Furman vs. South Carolina

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

1. Furman’s biggest win1927: Furman 33, South Carolina 0by 33 points
2. South Carolina’s biggest win1957: South Carolina 58, Furman 13by 45 points
3. Upset1942: Furman 6, South Carolina 0Furman had a 23% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
4. Upset1949: Furman 14, South Carolina 7Furman had a 26% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
5. Upset1924: Furman 10, South Carolina 0Furman had a 30% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Furman’s side (Laval 3–⁠1 against Metzger). 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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  1902 · The news & observer. (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, North Carolina, Nov 15, 1902

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  1921 · The evening herald, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Nov 13, 1921

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  1923 · The Birmingham age-herald, Nov 12, 1923

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  1928 · The Bismarck tribune. (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, North Dakota, Nov 19, 1928

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  1932 · Evening star, Nov 13, 1932

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
• South Carolina vs. Clemson117 meetings, South Carolina 43–⁠70–⁠4
• South Carolina vs. Georgia73 meetings, South Carolina 19–⁠52–⁠2
• South Carolina vs. North Carolina60 meetings, South Carolina 20–⁠36–⁠4
• South Carolina vs. Wake Forest56 meetings, South Carolina 34–⁠20–⁠2