1941 Furman Purple Hurricane football team

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1941 Furman Purple Hurricane football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–4–2 (2–3–2 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainBill Cornwall, Hazel Gilstrap, George Turner
Home stadiumSirrine Stadium
Seasons
← 1940
1942 →
1941 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Duke $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
South Carolina 4 – 0 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Clemson 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
William & Mary 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
VMI 4 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
VPI 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Wake Forest 4 – 2 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
NC State 3 – 4 – 2 4 – 5 – 2
Furman 2 – 3 – 2 3 – 4 – 2
Washington and Lee 1 – 2 – 2 1 – 6 – 2
North Carolina 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Maryland 1 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Davidson 1 – 5 – 2 1 – 6 – 3
The Citadel 0 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
George Washington 0 – 4 – 1 1 – 7 – 1
Richmond 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1941 Furman Purple Hurricane football team was an American football team that represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1941 college football season. In its 10th season under head coach Dizzy McLeod, the team compiled a 3–4–2 record (2–3–2 against conference opponents), finished in ninth place in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 195 to 129.[1]

Furman was ranked at No. 138 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.[2]

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

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at Tennessee*
L 6–3212,000[3]
September 26Wofford*
W 40–194,500[4]
October 4Wake Forest
  • Sirrine Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
L 13–528,000[5]
October 11NC State
  • Sirrine Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
T 0–06,000[6]
October 18at The Citadel
T 13–137,000[7]
October 25vs. Davidson
W 31–13[8]
November 8George Washington
  • Sirrine Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
W 13–65,000[9]
November 15at South Carolina
L 7–2612,000[10]
November 22 No. 18 Clemson
  • Sirrine Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
L 6–3418,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1941 Furman Paladins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  2. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 26, 1941). "Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published". The Courier-Journal. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Tom Anderson (September 21, 1941). "Tennessee Vols Conquer Plucky Furman Team, 32-6". The Knoxville Journal. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Anthon Foy (September 27, 1941). "Furman Hurricane Defeats Terriers, 40 To 19". Greenville News. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Scoop Latimer (October 5, 1941). "Wake Forest Routs Crippled Furman Team, 52-13". Greenville News. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Anthon Foy (October 12, 1941). "Furman, N.C. State Battle To Scoreless Tie". Greenville News. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Scoop Latimer (October 19, 1941). "Furman and Citadel Battle To 13-13 Deadlock". Greenville News. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Hurricane Has Easy Time Thumping Davidson, 31-13". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 26, 1941. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Scoop Latimer (November 9, 1941). "Furman Snaps Back To Whip G. Washington 13-6". Greenville News. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Scoop Latimer (November 16, 1941). "Carolina's Brilliant Runs Defeat Furman, 26-7". The Greenville News. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Scoop Latimer (November 23, 1941). "Clemson Routs Furman 34-6, Enhances Bowl Bid". The Greenville News. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.


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