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Furman

SOCON · 1972 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
2–9
0.182 Win %
Conference
8th
1–6 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

1972 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 12William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)H2HIND SOCON5–6L 7–31
4Week 4 · Sep 19PRESBYTERIANUnranked—L 7–10
5Week 5 · Sep 26WOFFORDUnranked—W 24–7
6Week 6 · Oct 3App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)H2HIND SOCON5–5–1W 20–17
7Week 7 · Oct 10WESTERN CAROLINAUnranked—L 15–20
8Week 8 · Oct 17Davidson (DAVIDSON)H2HIND SOCON3–7–1L 35–51
9Week 9 · Oct 24Richmond (RICHMOND)H2HIND SOCON6–4L 0–37
10Week 10 · Oct 31East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2HIND SOCON9–2L 21–27
11Week 11 · Nov 7Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)H2HIND SOCON2–9L 7–31
12Week 12 · Nov 14Citadel (CITADEL)H2HIND SOCON5–6L 13–19
13Week 13 · Nov 21CARSON-NEWMANUnranked—L 7–57

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
8.466
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-29
-34+5
  • App State +5
  • East Carolina -2
  • Richmond -4
  • William & Mary -6
  • Citadel -6
  • Davidson -7
  • Virginia Military Institute -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 #126Better than 9%
Win % Place 114thBetter than 18%

0.182 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#126Regular Season Final#126Post-Season W1#126Post-Season W2#126Post-Season W3#126Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-24
-3
+17
+3
-5
-16
-37
-6
-24
-6
-50

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

Final Rank by Season
#881967#1191968#1201969#621970#981971

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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