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1967 Furman

5–⁠5 (1–⁠3 Southern Conference), coached by Robert King.

Schedule and results

Furman in 1967, game by game: won vs. Mars Hill 42–0; won vs. Mississippi College 15–6; lost vs. Davidson 22–45; won at Wofford 21–20; lost vs. Richmond 14–42; lost at Tampa 13–39; won vs. Lehigh 38–15; lost at East Carolina 29–34; lost at Samford 28–42; won at The Citadel 14–6+42−28Won 42–0 vs. Mars Hill+42Mars HillWon 15–6 vs. Mississippi College+9Mississippi Col…Lost 22–45 vs. Davidson-23DavidsonWon 21–20 at Wofford+1WoffordLost 14–42 vs. Richmond-28RichmondLost 13–39 at Tampa-26TampaWon 38–15 vs. Lehigh+23LehighLost 29–34 at East Carolina-5East CarolinaLost 28–42 at Samford-14SamfordWon 14–6 at The Citadel+8The Citadel
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 9vsMars HillW 42–⁠042%
Sep 16vsMississippi CollegeW 15–⁠654%
Sep 23vsDavidsonL 22–⁠4559%
Oct 7atWoffordW 21–⁠2030%
Oct 14vsRichmondL 14–⁠4233%
Oct 21atTampaL 13–⁠3922%
Oct 28vsLehighW 38–⁠1567%
Nov 4atEast CarolinaL 29–⁠348%
Nov 11atSamfordL 28–⁠4241%
Nov 18atThe CitadelW 14–⁠614%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat The Citadel 14–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 106th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).

Record
5–⁠5
Conference
1–⁠3 7th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
236–⁠249
Coach
Robert King
Elo
1134 +43 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−28.8 No. 114 of 118 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1967 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
West Virginia3–⁠0–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
East Carolina4–⁠18–⁠2
Richmond5–⁠25–⁠5
William & Mary2–⁠2–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
VMI2–⁠36–⁠4
The Citadel2–⁠45–⁠5
Furman1–⁠35–⁠5
Davidson1–⁠54–⁠5

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