1949 Furman Purple Hurricane football team

The 1949 Furman Purple Hurricane football team was an American football team that represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1949 college football season. In their second year under head coach Red Smith, the Purple Hurricane compiled an overall record of 3–6, with a conference mark of 3–3, and finished tied for seventh in the SoCon.^[1]

1949 Furman Purple Hurricane football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	3–6 (3–3 SoCon)
Head coach	Red Smith (2nd season)
Captain	George Pruitt
Home stadium	Sirrine Stadium
Seasons ← 1948 1950 →

1949 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 16 North Carolina $	5	–	0	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
No. 14 Maryland	4	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
Washington and Lee	3	–	1	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
Duke	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
William & Mary	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
VMI	3	–	2	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
The Citadel	2	–	2	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Clemson	2	–	2	–	0			4	–	4	–	2
Furman	3	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
South Carolina	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Wake Forest	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
George Washington	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
NC State	3	–	6	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
VPI	1	–	5	–	2			1	–	7	–	2
Richmond	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Davidson	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 16	at Georgia*	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	L 0–25	15,000	^[2]
September 23	Washington and Lee	Sirrine Stadium Greenville, SC	L 7–27		^[3]
September 30	at South Carolina	Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC	W 14–7		^[4]
October 8	at Richmond	City Stadium Richmond, VA	L 0–12	7,000	^[5]
October 14	Presbyterian*	Sirrine Stadium Greenville, SC	L 13–20	11,000	^[6]
October 21	at The Citadel	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC (rivalry)	W 19–7		^[7]
October 29	at Florida*	Florida Field Gainesville, FL	L 27–28	9,000	^[8]
November 12	Davidson	Sirrine Stadium Greenville, SC	W 21–6	8,000	^[9]
November 19	Clemson	Sirrine Stadium Greenville, SC	L 21–28	18,000	^[10]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "1949 Furman Paladins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
2. "Powerful Georgia Bulldogs smash Furman Hurricane". The Times and Democrat. September 17, 1949. Retrieved September 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Split T pays off for W-L Generals". The Columbia Record. September 24, 1949. Retrieved September 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Purple Hurricane beats Gamecocks". The Times and Democrat. October 1, 1949. Retrieved September 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Spiders trip Furman, 12–0". Daily Press. October 9, 1949. Retrieved September 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Electrifying Blue Hose jolt Furman, 20–13". The Daily Mail. October 15, 1949. Retrieved September 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Purple Hurricane bowls over The Citadel 19–7". The State. October 22, 1949. Retrieved September 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Hurricane bows to Florida by 28–27 count". The Greenville News. October 30, 1949. Retrieved September 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Furman defense dips Davidson to defeat, 21–6". The Greenville News. November 13, 1949. Retrieved September 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Clemson Tigers down fighting Furman team 28 to 21". Florence Morning News. November 20, 1949. Retrieved September 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.