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Prediction updated: Saturday, August 1, 2026
Furman
Paladins
Southern
31
41% win prob
Home
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
Western Carolina
Catamounts
Southern
37
59% win prob
Away
POINT SPREAD
Western Carolina by 5.76
TOTAL POINTS
68
UPDATED
Saturday, August 1, 2026
PRESEASON RATINGS
Furman
Western Carolina
|
80
C+
|
Overall |
87
B
|
|
80
C+
|
Power |
91
A-
|
|
78
C+
|
Offensive |
98
A+
|
|
77
C+
|
Defensive |
69
D+
|
|
78
C+
|
SoS (Current) |
85
B
|
|
78
C+
|
SoS (Future) |
85
B
|
PRESEASON RANKINGS
Furman
Western Carolina
| 290 | Overall | 226 |
| 209 | Power | 166 |
| 218 | Offensive | 95 |
| 219 | Defensive | 262 |
| 215 | SoS (Current) | 191 |
| 215 | SoS (Future) | 191 |
2025-2026 RECORDS
Furman
Western Carolina
|
0-1 (0%) |
Head to Head |
1-0 (100%) |
|
6-6 (50%) |
Overall |
7-5 (58.3%) |
|
4-2 (66.7%) |
Home |
2-4 (33.3%) |
|
2-4 (33.3%) |
Away |
5-1 (83.3%) |
|
0-1 (0%) |
Versus FCS Top 25 |
0-1 (0%) |
|
2-5 (28.6%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
2-5 (28.6%) |
|
4-1 (80%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
5-0 (100%) |
|
2-3 (40%) |
Last 5 Games |
3-2 (60%) |
2025-2026 SUPERLATIVES
Furman
Western Carolina
| #231 East Tennessee St | Best Win | #304 Wofford |
| #327 Chattanooga | Worst Loss | #292 Elon |
| 18 pts vs #592 VMI | Largest MOV | 45 pts vs #311 Furman |
| 45 pts vs #250 Western Carolina | Largest MOD | 32 pts vs #40 Wake Forest |
OTHER 2025-2026 STATISTICS
Furman
Western Carolina
| 24.4 | Points per Game | 38.6 |
| 31 | Points Against | 33.5 |
| 29.3 | Home PPG | 43.3 |
| 27 | Home PA | 38.7 |
| 19.5 | Away PPG | 33.8 |
| 35 | Away PA | 28.3 |
| 66-79 | Opponent Record | 63-82 |
| 311.1 | Avg Opponent Rank | 318.8 |
| W 3 | Longest Streak | W 6 |
| L 1 | Current Streak | W 1 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
Furman
Western Carolina
| Nov 22 at Clemson (7-6) L 10-45 | Nov 22 at VMI (1-11) W 48-6 |
| Nov 15 vs VMI (1-11) W 32-14 | Nov 15 vs East Tennessee St (7-5) L 35-52 |
| Nov 8 at Chattanooga (5-7) L 28-45 | Nov 8 vs Mercer (9-3) L 47-49 |
| Nov 1 vs Mercer (9-3) L 28-52 | Nov 1 at Chattanooga (5-7) W 35-28 |
| Oct 25 vs The Citadel (4-8) W 24-14 | Oct 18 at The Citadel (4-8) W 45-38 |
| Oct 18 at Wofford (6-6) L 13-31 | Oct 11 vs Furman (6-6) W 52-7 |
| Oct 11 at Western Carolina (7-5) L 7-52 | Oct 4 at Wofford (6-6) W 23-21 |
| Oct 4 vs East Tennessee St (7-5) W 31-22 | Sep 27 at Campbell (2-10) W 42-35 |
| Sep 27 at Samford (1-11) W 31-13 | Sep 20 vs Samford (1-11) W 50-35 |
| Sep 13 at Campbell (2-10) W 28-24 | Sep 13 vs Elon (6-6) L 31-37 |
| Sep 6 vs Presbyterian (10-2) L 38-39 | Sep 6 at Wake Forest (9-4) L 10-42 |
| Aug 30 vs William & Mary (7-5) W 23-21 | Aug 30 vs Gardner-Webb (7-5) L 45-52 |
