1979 Furman
5–6 (5–3 Southern Conference), coached by Dick Sheridan. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat App State 31–17Oct 20
By 14 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | at Clemson | L 0–21 | 26% |
| Sep 15 | vs Presbyterian | L 10–17 | 87% |
| Sep 22 | vs Chattanooga | L 14–45 | 48% |
| Sep 29 | vs East Tennessee State | L 24–28 | 80% |
| Oct 6 | at Wofford | L 17–27 | 73% |
| Oct 13 | vs Marshall | W 34–24 | 70% |
| Oct 20 | vs App State | W 31–17 | 52% |
| Oct 27 | at VMI | L 20–21 | 45% |
| Nov 3 | at Davidson | W 63–55 | 58% |
| Nov 10 | vs Western Carolina | W 23–14 | 54% |
| Nov 17 | at The Citadel | W 45–44 | 42% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat The Citadel 45–44; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 33rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).
- Record
- 5–6
- Conference
- 5–3 4th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 281–313
- Coach
- Dick Sheridan
- Elo
- 1432 −76 this season
- SP+ rating
- -8.1 No. 106 of 135; offense No. 51, defense No. 126
- SRS
- −10.3 No. 109 of 140 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- David Henderson, David Lyle and Jay Cory
1979 Southern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chattanooga | 5–1 | 9–2 | |
| VMI | 4–1 | 6–4–1 | |
| The Citadel | 4–2 | 6–5 | |
 Furman | 5–3 | 5–6 | |
| App State | 3–4 | 3–8 | |
| East Tennessee State | 2–3 | 7–4 | |
| Western Carolina | 2–4 | 6–5 | |
| Marshall | 0–6 | 1–10 | |
| Davidson | 0–1 | 0–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.