1946 Furman Purple Hurricane football team

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1946
Furman Purple Hurricane football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record2–8 (1–4 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainFred Hilliard
Home stadiumSirrine Stadium
Seasons
1946 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 North Carolina $ 4 – 0 – 1 8 – 2 – 1
William & Mary 7 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
No. 18 NC State 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
South Carolina 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Duke 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Richmond 3 – 2 – 2 6 – 2 – 2
VPI 3 – 3 – 2 3 – 4 – 3
VMI 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
George Washington 1 – 1 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Clemson 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Wake Forest 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Maryland 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Furman 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Washington and Lee 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
The Citadel 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Davidson 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1946 Furman Purple Hurricane football team was an American football team that represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1946 college football season. In their first season under head coach Bob Smith, Furman compiled an overall record of 2–8 with a mark of 1–4 in conference play, tying for 13th place in the SoCon.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at Alabama*
L 7–2625,000[2]
September 27Wofford*
W 31–0[3]
October 5at
Auburn Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
    		• L 6–2611,000[4]
    October 11South Carolina
    • Sirrine Stadium
    • Greenville, SC
    		L 7–1414,000[5]
    October 19at
    Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC (rivalry)
    		• W 14–08,500[6]
    October 26No. 8 Georgia*
    • Sirrine Stadium
    • Greenville, SC
    		L 7–7012,000[7]
    November 9VMI
    • Sirrine Stadium
    • Greenville, SC
    		L 7–26[8]
    November 16at Clemson
    		L 6–2018,000[9]
    November 23at No. 6 Georgia Tech*
    		L 7–4117,000[10]
    November 28Davidsondagger
    • Sirrine Stadium
    • Greenville, SC
    		L 7–1310,000[11]
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

    References

    1. ^ "1946 Furman Paladins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
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