# List of Southern Conference football standings (1972–present)

This is a list of yearly Southern Conference football standings.

## Southern Conference standings

1972 Southern Conference football standings :
| 1972 Southern Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T East Carolina $ 6 –0 –09 –2 –0 Richmond 5 –1 –06 –4 –0 William & Mary 4 –2 –05 –6 –0 The Citadel 4 –3 –05 –6 –0 Davidson 2 –3 –13 –7 –1 VMI 1 –5 –02 –9 –0 Furman 1 –6 –02 –9 –0 Appalachian State 0 –3 –15 –5 –1 $ – Conference champion | 1973 Southern Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T East Carolina $ 7 –0 –09 –2 –0 Richmond 5 –1 –08 –2 –0 William & Mary 3 –2 –06 –5 –0 Furman 3 –3 –07 –4 –0 Appalachian State 2 –2 –03 –7 –1 VMI 2 –4 –02 –9 –0 Davidson 1 –6 –02 –8 –0 The Citadel 1 –6 –03 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1974 Southern Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T VMI $ 5 –1 –07 –4 –0 Appalachian State 4 –1 –06 –5 –0 East Carolina 3 –3 –07 –4 –0 Richmond 3 –3 –05 –5 –0 The Citadel 3 –4 –04 –7 –0 William & Mary 2 –3 –04 –7 –0 Furman 2 –4 –05 –6 –0 Davidson 0 –3 –02 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion |
| 1975 Southern Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Richmond $ 5 –1 –05 –6 –0 East Carolina 4 –2 –08 –3 –0 Appalachian State 3 –2 –08 –3 –0 The Citadel 4 –3 –06 –5 –0 William & Mary 2 –3 –02 –9 –0 Furman 2 –4 –05 –5 –1 VMI 2 –4 –03 –8 –0 Davidson 0 –3 –01 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1976 Southern Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T East Carolina $ 4 –1 –09 –2 –0 William & Mary 3 –2 –07 –4 –0 Appalachian State 2 –2 –16 –4 –1 Furman 2 –2 –16 –4 –1 VMI 2 –3 –05 –5 –0 The Citadel 1 –4 –06 –5 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1977 Southern Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Chattanooga + 4 –1 –09 –1 –1 VMI + 4 –1 –07 –4 –0 The Citadel 3 –2 –05 –6 –0 Furman 3 –2 –14 –5 –2 Western Carolina 2 –2 –16 –4 –1 Appalachian State 1 –4 –02 –9 –0 Marshall 0 –5 –02 –9 –0 + – Conference co-champions |
| 1978 Southern Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Furman + 4 –1 –08 –3 –0 Chattanooga + 3 –1 –07 –3 –1 Appalachian State 4 –2 –07 –4 –0 Western Carolina 4 –2 –06 –5 –0 The Citadel 2 –3 –05 –6 –0 VMI 0 –4 –03 –8 –0 Marshall 0 –5 –01 –10 –0 + – Conference co-champions | 1979 Southern Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Chattanooga $ 5 –1 –09 –2 –0 VMI 4 –1 –06 –4 –1 The Citadel 4 –2 –06 –5 –0 Furman 4 –3 –05 –6 –0 Appalachian State 3 –4 –03 –8 –0 East Tennessee State 2 –3 –07 –4 –0 Western Carolina 2 –4 –06 –5 –0 Marshall 0 –6 –01 –10 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1980 Southern Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Furman $ 7 –0 –09 –1 –1 Chattanooga 5 –2 –08 –3 –0 Appalachian State 4 –2 –16 –4 –1 The Citadel 3 –2 –07 –4 –0 Western Carolina 2 –4 –13 –7 –1 VMI 1 –4 –13 –7 –1 East Tennessee State 1 –4 –02 –9 –0 Marshall 0 –5 –12 –8 –1 $ – Conference champion |
| 1981 Southern Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Furman $ 5 –2 –08 –3 –0 VMI 3 –1 –16 –3 –1 East Tennessee State 4 –2 –06 –5 –0 Chattanooga 3 –2 –17 –3 –1 The Citadel 3 –2 –17 –3 –1 Western Carolina 3 –4 –04 –7 –0 Appalachian State 1 –5 –13 –7 –1 Marshall 1 –5 –02 –9 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1982 Southern Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 6 Furman $^ 6 –1 –09 –3 –0 No. 17 Chattanooga 5 –1 –07 –4 –0 Western Carolina 4 –2 –06 –5 –0 The Citadel 3 –4 –05 –6 –0 Appalachian State 3 –4 –04 –7 –0 VMI 2 –3 –05 –6 –0 East Tennessee State 2 –5 –02 –9 –0 Marshall 1 –6 –03 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participantRankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll | 1983 Southern Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 2 Furman $^ 6 –0 –110 –2 –1 No. 9 Western Carolina ^ 5 –0 –111 –3 –1 Chattanooga 5 –2 –07 –4 –0 Appalachian State 4 –3 –06 –5 –0 Marshall 3 –4 –04 –7 –0 VMI 1 –5 –02 –9 –0 The Citadel 1 –6 –03 –8 –0 East Tennessee State 1 –6 –03 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participantRankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll |
| 1984 Southern Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 17 Chattanooga $^ 5 –1 –06 –5 –0 No. 14 Western Carolina 5 –2 –08 –3 –0 The Citadel 4 –2 –07 –4 –0 No. 16 Furman 3 –3 –08 –3 –0 East Tennessee State 2 –4 –06 –5 –0 Marshall 2 –4 –06 –5 –0 Appalachian State 2 –5 –04 –7 –0 VMI 1 –4 –01 –9 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participantRankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll | 1985 Southern Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. T–2 Furman $^ 6 –0 –012 –2 –0 No. T–12 Appalachian State 6 –1 –08 –3 –0 Chattanooga 5 –2 –06 –5 –0 Marshall 3 –3 –17 –3 –1 The Citadel 2 –4 –15 –5 –1 Western Carolina 2 –4 –14 –6 –1 VMI 1 –4 –13 –7 –1 East Tennessee State 0 –7 –00 –10 –1 $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participantRankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll | 1986 Southern Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 6 Appalachian State $^ 6 –0 –19 –2 –1 Western Carolina 5 –2 –06 –5 –0 No. 15 Furman ^ 4 –2 –17 –3 –2 East Tennessee State 4 –3 –06 –5 –0 Marshall 3 –3 –06 –4 –1 Chattanooga 2 –4 –04 –7 –0 VMI 1 –5 –01 –10 –0 The Citadel 0 –6 –03 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participantRankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll |
| 1987 Southern Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 2 Appalachian State $^ 7 –0 –011 –3 –0 No. 14 Marshall ^ 4 –2 –010 –5 –0 Furman 4 –3 –07 –4 –0 Chattanooga 4 –3 –06 –5 –0 VMI 2 –4 –04 –7 –0 Western Carolina 2 –4 –04 –7 –0 East Tennessee State 2 –5 –05 –6 –0 The Citadel 1 –5 –04 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participantRankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll | 1988 Southern Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 4 Furman +^ 6 –1 –013 –2 –0 No. 6 Marshall +^ 6 –1 –011 –2 –0 No. 14 The Citadel ^ 5 –2 –08 –4 –0 Appalachian State 4 –3 –06 –4 –1 Chattanooga 3 –3 –04 –7 –0 VMI 1 –5 –02 –9 –0 East Tennessee State 1 –6 –02 –9 –0 Western Carolina 1 –6 –02 –9 –0 + – Conference co-champions^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participantRankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll | 1989 Southern Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 2 Furman $^ 7 –0 –012 –2 –0 No. 7 Appalachian State ^ 5 –2 –09 –3 –0 Marshall 4 –3 –06 –5 –0 East Tennessee State 4 –3 –04 –7 –0 Chattanooga 2 –4 –13 –7 –1 Western Carolina 1 –4 –13 –7 –1 VMI 1 –4 –12 –8 –1 The Citadel 1 –5 –15 –5 –1 $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participantRankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll |
| 1990 Southern Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 12 Furman $^ 6 –1 –09 –4 –0 Appalachian State 5 –2 –06 –5 –0 Chattanooga 4 –2 –06 –5 –0 No. 15 The Citadel ^ 4 –3 –07 –5 –0 Marshall 4 –3 –06 –5 –0 Western Carolina 2 –5 –03 –8 –0 VMI 1 –5 –04 –7 –0 East Tennessee State 1 –6 –02 –9 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participantRankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll | 1991 Southern Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 17 Appalachian State $^ 6 –1 –08 –4 –0 No. 8 Marshall ^ 5 –2 –011 –4 –0 No. T–20 The Citadel 5 –2 –07 –4 –0 No. T–20 Furman 4 –3 –07 –4 –0 Chattanooga 4 –3 –07 –4 –0 VMI 2 –5 –04 –7 –0 Western Carolina 2 –5 –02 –9 –0 East Tennessee State 0 –7 –01 –10 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participantRankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll | 1992 Southern Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 1 The Citadel $^ 6 –1 –011 –2 –0 No. 6 Marshall ^ 5 –2 –012 –3 –0 No. 16 Appalachian State ^ 5 –2 –07 –5 –0 Western Carolina 5 –2 –07 –4 –0 Furman 4 –3 –06 –5 –0 East Tennessee State 2 –5 –05 –6 –0 VMI 1 –6 –03 –8 –0 Chattanooga 0 –7 –02 –9 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participantRankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll |
| 1993 Southern Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 2 Georgia Southern $^ 7 –1 –010 –3 –0 No. 9 Marshall ^ 6 –2 –011 –4 –0 Western Carolina 5 –3 –06 –5 –0 Furman 4 –4 –05 –5 –1 The Citadel 4 –4 –07 –5 –0 Appalachian State 4 –4 –04 –7 –0 East Tennessee State 3 –5 –05 –6 –0 Chattanooga 2 –6 –04 –7 –0 VMI 1 –7 –01 –10 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participantRankings from The Sports Network poll | 1994 Southern Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 2 Marshall $^ 7 –1 –012 –2 –0 No. 17 Appalachian State ^ 6 –2 –09 –4 –0 Georgia Southern 5 –3 –06 –5 –0 Western Carolina 5 –3 –06 –5 –0 The Citadel 4 –4 –06 –5 –0 East Tennessee State 4 –4 –06 –5 –0 Furman 2 –6 –03 –8 –0 Chattanooga 2 –6 –03 –8 –0 VMI 1 –7 –01 –10 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participantRankings from The Sports Network poll | 1995 Southern Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 2 Appalachian State $^ 8 –0 –012 –1 –0 No. 6 Marshall ^ 7 –1 –012 –3 –0 No. 15 Georgia Southern ^ 5 –3 –09 –4 –0 Furman 5 –3 –06 –5 –0 East Tennessee State 4 –4 –04 –7 –0 VMI 3 –5 –04 –7 –0 Chattanooga 2 –6 –04 –7 –0 Western Carolina 2 –6 –03 –7 –0 The Citadel 0 –8 –02 –9 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participantRankings from The Sports Network poll |
| 1996 Southern Conference football standings vteConfOverall 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 championRankings from The Sports Network poll | 1997 Southern Conference football standings vteConfOverall 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 participantRankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll | 1998 Southern Conference football standings vteConfOverall 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 participantRankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll |
| 1999 Southern Conference football standings vteConfOverall 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 participantRankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll | 2000 Southern Conference football standings vteConfOverall 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 participantRankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll | 2001 Southern Conference football standings vteConfOverall 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 participantRankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll |
| 2002 Southern Conference football standings vteConfOverall 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 participantRankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll | 2003 Southern Conference football standings vteConfOverall 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 participantRankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll | 2004 Southern Conference football standings vteConfOverall 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 participantRankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll |
| 2005 Southern Conference football standings vteConfOverall 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 participantRankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll | 2006 Southern Conference football standings vteConfOverall 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 participantRankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll | 2007 Southern Conference football standings vteConfOverall 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 participantRankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll |
| 2008 Southern Conference football standings vteConfOverall 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 participantRankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll | 2009 Southern Conference football standings vteConfOverall 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 participantRankings from The Sports Network poll | 2010 Southern Conference football standings vteConfOverall 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 participantRankings from The Sports Network Poll |
| 2011 Southern Conference football standings vteConfOverall 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 participantRankings from The Sports Network Poll | 2012 Southern Conference football standings vteConfOverall 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 participantRankings from The Sports Network Poll | 2013 Southern Conference football standings vteConfOverall 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 vteConfOverall 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 participantRankings from The Sports Network Poll | 2015 Southern Conference football standings vteConfOverall 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 participantRankings from STATS Poll | 2016 Southern Conference football standings vteConfOverall 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 participantRankings from STATS Poll |
| 2017 Southern Conference football standings vteConfOverall 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 participantRankings from STATS Poll | 2018 Southern Conference football standings vteConfOverall 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 participantRankings from STATS Poll | 2019 Southern Conference football standings vteConfOverall 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 participantRankings from STATS Poll |
| 2020 Southern Conference football standings vteConfOverall 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 vteConfOverall 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 participantRankings from STATS Poll | 2022 Southern Conference football standings vteConfOverall 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 participantRankings from STATS Poll |