1925 Furman

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

Furman, 1925
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Furman in 1925, game by game: won vs. Newberry 27–10; won at Washington and Lee 20–15; won vs. The Citadel 7–0; lost at Georgia 0–21; won vs. Davidson 7–0; won vs. Presbyterian 27–3; lost at Mercer 0–17; won vs. South Carolina 2–0; lost at Wake Forest 0–9; won vs. Clemson 26–0+26−21Won 27–10 vs. Newberry+17NewberryWon 20–15 at Washington and Lee+5Washington and …Won 7–0 vs. The Citadel+7The CitadelLost 0–21 at Georgia-21GeorgiaWon 7–0 vs. Davidson+7DavidsonWon 27–3 vs. Presbyterian+24PresbyterianLost 0–17 at Mercer-17MercerWon 2–0 vs. South Carolina+2South CarolinaLost 0–9 at Wake Forest-9Wake ForestWon 26–0 vs. Clemson+26Clemson
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Clemson 26–⁠0; tied for 2nd in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

In program history: The 18th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).

Record
7–⁠3
Conference
2–⁠1 tied for 2nd in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
116–⁠75
Coach
Billy Laval
Elo
1507 +10 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−4.9 No. 64 of 104 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Joe Tilghman

1925 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Chattanooga1–⁠01–⁠2
Furman2–⁠17–⁠3
The Citadel2–⁠16–⁠4
Mercer1–⁠24–⁠5
Presbyterian1–⁠23–⁠6
Wofford0–⁠13–⁠7
Samford0–⁠00–⁠2
Louisiana Tech0–⁠00–⁠1

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