1947 Furman Purple Hurricane football team

The 1947 Furman Purple Hurricane football team was an American football team that represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1947 college football season. In its second and final season under head coach Bob Smith, the team compiled an overall record 2–7 with a mark of 1–4 against conference opponents, tied for 13th place in the SoCon, and was outscored by a total of 205 to 68.

1947 Furman Purple Hurricane football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record2–6 (1–4 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainJames McQueen
Home stadiumSirrine Stadium
1947 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 14 William & Mary $ 7 1 09 2 0
No. 9 North Carolina 4 1 08 2 0
South Carolina 4 1 16 2 1
No. 19 Duke 3 1 14 3 2
Washington and Lee 3 2 05 5 0
Maryland 3 2 17 2 2
No. 17 NC State 3 2 15 3 1
VPI 4 3 04 5 0
Davidson 3 3 16 3 1
Wake Forest 3 4 06 4 0
VMI 2 3 13 5 1
Clemson 1 3 04 5 0
The Citadel 1 4 03 5 0
Furman 1 4 02 7 0
Richmond 1 5 03 7 0
George Washington 0 4 01 7 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Furman was ranked at No. 161 out of 500 college football teams.

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

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