1947 Furman Purple Hurricane football team

The 1947 Furman Purple Hurricane football team was an American football team that represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1947 college football season. In its second and final season under head coach Robert W. Smith, the team compiled a 2–7 record (1–4 against conference opponents), tied for 13 place in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 205 to 68.[1] The team played its home games at Sirrine Stadium in Greenville, South Carolina.

1947 Furman Purple Hurricane football
Conference	Southern Conference
1947 record	2–7 (1–4 SoCon)
Head coach	Robert W. Smith (2nd season)
Home stadium	Sirrine Stadium

1947 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 14 William & Mary $	7	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
No. 9 North Carolina	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
South Carolina	4	–	1	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
No. 19 Duke	3	–	1	–	1			4	–	3	–	2
Washington and Lee	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Maryland	3	–	2	–	1			7	–	2	–	2
No. 17 NC State	3	–	2	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
VPI	4	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Davidson	3	–	3	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Wake Forest	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
VMI	2	–	3	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
Clemson	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
The Citadel	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Furman	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Richmond	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
George Washington	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	7	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	at Georgia*	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	L 7–13	17,000	[2]
September 27	at VPI	Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA	L 6–20	10,000	[3]
October 11	at South Carolina	Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC	L 8–26	13,500	[4]
October 17	The Citadel	Sirrine Stadium Greenville, SC (rivalry)	W 7–0	9,000	[5]
October 25	at Wofford*	Snyder Field Spartanburg, SC	W 20–6	8,000	[6]
November 1	at Florida*	Phillips Field Tampa, FL	L 7–34-2	14,000	[7]
November 8	Clemson	Sirrine Stadium Greenville, SC	L 7–35	18,000	[8]
November 22	at No. 10 Georgia Tech*	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 0–51	20,000	[9]
November 27	Davidson	Sirrine Stadium Greenville, SC	L 6–20	8,000	[10]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1947 Furman Paladins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
2. Scoop Latimer (September 20, 1947). "Furman Scares Sugar Bowl Champs, 7 To 13". The Greenville News. pp. 1, 8 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Scoop Latimer (September 28, 1947). "V.P.I.'s Gobblers Race To 20-6 Win Over Hurricane: Pruitt Sparks Purples". The Greenville News. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Scoop Latimer (October 12, 1947). "South Carolina Rolls Up 26-8 Win Over Furman: Fast Backs Pace Birds To Victory". The Greenville News. pp. Sports 1–2 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Scoop Latimer (October 18, 1947). "Furman's Hurricane Bowls Over Citadel, 7 to 0". The Greenville News. pp. 8, 11 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Anthon Foy (October 26, 1947). "Furman Stages Rally To Defeat Wofford, 20-6: Pruitt's Passing Features". The Greenville News. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Pete Norton (November 2, 1947). "Forbes Leads Gators To 34-7 Victory: Florida Wins Over Furman Before 14,000". The Tampa Tribune. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Scoop Latimer (November 9, 1947). "Clemson's Varied Attack Swamps Furman, 35 to 7". The Greenville News. pp. Sports 1, 4 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Tommy Thomason (November 23, 1947). "Georgia Tech Rambles Over Furman's Hurricane, 51 To 0". The Greenville News. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Scoop Latimer (November 28, 1947). "Davidson's Passes Reel Furman To Defeat, 20-6". The Greenville News. pp. 26–27 – via Newspapers.com.