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Furman

SOCON · 1961 Season · Final

Struggling +
Record
7–3
0.700 Win %
Conference
2nd
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

1961 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 19PRESBYTERIANUnranked—W 27–6
5Week 5 · Sep 26Davidson (DAVIDSON)H2HIND SOCON4–4W 45–19
6Week 6 · Oct 3George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)H2HIND SOCON3–6W 13–9
7Week 7 · Oct 10William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)H2HIND SOCON1–9L 6–19
8Week 8 · Oct 17SAMFORDUnranked—W 21–14
9Week 9 · Oct 24Citadel (CITADEL)H2HIND SOCON7–3L 8–9
10Week 10 · Oct 31WOFFORDUnranked—W 12–7
11Week 11 · Nov 7Memphis (MEMPHIS)H2HIND FBSI8–2W 7–6
12Week 12 · Nov 14EAST CAROLINAUnranked—W 29–8
13Week 13 · Nov 21Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC5–5L 6–35

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
2.858
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-2
-17+15
  • Memphis +8
  • Davidson +4
  • George Washington +3
  • Citadel -3
  • Clemson -5
  • William & Mary -9

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 #43Better than 69%
Win % Place 20thBetter than 86%

0.700 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#45W14#42Regular Season Final#42Post-Season W1#42Post-Season W2#43Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+21
+26
+4
-13
+7
-1
+5
+1
+21
-29

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

Final Rank by Season
#991956#1051957#991958#1041959#661960

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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