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Furman vs. Newberry

Furman and Newberry first met in 1914 and have played 19 times; Furman leads the series 16–⁠3. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Furman 8–⁠2, and Furman has won the last 2.

Furman wins
16
Newberry wins
3
Ties
0
First meeting
1914
Longest streak
14 Furman
Current streak
2 Furman
Last 10 meetings
Furman 8–⁠2
Most recent
1966

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1910s2–⁠1
1920s7–⁠0
1930s1–⁠0
1950s4–⁠2
1960s2–⁠0
Average margin
24.5 points; 3 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Furman
14–⁠3 Furman’s record at home
At Newberry
0–⁠2 Newberry’s record at home
Shutouts
10

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Furman’s biggest win1921: Furman 63, Newberry 0by 63 points
  2. Newberry’s biggest win1955: Newberry 14, Furman 0by 14 points
  3. Upset1955: Newberry 14, Furman 0Newberry had a 18% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1914: Newberry 13, Furman 6Newberry had a 22% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset1965: Furman 48, Newberry 12Furman had a 31% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Furman and Newberry, 1914 on130015001700192019401960198020002020

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.

From the newspapers

  • The The herald and news's story of the 1914 game: Rah! Rah! For NeWberry.

    1914 · The herald and news, Newberry S.C., Nov 17, 1914

  • The The herald and news's story of the 1915 game: NEWBERRY LOSES TO FURMAN BY SCORE OF { TO D

    1915 · The herald and news, Newberry S.C., Nov 16, 1915

  • The The herald and news's story of the 1921 game: FURMAN VICTORY By GH'EAT SCORE PURPLE HURRICANE DRIVES NEWBERRY BACK Indians Unable to Stop Baptists Either Through Line or Around Ends

    1921 · The herald and news, Newberry S.C., Oct 7, 1921

  • The The Birmingham age-herald's story of the 1924 game: GETS OFF TO START Partners Upset Dope By Holding Auburn To ' To 0

    1924 · The Birmingham age-herald, Alabama, Sep 29, 1924

  • The The Daily Alaska empire's story of the 1951 game: Hot Games Are Played, South Grids

    1951 · The Daily Alaska empire, Nov 10, 1951

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

Oct 22, 1966Furman 29, Newberry 7at Furman
Oct 23, 1965Furman 48, Newberry 12at Newberry
Oct 20, 1956Newberry 13, Furman 7at Furman
Sep 15, 1955Newberry 14, Furman 0at Furman
Sep 17, 1954Furman 19, Newberry 6at Furman
Sep 18, 1953Furman 33, Newberry 0at Furman
Sep 19, 1952Furman 47, Newberry 6at Furman
Nov 9, 1951Furman 33, Newberry 13at Furman
Sep 17, 1937Furman 19, Newberry 0at Furman
Sep 25, 1926Furman 30, Newberry 0at Furman
Sep 26, 1925Furman 27, Newberry 10at Furman
Sep 27, 1924Furman 14, Newberry 0at Furman
Nov 16, 1923Furman 35, Newberry 0at Furman
Sep 29, 1922Furman 33, Newberry 0at Furman
Oct 1, 1921Furman 63, Newberry 0at Furman
Oct 29, 1920Furman 42, Newberry 0at Newberry
Oct 20, 1917Furman 20, Newberry 7at Furman
Nov 13, 1915Furman 7, Newberry 0at Furman
Nov 14, 1914Newberry 13, Furman 6at Furman

Every game is listed as played on the field.