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2019 Furman

8–⁠5 (6–⁠2 Southern Conference).

Schedule and results

Furman in 2019, game by game: won vs. Charleston Southern 46–13; lost at Georgia State 42–48; lost at Virginia Tech 17–24; won vs. Mercer 45–10; won vs. East Tennessee State 17–10; won at Samford 58–14; lost vs. The Citadel 10–27; won at Western Carolina 28–7; won at Chattanooga 35–20; won vs. VMI 60–21; lost at Wofford 7–24; won vs. Point University 64–7; lost at Austin Peay 6–42+57−36Won 46–13 vs. Charleston Southern+33Charleston Sout…Lost 42–48 at Georgia State-6Georgia StateLost 17–24 at Virginia Tech-7Virginia TechWon 45–10 vs. Mercer+35MercerWon 17–10 vs. East Tennessee State+7East Tennessee …Won 58–14 at Samford+44SamfordLost 10–27 vs. The Citadel-17The CitadelWon 28–7 at Western Carolina+21Western CarolinaWon 35–20 at Chattanooga+15ChattanoogaWon 60–21 vs. VMI+39VMILost 7–24 at Wofford-17WoffordWon 64–7 vs. Point University+57Point UniversityLost 6–42 at Austin Peay-36Austin Peay
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsCharleston SouthernW 46–⁠1368%
Sep 7atGeorgia StateL 42–⁠4841%
Sep 14atVirginia TechL 17–⁠2426%
Sep 21vsMercerW 45–⁠1064%
Sep 28vsEast Tennessee StateW 17–⁠1072%
Oct 5atSamfordW 58–⁠1444%
Oct 19vsThe CitadelL 10–⁠2777%
Oct 26atWestern CarolinaW 28–⁠776%
Nov 2atChattanoogaW 35–⁠2055%
Nov 9vsVMIW 60–⁠2186%
Nov 16atWoffordL 7–⁠2444%
Nov 23vsPoint UniversityW 64–⁠787%
Nov 30atAustin PeayFCS Championship – First RoundL 6–⁠4241%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Austin Peay 42–⁠6 in the FCS Championship – First Round; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 38th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
6–⁠2 2nd in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
435–⁠267
Coach
—
Elo
1404 +29 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−18.5 No. 24 of 126 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 180
Offensive coordinator
George Quarles
Defensive coordinator
Duane Vaughn
Captains
Andy Godwin, Bo Layton, Donavan Perryman and Jordan Willis

Leaders

Passing yardsDarren Grainger QB374 yds
Passing touchdownsDarren Grainger QB4 TD
Rushing yardsDevin Wynn RB149 yds
Rushing touchdownsDarren Grainger QB2 TD
Receiving yardsThomas Gordon WR196 yds
Receiving touchdownsDevin Abrams RB1 TD
TacklesJordan Willis LB20 tkl
SacksDru Seabrook DE1.5 sacks
InterceptionsTravis Blackshear CB1 INT

Top recruits in the 2019 class

Evan Jumper OT★★No. 2722
Bryce McCormick TE★★No. 2779
Jack Barton SDE★★No. 3111
Wayne Anderson Jr CB★★No. 3390
Timmy Bleekrode K

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

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers12.00.794
Offensive line12.00.796
Defensive line12.00.786
Defensive backs12.00.779
Whole class42.00.789

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.

2019 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Wofford7–⁠18–⁠4
Furman6–⁠28–⁠5
Chattanooga5–⁠36–⁠6
The Citadel4–⁠46–⁠6
Samford4–⁠45–⁠7
VMI4–⁠45–⁠7
Mercer3–⁠54–⁠8
Western Carolina2–⁠63–⁠9
East Tennessee State1–⁠73–⁠9

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