1969 Furman

1–⁠8–⁠1 (0–⁠4 Southern Conference), coached by Robert King.

Schedule and results

Furman in 1969, game by game: won at Presbyterian 14–12; lost vs. Davidson 14–77; tied vs. Carson Newman 21–21; lost at Wofford 7–49; lost at Samford 14–34; lost at East Carolina 21–24; lost at Richmond 0–37; lost at The Citadel 21–37; lost vs. Mississippi College 19–21; lost vs. Wofford 21–31+7−63Won 14–12 at Presbyterian+2PresbyterianLost 14–77 vs. Davidson-63DavidsonTied 21–21 vs. Carson Newman0Carson NewmanLost 7–49 at Wofford-42WoffordLost 14–34 at Samford-20SamfordLost 21–24 at East Carolina-3East CarolinaLost 0–37 at Richmond-37RichmondLost 21–37 at The Citadel-16The CitadelLost 19–21 vs. Mississippi College-2Mississippi Col…Lost 21–31 vs. Wofford-10Wofford
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Wofford 31–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Southern Conference.

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

Record
1–⁠8–⁠1
Conference
0–⁠4 tied for 6th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
152–⁠343
Coach
Robert King
Elo
987 −56 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−38.8 No. 122 of 122 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Tommy Broadwell and Dick Immel

1969 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Davidson5–⁠17–⁠4
Richmond5–⁠16–⁠4
The Citadel4–⁠27–⁠3
William & Mary2–⁠23–⁠7
East Carolina1–⁠32–⁠7
Furman0–⁠41–⁠8–⁠1
VMI0–⁠40–⁠10

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