1949 Furman Purple Hurricane football team

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1949
Furman Purple Hurricane football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–6 (3–3 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainGeorge Pruitt
Home stadiumSirrine Stadium
Seasons
1949 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 16 North Carolina $ 5 0 0 7 4 0
No. 14 Maryland 4 0 0 9 1 0
Washington and Lee 3 1 1 3 5 1
Duke 4 2 0 6 3 0
William & Mary 4 2 0 6 4 0
VMI 3 2 1 3 5 1
The Citadel 2 2 0 4 5 0
Clemson 2 2 0 4 4 2
Furman 3 3 0 3 6 0
South Carolina 3 3 0 4 6 0
Wake Forest 3 3 0 4 6 0
George Washington 2 3 0 4 5 0
NC State 3 6 0 3 7 0
VPI 1 5 2 1 7 2
Richmond 2 6 0 3 7 0
Davidson 1 5 0 2 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1949 Furman Purple Hurricane football team was an American football team that represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1949 college football season. In their second year under head coach Red Smith, the Purple Hurricane compiled an overall record of 3–6, with a conference mark of 3–3, and finished tied for seventh in the SoCon.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at Georgia*L 0–2515,000[2]
September 23Washington and LeeL 7–27[3]
September 30at South CarolinaW 14–7[4]
October 8at RichmondL 0–127,000[5]
October 14Presbyterian*
  • Sirrine Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
L 13–2011,000[6]
October 21at The CitadelW 19–7[7]
October 29at Florida*L 27–289,000[8]
November 12Davidson
  • Sirrine Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
W 21–68,000[9]
November 19Clemson
  • Sirrine Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
L 21–2818,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1949 Furman Paladins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
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