1921 Furman

7–⁠2–⁠1 (3–⁠2–⁠1 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by Billy Laval.

Schedule and results

Furman in 1921, game by game: won vs. Erskine 42–7; won vs. Newberry 63–0; lost at Georgia 7–27; lost at Georgia Tech 0–69; tied vs. Clemson 0–0; won vs. The Citadel 42–0; won vs. Mercer 37–0; won vs. South Carolina 7–0; won vs. Wofford 62–0; won vs. Davidson 28–0+63−69Won 42–7 vs. Erskine+35ErskineWon 63–0 vs. Newberry+63NewberryLost 7–27 at Georgia-20GeorgiaLost 0–69 at Georgia Tech-69Georgia TechTied 0–0 vs. Clemson0ClemsonWon 42–0 vs. The Citadel+42The CitadelWon 37–0 vs. Mercer+37MercerWon 7–0 vs. South Carolina+7South CarolinaWon 62–0 vs. Wofford+62WoffordWon 28–0 vs. Davidson+28Davidson
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Davidson 28–⁠0; 10th in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).

Record
7–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠2–⁠1 10th in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
288–⁠103
Coach
Billy Laval
Elo
1580 +40 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
0.1 No. 51 of 102 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1921 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgia Tech3–⁠08–⁠1
Georgia5–⁠0–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
Vanderbilt4–⁠0–⁠17–⁠0–⁠1
Florida3–⁠16–⁠3–⁠2
Tennessee3–⁠1–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
LSU2–⁠1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
The Citadel2–⁠1–⁠13–⁠3–⁠2
Auburn3–⁠25–⁠3
Tulane3–⁠24–⁠6
Furman3–⁠2–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
Alabama2–⁠3–⁠25–⁠4–⁠2
Chattanooga1–⁠24–⁠6
Clemson1–⁠3–⁠21–⁠6–⁠2
Presbyterian1–⁠21–⁠7
Mississippi State1–⁠3–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
Kentucky0–⁠1–⁠14–⁠3–⁠1
Mercer1–⁠43–⁠6
Ole Miss0–⁠33–⁠6
Samford0–⁠43–⁠6
Wofford0–⁠32–⁠7

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