Furman vs. George Washington

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

1. Furman’s biggest win1959: Furman 24, George Washington 0by 24 points
2. George Washington’s biggest win1950: George Washington 34, Furman 7by 27 points
3. Upset1942: Furman 6, George Washington 0Furman had a 23% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
4. Upset1961: Furman 13, George Washington 9Furman had a 25% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
5. Upset1957: Furman 13, George Washington 12Furman had a 28% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

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  1942 · Evening star, Oct 17, 1942

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  1950 · Evening star, Nov 12, 1950

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  1963 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Sep 30, 1963

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.

Every game is listed as played on the field.

• Furman vs. The Citadel81 meetings, Furman 47–⁠32–⁠2
• Furman vs. Wofford76 meetings, Furman 40–⁠31–⁠5
• Furman vs. Clemson58 meetings, Furman 10–⁠44–⁠4
• Furman vs. Davidson48 meetings, Furman 33–⁠15
• George Washington vs. West Virginia24 meetings, George Washington 7–⁠17
• George Washington vs. Virginia Tech19 meetings, George Washington 8–⁠11
• George Washington vs. VMI18 meetings, George Washington 7–⁠10–⁠1
• George Washington vs. William & Mary18 meetings, George Washington 8–⁠9–⁠1