1941 Furman

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

Schedule and results

Furman in 1941, game by game: lost at Tennessee 6–32; won vs. Wofford 40–19; lost vs. Wake Forest 13–52; tied vs. NC State 0–0; tied at The Citadel 13–13; won vs. Davidson 31–13; won vs. George Washington 13–6; lost at South Carolina 7–26; lost vs. No. 18 Clemson 6–34+21−39Lost 6–32 at Tennessee-26TennesseeWon 40–19 vs. Wofford+21WoffordLost 13–52 vs. Wake Forest-39Wake ForestTied 0–0 vs. NC State0NC StateTied 13–13 at The Citadel0The CitadelWon 31–13 vs. Davidson+18DavidsonWon 13–6 vs. George Washington+7George Washingt…Lost 7–26 at South Carolina-19South CarolinaLost 6–34 vs. No. 18 Clemson-28No. 18 Clemson
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Clemson 34–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 69th-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 1941.

Record
3–⁠4–⁠2
Conference
2–⁠3–⁠2 9th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
129–⁠195
Coach
—
Elo
1301 +26 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−14.1 No. 102 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Bill Cornwall, Hazel Gilstrap and George Turner

1941 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Duke5–⁠09–⁠12
South Carolina4–⁠0–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
Clemson5–⁠17–⁠2
William & Mary4–⁠18–⁠2
Virginia Tech4–⁠26–⁠4
VMI4–⁠24–⁠6
Wake Forest4–⁠2–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
NC State3–⁠4–⁠24–⁠5–⁠2
Furman2–⁠3–⁠23–⁠4–⁠2
Washington and Lee1–⁠2–⁠21–⁠6–⁠2
North Carolina2–⁠43–⁠7
Maryland1–⁠23–⁠5–⁠1
Davidson1–⁠5–⁠21–⁠6–⁠3
The Citadel0–⁠2–⁠14–⁠3–⁠1
George Washington0–⁠4–⁠11–⁠7–⁠1
Richmond0–⁠62–⁠7

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