1919 Furman

6–⁠2–⁠1 (2–⁠1–⁠1 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by Billy Laval.

Furman, 1919
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Furman in 1919, game by game: lost at Georgia Tech 0–74; won vs. Oglethorpe 13–0; won vs. Wofford 7–6; won vs. Presbyterian 6–0; won vs. Wake Forest 39–7; won vs. The Citadel 21–6; won vs. Erskine 41–0; tied vs. Clemson 7–7; lost at Davidson 14–41+41−74Lost 0–74 at Georgia Tech-74Georgia TechWon 13–0 vs. Oglethorpe+13OglethorpeWon 7–6 vs. Wofford+1WoffordWon 6–0 vs. Presbyterian+6PresbyterianWon 39–7 vs. Wake Forest+32Wake ForestWon 21–6 vs. The Citadel+15The CitadelWon 41–0 vs. Erskine+41ErskineTied 7–7 vs. Clemson0ClemsonLost 14–41 at Davidson-27Davidson
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Davidson 41–⁠14; tied for 6th in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

In program history: The 36th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).

Record
6–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠1–⁠1 tied for 6th in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
148–⁠141
Coach
Billy Laval
Elo
1420 +50 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−9.8 No. 73 of 99 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1919 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Auburn5–⁠18–⁠1
Alabama5–⁠18–⁠1
Georgia Tech3–⁠17–⁠3
Kentucky1–⁠0–⁠13–⁠4–⁠1
Mississippi State4–⁠26–⁠2
Furman2–⁠1–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Tulane2–⁠1–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Vanderbilt2–⁠1–⁠25–⁠1–⁠2
LSU2–⁠26–⁠2
Clemson2–⁠2–⁠26–⁠2–⁠2
Georgia2–⁠2–⁠24–⁠2–⁠3
Wofford1–⁠13–⁠2–⁠1
Florida1–⁠25–⁠3
Tennessee0–⁠3–⁠13–⁠3–⁠3
The Citadel0–⁠44–⁠4–⁠1
Ole Miss0–⁠44–⁠4
Samford0–⁠33–⁠5–⁠2
Chattanooga0–⁠00–⁠1
Mercer0–⁠10–⁠2

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