1931 Furman Purple Hurricane football team

1931 Furman Purple Hurricane football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–2–2
Head coach	T. B. Amis (4th season)
Captain	Tom Carson
Home stadium	Manly Field

1931 Southern college football independents records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Catholic University			–					8	–	1	–	0
Texas Mines			–					7	–	1	–	0
Delaware			–					5	–	1	–	2
William & Mary Norfolk			–					1	–	0	–	1
Furman			–					5	–	2	–	2
George Washington			–					5	–	2	–	2
Texas Tech			–					6	–	3	–	0
Troy State			–					6	–	3	–	0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers			–					6	–	4	–	0
Navy			–					5	–	5	–	1
Wake Forest			–					4	–	4	–	0
Western Carolina			–					4	–	4	–	0
Davidson			–					4	–	4	–	2
Western Maryland			–					4	–	4	–	2
Delaware State			–					2	–	2	–	1
Georgetown			–					4	–	5	–	1
Richmond			–					4	–	5	–	0
West Virginia			–					4	–	6	–	0
Oglethorpe			–					3	–	6	–	0
South Georgia Teachers			–					3	–	6	–	0
Jefferson			–					1	–	7	–	1
Jacksonville State			–					0	–	7	–	1

The 1931 Furman Purple Hurricane football team represented Furman University as an independent during the 1931 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach T. B. Amis, the Purple Hurricane compiled a record of 5–2–2.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 24	Newberry	Manly Field Greenville, SC	W 26–0
October 3	vs. Wake Forest	Gastonia High School Field Gastonia, NC	W 26–0
October 9	Erskine	Manly Field Greenville, SC	T 0–0
October 17	Richmond	Manly Field Greenville, SC	W 34–6
October 24	at Oglethorpe	Hermance Stadium North Atlanta, GA	L 0–3
October 31	Wofford	Manly Field Greenville, SC (rivalry)	W 20–0
November 7	at South Carolina*	Melton Field Columbia, SC	L 0–27
November 14	at The Citadel	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC (rivalry)	W 33–7
November 26	Clemson	Manly Field Greenville, SC	T 0–0
*Non-conference game