1940 Furman Purple Hurricane football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1940 Furman Purple Hurricane football Southern Conference SoCon 5–4 4–3 Dizzy McLeod 9th Pepper Martin Sirrine Stadium 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.1940 Furman Paladins Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football September 11, 2022 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/furman/1940-schedule.html 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.Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings The Boston Globe Dr. E. E. Litkenhous December 19, 1940 22 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123126338/final-1940-litkenhous-ratings/ Newspapers.com Schedule 1940 AP September 27 w y 1940 Erskine Flying Fleet Erskine Sirrine Stadium Greenville, SC 40–0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109391702/furman-blasts-game-erskine-eleven-400/ The State Furman blasts game Erskine eleven, 40–0 September 28, 1940 September 11, 2022 Newspapers.com October 5 l y Wake Forest Groves Stadium Wake Forest, NC 0–19 4,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109391952/it-was-right-day-for-deacs-to-win/ The News and Observer It was right day for Deacs to win October 6, 1940 September 11, 2022 Newspapers.com October 11 w The Citadel Sirrine Stadium Greenville, SC rivalry 36–7 3,500 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109392154/purple-hurricane-trounces-the-citadel/ The State Purple Hurricane trounces The Citadel October 12, 1940 September 11, 2022 Newspapers.com October 19 l y y Ohio Ohio Stadium Athens, OH 6–15 9,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109392418/bobcats-score-100th-triumph-for-don-pede/ The Springfield News-Sun Bobcats score 100th triumph for Don Peden October 20, 1940 September 11, 2022 Newspapers.com October 26 w Davidson Sirrine Stadium Greenville, SC 40–7 6,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108976567/furman-overpowers-fighting-davidson-elev/ The State Furman overpowers fighting Davidson eleven in last half October 27, 1940 September 11, 2022 Newspapers.com November 2 w y NC State Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC 20–6 12,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109392668/purple-hurricane-blows-state-off-of-grid/ The Durham Herald-Sun Purple Hurricane blows State off of gridiron November 3, 1940 September 11, 2022 Newspapers.com November 9 2:30 p.m. l y VPI Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA 21–38 4,000 Crippled Purples Fall Victim To High-Scoring Tech Crew https://cdm16821.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16821coll21/id/22909/rec/1 Furman University The Furman Hornet November 15, 1940 5 August 22, 2022Furman Defeated By VPI, 38 to 21 https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn78002169/1940-11-10/ed-1/seq-9/ Library of Congress The Sunday Star-News November 10, 1940 9 August 23, 2022 November 16 w South Carolina Sirrine Stadium Greenville, SC 25–7 8,500 Furman tramples Gamecocks, 25–7 The Charlotte Observer November 17, 1940 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109392985/furman-tramples-gamecocks-257/ September 11, 2022 Newspapers.com November 23 l Clemson Sirrine Stadium Greenville, SC 7–13 19,000 Tigers cop thriller from Furman, 13–7 Asheville Citizen-Times November 24, 1940 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109393192/tigers-cop-thriller-from-furman-137/ September 11, 2022 Newspapers.com References Furman Category:Furman Paladins football seasons Furman Purple Hurricane football