1936 Furman Purple Hurricane football team

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The 1936 Furman Purple Hurricane football team was an American football team that represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1936 college football season . In their fifth year under head coach Dizzy McLeod, the team compiled an overall record of 7–2 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, finishing in third place in the SoCon. Furman defeated Davidson, 14–13, on October 31, in the first game played at Sirrine Stadium.

ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record7–2 (4–1 SoCon)
Headcoach
CaptainBob King
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1936 Furman Purple Hurricane football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record7–2 (4–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainBob King
Home stadiumManly Field
Sirrine Stadium
Seasons
← 1935
1937 â†’
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1936 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 Duke $7–0–09–1–0
North Carolina6–1–08–2–0
Furman4–1–07–2–0
VMI4–2–06–4–0
Maryland3–2–05–5–0
Clemson3–3–05–5–0
Davidson4–3–05–4–0
Washington and Lee2–2–04–5–0
Wake Forest2–2–05–4–0
NC State2–4–03–7–0
VPI4–5–05–5–0
South Carolina2–5–05–7–0
Richmond1–3–04–4–2
Virginia1–5–02–7–0
The Citadel0–4–04–6–0
William & Mary0–5–01–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at Wofford*
W 31–04,000[1]
October 3at Georgia*
L 0–134,001[2]
October 10The Citadel
W 13–76,000[3]
October 17at NC State
L 0–277,500[4]
October 23Mercer*
  • Manly Field
  • Greenville, SC
W 20–96,000[5]
October 31Davidson
W 14–139,000[6]
November 6at Presbyterian*
W 14–03,000[7]
November 14South Carolina
  • Sirrine Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
W 23–6[8]
November 26at Clemson
W 12–012,000[9]
  • *Non-conference game
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