1950 Furman Purple Hurricane football team

Add links
Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

1950
Furman Purple Hurricane football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record2–8–1 (2–4 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainCharlie Thomas
Home stadiumSirrine Stadium
Seasons
1950 Southern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 18 Washington and Lee $ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 10 Clemson 3 – 0 – 1 9 – 0 – 1
VMI 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Wake Forest 6 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 2
Maryland 4 – 1 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
Duke 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
North Carolina 3 – 2 – 1 3 – 5 – 2
George Washington 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
NC State 4 – 4 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
William & Mary 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
The Citadel 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
South Carolina 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 4 – 2
Furman 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 1
West Virginia 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Davidson 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Richmond 1 – 8 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
VPI 0 – 8 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1950 Furman Purple Hurricane football team was an American football team that represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1950 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Bill Young, the Purple Hurricane compiled an overall record of 2–8–1 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, placing 13th in the SoCon.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15Presbyterian*
L 12–1313,500[2]
September 23at Washington and Lee
L 6–27[3]
September 30at Davidson
W 32–207,000[4]
October 6South Carolina
  • Sirrine Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
L 6–21[5]
October 13at Alabama*
L 6–3412,000[6]
October 21The Citadel
  • Sirrine Stadium
  • Greenville, SC (rivalry)
W 21–78,000[7]
October 28at No. 20
Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL
    		• L 7–1918,000[8]
    November 3Wofford*
    		T 13–13[9]
    November 11George Washington
    • Sirrine Stadium
    • Greenville, SC
    		L 7–343,000[10]
    November 18at No. 11 Clemson
    		L 2–5721,000[11]
    November 25at Georgia*
    		L 0–402,000[12]
    • *Non-conference game
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

    References

    1. ^ "1950 Furman Paladins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
    2. Newspapers.com
      .
    3. Newspapers.com
      .
    4. Newspapers.com
      .
    5. Newspapers.com
      .
    6. Newspapers.com
      .
    7. Newspapers.com
      .
    8. Newspapers.com
      .
    9. Newspapers.com
      .
    10. Newspapers.com
      .
    11. Newspapers.com
      .
    12. Newspapers.com
      .
    Stub icon

    This college football 1950 season article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

    Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1950_Furman_Purple_Hurricane_football_team&oldid=1278985130"