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1935 Furman

8–⁠1 (3–⁠0 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by Dizzy McLeod.

Schedule and results

Furman in 1935, game by game: won vs. Piedmont 69–0; won vs. Presbyterian 23–0; lost at Georgia 7–31; won vs. Wake Forest 9–0; won vs. Mercer 32–0; won vs. The Citadel 35–0; won vs. Wofford 29–0; won at South Carolina 20–7; won vs. Clemson 8–6+69−24Won 69–0 vs. Piedmont+69PiedmontWon 23–0 vs. Presbyterian+23PresbyterianLost 7–31 at Georgia-24GeorgiaWon 9–0 vs. Wake Forest+9Wake ForestWon 32–0 vs. Mercer+32MercerWon 35–0 vs. The Citadel+35The CitadelWon 29–0 vs. Wofford+29WoffordWon 20–7 at South Carolina+13South CarolinaWon 8–6 vs. Clemson+2Clemson
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28vsPiedmontW 69–⁠090%
Oct 5vsPresbyterianW 23–⁠092%
Oct 12atGeorgiaL 7–⁠3130%
Oct 18vsWake ForestW 9–⁠075%
Oct 26vsMercerW 32–⁠086%
Nov 2vsThe CitadelW 35–⁠073%
Nov 9vsWoffordW 29–⁠095%
Nov 16atSouth CarolinaW 20–⁠761%
Nov 28vsClemsonW 8–⁠655%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Clemson 8–⁠6; first in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

In program history: The 9th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).

Record
8–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠0 first in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
232–⁠44
Coach
Dizzy McLeod
Elo
1546 +63 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−3.3 No. 79 of 128 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Hubert Blair

1935 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Furman3–⁠08–⁠1
The Citadel2–⁠14–⁠3–⁠1
Wofford1–⁠21–⁠3
Western Kentucky0–⁠01–⁠0
Miami0–⁠01–⁠1
Presbyterian0–⁠32–⁠7
Southern Miss0–⁠00–⁠1
Northwestern State0–⁠00–⁠2
Stetson0–⁠00–⁠1
Memphis0–⁠00–⁠1
Tennessee Tech0–⁠00–⁠1

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