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1936 Furman

7–⁠2 (4–⁠1 Southern Conference), coached by Dizzy McLeod.

Schedule and results

Furman in 1936, game by game: won at Wofford 31–0; lost at Georgia 0–13; won vs. The Citadel 13–7; lost at NC State 0–27; won at Mercer 20–9; won vs. Davidson 14–13; won at Presbyterian 14–0; won vs. South Carolina 23–6; won at Clemson 12–0+31−27Won 31–0 at Wofford+31WoffordLost 0–13 at Georgia-13GeorgiaWon 13–7 vs. The Citadel+6The CitadelLost 0–27 at NC State-27NC StateWon 20–9 at Mercer+11MercerWon 14–13 vs. Davidson+1DavidsonWon 14–0 at Presbyterian+14PresbyterianWon 23–6 vs. South Carolina+17South CarolinaWon 12–0 at Clemson+12Clemson
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26atWoffordW 31–⁠091%
Oct 3atGeorgiaL 0–⁠1341%
Oct 10vsThe CitadelW 13–⁠771%
Oct 17atNC StateL 0–⁠2762%
Oct 23atMercerW 20–⁠976%
Oct 31vsDavidsonW 14–⁠1355%
Nov 6atPresbyterianW 14–⁠083%
Nov 14vsSouth CarolinaW 23–⁠672%
Nov 26atClemsonW 12–⁠039%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Clemson 12–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).

Record
7–⁠2
Conference
4–⁠1 3rd in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
127–⁠75
Coach
Dizzy McLeod
Elo
1555 +24 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−1.7 No. 81 of 131 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Bob King

All-Southern Conference

1 first team

First team

  • Bob KingEAP-1; UP-1

From Wikipedia’s 1936 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1936 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Duke7–⁠09–⁠111
North Carolina6–⁠18–⁠2
Furman4–⁠17–⁠2
VMI5–⁠26–⁠4
Maryland4–⁠26–⁠5
Washington and Lee3–⁠24–⁠5
Davidson4–⁠35–⁠4
Clemson3–⁠35–⁠5
Virginia Tech4–⁠55–⁠5
Wake Forest2–⁠35–⁠4
NC State2–⁠43–⁠7
South Carolina2–⁠55–⁠7
Richmond1–⁠34–⁠4–⁠2
Virginia1–⁠52–⁠7
The Citadel0–⁠44–⁠6
William & Mary0–⁠51–⁠8

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