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1918 Furman

3–⁠5–⁠1 (1–⁠2 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by Billy Laval.

Schedule and results

Furman in 1918, game by game: lost at Georgia Tech 0–118; won vs. 48th Infantry 26–0; won vs. 48th Infantry 20–7; tied vs. Erskine 6–6; lost vs. South Carolina 12–20; lost at Clemson 7–68; lost vs. 2nd Developmemt Regiment 7–13; won at Wofford 7–0; lost vs. Presbyterian 7–13+26−118Lost 0–118 at Georgia Tech-118Georgia TechWon 26–0 vs. 48th Infantry+2648th InfantryWon 20–7 vs. 48th Infantry+1348th InfantryTied 6–6 vs. Erskine0ErskineLost 12–20 vs. South Carolina-8South CarolinaLost 7–68 at Clemson-61ClemsonLost 7–13 vs. 2nd Developmemt Regiment-62nd Developmemt…Won 7–0 at Wofford+7WoffordLost 7–13 vs. Presbyterian-6Presbyterian
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 12atGeorgia TechL 0–⁠11811%
Oct 26vs48th InfantryW 26–⁠080%
Nov 2vs48th InfantryW 20–⁠782%
Nov 9vsErskineT 6–⁠683%
Nov 16vsSouth CarolinaL 12–⁠2060%
Nov 23atClemsonL 7–⁠6827%
Nov 30vs2nd Developmemt RegimentL 7–⁠1376%
Dec 4atWoffordW 7–⁠065%
Dec 7vsPresbyterianL 7–⁠1362%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Presbyterian 13–⁠7; 5th in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

In program history: The 67th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).

Record
3–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
1–⁠2 5th in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
92–⁠245
Coach
Billy Laval
Elo
1305 −87 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
—

1918 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgia Tech3–⁠06–⁠1
Vanderbilt2–⁠04–⁠2
Mississippi State2–⁠03–⁠2
Clemson2–⁠15–⁠2
Furman1–⁠23–⁠5–⁠1
Kentucky0–⁠12–⁠1
Auburn0–⁠22–⁠5
Ole Miss0–⁠21–⁠3
The Citadel0–⁠10–⁠2–⁠1
Wofford0–⁠10–⁠3

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