1948 Furman Purple Hurricane football team

The 1948 Furman Purple Hurricane football team was an American football team that represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1948 college football season. In their first year under head coach Red Smith, the Purple Hurricane compiled an overall record of 2–6–1, with a conference mark of 2–4, and finished tied for tenth in the SoCon.^[1]

1948 Furman Purple Hurricane football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	2–6–1 (2–4 SoCon)
Head coach	Red Smith (1st season)
Captain	Sonny Byrd
Home stadium	Sirrine Stadium
Seasons ← 1947 1949 →

1948 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 11 Clemson $	5	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	0
No. 3 North Carolina	4	–	0	–	1			9	–	1	–	1
VMI	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
No. 17 William & Mary	5	–	1	–	1			7	–	2	–	2
No. 20 Wake Forest	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Maryland	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Duke	3	–	2	–	1			4	–	3	–	2
Richmond	3	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	2
Washington and Lee	2	–	2	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Furman	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	6	–	1
George Washington	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Davidson	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
South Carolina	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
NC State	1	–	4	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
VPI	0	–	6	–	1			0	–	8	–	1
The Citadel	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Furman was ranked at No. 154 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	at Washington and Lee	Wilson Field Lexington, VA	W 10–7		[3]
October 1	South Carolina	Sirrine Stadium Greenville, SC	L 0–7		[4]
October 9	Richmond	Sirrine Stadium Greenville, SC	L 0–7	8,000	[5]
October 16	Wofford*	Sirrine Stadium Greenville, SC (rivalry)	T 7–7	7,000	[6]
October 23	The Citadel	Sirrine Stadium Greenville, SC (rivalry)	W 9–0	7,000	[7]
October 30	Florida*	Sirrine Stadium Greenville, SC	L 14–39	6,500	[8]
November 6	at No. 12 Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	L 0–41	15,000	[9]
November 20	at No. 11 Georgia*	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	L 0–33	17,000	[10]
November 25	at Davidson	American Legion Memorial Stadium Charlotte, NC	L 0–7	8,500	[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game