1971 Furman
5–5–1 (2–3 Southern Conference), coached by Robert King. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Davidson 41–6Oct 16
By 35 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | vs App State | T 0–0 | 66% |
| Sep 18 | at Presbyterian | L 14–35 | 49% |
| Sep 25 | at Wofford | L 0–27 | 31% |
| Oct 2 | vs VMI | W 14–0 | 37% |
| Oct 9 | vs Western Carolina | W 21–14 | 69% |
| Oct 16 | vs Davidson | W 41–6 | 51% |
| Oct 23 | at Richmond | L 0–20 | 20% |
| Oct 30 | at East Carolina | L 13–26 | 28% |
| Nov 6 | vsGuilford | W 42–14 | 67% |
| Nov 13 | at The Citadel | L 33–35 | 20% |
| Nov 20 | vsCarson Newman | W 23–10 | 66% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Carson Newman 23–10; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 94th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).
- Record
- 5–5–1
- Conference
- 2–3 5th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 201–187
- Coach
- Robert King
- Elo
- 1242 +39 this season
- SP+ rating
- -16.3 No. 114 of 120; offense No. 111, defense No. 101
- SRS
- −12.9 No. 106 of 128 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Ron Boozer and Steve Crislip
1971 Southern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 5–1 | 5–6 | |
 William & Mary | 4–1 | 5–6 | |
| The Citadel | 4–2 | 8–3 | |
| East Carolina | 3–2 | 4–6 | |
 Furman | 2–3 | 5–5–1 | |
| VMI | 1–4 | 1–10 | |
| Davidson | 0–6 | 1–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.