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2021 Furman

6–⁠5 (4–⁠4 Southern Conference).

Schedule and results

Furman in 2021, game by game: won vs. North Carolina A&T 29–18; won at Tennessee Tech 26–0; lost at NC State 7–45; lost vs. Mercer 3–24; won at Wofford 42–20; won vs. The Citadel 24–14; lost vs. East Tennessee State 13–17; lost at Chattanooga 3–13; lost at Western Carolina 42–43; won vs. VMI 37–31; won at Samford 41–34+26−38Won 29–18 vs. North Carolina A&T+11North Carolina …Won 26–0 at Tennessee Tech+26Tennessee TechLost 7–45 at NC State-38NC StateLost 3–24 vs. Mercer-21MercerWon 42–20 at Wofford+22WoffordWon 24–14 vs. The Citadel+10The CitadelLost 13–17 vs. East Tennessee State-4East Tennessee …Lost 3–13 at Chattanooga-10ChattanoogaLost 42–43 at Western Carolina-1Western CarolinaWon 37–31 vs. VMI+6VMIWon 41–34 at Samford+7Samford
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsNorth Carolina A&TW 29–⁠1840%
Sep 11atTennessee TechW 26–⁠061%
Sep 18atNC StateL 7–⁠4523%
Sep 25vsMercerL 3–⁠2463%
Oct 9atWoffordW 42–⁠2048%
Oct 16vsThe CitadelW 24–⁠1470%
Oct 23vsEast Tennessee StateL 13–⁠1753%
Oct 30atChattanoogaL 3–⁠1336%
Nov 6atWestern CarolinaL 42–⁠4360%
Nov 13vsVMIW 37–⁠3149%
Nov 20atSamfordW 41–⁠3448%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Samford 41–⁠34; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 57th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 4th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
267–⁠259
Coach
—
Elo
1351 +45 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−17.9 No. 39 of 128 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
George Quarles
Defensive coordinator
Duane Vaughn
Captains
Hamp Sisson, Devin Wynn, Elijah McKoy and DiMarcus Clay

Leaders

Passing yardsHamp Sisson QB86 yds
Passing touchdownsHamp Sisson QB1 TD
Rushing yardsDevin Wynn RB27 yds
Receiving yardsRyan Miller TE31 yds
Receiving touchdownsRyan Miller TE1 TD
TacklesTravis Blackshear CB8 tkl

Transfers in 0

The 2021 portal

No transfers in.

Transfers out 1

Darren Grainger DUALto Georgia State

2021 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
East Tennessee State7–⁠111–⁠2
Mercer6–⁠27–⁠3
Chattanooga5–⁠36–⁠5
Furman4–⁠46–⁠5
VMI4–⁠46–⁠5
Western Carolina4–⁠44–⁠7
Samford3–⁠54–⁠7
The Citadel3–⁠54–⁠7
Wofford0–⁠81–⁠10

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