Date: Saturday, Sept. 28
Contest: Furman (2-1, 0-0) at VMI (2-2, 0-1)
Time: 1 p.m.
Place: Alumni Memorial Field in Lexington, Va.THE GAME: Furman holds a 22-8 lead in the series that started in 1946 … The Paladins have won 20 straight games over the Keydets dating back to 1979 … That is currently the longest consecutive win streak in the SoCon … VMI posted a 21-20 win in Lexington in ’79 and at that point, held an 8-2 lead in the series … In Greenville, Furman holds a 13-3 advantage and has won 11 straight … Last year’s 65-7 Furman win was the 100th in Paladin Stadium.
THE COACHES: Furman head coach Bobby Lamb (Furman ’86) is in his first season as head coach with the Paladins and has a record of 2-1 … The SoCon career passing efficiency leader, Lamb spent 16 years as a Paladin assistant after earning league Player of the Year honors in 1985 … VMI head coach Cal McCombs (The Citadel ’67) is in his fourth year with the Keydets and has a record of 6-31.
GAME NOTES: Since 1980, Furman has compiled a record of 29-2 against teams from Virginia and has won 11 straight against teams from the Old Dominion … FU’s wins have come against VMI, Liberty, William & Mary, James Madison and Richmond … Furman has won seven straight SoCon openers and is 13-1 in its last 14 league openers … Furman and VMI are the top two scoring offenses in the SoCon … The Paladins average 30.7 PPG while the Keydets score at a 30.0 clip … Furman is the league leader in passing offense at 266.0 YPG while VMI is eighth in the SoCon in pass defense, allowing 249.8 YPG … Furman QB Billy Napier leads the league in total offense, passing yards, and passing efficiency … His 175.7 efficiency rating is fourth in the nation … The Paladins are 19th in the nation in passing offense and 15th in total offense with 426.7 YPG … VMI is 13th nationally in kickoff returns with a 25.3 average.

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