1938 Furman Purple Hurricane football team

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The 1938 Furman Purple Hurricane football team was an American football team that represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1938 college football season. In their seventh year under head coach Dizzy McLeod, the Purple Hurricane compiled an overall record of 2–7–1 with a conference mark of 0–4–1, and finished 14th in the SoCon.[1]

ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record2–7–1 (0–4–1 SoCon)
Headcoach
CaptainGeorge Patrick
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1938 Furman Purple Hurricane football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record2–7–1 (0–4–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainGeorge Patrick
Home stadiumSirrine Stadium
Seasons
← 1937
1939 â†’
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1938 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Duke $5–0–09–1–0
Clemson3–0–17–1–1
VMI4–0–36–1–4
North Carolina4–1–06–2–1
Richmond3–2–16–3–1
Washington and Lee2–2–04–4–1
NC State3–3–13–7–1
South Carolina2–2–06–4–1
Wake Forest3–4–14–5–1
VPI2–3–23–5–2
The Citadel2–3–06–5–0
Maryland1–2–02–7–0
Davidson2–6–04–6–0
Furman0–4–12–7–1
William & Mary0–4–03–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16Oglethorpe*
W 13–67,500[2]
September 23at Bucknell*
L 6–287,000[3]
September 30at George Washington*
L 0–78,000[4]
October 7at Georgia*
L 7–38[5]
October 15The Citadel
  • Sirrine Stadium
  • Greenville, SC (rivalry)
L 6–910,000[6]
October 22at NC State
T 7–77,500[7]
October 29Davidson
  • Sirrine Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
L 12–13[8]
November 5at Marshall*
W 18–138,000[9]
November 12South Carolina
  • Sirrine Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
L 6–2712,500[10]
November 24at Clemson
L 7–1012,500[11]
  • *Non-conference game
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