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Year 2012 FURMAN PALADINS p FOOTBALL BIGGEST WINS IN PALADIN STADIUM Opponent Score Margin 1986 .......Davidson .......................................59-0 ..............+59 1999 .......VMI ...............................................58-0 ..............+58 2001 .......VMI ...............................................65-7 ..............+58 1990 .......Presbyterian .................................63-7 ..............+56 1987 .......Davidson .......................................58-3 ..............+55 2002 .......Elon ..............................................57-7 ..............+50 1982 .......Davidson .....................................63-14 ..............+49 1983 .......Appalachian State.........................49-0 ..............+49 1984 .......Davidson .......................................55-7 ..............+48 2008 .......Mars Hill .....................................62-14 ..............+48 Year BIGGEST LOSSES IN PALADIN STADIUM Opponent Score Margin 1997 .......East Tennessee State ...................28-58 ................-30 1998 .......Georgia Southern........................17-45 ................-28 1995 .......Marshall .......................................6-31 ................-25 2007 .......Wofford ......................................20-45 ................-25 2009 .......Appalachian State.......................27-52 ................-25 1992 .......Georgia Southern..........................0-21 ................-21 2002 .......Georgia Southern........................21-42 ................-21 1982 .......South Carolina State .....................0-17 ................-17 BIGGEST SOCON WINS IN PALADIN STADIUM Year Opponent Score Margin 1999 .......VMI ...............................................58-0 ..............+58 2001 .......VMI ...............................................65-7 ..............+58 2002 .......Elon ..............................................57-7 ..............+50 1983 .......Appalachian State.........................49-0 ..............+49 2005 .......Elon ..............................................45-6 ..............+39 1987 .......VMI ...............................................38-0 ..............+38 2009 .......Wofford ......................................58-21 ..............+37 1982 .......VMI ...............................................38-3 ..............+35 2000 .......Georgia Southern........................45-10 ..............+35 2006 .......Western Carolina ..........................42-7 ..............+35 BIGGEST SOCON LOSSES IN PALADIN STADIUM Year Opponent Score Margin 1997 ...... East Tennessee State ...................28-58 ................-30 1998 ...... Georgia Southern ........................17-45 ................-28 1995 ...... Marshall ........................................6-31 ................-25 2007 ......Wofford ......................................20-45 ................-25 2009 ...... Appalachian State .......................27-52 ................-25 1992 ...... Georgia Southern ..........................0-21 ................-21 2002 ...... Georgia Southern ........................21-42 ................-21 Year Opponent (Rank) WINS OVER TOP 1O-RANKED OPPONENTS IN PALADIN STADIUM Score 1988 ...... Idaho (No. 1) .......................................................38-7 2000 ...... Georgia Southern (No. 1) ...................................45-10 1993 ...... Marshall (No. 2) ...................................................17-3 2004 ...... Georgia Southern (No. 2) ...................................29-22 1999 ...... Appalachian State (No. 3) ..................................35-21 2001 ...... Appalachian State (No. 5) ..................................28-22 2001 ...... Lehigh (No. 5)....................................................34-17 2008 ...... Delaware (No. 6) ...............................................23-21 1985 ...... Marshall (No. 7) ...................................................34-3 1989 ...... Appalachian State (No. 8) ....................................31-6 1985 ...... Rhode Island (No. 9) ..........................................59-15 1988 ...... The Citadel (No. 9) .............................................30-17 F F PALADIN STADIUM VIDEO BOARD urman University football's home game experience received a visual boost in the fall of 2009 with the installation of a new scoreboard in Paladin Stadium. The new scoreboard includes a new video board, full color ribbon, and static scoreboard equipped to display a wide variety of statistics, information, graphics, animation, and live and re- corded video. The new structure was made pos- sible by IMG, Furman's athletics mar- keting rights holder, and by gifts from former players and supporters. The video board measures 13 feet Paladin Stadium, Bob King Practice Fields high by 32 feet wide, and the ribbon board is 4 feet by 32 feet. The new light emitting diode (LED) static scoreboard is 8 feet by 32 feet. Capturion Network, based in Laurel, Miss., was the manufacturer, and Mark-It Productions from Boiling Springs, S.C., was retained by the uni- versity to operate the board. Furman unveiled its new Paladin Stadium video board in 2009. BOB KING FOOTBALL PRACTICE FIELDS that led to the complete renovation of the Paladins' football practice facility in 2003. The Falcons, who trained at Furman from 2000-04, teamed up with the Furman Football Players Association to complete the $250,000 project and provide the school with two fully irrigated Bermuda surface, NFL quality fields boasting impressive fullness and consistency. "Our practice fields are superb — as good as any in college In fact, it was the school's association with the Atlanta Falcons urman football is supported by outstanding facilities, including two NFL caliber practice fields located in the heart of the university's athletics complex. football anywhere — and reflect a commitment to our football program that everyone from our current players and recruits can see and appreciate," said head coach Bruce Fowler. Furman's football practice fields are named for the late Bob King, the school's first All-Southern Conference athlete and 1937 graduate who returned to his alma to direct Paladin football from 1958 until his retirement in 1972. 45