1936 Furman Purple Hurricane football team

1936 Furman Purple Hurricane football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record7–2 (4–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainBob King
Home stadiumManly Field
Sirrine Stadium
Seasons
← 1935
1937 →
1936 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Duke $ 7 0 0 9 1 0
North Carolina 6 1 0 8 2 0
Furman 4 1 0 7 2 0
VMI 4 2 0 6 4 0
Maryland 3 2 0 5 5 0
Clemson 3 3 0 5 5 0
Davidson 4 3 0 5 4 0
Washington and Lee 2 2 0 4 5 0
Wake Forest 2 2 0 5 4 0
NC State 2 4 0 3 7 0
VPI 4 5 0 5 5 0
South Carolina 2 5 0 5 7 0
Richmond 1 3 0 4 4 2
Virginia 1 5 0 2 7 0
The Citadel 0 4 0 4 6 0
William & Mary 0 5 0 1 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1936 Furman Purple Hurricane football team was an American football team that represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1936 college football season . In their fifth year under head coach Dizzy McLeod, the team compiled an overall record of 7–2 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, finishing in third place in the SoCon. Furman defeated Davidson, 14–13, on October 31, in the first game played at Sirrine Stadium.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at Wofford*
W 31–04,000[1]
October 3at Georgia*L 0–134,001[2]
October 10The Citadel
W 13–76,000[3]
October 17at NC StateL 0–277,500[4]
October 23Mercer*
  • Manly Field
  • Greenville, SC
W 20–96,000[5]
October 31Davidson
W 14–139,000[6]
November 6at Presbyterian*W 14–03,000[7]
November 14South Carolina
  • Sirrine Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
W 23–6[8]
November 26at ClemsonW 12–012,000[9]
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Furman shows 1936 strength in 31–0 Wofford victory". The State. September 27, 1936. Retrieved February 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Georgia wins over Furman by 14–0 score". The Tampa Tribune. October 4, 1936. Retrieved February 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Furman downs tough Citadel team, 13–7". The Charlotte News. October 11, 1936. Retrieved February 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "'Pack downs Purple Hurricane". The News and Observer. October 18, 1936. Retrieved February 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Furman Hurricane sweeps over Mercer, 20 to 9". The Greenville News. October 24, 1936. Retrieved February 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Furman edges Davidson in hard-fought fray, 14–13". The Charlotte Observer. November 1, 1936. Retrieved February 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "F.U. beats P.C. and Frost, 14 to 0, in night game". The Greenville News. November 7, 1936. Retrieved February 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Furman smashes South Carolina into defeat, 23 to 6". The Charlotte Observer. November 15, 1936. Retrieved February 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Furman beats Clemson, 12–0". The Lexington Herald. November 27, 1936. Retrieved February 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.