1942 Furman Purple Hurricane football team
| 1942 Furman Purple Hurricane football | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 3–6 (3–3 SoCon) |
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| Captain | Dewey Proctor |
| Home stadium | Sirrine Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 26 | VPI | L 6–7 | [3] | ||
| October 3 | at Georgia* | L 7–40 | 8,000 | [4] | |
| October 10 | Wake Forest |
| L 6–14 | 7,000 | [5] |
| October 16 | at George Washington | W 6–0 | 1,500 | [6] | |
| October 24 | at No. 17 Tennessee* | L 7–52 | [7] | ||
| October 31 | at Miami (FL)* | L 13–32 | 7,421 | [8] | |
| November 7 | The Citadel |
| W 20–0 | 4,000 | [9] |
| November 14 | at South Carolina | W 6–0 | 10,000 | [10] | |
| November 21 | at Clemson | L 7–12 | 12,000 | [11] | |
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References
[edit]- ^ "1942 Furman Paladins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
- ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Furman Drops Opener, 7–6". The Furman Hornet. Furman University. October 2, 1942. p. 5. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
- ^ Lewis Hawkins (October 4, 1942). "Powerful Bulldogs Rout Furman, 40–7". The Charlotte Observer. p. 37. Retrieved September 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Deacons score on aerials to turn back Furman, 14–6". The News and Observer. October 11, 1942. Retrieved September 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Furman whirls over George Washington, 6 to 0". The Greenville News. October 17, 1942. Retrieved September 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Crippled Furman humbles by Tennessee, 52–7". The Greenville News. October 25, 1942. Retrieved September 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Miami rolls over Furman by 32 to 13". Tampa Sunday Tribune. November 1, 1942. Retrieved September 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Furman licks Citadel Bulldogs, 20–0". The State. November 8, 1942. Retrieved September 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Furman licks Gamecocks, 6 to 0". The Charlotte Observer. November 15, 1942. Retrieved September 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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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