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1953 Furman

7–⁠2 (2–⁠0 Southern Conference), coached by Bill Young.

Schedule and results

Furman in 1953, game by game: won vs. Newberry 33–0; lost at Army 0–41; won at The Citadel 27–0; lost at South Carolina 13–27; won vs. Davidson 34–0; won at Wofford 7–6; won vs. Presbyterian 19–0; won at Florida State 14–7; won at Wake Forest 21–10+34−41Won 33–0 vs. Newberry+33NewberryLost 0–41 at Army-41ArmyWon 27–0 at The Citadel+27The CitadelLost 13–27 at South Carolina-14South CarolinaWon 34–0 vs. Davidson+34DavidsonWon 7–6 at Wofford+1WoffordWon 19–0 vs. Presbyterian+19PresbyterianWon 14–7 at Florida State+7Florida StateWon 21–10 at Wake Forest+11Wake Forest
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 18vsNewberryW 33–⁠085%
Sep 26atArmyL 0–⁠4131%
Oct 2atThe CitadelW 27–⁠046%
Oct 10atSouth CarolinaL 13–⁠2729%
Oct 24vsDavidsonW 34–⁠076%
Oct 31atWoffordW 7–⁠683%
Nov 6vsPresbyterianW 19–⁠088%
Nov 14atFlorida StateW 14–⁠760%
Nov 21atWake ForestW 21–⁠1041%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Wake Forest 21–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for first in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 21st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).

Record
7–⁠2
Conference
2–⁠0 shared first in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
168–⁠91
Coach
Bill Young
Elo
1487 +79 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−5.8 No. 74 of 110 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Charlie West

Drafted in 1954

The 1954 draft
Rd 5Bob Griffis OGChicago Bears

1953 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
West Virginia4–⁠08–⁠210
Furman2–⁠07–⁠2
George Washington4–⁠25–⁠4
William & Mary3–⁠25–⁠4–⁠1
Richmond3–⁠35–⁠3–⁠1
Virginia Tech3–⁠35–⁠5
VMI3–⁠35–⁠5
Washington and Lee2–⁠44–⁠6
The Citadel1–⁠32–⁠7
Davidson0–⁠50–⁠9

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