Furman vs. Richmond

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

1. Furman’s biggest win1923: Furman 22, Richmond 7by 15 points
2. Richmond’s biggest win1972: Richmond 37, Furman 0by 37 points
3. Upset1970: Furman 23, Richmond 9Furman had a 14% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
4. Upset1964: Furman 19, Richmond 18Furman had a 17% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
5. Upset1974: Furman 24, Richmond 14Furman had a 19% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Furman’s side (King 2–⁠2 against Merrick). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

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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  1923 · The Birmingham age-herald, Oct 28, 1923

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  1933 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Oct 1, 1933

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
• Richmond vs. William & Mary81 meetings, Richmond 39–⁠40–⁠2
• Richmond vs. VMI70 meetings, Richmond 33–⁠32–⁠5
• Richmond vs. Virginia Tech51 meetings, Richmond 10–⁠37–⁠4
• Richmond vs. Davidson30 meetings, Richmond 20–⁠9–⁠1