1973 Furman
7–4 (3–3 Southern Conference), coached by Art Baker. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Lenoir Rhyne 52–20Nov 3
By 32 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | at Presbyterian | W 13–6 | 27% |
| Sep 15 | vs App State | W 17–0 | 39% |
| Sep 22 | at Wofford | W 21–19 | 27% |
| Sep 29 | at East Carolina | L 3–14 | 10% |
| Oct 6 | vs Richmond | L 17–20 | 16% |
| Oct 13 | vs Davidson | W 38–7 | 53% |
| Oct 20 | vs VMI | W 19–13 | 49% |
| Oct 27 | vs East Tennessee State | W 40–21 | 66% |
| Nov 3 | atLenoir Rhyne | W 52–20 | 49% |
| Nov 10 | at The Citadel | L 21–26 | 46% |
| Nov 17 | at Louisville | L 14–35 | 16% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Louisville 35–14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 92nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).
- Record
- 7–4
- Conference
- 3–3 tied for 4th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 255–181
- Coach
- Art Baker
- Elo
- 1252 +161 this season
- SP+ rating
- -2.5 No. 79 of 123; offense No. 97, defense No. 50
- SRS
- −6.8 No. 85 of 129 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Mike Bartik, Keith Downey and Tom Scherich
1973 Southern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Carolina | 7–0 | 9–2 | |
| Richmond | 5–1 | 8–2 | |
 William & Mary | 3–2 | 6–5 | |
 Furman | 3–3 | 7–4 | |
| App State | 2–2 | 3–7–1 | |
| VMI | 2–4 | 3–8 | |
| The Citadel | 1–6 | 3–8 | |
| Davidson | 1–6 | 2–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.