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2017 Furman

8–⁠5 (6–⁠3 Southern Conference).

Schedule and results

Furman in 2017, game by game: lost at Wofford 23–24; lost vs. Elon 31–34; lost at NC State 16–49; won at Colgate 45–14; won vs. East Tennessee State 56–35; won at Chattanooga 41–17; won vs. VMI 42–10; won vs. Mercer 28–21; won at Western Carolina 28–6; won vs. The Citadel 56–20; lost at Samford 20–26; won at Elon 28–27; lost at Wofford 10–28+36−33Lost 23–24 at Wofford-1WoffordLost 31–34 vs. Elon-3ElonLost 16–49 at NC State-33NC StateWon 45–14 at Colgate+31ColgateWon 56–35 vs. East Tennessee State+21East Tennessee …Won 41–17 at Chattanooga+24ChattanoogaWon 42–10 vs. VMI+32VMIWon 28–21 vs. Mercer+7MercerWon 28–6 at Western Carolina+22Western CarolinaWon 56–20 vs. The Citadel+36The CitadelLost 20–26 at Samford-6SamfordWon 28–27 at Elon+1ElonLost 10–28 at Wofford-18Wofford
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2atWoffordL 23–⁠2425%
Sep 9vsElonL 31–⁠3470%
Sep 16atNC StateL 16–⁠4912%
Sep 23atColgateW 45–⁠1429%
Sep 30vsEast Tennessee StateW 56–⁠3566%
Oct 7atChattanoogaW 41–⁠1741%
Oct 14vsVMIW 42–⁠1085%
Oct 21vsMercerW 28–⁠2156%
Oct 28atWestern CarolinaW 28–⁠643%
Nov 11vsThe CitadelW 56–⁠2067%
Nov 18atSamfordL 20–⁠2642%
Nov 25atElonW 28–⁠2758%
Dec 2atWoffordL 10–⁠2839%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Wofford 28–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 39th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
6–⁠3 3rd in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
424–⁠311
Coach
—
Elo
1403 +135 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−9.0 No. 9 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 219
Offensive coordinator
Drew Cronic
Defensive coordinator
Chad Staggs
Captains
P.J. Blazejowski, Matthew Schmidt, Jaylan Reid and Dillon Woodruff

Leaders

Passing yardsP.J. Blazejowski QB180 yds
Passing touchdownsP.J. Blazejowski QB1 TD
Rushing yardsTriston Luke RB50 yds
Receiving yardsAndy Schumpert WR107 yds
Receiving touchdownsAndy Schumpert WR1 TD
TacklesAaquil Annoor S13 tkl
SacksDonavan Perryman LB1 sacks

Top recruits in the 2017 class

Cam Burnette WR★★No. 3176
Adrian Hope OLB★★No. 3176
Davonta Porter CB★★No. 3897
Reynard Ellis ILB
Grayson Atkins K

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2017 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers12.00.767
Linebackers12.00.767
Defensive backs12.00.760
Whole class32.00.764

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.

2017 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Wofford8–⁠110–⁠3
Samford6–⁠28–⁠4
Furman6–⁠38–⁠5
Western Carolina5–⁠37–⁠5
Mercer4–⁠45–⁠6
The Citadel3–⁠55–⁠6
Chattanooga3–⁠53–⁠8
East Tennessee State2–⁠64–⁠7
VMI0–⁠80–⁠11

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