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1939 Furman

5–⁠4 (3–⁠3 Southern Conference).

Schedule and results

Furman in 1939, game by game: won vs. Erskine 38–7; lost at Army 7–16; won vs. Georgia 20–0; won at The Citadel 7–0; won at Davidson 15–0; lost at Virginia Tech 7–20; won at South Carolina 20–0; lost vs. NC State 7–12; lost vs. No. 15 Clemson 3–14+31−13Won 38–7 vs. Erskine+31ErskineLost 7–16 at Army-9ArmyWon 20–0 vs. Georgia+20GeorgiaWon 7–0 at The Citadel+7The CitadelWon 15–0 at Davidson+15DavidsonLost 7–20 at Virginia Tech-13Virginia TechWon 20–0 at South Carolina+20South CarolinaLost 7–12 vs. NC State-5NC StateLost 3–14 vs. No. 15 Clemson-11No. 15 Clemson
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 22vsErskineW 38–⁠762%
Sep 30atArmyL 7–⁠1610%
Oct 7vsGeorgiaW 20–⁠023%
Oct 14atThe CitadelW 7–⁠029%
Oct 28atDavidsonW 15–⁠042%
Nov 4atVirginia TechL 7–⁠2038%
Nov 11atSouth CarolinaW 20–⁠032%
Nov 18vsNC StateL 7–⁠1261%
Nov 25vs15ClemsonL 3–⁠1420%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Clemson 14–⁠3; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 56th-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 1939.

Record
5–⁠4
Conference
3–⁠3 tied for 7th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
124–⁠69
Coach
—
Elo
1354 +131 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
1.2 No. 57 of 124 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Roten Shetley and Lloyd Coley

Drafted in 1940

The 1940 draft
Rd 3Rhoten Shetley BBrooklyn Dodgers

All-Southern Conference

1 first team

First team

From Wikipedia’s 1939 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1939 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Duke5–⁠08–⁠18
Clemson4–⁠09–⁠112
North Carolina5–⁠18–⁠1–⁠1
William & Mary2–⁠0–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Richmond3–⁠1–⁠17–⁠1–⁠2
VMI3–⁠1–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Wake Forest3–⁠37–⁠3
Furman3–⁠35–⁠4
NC State2–⁠42–⁠8
Washington and Lee1–⁠23–⁠4–⁠1
Virginia Tech1–⁠4–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
South Carolina1–⁠33–⁠6–⁠1
Davidson1–⁠72–⁠7
The Citadel0–⁠43–⁠8
Maryland0–⁠12–⁠7

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