1957 Furman
3–7 (2–1 Southern Conference), coached by Homer Hobbs. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat East Tennessee State 13–7Sep 14
By 6 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14 | vs East Tennessee State | W 13–7 | 84% |
| Sep 21 | at Florida State | L 7–27 | 24% |
| Sep 28 | at Villanova | L 0–20 | 29% |
| Oct 5 | vsGeorge Washington | W 13–12 | 28% |
| Oct 12 | at South Carolina | L 13–58 | 19% |
| Oct 19 | at Wofford | L 12–13 | 48% |
| Oct 26 | at The Citadel | L 14–18 | 31% |
| Nov 16 | vs Chattanooga | L 0–34 | 81% |
| Nov 22 | vs Davidson | W 6–2 | 47% |
| Nov 30 | vs Clemson | L 6–45 | 15% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Clemson 45–6; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 95th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).
- Record
- 3–7
- Conference
- 2–1 tied for 3rd in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 84–236
- Coach
- Homer Hobbs
- Elo
- 1238 −100 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −18.8 No. 102 of 112 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Jerry Penland
All-Southern Conference
1 second teamSecond team
Billy BakerBAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1957 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1957 Southern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 VMI | 6–0 | 9–0–1 | 20 |
 West Virginia | 3–0 | 7–2–1 | |
| The Citadel | 4–2 | 5–4–1 | |
| Furman | 2–1 | 3–7 | |
 Richmond | 2–4 | 4–6 | |
 William & Mary | 2–4 | 4–6 | |
| Davidson | 1–3 | 5–3 | |
 Virginia Tech | 1–3 | 4–6 | |
| George Washington | 1–5 | 2–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.