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Robert King

Robert King held Furman at Regional Program V for 15 seasons.

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1958–1972 · 1 stint
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Career arc

His real stature score, season by season, across every program he’s coached — so a stretch that stays in one tier the whole way can still climb or sink on the line, not just flatten out. Node color marks the tier reached. Which program a stretch belongs to is carried by the shaded lane behind it.

Stature score reached, by season of his head-coaching careerFURMANRegional Programthe building-block levelFurman, 1958: 2-7, Regional Program V1958Furman, 1959: 3-7, Regional Program VIFurman, 1960: 5-4, Regional Program VIFurman, 1961: 7-3, Regional Program VFurman, 1962: 4-6, Regional Program VFurman, 1963: 7-3, Regional Program VFurman, 1964: 3-7, Regional Program VFurman, 1965: 5-5, Regional Program VIFurman, 1966: 2-7, Regional Program VIFurman, 1967: 5-5, Regional Program VIFurman, 1968: 1-9, Regional Program VIFurman, 1969: 1-8, Regional Program VIFurman, 1970: 8-3, Regional Program VIFurman, 1971: 5-5, Regional Program VIFurman, 1972: 2-9, Regional Program VI1972-0.1One point per coached season, in career order; dashed segments are program changes — spacing is not proportional to calendar time

Reached Regional Program in his 1st career season — faster than 20% of the 925 FBS coaches who have ever reached Regional Program (rank #1 of 925 by seasons-to-arrival).

Furman, 15 seasons
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Regional Program V → Regional Program VI.

The big-game ledger

How he does in the games that matter most — rivalry record, performance broken out by real opponent tier, one-score games, and his toughest historical matchup.

Just 1–4 against Homer Smith.

One-score games
8–9
47.1% · margin ≤8
The toughest matchupNemesis
vs. Homer Smith1–4
5 meetings, 1965–1969
’65 L’66 W’67 L’68 L’69 L
Performance by opponent class
Power Program
0–5 0.0%
National Program
2–9 18.2%
Regional Program
7–20 25.9%

Coaching career

1958–1972
Furmancaretaker
Regional Program V → Regional Program V
Robert King held Furman at Regional Program V for 15 seasons.

3rd-best Furman tenure of 3 by the numbers.

Succeeded by Art Baker (1973–1977).

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