The 1940 Furman Purple Hurricane football team was an American football team that represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1940 college football season. In their ninth year under head coach Dizzy McLeod, the Purple Hurricane compiled an overall record of 5–4 with a conference mark of 4–3, and finished eighth in the SoCon.[1]
| 1940 Furman Purple Hurricane football | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 5–4 (4–3 SoCon) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Pepper Martin |
| Home stadium | Sirrine Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Duke | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington and Lee | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VPI | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Davidson | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Furman was ranked at No. 81 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[2]
Schedule edit
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 27 | Erskine* | W 40–0 | [3] | |||
| October 5 | at Wake Forest | L 0–19 | 4,000 | [4] | ||
| October 11 | The Citadel |
| W 36–7 | 3,500 | [5] | |
| October 19 | at Ohio* | L 6–15 | 9,000 | [6] | ||
| October 26 | Davidson |
| W 40–7 | 6,000 | [7] | |
| November 2 | at NC State | W 20–6 | 12,000 | [8] | ||
| November 9 | 2:30 p.m. | at VPI | L 21–38 | 4,000 | [9][10] | |
| November 16 | South Carolina |
| W 25–7 | 8,500 | [11] | |
| November 23 | Clemson |
| L 7–13 | 19,000 | [12] | |
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References edit
- ^ "1940 Furman Paladins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
- ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Furman blasts game Erskine eleven, 40–0". The State. September 28, 1940. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "It was right day for Deacs to win". The News and Observer. October 6, 1940. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Purple Hurricane trounces The Citadel". The State. October 12, 1940. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bobcats score 100th triumph for Don Peden". The Springfield News-Sun. October 20, 1940. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Furman overpowers fighting Davidson eleven in last half". The State. October 27, 1940. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Purple Hurricane blows State off of gridiron". The Durham Herald-Sun. November 3, 1940. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Crippled Purples Fall Victim To High-Scoring Tech Crew". The Furman Hornet. Furman University. November 15, 1940. p. 5. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
- ^ "Furman Defeated By VPI, 38 to 21". The Sunday Star-News. Library of Congress. November 10, 1940. p. 9. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
- ^ "Furman tramples Gamecocks, 25–7". The Charlotte Observer. November 17, 1940. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tigers cop thriller from Furman, 13–7". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 24, 1940. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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