1937 Furman Purple Hurricane football team

1937 Furman Purple Hurricane football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	4–3–2 (1–2–2 SoCon)
Head coach	Dizzy McLeod (6th season)
Captain	June Scott Jack Shivers
Home stadium	Sirrine Stadium
Seasons ←  1936 1938  →

1937 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Maryland $	2	–	0	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
No. 19 North Carolina	4	–	0	–	1			7	–	1	–	1
Clemson	2	–	0	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
No. 20 Duke	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	1
VMI	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
NC State	4	–	2	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
South Carolina	2	–	2	–	1			5	–	6	–	1
Washington and Lee	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
The Citadel	2	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Richmond	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
Furman	1	–	2	–	2			4	–	3	–	2
VPI	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
William & Mary	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Wake Forest	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Davidson	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	Newberry *	Sirrine Stadium Greenville, SC	W 19–0	9,000	[2]
October 1	Wofford *	Sirrine Stadium Greenville, SC (rivalry)	W 58–0	4,500	[3]
October 9	NC State	Sirrine Stadium Greenville, SC	T 7–7	9,000	[4]
October 16	at The Citadel	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC (rivalry)	L 0–8		[5]
October 23	Presbyterian *	Sirrine Stadium Greenville, SC	W 52–0		[6]
October 30	at Davidson	Richardson Field Davidson, NC	L 9–13	4,500	[7]
November 6	Bucknell *	Sirrine Stadium Greenville, SC	L 7–20	5,000	[8]
November 13	at South Carolina	Carolina Municipal Stadium Columbia, SC	W 12–0	7,000	[9]
November 25	Clemson	Sirrine Stadium Greenville, SC	T 0–0	18,000	[10]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "1937 Furman Paladins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
2. "Furman defeats Newberry, 19–0". The State. September 18, 1937. Retrieved September 11, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
3. "M'Leod's magicians puzzle Wofford team, 58 to 0". The Greenville News. October 2, 1937. Retrieved September 11, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
4. "'Pack comes from behind to tie Furman Hurricane". The News and Observer. October 10, 1937. Retrieved September 11, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Robinson leads Cadets to win". The State. October 17, 1937. Retrieved September 11, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Furman swamps Blue Hose, 52–0". The Charlotte News. October 24, 1937. Retrieved September 11, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Davidson rallies to edge out Furman, 13–9". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 31, 1937. Retrieved September 11, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Lou Tomasetti sparks Bisons". The Scranton Tribune. November 7, 1937. p. 23. Retrieved September 11, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Furman Hurricane blows over South Carolina, 12–0". The Charlotte Observer. November 14, 1937. Retrieved September 11, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Inspired Furman Paladins battle superior Tigers of Clemson to scoreless tie". The Greenville News. November 26, 1937. Retrieved September 11, 2022– via Newspapers.com.