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2006 Furman

8–⁠4 (6–⁠1 Southern Conference).

Schedule and results

Furman in 2006, game by game: won vs. Jacksonville State 17–13; won vs. West Georgia 24–7; lost at North Carolina 42–45; won vs. Western Carolina 42–7; won at Wofford 35–21; lost at Coastal Carolina 27–29; won vs. The Citadel 23–17; won vs. Chattanooga 28–22; lost at App State 7–40; won at Elon 24–13; won vs. Georgia Southern 13–10; lost at Montana State 13–31+35−33Won 17–13 vs. Jacksonville State+4Jacksonville St…Won 24–7 vs. West Georgia+17West GeorgiaLost 42–45 at North Carolina-3North CarolinaWon 42–7 vs. Western Carolina+35Western CarolinaWon 35–21 at Wofford+14WoffordLost 27–29 at Coastal Carolina-2Coastal CarolinaWon 23–17 vs. The Citadel+6The CitadelWon 28–22 vs. Chattanooga+6ChattanoogaLost 7–40 at App State-33App StateWon 24–13 at Elon+11ElonWon 13–10 vs. Georgia Southern+3Georgia SouthernLost 13–31 at Montana State-18Montana State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsJacksonville StateW 17–⁠1369%
Sep 9vsWest GeorgiaW 24–⁠789%
Sep 16atNorth CarolinaL 42–⁠4541%
Sep 23vsWestern CarolinaW 42–⁠771%
Sep 30atWoffordW 35–⁠2163%
Oct 7atCoastal CarolinaL 27–⁠2956%
Oct 14vsThe CitadelW 23–⁠1785%
Oct 21vsChattanoogaW 28–⁠2283%
Oct 28atApp StateL 7–⁠4036%
Nov 4atElonW 24–⁠1373%
Nov 11vsGeorgia SouthernW 13–⁠1077%
Nov 25atMontana StateNCAA Division I Football ChampionshipL 13–⁠3159%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Montana State 31–⁠13 in the NCAA Division I Football Championship; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 31st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).

Record
8–⁠4
Conference
6–⁠1 2nd in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
295–⁠255
Coach
—
Elo
1441 −0 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−17.7 No. 23 of 120 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Captains
John Kivett, Josh Stepp, Brad Bell, Wesley Bray, Roy Ravenell and Jeremy Blocker

2006 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
App State7–⁠012–⁠1
Furman6–⁠18–⁠4
Wofford5–⁠27–⁠4
The Citadel4–⁠35–⁠6
Elon2–⁠55–⁠6
Georgia Southern2–⁠53–⁠8
Chattanooga2–⁠53–⁠8
Western Carolina0–⁠72–⁠9

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