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1926 Furman

8–⁠1–⁠1 (2–⁠0–⁠1 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by Billy Laval.

Schedule and results

Furman in 1926, game by game: won vs. Newberry 30–0; won at NC State 31–0; won vs. Wake Forest 10–0; won at Georgia 14–7; won vs. Presbyterian 13–7; lost at Oglethorpe 11–12; tied vs. Mercer 13–13; won at South Carolina 10–7; won at The Citadel 7–0; won vs. Clemson 30–0+31−1Won 30–0 vs. Newberry+30NewberryWon 31–0 at NC State+31NC StateWon 10–0 vs. Wake Forest+10Wake ForestWon 14–7 at Georgia+7GeorgiaWon 13–7 vs. Presbyterian+6PresbyterianLost 11–12 at Oglethorpe-1OglethorpeTied 13–13 vs. Mercer0MercerWon 10–7 at South Carolina+3South CarolinaWon 7–0 at The Citadel+7The CitadelWon 30–0 vs. Clemson+30Clemson
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25vsNewberryW 30–⁠067%
Oct 2atNC StateW 31–⁠053%
Oct 9vsWake ForestW 10–⁠058%
Oct 16atGeorgiaW 14–⁠742%
Oct 23vsPresbyterianW 13–⁠789%
Oct 30atOglethorpeL 11–⁠1258%
Nov 6vsMercerT 13–⁠1376%
Nov 13atSouth CarolinaW 10–⁠750%
Nov 20atThe CitadelW 7–⁠051%
Nov 25vsClemsonW 30–⁠091%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Clemson 30–⁠0; 2nd in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).

Record
8–⁠1–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠0–⁠1 2nd in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
169–⁠46
Coach
Billy Laval
Elo
1632 +128 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
4.1 No. 37 of 96 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Troy Thomas

1926 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Chattanooga1–⁠01–⁠1
Furman2–⁠0–⁠18–⁠1–⁠1
Presbyterian2–⁠17–⁠2
The Citadel3–⁠37–⁠3
Mercer0–⁠1–⁠11–⁠2–⁠1
Wofford0–⁠22–⁠8
Stetson0–⁠10–⁠1
Samford0–⁠00–⁠1
Louisiana Tech0–⁠00–⁠1

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