1942 Furman Purple Hurricane football team information
American college football season
1942Furman Purple Hurricane football
Conference
Southern Conference
Record
3–6 (3–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Dizzy McLeod (11th season)
Captain
Dewey Proctor
Home stadium
Sirrine Stadium
Seasons
← 1941
1946 →
1942 Southern Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 14 William & Mary $
4
–
0
–
0
9
–
1
–
1
VPI
5
–
1
–
0
7
–
2
–
1
Wake Forest
6
–
1
–
1
6
–
2
–
1
North Carolina
3
–
1
–
1
5
–
2
–
2
Duke
3
–
1
–
1
5
–
4
–
1
NC State
3
–
1
–
2
4
–
4
–
2
Furman
3
–
3
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
The Citadel
2
–
2
–
0
5
–
2
–
0
Clemson
2
–
3
–
1
3
–
6
–
1
Davidson
2
–
4
–
1
2
–
6
–
1
VMI
2
–
4
–
1
3
–
5
–
1
George Washington
2
–
4
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Maryland
1
–
2
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
South Carolina
1
–
4
–
0
1
–
7
–
1
Richmond
1
–
5
–
0
3
–
6
–
1
Washington and Lee
0
–
4
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
$ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
The 1942 Furman Purple Hurricane football team was an American football team that represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1942 college football season. In their eleventh year under head coach Dizzy McLeod, the Purple Hurricane compiled an overall record of 3–6 with a conference mark of 3–3, and finished seventh in the SoCon.[1]
Furman was ranked at No. 88 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[2]
^"1942 Furman Paladins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
^Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
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