1930 Furman Purple Hurricane football team

The 1930 Furman Purple Hurricane football team represented Furman University as an independent during the 1930 college football season. Led by third-year head coach T. B. Amis, the Purple Hurricane compiled a record of 6–3–1.

1930 Furman Purple Hurricane football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3–1
Head coach
CaptainHarry Harmon
Home stadiumManly Field
Seasons
← 1929
1931 →
1930 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Western Maryland     9 0 1
Texas Mines     7 1 1
Appalachian State     8 2 1
William & Mary Norfolk     3 1 0
Delaware     6 3 1
Furman     6 3 1
Delaware State     4 2 0
Wake Forest     5 3 1
Jacksonville State     4 3 1
Davidson     6 4 0
Navy     6 5 0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers     5 5 1
West Virginia     5 5 0
George Washington     4 4 1
Oglethorpe     4 4 1
Georgetown     5 5 0
South Georgia Teachers     3 4 2
Mississippi State Teachers     3 5 1
Texas Tech     3 6 0
Troy State     1 2 0
Jefferson     1 3 0
Beacom College     1 5 1
Catholic University     1 8 0

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 25Newberry
W 49–0[1]
October 4at ArmyL 0–54[2]
October 11Erskine
  • Manly Field
  • Greenville, SC
W 35–0[3]
October 18Davis & Elkins
  • Manly Field
  • Greenville, SC
T 7–7[4]
October 25at FloridaW 14–13[5]
November 1at Oglethorpe
L 6–12[6]
November 8South Carolina
  • Manly Field
  • Greenville, SC
W 14–0[7]
November 15at Wofford
W 14–0[8]
November 22The Citadel
  • Manly Field
  • Greenville, SC (rivalry)
W 31–6[9]
November 27Clemson
  • Manly Field
  • Greenville, SC
L 7–12[10]

References edit

  1. ^ "Furman shows much power in mauling Indians". The Columbia Record. September 26, 1930. Retrieved June 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Army squad runs over Furman, 54–0". The Birmingham News. October 5, 1930. Retrieved June 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Furman has rather easy going in winning from Erskine's eleven". The State. October 12, 1930. Retrieved June 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Furman battles Scarlets to tie". The News and Observer. October 19, 1930. Retrieved June 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Gators get overconfident and let Furman slip in to win, 14 to 13". The Miami Herald. October 26, 1930. Retrieved June 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Furman loses hard game to Petrels, 12 to 6". The Greenville News. November 2, 1930. Retrieved June 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Hurricane wins from Carolina, 14 to 0". The Greenville News. November 9, 1930. Retrieved June 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Purple Hurricane downs Wofford, 14–0". The Greenville News. November 16, 1930. Retrieved June 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Furman wins over Citadel by score 31–6". Johnson City Chronicle. November 23, 1930. Retrieved June 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Clemson downs Hurricane by 12 to 7 score". The Greenville News. November 28, 1930. Retrieved June 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.