1939 Furman Purple Hurricane football team explained

Year:1939
Team:Furman Purple Hurricane
Sport:football
Conference:Southern Conference
Short Conf:SoCon
Record:5–4
Conf Record:3–3
Head Coach:Dizzy McLeod
Hc Year:8th
Captain:Roten Shetley
Lloyd Coley
Stadium:Sirrine Stadium

The 1939 Furman Purple Hurricane football team was an American football team that represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1939 college football season. In their eighth year under head coach Dizzy McLeod, the Purple Hurricane compiled an overall record of 5–4 with a conference mark of 3–3, and finished seventh in the SoCon.[1]

Furman was ranked at No. 89 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: 1939 Furman Paladins Schedule and Results. Sports Reference LLC. SR/College Football. September 11, 2022.
  2. News: Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth. E. E. Litkenhous. Johnson City Sunday Press. December 31, 1939. 11. Newspapers.com.