1947 Furman
2–7 (1–4 Southern Conference), coached by Bob Smith. The season’s Wikipedia article records 2–6, over eight games to the nine on file here. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Wofford 20–6Oct 25
By 14 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | at Georgia | L 7–13 | 8% |
| Sep 27 | at Virginia Tech | L 6–20 | 25% |
| Oct 11 | at South Carolina | L 8–26 | 27% |
| Oct 17 | vs The Citadel | W 7–0 | 43% |
| Oct 25 | at Wofford | W 20–6 | 74% |
| Nov 1 | at Florida | L 7–34 | 47% |
| Nov 8 | vs Clemson | L 7–35 | 38% |
| Nov 22 | at 10Georgia Tech | L 0–51 | 6% |
| Nov 27 | vs Davidson | L 6–20 | 40% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Davidson 20–6; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 13th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 99th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).
- Record
- 2–7
- Conference
- 1–4 tied for 13th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 68–205
- Coach
- Bob Smith
- Elo
- 1227 −73 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −15.0 No. 102 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- James McQueen
1947 Southern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 William & Mary | 7–1 | 9–2 | 14 |
 North Carolina | 4–1 | 8–2 | 9 |
| South Carolina | 4–1–1 | 6–2–1 | |
 Duke | 3–1–1 | 4–3–2 | 19 |
| Washington and Lee | 3–2 | 5–5 | |
 Maryland | 3–2–1 | 7–2–2 | |
 NC State | 3–2–1 | 5–3–1 | 17 |
| Virginia Tech | 4–3 | 4–5 | |
| Davidson | 3–3–1 | 6–3–1 | |
 Wake Forest | 3–4 | 6–4 | |
 VMI | 2–3–1 | 3–5–1 | |
| Clemson | 1–3 | 4–5 | |
| The Citadel | 1–4 | 3–5 | |
 Furman | 1–4 | 2–7 | |
 Richmond | 1–5 | 3–7 | |
| George Washington | 0–4 | 1–7–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.