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2003 Furman

6–⁠5 (4–⁠4 Southern Conference).

Schedule and results

Furman in 2003, game by game: won vs. Elon 24–7; lost at Clemson 17–28; won vs. Richmond 31–17; won vs. Gardner-Webb 45–0; won at Western Carolina 19–13; lost vs. App State 10–13; lost vs. The Citadel 9–10; won vs. East Tennessee State 30–10; lost at Georgia Southern 24–29; lost vs. Wofford 6–7; won at Chattanooga 63–21+45−11Won 24–7 vs. Elon+17ElonLost 17–28 at Clemson-11ClemsonWon 31–17 vs. Richmond+14RichmondWon 45–0 vs. Gardner-Webb+45Gardner-WebbWon 19–13 at Western Carolina+6Western CarolinaLost 10–13 vs. App State-3App StateLost 9–10 vs. The Citadel-1The CitadelWon 30–10 vs. East Tennessee State+20East Tennessee …Lost 24–29 at Georgia Southern-5Georgia SouthernLost 6–7 vs. Wofford-1WoffordWon 63–21 at Chattanooga+42Chattanooga
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsElonW 24–⁠776%
Sep 6atClemsonL 17–⁠2819%
Sep 20vsRichmondW 31–⁠1763%
Sep 27vsGardner-WebbW 45–⁠057%
Oct 4atWestern CarolinaW 19–⁠1347%
Oct 11vsApp StateL 10–⁠1369%
Oct 18vsThe CitadelL 9–⁠1058%
Oct 25vsEast Tennessee StateW 30–⁠1069%
Nov 8atGeorgia SouthernL 24–⁠2950%
Nov 15vsWoffordL 6–⁠744%
Nov 22atChattanoogaW 63–⁠2165%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Chattanooga 63–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 52nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 4th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
278–⁠155
Coach
—
Elo
1358 +67 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−21.2 No. 29 of 120 in Division I-AA
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Hindley Brigham, Danny Marshall, Brandon Poole, Lamar Rembert and Keito Whetstone

2003 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Wofford8–⁠010–⁠1
App State6–⁠27–⁠4
Georgia Southern5–⁠37–⁠4
Furman4–⁠46–⁠5
The Citadel4–⁠46–⁠6
Western Carolina3–⁠55–⁠7
Chattanooga3–⁠53–⁠9
East Tennessee State2–⁠65–⁠7
Elon1–⁠72–⁠10

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