1941 Furman Purple Hurricane football team

The 1941 Furman Purple Hurricane football team was an American football team that represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1941 college football season. In its 10th season under head coach Dizzy McLeod, the team compiled a 3–4–2 record (2–3–2 against conference opponents), finished in ninth place in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 195 to 129.[1] The team played its home games at Sirrine Stadium in Greenville, South Carolina.

1941 Furman Purple Hurricane football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1941 record3–4–2 (2–3–2 SoCon)
Head coachDizzy McLeod (10th season)
Home stadiumSirrine Stadium
1941 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 Duke $ 5 0 0  9 1 0
South Carolina 4 0 1  4 4 1
Clemson 5 1 0  7 2 0
William & Mary 4 1 0  8 2 0
VMI 4 2 0  4 6 0
VPI 4 2 0  6 4 0
Wake Forest 4 2 1  5 5 1
NC State 3 4 2  4 5 2
Furman 2 3 2  3 4 2
Washington and Lee 1 2 2  1 6 2
North Carolina 2 4 0  3 7 0
Maryland 1 2 0  3 5 1
Davidson 1 5 2  1 6 3
The Citadel 0 2 1  4 3 1
George Washington 0 4 1  1 7 1
Richmond 0 6 0  2 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at Tennessee*L 6–3212,000[2]
September 26Wofford*W 40–194,500[3]
October 4Wake Forest
  • Sirrine Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
L 13–528,000[4]
October 11NC State
  • Sirrine Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
T 0–06,000[5]
October 18at The Citadel
T 13–137,000[6]
October 25vs. DavidsonCharlotte, NCW 31–13[7]
November 8George Washington
  • Sirrine Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
W 13–65,000[8]
November 15at South Carolina
L 7–2612,000[9]
November 22 No. 18 Clemson
  • Sirrine Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
L 6–3418,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1941 Furman Paladins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  2. Tom Anderson (September 21, 1941). "Tennessee Vols Conquer Plucky Furman Team, 32-6". The Knoxville Journal. p. 17 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Anthon Foy (September 27, 1941). "Furman Hurricane Defeats Terriers, 40 To 19". Greenville News. p. 7 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Scoop Latimer (October 5, 1941). "Wake Forest Routs Crippled Furman Team, 52-13". Greenville News. p. 11 via Newspapers.com.
  5. Anthon Foy (October 12, 1941). "Furman, N.C. State Battle To Scoreless Tie". Greenville News. p. Sports 1 via Newspapers.com.
  6. Scoop Latimer (October 19, 1941). "Furman and Citadel Battle To 13-13 Deadlock". Greenville News. p. Sports 1 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Hurricane Has Easy Time Thumping Davidson, 31-13". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 26, 1941. p. D1 via Newspapers.com.
  8. Scoop Latimer (November 9, 1941). "Furman Snaps Back To Whip G. Washington 13-6". Greenville News. p. Sports 1 via Newspapers.com.
  9. Scoop Latimer (November 16, 1941). "Carolina's Brilliant Runs Defeat Furman, 26-7". The Greenville News. p. 11 via Newspapers.com.
  10. Scoop Latimer (November 23, 1941). "Clemson Routs Furman 34-6, Enhances Bowl Bid". The Greenville News. p. Sports 1 via Newspapers.com.


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