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1933 Furman

6–⁠1–⁠2 (2–⁠0 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by Dizzy McLeod.

Schedule and results

Furman in 1933, game by game: won at Richmond 14–6; won vs. Erskine 33–0; won vs. The Citadel 14–0; won at Centre 7–6; tied vs. Mercer 6–6; won vs. Wofford 38–0; lost at Bucknell 0–12; tied at South Carolina 0–0; won vs. Clemson 6–0+38−12Won 14–6 at Richmond+8RichmondWon 33–0 vs. Erskine+33ErskineWon 14–0 vs. The Citadel+14The CitadelWon 7–6 at Centre+1CentreTied 6–6 vs. Mercer0MercerWon 38–0 vs. Wofford+38WoffordLost 0–12 at Bucknell-12BucknellTied 0–0 at South Carolina0South CarolinaWon 6–0 vs. Clemson+6Clemson
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30atRichmondW 14–⁠650%
Oct 6vsErskineW 33–⁠093%
Oct 14vsThe CitadelW 14–⁠076%
Oct 21atCentreW 7–⁠682%
Oct 28vsMercerT 6–⁠685%
Nov 4vsWoffordW 38–⁠096%
Nov 11atBucknellL 0–⁠1244%
Nov 19atSouth CarolinaT 0–⁠045%
Nov 30vsClemsonW 6–⁠075%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Clemson 6–⁠0; tied for first in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

In program history: The 10th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).

Record
6–⁠1–⁠2
Conference
2–⁠0 shared first in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
118–⁠30
Coach
Dizzy McLeod
Elo
1544 +24 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
0.2 No. 65 of 126 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Bob Smith

1933 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Presbyterian2–⁠02–⁠0–⁠1
Furman2–⁠06–⁠1–⁠2
The Citadel1–⁠23–⁠5–⁠1
Wofford0–⁠33–⁠6
Miami0–⁠00–⁠1
Louisiana Tech0–⁠00–⁠1
Tennessee Tech0–⁠00–⁠1
Southern Miss0–⁠00–⁠1
Northwestern State0–⁠00–⁠1
Stetson0–⁠00–⁠1

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