2005 Furman Paladins football team

The 2005 Furman Paladins football team represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth year-head coach Bobby Lamb, the Paladins compiled and overall record of 11–3 with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, trying for second place in the SoCon. Furman advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoff, where they beat Nicholls State in the first round Richmond in the quarterfinals before falling to SoCon and eventual national champion Appalachian State in the semifinals.

2005 Furman Paladins football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record11–3 (5–2 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainPatrick Covington, Ingle Martin, Brandon Mays, William Freeman, Maurice Duncan
Home stadiumPaladin Stadium
2005 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 Appalachian State $^  6 1   12 3  
No. 3 Furman ^  5 2   11 3  
No. 9 Georgia Southern ^  5 2   8 4  
Western Carolina  4 3   5 4  
Wofford  3 4   6 5  
Chattanooga  3 4   6 5  
The Citadel  2 5   4 7  
Elon  0 7   3 8  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll
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