1937 Furman Purple Hurricane football team

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The 1937 Furman Purple Hurricane football team was an American football team that represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1937 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach Dizzy McLeod, the Purple Hurricane compiled an overall record of 4–3–2 with a conference mark of 1–2–2, and finished eleventh in the SoCon.[1]

ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–3–2 (1–2–2 SoCon)
Headcoach
Captains
  • June Scott
  • Jack Shivers
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1937 Furman Purple Hurricane football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–3–2 (1–2–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Captains
  • June Scott
  • Jack Shivers
Home stadiumSirrine Stadium
Seasons
← 1936
1938 â†’
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1937 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Maryland $2–0–08–2–0
No. 19 North Carolina4–0–17–1–1
Clemson2–0–14–4–1
No. 20 Duke5–1–07–2–1
VMI4–2–05–5–0
NC State4–2–15–3–1
South Carolina2–2–15–6–1
Washington and Lee2–3–04–5–0
The Citadel2–3–07–4–0
Richmond2–3–05–4–1
Furman1–2–24–3–2
VPI2–4–05–5–0
William & Mary1–3–04–5–0
Wake Forest1–4–03–6–0
Davidson1–6–02–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17Newberry*
W 19–09,000[2]
October 1Wofford*
  • Sirrine Stadium
  • Greenville, SC (rivalry)
W 58–04,500[3]
October 9NC State
  • Sirrine Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
T 7–79,000[4]
October 16at The Citadel
L 0–8[5]
October 23Presbyterian*
  • Sirrine Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
W 52–0[6]
October 30at Davidson
L 9–134,500[7]
November 6Bucknell*
  • Sirrine Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
L 7–205,000[8]
November 13at South Carolina
W 12–07,000[9]
November 25Clemson
  • Sirrine Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
T 0–018,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
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