GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Six home games and a regular season finale contest against Clemson highlight Furman's 2025 football schedule, which was released today.

The 12-game slate, split evenly with six home and six away contests, includes eight Southern Conference matchups.

Furman, which is in line to return 14 starters from last season, opens spring practice this Thursday at 6:45 a.m. in Paladin Stadium.

The Paladins kick off the campaign on Aug. 30 when they play host to William & Mary, a former SoCon rival making its first trip to Greenville since 2000.  Last year the Tribe edged Furman, 34-24, in Williamsburg.

Presbyterian will provide the opposition on Sept. 6 in the 57th meeting between the two Upstate schools.  Furman has won 15 of the last 16 clashes with the Blue Hose and is 13-0 versus PC in Paladin Stadium.

Furman opens its six-game road schedule with a Sept. 13 clash at Campbell in the first football meetings between the Paladins and Camels.

Idle on Sept. 20, the Paladins kick off SoCon play with a Sept. 27 road contest at Samford. The Paladins and Bulldogs had their 2024 contest in Greenville canceled due to the effects of Hurricane Helene that struck the Upstate.

The Paladins will look to extend their winning streak against East Tennessee State to four games when the Buccaneers pay a visit to Greenville on Oct. 4 for a Family Weekend contest.  Furman earned a 24-21 win in Johnson City this past season.

Road games at Western Carolina (Oct. 11) and Wofford (Oct. 18) are on the schedule for the Paladins, whose last trip to Cullowhee in 2023 resulted in a high stakes, 29-13 Furman victory that propelled the purple and white to a SoCon championship.  The Paladins and Terriers own the Deep South's oldest football rivalry that dates from 1889 and has been contested 98 times.

The SoCon's most-played football rivalry, owned by Furman and The Citadel, will be renewed for the 105th time on Oct. 25 in Greenville in a contest that will highlight Homecoming Weekend.  The Paladins sport a 64-37-3 lead in the series and have won the last four, including a 17-16 verdict earned this past season.

November will feature a pair of home clashes versus Mercer (Nov. 1) and VMI (Nov. 15), which will sandwich a road game at Chattanooga (Nov. 8).

For the first time since 1961 Furman and Clemson will face off in a regular season finale on Nov. 22.  From 1923-42, in 1951, and 1955-61 the two Upstate rivals battled in the final game of the regular season.  The 2025 contest will mark the 59th meeting in the series.

2025 Furman Football Schedule
Aug. 30 William & Mary
Sept. 6 Presbyterian
Sept.13 @ Campbell
Sept. 27 @ Samford
Oct. 4 East Tennessee State (Family Weekend)
Oct. 11 @ Western Carolina
Oct. 18 @ Wofford
Oct. 25 The Citadel (Homecoming)
Nov. 1 Mercer
Nov. 8 @ Chattanooga
Nov. 15 VMI
Nov. 22 @ Clemson