1941 Furman Purple Hurricane football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1941

| team = Furman Purple Hurricane

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Southern Conference

| short_conf = SoCon

| record = 3–4–2

| conf_record = 2–3–2

| head_coach = Dizzy McLeod

| hc_year = 10th

| captain = Bill Cornwall

| captain2 = Hazel Gilstrap

| captain3 = George Turner

| stadium = Sirrine Stadium

}}

The 1941 Furman Purple Hurricane football team was an American football team that represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1941 college football season. In its 10th season under head coach Dizzy McLeod, the team compiled a 3–4–2 record (2–3–2 against conference opponents), finished in ninth place in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 195 to 129.{{cite web|title=1941 Furman Paladins Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=September 20, 2019|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/furman/1941-schedule.html}}

Furman was ranked at No. 138 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.{{cite news|title=Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published|newspaper=The Courier-Journal|author=Dr. E. E. Litkenhous|date=December 26, 1941|page=Sports 4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123088221/gophers-grid-kings-over-6-year-span/|via=Newspapers.com}}

The team played its home games at Sirrine Stadium in Greenville, South Carolina.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1941

| poll = AP

| attend = y

| source = y

|September 20|at|Tennessee|Shields–Watkins Field|Knoxville, TN|L 6-32|12,000|{{cite news|title=Tennessee Vols Conquer Plucky Furman Team, 32-6|newspaper=The Knoxville Journal|author=Tom Anderson|date=September 21, 1941|page=17|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36097982/tennessee_vols_conquer_plucky_furman/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|September 26||{{cfb link|year=1941|team=Wofford Terriers|title=Wofford}}|Sirrine Stadium|Greenville, SC (rivalry)|W 40-19|4,500|{{cite news|title=Furman Hurricane Defeats Terriers, 40 To 19|newspaper=Greenville News|author=Anthon Foy|date=September 27, 1941|page=7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36320985/furman_hurricane_defeats_terriers_40/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 4||Wake Forest|Sirrine Stadium|Greenville, SC|L 13-52|8,000|{{cite news|title=Wake Forest Routs Crippled Furman Team, 52-13|newspaper=Greenville News|author=Scoop Latimer|date=October 5, 1941|page=11|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36318043/wake_forest_routs_crippled_furman_team/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 11||NC State|Sirrine Stadium|Greenville, SC|T 0-0|6,000|{{cite news|title=Furman, N.C. State Battle To Scoreless Tie|newspaper=Greenville News|author=Anthon Foy|date=October 12, 1941|page=Sports 1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36319691/furman_nc_state_battle_to_scoreless/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 18|at|The Citadel|Johnson Hagood Stadium (rivalry)|Charleston, SC|T 13-13|7,000|{{cite news|title=Furman and Citadel Battle To 13-13 Deadlock|newspaper=Greenville News|author=Scoop Latimer|date=October 19, 1941|page=Sports 1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36321139/furman_and_citadel_battle_to_1313/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 25|vs|Davidson|American Legion Memorial Stadium|Charlotte, NC|W 31-13||{{cite news|title=Hurricane Has Easy Time Thumping Davidson, 31-13|newspaper=Asheville Citizen-Times|date=October 26, 1941|page=D1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36320637/hurricane_has_easy_time_thumping/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 8||George Washington|Sirrine Stadium|Greenville, SC|W 13-6|5,000|{{cite news|title=Furman Snaps Back To Whip G. Washington 13-6|newspaper=Greenville News|author=Scoop Latimer|date=November 9, 1941|page=Sports 1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36320390/furman_snaps_back_to_whip_g_washington/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 15|at|South Carolina|Carolina Stadium|Columbia, SC|L 7-26|12,000|{{cite news|title=Carolina's Brilliant Runs Defeat Furman, 26-7|newspaper=The Greenville News|author=Scoop Latimer|date=November 16, 1941|page=11|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36164905/carolinas_brilliant_runs_defeat/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 22||No. 18 Clemson|Sirrine Stadium|Greenville, SC|L 6-34|18,000|{{cite news|title=Clemson Routs Furman 34-6, Enhances Bowl Bid|newspaper=The Greenville News|author=Scoop Latimer|date=November 23, 1941|page=Sports 1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36171889/clemson_routs_furman_346_enhances/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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References

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