1946 Furman Purple Hurricane football team

1946 Furman Purple Hurricane football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record2–8 (1–4 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainFred Hilliard
Home stadiumSirrine Stadium
Seasons
← 1942
1947 →
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*
L 6–2611,000[4]
October 11South Carolina
  • Sirrine Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
L 7–1414,000[5]
October 19at The Citadel
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.
  2. ^ "Tide wins over rugged Furman". The Birmingham News. September 21, 1946. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Furman topples Wofford". The Greenville News. September 28, 1946. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Auburn wallops Furman". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 6, 1946. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Carolina defeats Furman at Greenville, 14 to 7". The State. October 12, 1946. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Furman scores 14 to 0 victory over stubborn Citadel". The State. October 20, 1946. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Georgia smothers Furman, 70 to 7". The Atlanta Constitution. October 27, 1946. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "VMI racks up 26–7 victory over Furman". The Times-Dispatch. November 10, 1946. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Clemson wins from Furman, 20 to 6". The Greenville News. November 17, 1946. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tech, under wraps, rocks Furman, 41–7". The Atlanta Constitution. November 24, 1946. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Davidson defeats Furman by 13–7". The Charlotte Observer. November 29, 1946. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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