1974 Furman

5–⁠6 (2–⁠4 Southern Conference), coached by Art Baker.

Schedule and results

Furman in 1974, game by game: lost at VMI 0–7; won vs. Presbyterian 22–19; won vs. William & Mary 10–0; won at Richmond 24–14; lost vs. East Carolina 12–15; lost at East Tennessee State 13–24; won vs. Wofford 21–10; lost at App State 3–27; won vs. Lenoir Rhyne 14–10; lost vs. The Citadel 0–24; lost at Wake Forest 10–16+11−24Lost 0–7 at VMI-7VMIWon 22–19 vs. Presbyterian+3PresbyterianWon 10–0 vs. William & Mary+10William & MaryWon 24–14 at Richmond+10RichmondLost 12–15 vs. East Carolina-3East CarolinaLost 13–24 at East Tennessee State-11East Tennessee …Won 21–10 vs. Wofford+11WoffordLost 3–27 at App State-24App StateWon 14–10 vs. Lenoir Rhyne+4Lenoir RhyneLost 0–24 vs. The Citadel-24The CitadelLost 10–16 at Wake Forest-6Wake Forest
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Wake Forest 16–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 85th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
2–⁠4 7th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
129–⁠166
Coach
Art Baker
Elo
1260 −74 this season
SP+ rating
-17.2 No. 110 of 124; offense No. 123, defense No. 56
SRS
−13.6 No. 109 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Vince Perone Jr., Charles Elvington and Bill Anderson

1974 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
VMI5–⁠17–⁠4
App State4–⁠16–⁠5
East Carolina3–⁠37–⁠4
Richmond3–⁠35–⁠5
The Citadel3–⁠44–⁠7
William & Mary2–⁠34–⁠7
Furman2–⁠45–⁠6
Davidson0–⁠30–⁠3

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