1960 Furman
5–4–1 (2–2 Southern Conference), coached by Robert King. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Wofford 41–26Oct 15
By 15 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | vs Presbyterian | W 20–12 | 56% |
| Sep 24 | atTampa | T 7–7 | 45% |
| Oct 8 | vs William & Mary | W 25–23 | 24% |
| Oct 15 | vs Wofford | W 41–26 | 52% |
| Oct 22 | vs The Citadel | L 6–7 | 24% |
| Oct 29 | vsMississippi College | W 33–20 | 64% |
| Nov 5 | at Alabama | L 0–51 | 9% |
| Nov 11 | vs Richmond | L 28–35 | 42% |
| Nov 19 | at Davidson | W 22–21 | 56% |
| Nov 26 | at Clemson | L 14–42 | 9% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Clemson 42–14; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 98th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).
- Record
- 5–4–1
- Conference
- 2–2 5th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 196–244
- Coach
- Robert King
- Elo
- 1227 +57 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −19.0 No. 100 of 113 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Sam Taylor, Shelly Sutton, Don Kemp, Marvin Behlk and Joe Oliff
All-Southern Conference
1 first teamFirst team
Tom CampbellBAP-1
From Wikipedia’s 1960 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1960 Southern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 VMI | 4–1 | 7–2–1 | |
| The Citadel | 4–2 | 8–2–1 | |
| George Washington | 4–2 | 5–3–1 | |
 Virginia Tech | 4–2 | 6–4 | |
| Furman | 2–2 | 5–4–1 | |
| Richmond | 3–4–1 | 3–6–1 | |
| Davidson | 1–3 | 3–5 | |
| William & Mary | 1–5 | 2–8 | |
 West Virginia | 0–2–1 | 0–8–2 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.