1981 Furman
8–3 (6–2 Southern Conference), coached by Dick Sheridan. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Marshall 35–3Oct 31
By 32 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | at Florida | L 7–35 | 45% |
| Sep 19 | vs East Tennessee State | W 21–0 | 86% |
| Sep 26 | at Western Carolina | W 31–27 | 67% |
| Oct 3 | vs Chattanooga | L 28–31 | 62% |
| Oct 10 | vs App State | W 22–18 | 63% |
| Oct 17 | at James Madison | W 30–14 | 90% |
| Oct 24 | vs Liberty | W 38–14 | 90% |
| Oct 31 | vs Marshall | W 35–3 | 89% |
| Nov 7 | at Davidson | W 30–12 | 79% |
| Nov 14 | at VMI | W 33–21 | 63% |
| Nov 21 | at The Citadel | L 18–35 | 55% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to The Citadel 35–18; unranked in the final AP poll; Southern Conference champions.
In program history: The 11th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1981.
Southern Conference champions6–2 in the conference
- Record
- 8–3
- Conference
- 6–2 first in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 293–210
- Coach
- Dick Sheridan
- Elo
- 1542 −4 this season
- SP+ rating
- -3.7 No. 87 of 132; offense No. 60, defense No. 103
- SRS
- −9.6 No. 109 of 137 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Tim Sorrells, Charlie Anderson, Bruce Gheesling and Steve O’Neill
1981 Southern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Furman | 6–2 | 8–3 | |
| VMI | 3–1–1 | 6–3–1 | |
| East Tennessee State | 4–2 | 6–5 | |
| The Citadel | 4–2–1 | 7–3–1 | |
| Chattanooga | 3–2–1 | 7–3–1 | |
| Western Carolina | 3–4 | 4–7 | |
| App State | 1–5–1 | 3–7–1 | |
| Marshall | 1–5 | 2–9 | |
| Davidson | 0–2 | 0–2 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.