1928 Furman

5–⁠4 (3–⁠1 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by T.B. Amis.

Schedule and results

Furman in 1928, game by game: won vs. Duke 6–0; lost vs. Chattanooga 0–15; won vs. Presbyterian 6–0; lost at Georgia 0–7; won vs. Wofford 26–0; won vs. Wake Forest 18–0; won vs. The Citadel 13–0; lost at South Carolina 0–6; lost vs. Clemson 12–27+26−15Won 6–0 vs. Duke+6DukeLost 0–15 vs. Chattanooga-15ChattanoogaWon 6–0 vs. Presbyterian+6PresbyterianLost 0–7 at Georgia-7GeorgiaWon 26–0 vs. Wofford+26WoffordWon 18–0 vs. Wake Forest+18Wake ForestWon 13–0 vs. The Citadel+13The CitadelLost 0–6 at South Carolina-6South CarolinaLost 12–27 vs. Clemson-15Clemson
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Clemson 27–⁠12; 2nd in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

In program history: The 13th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).

Record
5–⁠4
Conference
3–⁠1 2nd in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
81–⁠55
Coach
T.B. Amis
Elo
1530 −85 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−8.1 No. 74 of 100 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Sam Lemmond

1928 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Chattanooga1–⁠01–⁠1
Furman3–⁠15–⁠4
The Citadel0–⁠12–⁠1–⁠1
Wofford0–⁠11–⁠1–⁠1
Presbyterian0–⁠11–⁠2
Mercer0–⁠01–⁠3
Northwestern State0–⁠00–⁠1
Samford0–⁠00–⁠1

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