2021 Furman Paladins football team

2021 Furman Paladins football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	6–5 (4–4 SoCon)
Head coach	Clay Hendrix (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	George Quarles (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Duane Vaughn (3rd season)
Captain	Hamp Sisson, Devin Wynn, Elijah McKoy, DiMarcus Clay
Home stadium	Paladin Stadium

2021 Southern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 9 East Tennessee State $^		7	–	1					11	–	2
Mercer		6	–	2					7	–	3
Chattanooga		5	–	3					6	–	5
Western Carolina		4	–	4					4	–	7
Furman		4	–	4					6	–	5
VMI		4	–	4					6	–	5
Samford		3	–	5					4	–	7
The Citadel		3	–	5					4	–	7
Wofford		0	–	8					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2021 Furman Paladins team represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Clay Hendrix, the Paladins compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for fourth in the SoCon. Furman played home games at Paladin Stadium in Greenville, South Carolina.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	2:00 p.m.	No. 25 North Carolina A&T*	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	Nexstar/ESPN+	W 29–18	11,628
September 11	2:30 p.m.	at Tennessee Tech*	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	ESPN+	W 26–0	8,911
September 18	7:30 p.m.	at NC State*	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ACCRSN	L 7–45	56,919
September 25	2:00 p.m.	Mercer	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	ESPN+	L 3–24	10,203
October 9	1:30 p.m.	at Wofford	Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC (rivalry)	ESPN+	W 42–20	6,065
October 16	6:00 p.m.	The Citadel	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC (rivalry)	ESPN3	W 24–14	10,164
October 23	2:00 p.m.	No. 14 East Tennessee State	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	ESN+	L 13–17	9,330
October 30	1:30 p.m.	at Chattanooga	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	ESPN+	L 3–13	6,448
November 6	2:00 p.m.	at Western Carolina	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	ESPN3	L 42–43	8,942
November 13	2:00 p.m.	No. 21 VMI	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	ESPN+	W 37–31	6,562
November 20	1:00 p.m.	at Samford	Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL	ESPN+	W 41-34	2,673
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time