The Paladins represent Furman athletics in the SoCon. Furman soccer has competed across the SoCon championship contention through multiple eras at the Division I level. Across their last three games, the Paladins have gone 3-0, with a season record of 10-4 through 17 contests this season. In goal, Reese DeJong paces the Paladins with 29 saves through 17 matches. Riley O'Bryan leads the attack with 6 goals. The Paladins play home games on the Furman campus. Furman's most recent contest finished 2-1 in favor of the Paladins on November 1, 2026. Paladin Knight anchors Furman soccer's identity, with "The Paladins Song" as the program's signature anthem. RallyFuel connects Paladin fans directly with the athletes who represent Furman. Ninety percent of every contribution goes to the athlete, and refund protection covers any deal where conditions aren't met.
Furman University, in Greenville, South Carolina, competes in NCAA Division I as a member of the SoCon, the Southern Conference. With roughly 2,300 undergraduates, it is one of the smaller schools in Division I. The Paladins field 18 varsity teams, with FCS football alongside men's and women's basketball, soccer, golf, tennis, cross country and track and field, plus women's lacrosse, softball and volleyball.
Beyond its two national titles, Furman has been a regular SoCon winner. The athletic department's history counts at least 85 SoCon regular-season titles and 101 league tournament championships. Men's soccer has won at least 31 combined regular-season and tournament crowns, women's tennis 35 and men's tennis 23. Football won its 12th Southern Conference title in 2004. In men's basketball, the Paladins won the 2023 SoCon Tournament and then beat No. 4 seed Virginia 68-67 in the NCAA Tournament, the program's first NCAA win since 1974.
Swimmer Angel Myers won gold and bronze at Barcelona in 1992 and four more medals, two gold and two bronze, at Atlanta in 1996. Dave Segal, a two-time Olympian, won a bronze medal for Great Britain at the 1960 Rome Games.
Paladin Stadium opened on campus in 1981 with 16,000 seats and is home to football and women's lacrosse. Basketball plays in Timmons Arena, which opened in 1998, and volleyball in Alley Gymnasium. Soccer uses Stone Soccer Stadium, built in 1995, while the Mickel Tennis Center, Pepsi Softball Stadium and the REK Center for Intercollegiate Golf complete the main venues.
The Diamond F logo first appeared on football helmets in 1973, drawn by a student designer for $25 at the request of coach Art Baker. Paladin Plaza, dedicated at Paladin Stadium in 2003, features a 17-foot bronze statue of a knight on horseback. The royal purple and white colors date to an alumni meeting in the early 1890s.
