2016 Furman
3–8 (3–5 Southern Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat East Tennessee State 52–7Oct 15
By 45 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to No. 12 Michigan State 13–28Sep 2
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at 12Michigan State | L 13–28 | 6% |
| Sep 10 | at The Citadel | L 14–19 | 24% |
| Sep 17 | vs Chattanooga | L 14–21 | 27% |
| Sep 24 | at Coastal Carolina | L 21–41 | 16% |
| Oct 1 | vs Kennesaw State | L 42–52 | 41% |
| Oct 8 | vs Samford | L 21–38 | 32% |
| Oct 15 | at East Tennessee State | W 52–7 | 42% |
| Oct 29 | at VMI | W 24–10 | 43% |
| Nov 5 | vs Wofford | L 27–34 | 41% |
| Nov 12 | vs Western Carolina | W 49–21 | 57% |
| Nov 19 | at Mercer | L 24–27 | 37% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Mercer 27–24; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 91st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).
- Record
- 3–8
- Conference
- 3–5 6th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 301–298
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1252 +13 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −16.9 No. 27 of 125 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- No. 170
- Offensive coordinator
- Tim Sorrells
- Defensive coordinator
- Kyle Gillenwater
- Captains
- Trey Robinson, Reese Hannon and Duncan Fletcher
Leaders
| Passing yards | P.J. Blazejowski QB | 123 yds |
| Rushing yards | Darius Morehead RB | 83 yds |
| Rushing touchdowns | Antonio Wilcox FB | 1 TD |
| Receiving yards | Andrej Suttles WR | 32 yds |
| Tackles | Aaquil Annoor S | 6 tkl |
| Sacks | Jaylan Reid OG | 1 sacks |
Top recruits in the 2016 class
| Timothy Coleman OG | ★★★ | No. 1520 |
| Darius Morehead RB | ★★★ | No. 1649 |
| Thomas Gordon WR | ★★ | No. 3734 |
| Jordan Willis S | ★★ | No. 3734 |
| Jonah Tibbs SDE | ★★ | No. 3854 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2016 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Running backs | 1 | 3.0 | 0.821 |
| Receivers | 3 | 2.0 | 0.731 |
| Offensive line | 4 | 2.3 | 0.731 |
| Defensive line | 3 | 2.0 | 0.726 |
| Defensive backs | 3 | 2.0 | 0.720 |
| Whole class | 14 | 2.1 | 0.734 |
High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.
2016 Southern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Citadel | 8–1 | 10–2 | |
| Wofford | 7–2 | 10–4 | |
| Chattanooga | 6–2 | 9–4 | |
| Samford | 5–3 | 7–5 | |
| Mercer | 4–4 | 6–5 | |
 Furman | 3–5 | 3–8 | |
| East Tennessee State | 2–6 | 5–6 | |
| VMI | 1–7 | 3–8 | |
| Western Carolina | 1–7 | 2–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.