1938 Furman

2–⁠7–⁠1 (0–⁠4–⁠1 Southern Conference).

Schedule and results

Furman in 1938, game by game: won vs. Oglethorpe 13–6; lost at Bucknell 6–28; lost at George Washington 0–7; lost at Georgia 7–38; lost vs. The Citadel 6–9; tied at NC State 7–7; lost vs. Davidson 12–13; won at Marshall 18–13; lost vs. South Carolina 6–27; lost at Clemson 7–10+7−31Won 13–6 vs. Oglethorpe+7OglethorpeLost 6–28 at Bucknell-22BucknellLost 0–7 at George Washington-7George Washingt…Lost 7–38 at Georgia-31GeorgiaLost 6–9 vs. The Citadel-3The CitadelTied 7–7 at NC State0NC StateLost 12–13 vs. Davidson-1DavidsonWon 18–13 at Marshall+5MarshallLost 6–27 vs. South Carolina-21South CarolinaLost 7–10 at Clemson-3Clemson
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Clemson 10–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; 14th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 77th-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 1938.

Record
2–⁠7–⁠1
Conference
0–⁠4–⁠1 14th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
82–⁠158
Coach
—
Elo
1284 −70 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−14.2 No. 109 of 122 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
George Patrick

1938 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Duke5–⁠09–⁠13
Clemson3–⁠0–⁠17–⁠1–⁠1
North Carolina4–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
VMI4–⁠0–⁠36–⁠1–⁠4
Richmond3–⁠2–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
NC State3–⁠3–⁠13–⁠7–⁠1
South Carolina2–⁠26–⁠4–⁠1
Washington and Lee2–⁠24–⁠4–⁠1
Wake Forest3–⁠4–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
Virginia Tech2–⁠3–⁠23–⁠5–⁠2
The Citadel2–⁠36–⁠5
Maryland1–⁠22–⁠7
Davidson2–⁠64–⁠6
Furman0–⁠4–⁠12–⁠7–⁠1
William & Mary0–⁠43–⁠7

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