1915 Furman

5–⁠3 (1–⁠1 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by W.B. Bible, then Billy Laval (1st season, final game).

Schedule and results

Furman in 1915, game by game: lost vs. Clemson 0–99; won vs. Erskine 60–0; lost vs. Presbyterian 12–20; won at Bingham 20–6; won vs. Presbyterian 38–7; lost at Davidson 13–58; won vs. Newberry 7–0; won vs. Wofford 25–0+60−99Lost 0–99 vs. Clemson-99ClemsonWon 60–0 vs. Erskine+60ErskineLost 12–20 vs. Presbyterian-8PresbyterianWon 20–6 at Bingham+14BinghamWon 38–7 vs. Presbyterian+31PresbyterianLost 13–58 at Davidson-45DavidsonWon 7–0 vs. Newberry+7NewberryWon 25–0 vs. Wofford+25Wofford
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Wofford 25–⁠0; tied for 8th in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

In program history: The 44th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).

Record
5–⁠3
Conference
1–⁠1 tied for 8th in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
175–⁠190
Coach
W.B. Bible, then Billy Laval (1st season, final game)
Elo
1380 −39 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−22.4 No. 75 of 86 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
William N. Gressette

1915 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Vanderbilt3–⁠09–⁠1
LSU3–⁠06–⁠2
Alabama3–⁠06–⁠2
Auburn5–⁠16–⁠2
Georgia3–⁠1–⁠15–⁠2–⁠2
Mississippi State3–⁠25–⁠2–⁠1
Florida3–⁠24–⁠3
Clemson2–⁠22–⁠4–⁠2
Kentucky1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
Furman1–⁠15–⁠3
Chattanooga0–⁠0–⁠10–⁠0–⁠2
Mercer1–⁠21–⁠3
Tulane1–⁠34–⁠4
The Citadel0–⁠25–⁠3
Tennessee0–⁠44–⁠4
Wofford0–⁠23–⁠5
Ole Miss0–⁠42–⁠6
Samford0–⁠20–⁠2

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.