1954 Furman
5–5 (2–0 Southern Conference), coached by Bill Young. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Presbyterian 27–0Oct 1
By 27 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | vsNewberry | W 19–6 | 90% |
| Sep 24 | at Miami | L 13–51 | 46% |
| Oct 1 | vs Presbyterian | W 27–0 | 89% |
| Oct 9 | vs South Carolina | L 7–27 | 47% |
| Oct 16 | vs The Citadel | W 31–20 | 75% |
| Oct 22 | vs Davidson | W 19–7 | 71% |
| Oct 30 | at NC State | W 7–6 | 60% |
| Nov 6 | at Clemson | L 6–27 | 42% |
| Nov 13 | at Florida State | L 14–33 | 44% |
| Nov 20 | vs Wofford | L 0–19 | 90% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Wofford 19–0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for first in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 55th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).
- Record
- 5–5
- Conference
- 2–0 shared first in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 143–196
- Coach
- Bill Young
- Elo
- 1355 −136 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −11.5 No. 91 of 111 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Ted Yakimowicz
All-Southern Conference
2 first teamFirst team
Johnny PopsonBAP-1; UP-1- Webster WilliamsOGUP-1
From Wikipedia’s 1954 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1954 Southern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 West Virginia | 3–0 | 8–1 | 12 |
| Furman | 2–0 | 5–5 | |
 Virginia Tech | 3–0–1 | 8–0–1 | 16 |
| Davidson | 2–1 | 6–3 | |
 VMI | 4–3 | 4–6 | |
 Richmond | 2–3 | 5–4 | |
 William & Mary | 1–2–2 | 4–4–2 | |
| George Washington | 0–4–1 | 1–7–1 | |
| The Citadel | 0–4 | 2–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.