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2005 Furman

11–⁠2 (5–⁠2 Southern Conference). The season’s Wikipedia article records 11–⁠3, over 14 games to the 13 on file here.

Schedule and results

Furman in 2005, game by game: won at Jacksonville State 37–35; lost at Western Carolina 21–41; won vs. Samford 45–23; won vs. Hofstra 44–41; won vs. Gardner-Webb 48–31; won vs. App State 34–31; won at The Citadel 39–31; won vs. Elon 45–6; lost at Georgia Southern 24–27; won vs. Wofford 34–21; won at Chattanooga 56–35; won vs. Nicholls 14–12; won vs. Richmond 24–20+39−20Won 37–35 at Jacksonville State+2Jacksonville St…Lost 21–41 at Western Carolina-20Western CarolinaWon 45–23 vs. Samford+22SamfordWon 44–41 vs. Hofstra+3HofstraWon 48–31 vs. Gardner-Webb+17Gardner-WebbWon 34–31 vs. App State+3App StateWon 39–31 at The Citadel+8The CitadelWon 45–6 vs. Elon+39ElonLost 24–27 at Georgia Southern-3Georgia SouthernWon 34–21 vs. Wofford+13WoffordWon 56–35 at Chattanooga+21ChattanoogaWon 14–12 vs. Nicholls+2NichollsWon 24–20 vs. Richmond+4Richmond
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atJacksonville StateW 37–⁠3548%
Sep 10atWestern CarolinaL 21–⁠4167%
Sep 17vsSamfordW 45–⁠2377%
Sep 24vsHofstraW 44–⁠4165%
Oct 1vsGardner-WebbW 48–⁠3173%
Oct 8vsApp StateW 34–⁠3164%
Oct 15atThe CitadelW 39–⁠3169%
Oct 22vsElonW 45–⁠687%
Nov 5atGeorgia SouthernL 24–⁠2748%
Nov 12vsWoffordW 34–⁠2176%
Nov 19atChattanoogaW 56–⁠3574%
Nov 26vsNichollsIaa PlayoffsW 14–⁠1272%
Dec 3vsRichmondIaa PlayoffsW 24–⁠2051%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Richmond 24–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 17th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season articles list one game of Furman’s 2005 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. It doesn’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here. Where two sources give a game alike (both teams’ articles or records, or an article and the guide), both are named.

DateOpponentResultSource
Dec 10atApp StateL 23–⁠29App State’s article, Furman’s article
Record
11–⁠2
Conference
5–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
465–⁠354
Coach
—
Elo
1512 +70 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−17.7 No. 21 of 115 in Division I-AA
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Patrick Covington, Ingle Martin, Brandon Mays, William Freeman and Maurice Duncan

Drafted in 2006

The 2006 draft
Rd 5Ingle Martin QBGreen Bay Packers

2005 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
App State6–⁠110–⁠3
Furman5–⁠211–⁠2
Georgia Southern5–⁠28–⁠4
Western Carolina4–⁠35–⁠4
Wofford3–⁠46–⁠5
Chattanooga3–⁠46–⁠5
The Citadel2–⁠54–⁠7
Elon0–⁠73–⁠8

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