1958 Furman
2–7 (1–2 Southern Conference), coached by Robert King. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Davidson 22–20Nov 22
By 2 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20 | at Florida State | L 6–42 | 26% |
| Oct 3 | atGeorge Washington | L 8–11 | 27% |
| Oct 11 | at Alabama | L 6–29 | 29% |
| Oct 18 | vs Wofford | W 40–39 | 60% |
| Oct 25 | vs The Citadel | L 6–24 | 53% |
| Nov 1 | at Penn State | L 0–36 | 11% |
| Nov 8 | vs South Carolina | L 7–32 | 23% |
| Nov 22 | vs Davidson | W 22–20 | 52% |
| Nov 29 | at 12Clemson | L 19–36 | 8% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Clemson 36–19; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 93rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).
- Record
- 2–7
- Conference
- 1–2 8th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 114–269
- Coach
- Robert King
- Elo
- 1243 −82 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −20.2 No. 106 of 112 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Buddy Walton
All-Southern Conference
1 second teamSecond team
Ray SiminskiEAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1958 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1958 Southern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 West Virginia | 4–0 | 4–5–1 | |
 Virginia Tech | 3–1 | 5–4–1 | |
| George Washington | 3–2 | 3–5 | |
 VMI | 2–2–1 | 6–2–2 | |
 Richmond | 3–4 | 3–7 | |
| Davidson | 2–3 | 5–4 | |
| The Citadel | 2–3 | 4–6 | |
| Furman | 1–2 | 2–7 | |
 William & Mary | 1–4–1 | 2–6–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.