1947 Furman Purple Hurricane football team

1947 Furman Purple Hurricane football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record2–6 (1–4 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainJames McQueen
Home stadiumSirrine Stadium
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 14 William & Mary $ 7 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 9 North Carolina 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
South Carolina 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
No. 19 Duke 3 – 1 – 1 4 – 3 – 2
Washington and Lee 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Maryland 3 – 2 – 1 7 – 2 – 2
No. 17 NC State 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
VPI 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Davidson 3 – 3 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Wake Forest 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
VMI 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Clemson 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
The Citadel 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Furman 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Richmond 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
George Washington 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1947 Furman Purple Hurricane football team was an American football team that represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1947 college football season. In its second and final season under head coach Bob Smith, the team compiled an overall record 2–7 with a mark of 1–4 against conference opponents, tied for 13th place in the SoCon, and was outscored by a total of 205 to 68.[1]

In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Furman was ranked at No. 161 out of 500 college football teams.[2]

The team played its home games at Sirrine Stadium in Greenville, South Carolina.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at Georgia*
L 7–1317,000[3]
September 27at VPI
L 6–2010,000[4]
October 11at South Carolina
L 8–2613,500[5]
October 17The Citadel
W 7–09,000[6]
October 25at Wofford*
W 20–68,000[7]
November 1at Florida*
L 7–34-214,000[8]
November 8Clemson
  • Sirrine Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
L 7–3518,000[9]
November 22at No. 10 Georgia Tech*
L 0–5120,000[10]
November 27Davidson
  • Sirrine Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
L 6–208,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1947 Furman Paladins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  2. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Scoop Latimer (September 20, 1947). "Furman Scares Sugar Bowl Champs, 7 To 13". The Greenville News. pp. 1, 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Scoop Latimer (September 28, 1947). "V.P.I.'s Gobblers Race To 20-6 Win Over Hurricane: Pruitt Sparks Purples". The Greenville News. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Scoop Latimer (October 12, 1947). "South Carolina Rolls Up 26-8 Win Over Furman: Fast Backs Pace Birds To Victory". The Greenville News. pp. Sports 1–2 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Scoop Latimer (October 18, 1947). "Furman's Hurricane Bowls Over Citadel, 7 to 0". The Greenville News. pp. 8, 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Anthon Foy (October 26, 1947). "Furman Stages Rally To Defeat Wofford, 20-6: Pruitt's Passing Features". The Greenville News. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Pete Norton (November 2, 1947). "Forbes Leads Gators To 34-7 Victory: Florida Wins Over Furman Before 14,000". The Tampa Tribune. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Scoop Latimer (November 9, 1947). "Clemson's Varied Attack Swamps Furman, 35 to 7". The Greenville News. pp. Sports 1, 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Tommy Thomason (November 23, 1947). "Georgia Tech Rambles Over Furman's Hurricane, 51 To 0". The Greenville News. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Scoop Latimer (November 28, 1947). "Davidson's Passes Reel Furman To Defeat, 20-6". The Greenville News. pp. 26–27 – via Newspapers.com.


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