1965 Furman

5–⁠5 (2–⁠3 Southern Conference), coached by Robert King.

Schedule and results

Furman in 1965, game by game: won vs. Frederick 51–14; lost vs. Davidson 0–24; won vs. East Carolina 14–7; lost at Wofford 13–35; lost at Presbyterian 7–14; won at Newberry 48–12; won at Lehigh 27–15; lost vs. George Washington 7–24; won vs. Richmond 14–0; lost at The Citadel 0–28+37−28Won 51–14 vs. Frederick+37FrederickLost 0–24 vs. Davidson-24DavidsonWon 14–7 vs. East Carolina+7East CarolinaLost 13–35 at Wofford-22WoffordLost 7–14 at Presbyterian-7PresbyterianWon 48–12 at Newberry+36NewberryWon 27–15 at Lehigh+12LehighLost 7–24 vs. George Washington-17George Washingt…Won 14–0 vs. Richmond+14RichmondLost 0–28 at The Citadel-28The Citadel
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to The Citadel 28–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 104th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).

Record
5–⁠5
Conference
2–⁠3 tied for 6th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
181–⁠173
Coach
Robert King
Elo
1184 +51 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−26.7 No. 118 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Grey Geddie and Billy Turner

1965 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
West Virginia4–⁠06–⁠4
William & Mary5–⁠16–⁠4
East Carolina3–⁠19–⁠1
VMI3–⁠23–⁠7
George Washington4–⁠35–⁠5
Davidson2–⁠36–⁠4
Furman2–⁠35–⁠5
The Citadel2–⁠62–⁠8
Richmond0–⁠60–⁠10

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