List of Southern Conference football standings (1972–present)

See also: List of Southern Conference football standings (1921–1971)

This is a list of yearly Southern Conference football standings.

Southern Conference standings

1972 Southern Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T East Carolina $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0 Richmond 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 William & Mary 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 6 – 0 The Citadel 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0 Davidson 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 7 – 1 VMI 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0 Furman 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0 Appalachian State 0 – 3 – 1 5 – 5 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1973 Southern Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T East Carolina $ 7 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0 Richmond 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 William & Mary 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 Furman 3 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 Appalachian State 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 7 – 1 VMI 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 9 – 0 Davidson 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 The Citadel 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1974 Southern Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T VMI $ 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 Appalachian State 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 East Carolina 3 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 Richmond 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 The Citadel 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0 William & Mary 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0 Furman 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0 Davidson 0 – 3 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1975 Southern Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Richmond $ 5 – 1 – 0 5 – 6 – 0 East Carolina 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0 Appalachian State 3 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0 The Citadel 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 William & Mary 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 9 – 0 Furman 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 1 VMI 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0 Davidson 0 – 3 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1976 Southern Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T East Carolina $ 4 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0 William & Mary 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 Appalachian State 2 – 2 – 1 6 – 4 – 1 Furman 2 – 2 – 1 6 – 4 – 1 VMI 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 The Citadel 1 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1977 Southern Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Chattanooga + 4 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 1 VMI + 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 The Citadel 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 6 – 0 Furman 3 – 2 – 1 4 – 5 – 2 Western Carolina 2 – 2 – 1 6 – 4 – 1 Appalachian State 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 9 – 0 Marshall 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0 + – Conference co-champions
1978 Southern Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Furman + 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0 Chattanooga + 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 1 Appalachian State 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 Western Carolina 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 The Citadel 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0 VMI 0 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0 Marshall 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 10 – 0 + – Conference co-champions	1979 Southern Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Chattanooga $ 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0 VMI 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 1 The Citadel 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 Furman 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0 Appalachian State 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0 East Tennessee State 2 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 Western Carolina 2 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 Marshall 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 10 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1980 Southern Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Furman $ 7 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 1 Chattanooga 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0 Appalachian State 4 – 2 – 1 6 – 4 – 1 The Citadel 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 Western Carolina 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 7 – 1 VMI 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 7 – 1 East Tennessee State 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 9 – 0 Marshall 0 – 5 – 1 2 – 8 – 1 Davidson 0 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 $ – Conference champion This conference was a hybrid of I-A and I-AA programs. Davidson was classified as I-AA. The rest of the teams were I-A.
1981 Southern Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Furman $ 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0 VMI 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 1 East Tennessee State 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 Chattanooga 3 – 2 – 1 7 – 3 – 1 The Citadel 3 – 2 – 1 7 – 3 – 1 Western Carolina 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0 Appalachian State 1 – 5 – 1 3 – 7 – 1 Marshall 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0 Davidson 0 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion This conference was a hybrid of I-AA and I-A programs. Davidson was classified as I-AA. The rest of the teams were I-A.	1982 Southern Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 6 Furman $^ 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0 No. 17 Chattanooga 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 Western Carolina 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 The Citadel 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0 Appalachian State 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0 VMI 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0 East Tennessee State 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0 Marshall 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll	1983 Southern Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 2 Furman $^ 6 – 0 – 1 10 – 2 – 1 No. 9 Western Carolina ^ 5 – 0 – 1 11 – 3 – 1 Chattanooga 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 Appalachian State 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 Marshall 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0 VMI 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0 The Citadel 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0 East Tennessee State 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1984 Southern Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 17 Chattanooga $^ 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 No. 14 Western Carolina 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0 The Citadel 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 No. 16 Furman 3 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0 East Tennessee State 2 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 Marshall 2 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 Appalachian State 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0 VMI 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll	1985 Southern Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. T–2 Furman $^ 6 – 0 – 0 12 – 2 – 0 No. T–12 Appalachian State 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0 Chattanooga 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 Marshall 3 – 3 – 1 7 – 3 – 1 The Citadel 2 – 4 – 1 5 – 5 – 1 Western Carolina 2 – 4 – 1 4 – 6 – 1 VMI 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 7 – 1 East Tennessee State 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 10 – 1 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll	1986 Southern Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 6 Appalachian State $^ 6 – 0 – 1 9 – 2 – 1 Western Carolina 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 No. 15 Furman ^ 4 – 2 – 1 7 – 3 – 2 East Tennessee State 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 Marshall 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 1 Chattanooga 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0 VMI 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 10 – 0 The Citadel 0 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1987 Southern Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 2 Appalachian State $^ 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 3 – 0 No. 14 Marshall ^ 4 – 2 – 0 10 – 5 – 0 Furman 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 Chattanooga 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 VMI 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0 Western Carolina 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0 East Tennessee State 2 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0 The Citadel 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll	1988 Southern Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 4 Furman +^ 6 – 1 – 0 13 – 2 – 0 No. 6 Marshall +^ 6 – 1 – 0 11 – 2 – 0 No. 14 The Citadel ^ 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0 Appalachian State 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 1 Chattanooga 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0 VMI 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0 East Tennessee State 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0 Western Carolina 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0 + – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll	1989 Southern Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 2 Furman $^ 7 – 0 – 0 12 – 2 – 0 No. 7 Appalachian State ^ 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0 Marshall 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 East Tennessee State 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0 Chattanooga 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 7 – 1 Western Carolina 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 7 – 1 VMI 1 – 4 – 1 2 – 8 – 1 The Citadel 1 – 5 – 1 5 – 5 – 1 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1990 Southern Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 12 Furman $^ 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 4 – 0 Appalachian State 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 Chattanooga 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 No. 15 The Citadel ^ 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 5 – 0 Marshall 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 Western Carolina 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0 VMI 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0 East Tennessee State 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll	1991 Southern Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 17 Appalachian State $^ 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 4 – 0 No. 8 Marshall ^ 5 – 2 – 0 11 – 4 – 0 No. T–20 The Citadel 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 No. T–20 Furman 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 Chattanooga 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 VMI 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0 Western Carolina 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0 East Tennessee State 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll	1992 Southern Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 1 The Citadel $^ 6 – 1 – 0 11 – 2 – 0 No. 6 Marshall ^ 5 – 2 – 0 12 – 3 – 0 No. 16 Appalachian State ^ 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 5 – 0 Western Carolina 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 Furman 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 East Tennessee State 2 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0 VMI 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0 Chattanooga 0 – 7 – 0 2 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1993 Southern Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 2 Georgia Southern $^ 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 3 – 0 No. 9 Marshall ^ 6 – 2 – 0 11 – 4 – 0 Western Carolina 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 Furman 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 1 The Citadel 4 – 4 – 0 7 – 5 – 0 Appalachian State 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0 East Tennessee State 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0 Chattanooga 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0 VMI 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll	1994 Southern Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 2 Marshall $^ 7 – 1 – 0 12 – 2 – 0 No. 17 Appalachian State ^ 6 – 2 – 0 9 – 4 – 0 Georgia Southern 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 Western Carolina 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 The Citadel 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 East Tennessee State 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 Furman 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0 Chattanooga 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0 VMI 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll	1995 Southern Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 2 Appalachian State $^ 8 – 0 – 0 12 – 1 – 0 No. 6 Marshall ^ 7 – 1 – 0 12 – 3 – 0 No. 15 Georgia Southern ^ 5 – 3 – 0 9 – 4 – 0 Furman 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0 East Tennessee State 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0 VMI 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0 Chattanooga 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0 Western Carolina 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 The Citadel 0 – 8 – 0 2 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll
1996 Southern Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 1 Marshall $^   8 – 0     15 – 0   No. T–8 East Tennessee State ^   7 – 1     10 – 3   No. 13 Furman ^   6 – 2     9 – 4   No. 25 Appalachian State   5 – 3     7 – 4   The Citadel   3 – 5     4 – 7   Georgia Southern   2 – 6     4 – 7   VMI   2 – 6     3 – 8   Chattanooga   2 – 6     3 – 8   Western Carolina   1 – 7     4 – 7   $ – Conference champion Rankings from The Sports Network poll	1997 Southern Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 8 Georgia Southern $^   7 – 1     10 – 3   No. 15 Appalachian State   6 – 2     7 – 4   East Tennessee State   5 – 3     7 – 4   Furman   5 – 3     7 – 4   The Citadel   4 – 4     6 – 5   Chattanooga   4 – 4     7 – 4   Western Carolina   3 – 5     3 – 8   Wofford   2 – 6     3 – 7   VMI   0 – 8     0 – 11   $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll	1998 Southern Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 2 Georgia Southern $^   8 – 0     14 – 1   No. 6 Appalachian State ^   6 – 2     10 – 3   Western Carolina   5 – 3     6 – 5   Chattanooga   4 – 4     5 – 6   The Citadel   4 – 4     5 – 6   East Tennessee State   3 – 5     4 – 7   Wofford   3 – 5     4 – 7   Furman   3 – 5     5 – 6   VMI   0 – 8     1 – 10   $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll
1999 Southern Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 1 Georgia Southern $^   7 – 1     13 – 2   No. 9 Appalachian State ^   7 – 1     9 – 3   No. 12 Furman ^   7 – 1     9 – 3   Wofford   5 – 3     6 – 5   East Tennessee State   4 – 4     6 – 5   Chattanooga   3 – 5     5 – 6   Western Carolina   2 – 6     3 – 8   The Citadel   1 – 7     2 – 9   VMI   0 – 8     1 – 10   $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll	2000 Southern Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 1 Georgia Southern $^   7 – 1     13 – 2   No. 4 Appalachian State ^   6 – 2     10 – 4   No. 10 Furman ^   6 – 2     9 – 3   No. 23 Wofford   5 – 3     7 – 4   East Tennessee State   4 – 4     6 – 5   Chattanooga   3 – 5     5 – 6   Western Carolina   3 – 5     4 – 7   The Citadel   1 – 7     2 – 9   VMI   1 – 7     2 – 9   $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll	2001 Southern Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 2 Furman $^   7 – 1     12 – 3   No. 3 Georgia Southern $^   7 – 1     12 – 2   No. 6 Appalachian State ^   6 – 2     9 – 4   Western Carolina   5 – 3     7 – 4   East Tennessee State   4 – 4     6 – 5   Wofford   3 – 5     4 – 7   The Citadel   2 – 6     3 – 7   Chattanooga   1 – 7     3 – 8   VMI   1 – 7     1 – 10   $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll
2002 Southern Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 3 Georgia Southern $^   7 – 1     11 – 3   No. 14 Wofford   6 – 2     9 – 3   No. 10 Appalachian State ^   6 – 2     8 – 4   No. 9 Furman ^   6 – 2     8 – 4   VMI   3 – 5     6 – 6   Western Carolina   3 – 5     5 – 6   East Tennessee State   2 – 6     4 – 8   Chattanooga   2 – 6     2 – 10   The Citadel   1 – 7     3 – 9   $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll	2003 Southern Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 3 Wofford $^   8 – 0     12 – 2   Appalachian State   6 – 2     7 – 4   No. 24 Georgia Southern   5 – 3     7 – 4   Furman   4 – 4     6 – 5   The Citadel   4 – 4     6 – 6   Western Carolina   3 – 5     4 – 7   Chattanooga   3 – 5     3 – 9   East Tennessee State   2 – 6     5 – 7   Elon   1 – 7     2 – 10   $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll	2004 Southern Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 5 Furman $^   6 – 1     10 – 3   No. 10 Georgia Southern $^   6 – 1     9 – 3   No. 18 Wofford   4 – 3     8 – 3   Appalachian State   4 – 3     6 – 5   Western Carolina   2 – 5     4 – 7   The Citadel   2 – 5     3 – 7   Elon   2 – 5     3 – 8   Chattanooga   2 – 5     2 – 9   $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll
2005 Southern Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 1 Appalachian State $^   6 – 1     12 – 3   No. 3 Furman ^   5 – 2     11 – 3   No. 9 Georgia Southern ^   5 – 2     8 – 4   Western Carolina   4 – 3     5 – 4   Wofford   3 – 4     6 – 5   Chattanooga   3 – 4     6 – 5   The Citadel   2 – 5     4 – 7   Elon   0 – 7     3 – 8   $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll	2006 Southern Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 1 Appalachian State $^   7 – 0     14 – 1   No. 12 Furman ^   6 – 1     8 – 4   No. 23 Wofford   5 – 2     7 – 4   The Citadel   4 – 3     5 – 6   Elon   2 – 5     5 – 6   Chattanooga   2 – 5     3 – 8   Georgia Southern   2 – 5     3 – 8   Western Carolina   0 – 7     2 – 9   $ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll	2007 Southern Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 1 Appalachian State +^   5 – 2     13 – 2   No. 6 Wofford +^   5 – 2     9 – 4   No. 17 Georgia Southern   4 – 3     7 – 4   No. 23 Elon   4 – 3     7 – 4   The Citadel   4 – 3     7 – 4   Furman   4 – 3     6 – 5   Chattanooga   2 – 5     2 – 9   Western Carolina   0 – 7     1 – 10   + – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll
2008 Southern Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 5 Appalachian State $^   8 – 0     11 – 3   No. 9 Wofford ^   7 – 1     9 – 3   No. 17 Elon   6 – 2     8 – 4   Furman   4 – 4     7 – 5   Samford   4 – 4     6 – 5   Georgia Southern   4 – 4     6 – 5   The Citadel   2 – 6     4 – 8   Western Carolina   1 – 7     3 – 9   Chattanooga   0 – 8     1 – 11   $ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll	2009 Southern Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 3 Appalachian State $^   8 – 0     11 – 3   No. 9 Elon ^   7 – 1     9 – 3   Furman   5 – 3     6 – 5   Chattanooga   4 – 4     6 – 5   Georgia Southern   4 – 4     5 – 6   Samford   3 – 5     5 – 6   Wofford   2 – 6     3 – 8   The Citadel   2 – 6     4 – 7   Western Carolina   1 – 7     2 – 9   $ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll	2010 Southern Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 4 Appalachian State +^   7 – 1     10 – 3   No. 6 Wofford +^   7 – 1     10 – 3   No. 5 Georgia Southern ^   5 – 3     10 – 5   Chattanooga   5 – 3     6 – 5   Elon   5 – 3     6 – 5   Furman   3 – 5     5 – 6   Samford   2 – 6     4 – 7   The Citadel   1 – 7     3 – 8   Western Carolina   1 – 7     2 – 9   + – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network Poll
2011 Southern Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 3 Georgia Southern $^   7 – 1     11 – 3   No. 12 Wofford ^   6 – 2     8 – 4   No. 9 Appalachian State ^   6 – 2     8 – 4   Furman   5 – 3     6 – 5   Samford   4 – 4     6 – 5   Chattanooga   3 – 5     5 – 6   Elon   3 – 5     5 – 6   The Citadel   2 – 6     4 – 7   Western Carolina   0 – 8     1 – 10   $ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network Poll	2012 Southern Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 6 Georgia Southern +^   6 – 2     10 – 4   No. 9 Wofford +^   6 – 2     9 – 4   No. 7 Appalachian State +^   6 – 2     8 – 4   The Citadel   5 – 3     7 – 4   Samford   5 – 3     7 – 4   Chattanooga   5 – 3     6 – 5   Furman   2 – 6     3 – 8   Elon   1 – 7     3 – 8   Western Carolina   0 – 8     1 – 10   + – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network Poll	2013 Southern Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 22 Furman +^   6 – 2     8 – 6   No. 19 Samford +^   6 – 2     8 – 5   No. 23 Chattanooga +   6 – 2     8 – 4   Georgia Southern *   4 – 4     7 – 4   Wofford   4 – 4     5 – 6   The Citadel   4 – 4     5 – 7   Appalachian State *   4 – 4     4 – 8   Elon   1 – 7     2 – 10   Western Carolina   1 – 7     2 – 10   + – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant * – Appalachian State and Georgia Southern ineligible for conference championship and FCS playoffs as part of FBS transition Rankings from The Sports Network Poll
2014 Southern Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 8 Chattanooga $^   7 – 0     10 – 4   Samford   5 – 2     7 – 4   Western Carolina   5 – 2     7 – 5   Wofford   4 – 3     6 – 5   The Citadel   3 – 4     5 – 7   Furman   2 – 5     3 – 9   Mercer   1 – 6     6 – 6   VMI   1 – 6     2 – 10   $ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network Poll	2015 Southern Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 9 Chattanooga +^   6 – 1     9 – 4   No. 13 The Citadel +^   6 – 1     9 – 4   Western Carolina   5 – 2     7 – 4   Samford   3 – 4     6 – 5   Wofford   3 – 4     5 – 6   Mercer   2 – 5     5 – 6   Furman   2 – 5     4 – 7   VMI   1 – 6     2 – 9   + – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll	2016 Southern Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 10 The Citadel $^   8 – 0     10 – 2   No. 9 Wofford ^   6 – 2     10 – 4   No. 13 Chattanooga ^   6 – 2     9 – 4   No. 23 Samford ^   5 – 3     7 – 5   Mercer   4 – 4     6 – 5   Furman   3 – 5     3 – 8   East Tennessee State   2 – 6     5 – 6   Western Carolina   1 – 7     2 – 9   VMI   1 – 7     3 – 8   $ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll
2017 Southern Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 6 Wofford $^   7 – 1     10 – 3   No. 18 Samford ^   6 – 2     8 – 4   No. 19 Furman ^   6 – 2     8 – 5   Western Carolina   5 – 3     7 – 5   Mercer   4 – 4     5 – 6   The Citadel   3 – 5     5 – 6   Chattanooga   3 – 5     3 – 8   East Tennessee State   2 – 6     4 – 7   VMI   0 – 8     0 – 11   $ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll	2018 Southern Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 13 Wofford +^   6 – 2     9 – 4   No. 22 East Tennessee State +^   6 – 2     8 – 4   Furman +   6 – 2     6 – 4   Samford   5 – 3     6 – 5   Chattanooga   4 – 4     6 – 5   The Citadel   4 – 4     5 – 6   Mercer   4 – 4     5 – 6   Western Carolina   1 – 7     3 – 8   VMI   0 – 8     1 – 10   + – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll	2019 Southern Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 16 Wofford $^   7 – 1     8 – 3   No. 21 Furman ^   6 – 2     8 – 4   Chattanooga   5 – 3     6 – 6   The Citadel   4 – 4     6 – 6   Samford   4 – 4     5 – 7   VMI   4 – 4     5 – 7   Mercer   3 – 5     4 – 8   Western Carolina   2 – 6     3 – 9   East Tennessee State   1 – 7     3 – 9   $ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll
2020 Southern Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 11 VMI $^   6 – 1     6 – 2   No. 22 East Tennessee State   4 – 1     4 – 1   Chattanooga†   3 – 1     3 – 2   Mercer   5 – 3     5 – 6   Samford   4 – 3     4 – 3   Furman   3 – 4     3 – 4   Wofford†   1 – 4     1 – 4   The Citadel   2 – 6     2 – 10   Western Carolina   1 – 5     1 – 8   $ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant † – Chattanooga and Wofford opted out of the remainder of the spring season on March 29 and April 5, 2021, respectively. Rankings from STATS Poll	2021 Southern Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 9 East Tennessee State $^   7 – 1     11 – 2   Mercer   6 – 2     7 – 3   Chattanooga   5 – 3     6 – 5   Western Carolina   4 – 4     4 – 7   Furman   4 – 4     6 – 5   VMI   4 – 4     6 – 5   Samford   3 – 5     4 – 7   The Citadel   3 – 5     4 – 7   Wofford   0 – 8     1 – 10   $ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll	2022 Southern Conference football standings Conf. Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 7 Samford $^   8 – 0     11 – 2   No. 10 Furman ^   7 – 1     10 – 3   No. 23 Chattanooga   5 – 3     7 – 4   No. 24 Mercer   5 – 3     7 – 4   Western Carolina   4 – 4     6 – 5   Wofford   3 – 5     3 – 8   The Citadel   3 – 5     4 – 7   East Tennessee State   1 – 7     3 – 8   VMI   0 – 8     1 – 10   $ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll