1966 Furman

2–⁠7–⁠1 (1–⁠4 Southern Conference), coached by Robert King.

Schedule and results

Furman in 1966, game by game: lost vs. Parsons 6–20; won vs. Davidson 28–26; lost at East Carolina 0–17; tied vs. Wofford 15–15; lost at Tampa 2–41; won vs. Newberry 29–7; lost at George Washington 28–49; lost at Richmond 14–24; lost vs. Samford 7–17; lost vs. The Citadel 6–10+22−39Lost 6–20 vs. Parsons-14ParsonsWon 28–26 vs. Davidson+2DavidsonLost 0–17 at East Carolina-17East CarolinaTied 15–15 vs. Wofford0WoffordLost 2–41 at Tampa-39TampaWon 29–7 vs. Newberry+22NewberryLost 28–49 at George Washington-21George Washingt…Lost 14–24 at Richmond-10RichmondLost 7–17 vs. Samford-10SamfordLost 6–10 vs. The Citadel-4The 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 10–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 107th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).

Record
2–⁠7–⁠1
Conference
1–⁠4 9th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
135–⁠226
Coach
Robert King
Elo
1086 −70 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−34.4 No. 119 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
David Davidson and Jimmy Kerr

1966 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
West Virginia3–⁠03–⁠5–⁠2
William & Mary4–⁠1–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
East Carolina4–⁠1–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
George Washington4–⁠34–⁠6
Davidson2–⁠34–⁠5
The Citadel3–⁠54–⁠6
Richmond2–⁠42–⁠8
VMI1–⁠32–⁠8
Furman1–⁠42–⁠7–⁠1

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