Date: Saturday, Nov. 23
Contest: Chattanooga (2-9, 2-5) at Furman (7-3, 5-2)
Time: 2 p.m.
Place: Paladin Stadium in Greenville, S.C.
THE GAME: Furman holds an 18-13 lead in the series that dates back to 1928 … Furman is currently on a seven-game winning streak in the series and has won 12 of the last 14 and 14 of the last 17 … Furman holds an 8-7 advantage in games played in Greenville … At Paladin Stadium, the Paladins have won three straight and five of the last six … This will be Furman head coach Bobby Lamb’s first meeting against the Mocs as a head coach … UTC head coach Donnie Kirkpatrick is 0-2 in previous games against Furman.
THE COACHES: Head coach Donnie Kirkpatrick (Lenoir-Rhyne ’82) is in his third season as head coach of Chattanooga and has an all-time record of 10-23 … Furman head coach Bobby Lamb (Furman ’86) is in his first season as head coach with the Paladins and has a record of 7-3 … The SoCon career passing efficiency leader, Lamb spent 16 years as a Paladin assistant after earning league Player of the Year honors in 1985.
GAME NOTES: This is the final regular season game of the season for the Southern Conference … This will be Chattanooga head coach Donnie Kirkpatrick’s final game with the Mocs … UTC has won two straight and is coming off its most complete effort of the season, a 27-10 win at home over East Tennessee State on Saturday … Furman needs the victory in order to make its case for an at-large bid to the NCAA Playoffs … Furman is 7-3 overall and cannot afford a loss if it expects a postseason bid … UTC LB Josh Cain has led the Mocs in tackles in every game this season and is the SoCon leader with 181 stops … Furman QB Billy Napier is second in the nation in passing efficiency with a 163.9 rating … UTC QB Ryan McCann leads the SoCon in passing yards per game at 217.4 … Furman’s Cam Newton is tied for the league lead with six interceptions this season

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