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Furman

SOCON · 1956 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
2–8
0.200 Win %
Conference
8th
2–2 in SOCON

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
61
1902–1981
All-Time Record
297–280–28
0.514 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#11
1926
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 7
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 17 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 17 seasons
  • Pioneer Era · 1 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Furman head-to-head · History & Eras

1956 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Oct 2George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)H2HIND SOCON8–1–1L 0–10
7Week 7 · Oct 9Auburn (AUBURN)H2HSEC7–3L 0–41
8Week 8 · Oct 16WOFFORDUnranked—L 6–18
9Week 9 · Oct 23NEWBERRYUnranked—L 7–13
10Week 10 · Oct 30Citadel (CITADEL)H2HIND SOCON3–5–1W 7–0
11Week 11 · Nov 6South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2HACC7–3L 6–13
12Week 12 · Nov 13Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2HIND FBSI5–4–1L 7–42
13Week 13 · Nov 20West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HIND SOCON6–4L 0–7
14Week 14 · Nov 27Davidson (DAVIDSON)H2HIND SOCON5–3–1W 27–13
12Regular Season Final · Dec 4Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC7–2–2L 7–28

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
6.415
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-9
-17+8
  • Davidson +5
  • Citadel +3
  • George Washington -1
  • Clemson -2
  • Auburn -3
  • South Carolina -3
  • Florida State -4
  • West Virginia -4

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #99Better than 28%
Win % Place 102ndBetter than 26%

0.200 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#98W14#99Regular Season Final#99Post-Season W1#99Post-Season W4#99Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-10
-41
-12
-6
+7
-7
-35
-7
+14
-21

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#971951#591952#381953#721954#1081955

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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