1931 Furman Purple Hurricane football team

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.

1931 Furman Purple Hurricane football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–2–2
Head coach
CaptainTom Carson
Home stadiumManly Field
1931 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 24Newberry
W 26–0[1]
October 3vs. Wake ForestW 26–0[2]
October 9Erskine
  • Manly Field
  • Greenville, SC
T 0–0[3]
October 17Richmond
  • Manly Field
  • Greenville, SC
W 34–6[4]
October 24at Oglethorpe
L 0–3[5]
October 31Wofford
  • Manly Field
  • Greenville, SC (rivalry)
W 20–0[6]
November 7at South Carolina*L 0–27[7]
November 14at The CitadelW 33–7[8]
November 26Clemson
  • Manly Field
  • Greenville, SC
T 0–0[9]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "Purple Hurricane fatal to Indians". The State. September 25, 1931. Retrieved September 18, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  2. Cranford, Robert (October 4, 1931). "Furman wrecks Wake Forest Deacons; score 36 TO 6". The Charlotte News. p. 12. Retrieved September 18, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Erskine upsets Furman with scoreless tie". The Columbia Record. October 10, 1931. Retrieved September 18, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Furman eleven whips Spiders by 34–6 score". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 18, 1931. Retrieved September 18, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Oglethorpe noses out Furman, 3–0". The Sunday Record. October 25, 1931. Retrieved September 18, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Wofford falls before Purple Hurricane, 20–0". The Greenville News. November 1, 1931. Retrieved September 18, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Carolina outplays Furman to win state football title". The Sunday Record. November 8, 1931. Retrieved September 18, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Citadel loses to Hurricane". The Charlotte News. November 15, 1931. Retrieved September 18, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Furman held to tie by Clemson". The News and Observer. November 27, 1931. Retrieved September 18, 2022 via Newspapers.com.


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