1950 Furman

2–⁠8–⁠1 (2–⁠4 Southern Conference), coached by Bill Young.

Schedule and results

Furman in 1950, game by game: lost vs. Presbyterian 12–13; lost at Washington and Lee 6–27; won vs. Davidson 32–20; lost vs. South Carolina 6–21; lost at Alabama 6–34; won vs. The Citadel 21–7; lost at No. 20 Florida 7–19; tied vs. Wofford 13–13; lost vs. George Washington 7–34; lost at No. 11 Clemson 2–57; lost at Georgia 0–40+14−55Lost 12–13 vs. Presbyterian-1PresbyterianLost 6–27 at Washington and Lee-21Washington and …Won 32–20 vs. Davidson+12DavidsonLost 6–21 vs. South Carolina-15South CarolinaLost 6–34 at Alabama-28AlabamaWon 21–7 vs. The Citadel+14The CitadelLost 7–19 at No. 20 Florida-12No. 20 FloridaTied 13–13 vs. Wofford0WoffordLost 7–34 vs. George Washington-27George Washingt…Lost 2–57 at No. 11 Clemson-55No. 11 ClemsonLost 0–40 at Georgia-40Georgia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Georgia 40–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 13th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 72nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).

Record
2–⁠8–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠4 13th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
112–⁠285
Coach
Bill Young
Elo
1298 −83 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−14.6 No. 104 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Charlie Thomas

Drafted in 1951

The 1951 draft
Rd 6Ed Jasonek BChicago Cardinals

1950 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Washington and Lee6–⁠08–⁠318
Clemson3–⁠0–⁠19–⁠0–⁠110
VMI5–⁠16–⁠4
Wake Forest6–⁠1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠2
Maryland4–⁠1–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
Duke5–⁠27–⁠3
North Carolina3–⁠2–⁠13–⁠5–⁠2
George Washington4–⁠35–⁠4
NC State4–⁠4–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
William & Mary3–⁠34–⁠7
The Citadel2–⁠34–⁠6
South Carolina2–⁠4–⁠13–⁠4–⁠2
Furman2–⁠42–⁠8–⁠1
West Virginia1–⁠32–⁠8
Davidson1–⁠53–⁠6
Richmond1–⁠82–⁠8
Virginia Tech0–⁠80–⁠10

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