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1937 Furman

4–⁠3–⁠2 (1–⁠2–⁠2 Southern Conference).

Schedule and results

Furman in 1937, game by game: won vs. Newberry 19–0; won vs. Wofford 58–0; tied vs. NC State 7–7; lost at The Citadel 0–8; won vs. Presbyterian 52–0; lost at Davidson 9–13; lost vs. Bucknell 7–20; won at South Carolina 12–0; tied vs. Clemson 0–0+58−13Won 19–0 vs. Newberry+19NewberryWon 58–0 vs. Wofford+58WoffordTied 7–7 vs. NC State0NC StateLost 0–8 at The Citadel-8The CitadelWon 52–0 vs. Presbyterian+52PresbyterianLost 9–13 at Davidson-4DavidsonLost 7–20 vs. Bucknell-13BucknellWon 12–0 at South Carolina+12South CarolinaTied 0–0 vs. Clemson0Clemson
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 17vsNewberryW 19–⁠093%
Oct 1vsWoffordW 58–⁠096%
Oct 9vsNC StateT 7–⁠771%
Oct 16atThe CitadelL 0–⁠862%
Oct 23vsPresbyterianW 52–⁠093%
Oct 30atDavidsonL 9–⁠1358%
Nov 6vsBucknellL 7–⁠2070%
Nov 13atSouth CarolinaW 12–⁠050%
Nov 25vsClemsonT 0–⁠054%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Clemson 0–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 25th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1937.

Record
4–⁠3–⁠2
Conference
1–⁠2–⁠2 tied for 8th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
164–⁠48
Coach
—
Elo
1480 −56 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−6.1 No. 93 of 126 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
June Scott and Jack Shivers

All-Southern Conference

1 second team

Second team

  • Jack ShiversOGAP-2; UP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1937 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1937 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Maryland2–⁠08–⁠2
North Carolina4–⁠0–⁠17–⁠1–⁠119
Duke5–⁠17–⁠2–⁠120
Clemson2–⁠0–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
VMI4–⁠25–⁠5
NC State4–⁠2–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
South Carolina2–⁠2–⁠15–⁠6–⁠1
The Citadel2–⁠37–⁠4
Richmond2–⁠35–⁠4–⁠1
Washington and Lee2–⁠34–⁠5
Furman1–⁠2–⁠24–⁠3–⁠2
Virginia Tech2–⁠45–⁠5
William & Mary1–⁠34–⁠5
Wake Forest1–⁠43–⁠6
Davidson1–⁠62–⁠8

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