1931 Furman Purple Hurricane football team

American college football season

1931 Furman Purple Hurricane football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–2–2
Head coach	T. B. Amis (4th season)
Captain	Tom Carson
Home stadium	Manly Field
Seasons← 1930 1932 →

1931 Southern college football independents records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Catholic University		–		8	–	1	–	0
Texas Mines		–		7	–	1	–	0
Delaware		–		5	–	1	–	2
William & Mary Norfolk		–		1	–	0	–	1
Furman		–		5	–	2	–	2
George Washington		–		5	–	2	–	2
Texas Tech		–		6	–	3	–	0
Troy State		–		6	–	3	–	0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers		–		6	–	4	–	0
Navy		–		5	–	5	–	1
Wake Forest		–		4	–	4	–	0
Western Carolina		–		4	–	4	–	0
Davidson		–		4	–	4	–	2
Western Maryland		–		4	–	4	–	2
Delaware State		–		2	–	2	–	1
Georgetown		–		4	–	5	–	1
Richmond		–		4	–	5	–	0
West Virginia		–		4	–	6	–	0
Oglethorpe		–		3	–	6	–	0
South Georgia Teachers		–		3	–	6	–	0
Jefferson		–		1	–	7	–	1
Jacksonville State		–		0	–	7	–	1

The 1931 Furman Purple Hurricane football team represented Furman University as an independent during the 1931 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach T. B. Amis, the Purple Hurricane compiled a record of 5–2–2.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 24	Newberry	Manly Field Greenville, SC	W 26–0
October 3	vs. Wake Forest	Gastonia High School Field Gastonia, NC	W 26–0
October 9	Erskine	Manly Field Greenville, SC	T 0–0
October 17	Richmond	Manly Field Greenville, SC	W 34–6
October 24	at Oglethorpe	Hermance Stadium North Atlanta, GA	L 0–3
October 31	Wofford	Manly Field Greenville, SC (rivalry)	W 20–0
November 7	at South Carolina*	Melton Field Columbia, SC	L 0–27
November 14	at The Citadel	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC (rivalry)	W 33–7
November 26	Clemson	Manly Field Greenville, SC	T 0–0
*Non-conference game

References

"Purple Hurricane fatal to Indians". The State. September 25, 1931. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
Cranford, Robert (October 4, 1931). "Furman wrecks Wake Forest Deacons; score 36 TO 6". The Charlotte News. p. 12. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"Erskine upsets Furman with scoreless tie". The Columbia Record. October 10, 1931. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"Furman eleven whips Spiders by 34–6 score". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 18, 1931. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"Oglethorpe noses out Furman, 3–0". The Sunday Record. October 25, 1931. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"Wofford falls before Purple Hurricane, 20–0". The Greenville News. November 1, 1931. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"Carolina outplays Furman to win state football title". The Sunday Record. November 8, 1931. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"Citadel loses to Hurricane". The Charlotte News. November 15, 1931. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"Furman held to tie by Clemson". The News and Observer. November 27, 1931. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

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Venues	Manly Field (1919–1936) Sirrine Stadium (1936–1980) Paladin Stadium (1981–present)
Bowls & rivalries	The Citadel Wofford
Culture & lore	Marching Band Miracle on the Mountain
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