1939 Furman Purple Hurricane football team

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The 1939 Furman Purple Hurricane football team was an American football team that represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1939 college football season. In their eighth year under head coach Dizzy McLeod, the Purple Hurricane compiled an overall record of 5–4 with a conference mark of 3–3, and finished seventh in the SoCon.[1]

Record5–4 (3–3 SoCon)
Headcoach
Captains
  • Roten Shetley
  • Lloyd Coley
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1939 Furman Purple Hurricane football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–4 (3–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Captains
  • Roten Shetley
  • Lloyd Coley
Home stadiumSirrine Stadium
Seasons
← 1938
1940 â†’
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1939 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Duke $5–0–08–1–0
No. 12 Clemson4–0–09–1–0
William & Mary2–0–16–2–1
North Carolina5–1–08–1–1
VMI3–1–16–3–1
Richmond3–1–17–1–2
Furman3–3–05–4–0
Wake Forest3–3–07–3–0
NC State2–4–02–8–0
Washington and Lee1–2–03–4–1
South Carolina1–3–03–6–1
VPI1–4–14–5–1
Davidson1–7–02–7–0
Maryland0–1–02–7–0
The Citadel0–4–03–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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Furman was ranked at No. 89 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Erskine*W 38–77,500[3]
September 30at Army*L 7–167,000[4]
October 6Georgia*
  • Sirrine Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
W 20–012,000[5]
October 14at The CitadelW 7–0[6]
October 28at DavidsonW 15–0[7]
November 4at VPIL 7–202,500[8]
November 11at South CarolinaW 20–08,000[9]
November 18NC State
  • Sirrine Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
L 7–127,500[10]
November 25No. 15 Clemson
  • Sirrine Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
L 3–1416,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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