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1927 Furman

10–⁠1 (2–⁠0 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by Billy Laval.

Schedule and results

Furman in 1927, game by game: won at Duke 13–7; won vs. NC State 20–0; won at Mercer 26–13; lost at Georgia 0–32; won vs. Erskine 47–0; won at Oglethorpe 19–0; won at Wake Forest 53–0; won vs. South Carolina 33–0; won at The Citadel 6–0; won vs. Clemson 28–0; won at Miami 38–7+53−32Won 13–7 at Duke+6DukeWon 20–0 vs. NC State+20NC StateWon 26–13 at Mercer+13MercerLost 0–32 at Georgia-32GeorgiaWon 47–0 vs. Erskine+47ErskineWon 19–0 at Oglethorpe+19OglethorpeWon 53–0 at Wake Forest+53Wake ForestWon 33–0 vs. South Carolina+33South CarolinaWon 6–0 at The Citadel+6The CitadelWon 28–0 vs. Clemson+28ClemsonWon 38–7 at Miami+31Miami
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 23atDukeW 13–⁠769%
Sep 30vsNC StateW 20–⁠078%
Oct 8atMercerW 26–⁠1362%
Oct 15atGeorgiaL 0–⁠3247%
Oct 22vsErskineW 47–⁠096%
Oct 29atOglethorpeW 19–⁠074%
Nov 5atWake ForestW 53–⁠073%
Nov 12vsSouth CarolinaW 33–⁠079%
Nov 19atThe CitadelW 6–⁠073%
Nov 24vsClemsonW 28–⁠083%
Jan 2atMiamiW 38–⁠795%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Miami 38–⁠7; first in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

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

Record
10–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠0 first in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
283–⁠59
Coach
Billy Laval
Elo
1672 +84 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
8.8 No. 25 of 99 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Oscar Pipkins

1927 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Furman2–⁠010–⁠1
Stetson0–⁠01–⁠0
Presbyterian0–⁠01–⁠0–⁠1
Samford0–⁠00–⁠0–⁠1
Chattanooga0–⁠01–⁠1
Mercer0–⁠11–⁠3
Wofford0–⁠00–⁠3
The Citadel0–⁠10–⁠4
Louisiana Tech0–⁠00–⁠2

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