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2023 Furman

10–⁠3 (7–⁠1 Southern Conference).

Schedule and results

Furman in 2023, game by game: won vs. Tennessee Tech 45–10; lost at South Carolina 21–47; won at Kennesaw State 31–28; won vs. Mercer 38–14; won vs. The Citadel 28–14; won at Samford 27–21; won at Western Carolina 29–17; won vs. East Tennessee State 16–8; won at Chattanooga 17–14; won vs. VMI 37–3; lost at Wofford 13–19; won vs. Chattanooga 26–7; lost at Montana 28–35+35−26Won 45–10 vs. Tennessee Tech+35Tennessee TechLost 21–47 at South Carolina-26South CarolinaWon 31–28 at Kennesaw State+3Kennesaw StateWon 38–14 vs. Mercer+24MercerWon 28–14 vs. The Citadel+14The CitadelWon 27–21 at Samford+6SamfordWon 29–17 at Western Carolina+12Western CarolinaWon 16–8 vs. East Tennessee State+8East Tennessee …Won 17–14 at Chattanooga+3ChattanoogaWon 37–3 vs. VMI+34VMILost 13–19 at Wofford-6WoffordWon 26–7 vs. Chattanooga+19ChattanoogaLost 28–35 at Montana-7Montana
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsTennessee TechW 45–⁠1081%
Sep 9atSouth CarolinaL 21–⁠4730%
Sep 16atKennesaw StateW 31–⁠2853%
Sep 23vsMercerW 38–⁠1464%
Oct 7vsThe CitadelW 28–⁠1490%
Oct 14atSamfordW 27–⁠2154%
Oct 21atWestern CarolinaW 29–⁠1754%
Oct 28vsEast Tennessee StateW 16–⁠886%
Nov 4atChattanoogaW 17–⁠1450%
Nov 11vsVMIW 37–⁠389%
Nov 18atWoffordL 13–⁠1987%
Dec 2Bowls & playoffvsChattanoogaFCS Championship – Second RoundW 26–⁠763%
Dec 8Bowls & playoffatMontanaFCS Championship – Quarterfinals, CFP QuarterfinalL 28–⁠3534%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Montana 35–⁠28 in the FCS Championship – Quarterfinals, CFP Quarterfinal; unranked in the final AP poll; Southern Conference champions.

In program history: The 22nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).

Southern Conference champions7–⁠1 in the conference

Record
10–⁠3
Conference
7–⁠1 first in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
356–⁠237
Coach
—
Elo
1486 +67 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−16.0 No. 24 of 128 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinators
Chad Byers and Justin Roper
Defensive coordinator
Duane Vaughn

Leaders

Passing yardsTyler Huff QB1,675 yds
Passing touchdownsTyler Huff QB9 TD
Rushing yardsDominic Roberto RB755 yds
Rushing touchdownsDominic Roberto RB9 TD
Receiving yardsJoshua Harris WR359 yds
Receiving touchdownsLuke Shiflett WR3 TD
TacklesHugh Ryan S10 tkl
SacksJalen Miller S1 sacks
InterceptionsCally Chizik CB5 INT

Top recruits in the 2023 class

Jaylen Moson CB★★★No. 2158
John Holbrook WR
Brock Chappell TE
Brody Balliew OT
Colton Hinton WR

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

The 2023 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Defensive backs13.00.820

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.

Transfers in 0

The 2023 portal

No transfers in.

Transfers out 2

Evan Jumper OT★★★to Coastal Carolina
Dominic Morris CB★★to Colorado State

2023 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Furman7–⁠110–⁠3
Mercer6–⁠29–⁠4
Chattanooga6–⁠28–⁠5
Western Carolina5–⁠37–⁠4
Samford4–⁠46–⁠5
VMI4–⁠45–⁠6
East Tennessee State2–⁠63–⁠8
Wofford2–⁠62–⁠9
The Citadel0–⁠80–⁠11

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