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American college football season

1946 Furman Purple Hurricane football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record2–8 (1–4 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainFred Hilliard
Home stadiumSirrine Stadium
Seasons← 19421947 →
1946 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 North Carolina $ 4 – 0 – 1 8 – 2 – 1
William & Mary 7 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
No. 18 NC State 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
South Carolina 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Duke 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Richmond 3 – 2 – 2 6 – 2 – 2
VPI 3 – 3 – 2 3 – 4 – 3
VMI 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
George Washington 1 – 1 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Clemson 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Wake Forest 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Maryland 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Furman 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Washington and Lee 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
The Citadel 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Davidson 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1946 Furman Purple Hurricane football team was an American football team that represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1946 college football season. In their first season under head coach Bob Smith, Furman compiled an overall record of 2–8 with a mark of 1–4 in conference play, tying for 13th place in the SoCon.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at Alabama*L 7–2625,000
September 27Wofford*W 31–0
October 5at Auburn*L 6–2611,000
October 11South Carolina
  • Sirrine Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
L 7–1414,000
October 19at The CitadelW 14–08,500
October 26No. 8 Georgia*
  • Sirrine Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
L 7–7012,000
November 9VMI
  • Sirrine Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
L 7–26
November 16at ClemsonL 6–2018,000
November 23at No. 6 Georgia Tech*L 7–4117,000
November 28Davidson
  • Sirrine Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
L 7–1310,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1946 Furman Paladins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  2. "Tide wins over rugged Furman". The Birmingham News. September 21, 1946. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Furman topples Wofford". The Greenville News. September 28, 1946. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Auburn wallops Furman". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 6, 1946. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Carolina defeats Furman at Greenville, 14 to 7". The State. October 12, 1946. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Furman scores 14 to 0 victory over stubborn Citadel". The State. October 20, 1946. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Georgia smothers Furman, 70 to 7". The Atlanta Constitution. October 27, 1946. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "VMI racks up 26–7 victory over Furman". The Times-Dispatch. November 10, 1946. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Clemson wins from Furman, 20 to 6". The Greenville News. November 17, 1946. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Tech, under wraps, rocks Furman, 41–7". The Atlanta Constitution. November 24, 1946. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Davidson defeats Furman by 13–7". The Charlotte Observer. November 29, 1946. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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