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1924 Furman

5–⁠5 (0–⁠2 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by Billy Laval.

Schedule and results

Furman in 1924, game by game: won vs. Newberry 14–0; lost vs. Alabama 0–20; lost vs. Mercer 0–23; lost at Georgia 0–23; won vs. Davidson 6–0; lost at The Citadel 0–6; lost vs. Georgetown 0–20; won at South Carolina 10–0; won vs. Ole Miss 7–2; won at Clemson 3–0+14−23Won 14–0 vs. Newberry+14NewberryLost 0–20 vs. Alabama-20AlabamaLost 0–23 vs. Mercer-23MercerLost 0–23 at Georgia-23GeorgiaWon 6–0 vs. Davidson+6DavidsonLost 0–6 at The Citadel-6The CitadelLost 0–20 vs. Georgetown-20GeorgetownWon 10–0 at South Carolina+10South CarolinaWon 7–2 vs. Ole Miss+5Ole MissWon 3–0 at Clemson+3Clemson
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vsNewberryW 14–⁠086%
Oct 4vsAlabamaL 0–⁠2061%
Oct 11vsMercerL 0–⁠2381%
Oct 18atGeorgiaL 0–⁠2334%
Oct 22vsDavidsonW 6–⁠062%
Oct 25atThe CitadelL 0–⁠654%
Nov 1vsGeorgetownL 0–⁠2055%
Nov 8atSouth CarolinaW 10–⁠030%
Nov 15vsOle MissW 7–⁠276%
Nov 27atClemsonW 3–⁠054%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Clemson 3–⁠0; tied for 5th in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

In program history: The 19th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).

Record
5–⁠5
Conference
0–⁠2 tied for 5th in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
40–⁠94
Coach
Billy Laval
Elo
1495 −94 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−10.4 No. 85 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
H.C. Burnett and Hartley Coleman

1924 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Mercer4–⁠05–⁠3–⁠2
The Citadel3–⁠06–⁠4
Samford1–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
Wofford1–⁠23–⁠7
Furman0–⁠25–⁠5
Presbyterian0–⁠21–⁠6–⁠1
Chattanooga0–⁠21–⁠7–⁠1

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