1942 Furman Purple Hurricane football team

The 1942 Furman Purple Hurricane football team was an American football team that represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1942 college football season. In their eleventh year under head coach Dizzy McLeod, the Purple Hurricane compiled an overall record of 3–6 with a conference mark of 3–3, and finished seventh in the SoCon.[1]

1942 Furman Purple Hurricane football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–6 (3–3 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainDewey Proctor
Home stadiumSirrine Stadium
1942 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 14 William & Mary $ 4 –0 –09 –1 –1
VPI 5 –1 –07 –2 –1
Wake Forest 6 –1 –16 –2 –1
North Carolina 3 –1 –15 –2 –2
Duke 3 –1 –15 –4 –1
NC State 3 –1 –24 –4 –2
Furman 3 –3 –03 –6 –0
The Citadel 2 –2 –05 –2 –0
Clemson 2 –3 –13 –6 –1
Davidson 2 –4 –12 –6 –1
VMI 2 –4 –13 –5 –1
George Washington 2 –4 –03 –6 –0
Maryland 1 –2 –07 –2 –0
South Carolina 1 –4 –01 –7 –1
Richmond 1 –5 –03 –6 –1
Washington and Lee 0 –4 –01 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Furman was ranked at No. 88 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[2]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26VPI
L 6–7[3]
October 3at Georgia*
L 7–408,000[4]
October 10Wake Forest
  • Sirrine Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
L 6–147,000[5]
October 16at George Washington
W 6–01,500[6]
October 24at No. 17 Tennessee*
L 7–52[7]
October 31at Miami (FL)*
L 13–327,421[8]
November 7The Citadel
  • Sirrine Stadium
  • Greenville, SC (rivalry)
W 20–04,000[9]
November 14at South Carolina
W 6–010,000[10]
November 21at Clemson
L 7–1212,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References
  1. "1942 Furman Paladins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  2. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Furman Drops Opener, 7–6". The Furman Hornet. Furman University. October 2, 1942. p. 5. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
  4. Lewis Hawkins (October 4, 1942). "Powerful Bulldogs Rout Furman, 40–7". The Charlotte Observer. p. 37. Retrieved September 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Deacons score on aerials to turn back Furman, 14–6". The News and Observer. October 11, 1942. Retrieved September 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Furman whirls over George Washington, 6 to 0". The Greenville News. October 17, 1942. Retrieved September 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Crippled Furman humbles by Tennessee, 52–7". The Greenville News. October 25, 1942. Retrieved September 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Miami rolls over Furman by 32 to 13". Tampa Sunday Tribune. November 1, 1942. Retrieved September 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Furman licks Citadel Bulldogs, 20–0". The State. November 8, 1942. Retrieved September 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Furman licks Gamecocks, 6 to 0". The Charlotte Observer. November 15, 1942. Retrieved September 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Clemson Tigers eke out 12 to 7 win over Furman". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 22, 1942. Retrieved September 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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