalry)	W 58–21	9,435
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game