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
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	3–6 (3–3 SoCon)
Head coach	Dizzy McLeod (11th season)
Captain	Dewey Proctor
Home stadium	Sirrine Stadium
Seasons ← 1941 1946 →

1942 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 14 William & Mary $	4	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	1
VPI	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	1
Wake Forest	6	–	1	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
North Carolina	3	–	1	–	1			5	–	2	–	2
Duke	3	–	1	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
NC State	3	–	1	–	2			4	–	4	–	2
Furman	3	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
The Citadel	2	–	2	–	0			5	–	2	–	0
Clemson	2	–	3	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Davidson	2	–	4	–	1			2	–	6	–	1
VMI	2	–	4	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
George Washington	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Maryland	1	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
South Carolina	1	–	4	–	0			1	–	7	–	1
Richmond	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	1
Washington and Lee	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	VPI	Sirrine Stadium Greenville, SC	L 6–7		[3]
October 3	at Georgia*	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	L 7–40	8,000	[4]
October 10	Wake Forest	Sirrine Stadium Greenville, SC	L 6–14	7,000	[5]
October 16	at George Washington	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	W 6–0	1,500	[6]
October 24	at No. 17 Tennessee*	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN	L 7–52		[7]
October 31	at Miami (FL)*	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL	L 13–32	7,421	[8]
November 7	The Citadel	Sirrine Stadium Greenville, SC (rivalry)	W 20–0	4,000	[9]
November 14	at South Carolina	Carolina Municipal Stadium Columbia, SC	W 6–0	10,000	[10]
November 21	at Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	L 7–12	12,000	[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.