en 1933 Furman Purple Hurricane football team

1933 Furman Purple Hurricane football
1933 Furman Purple Hurricane football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	6–1–2 (4–0–1 SIAA)
Head coach	Dizzy McLeod (2nd season);
Captain	Bob Smith
Home stadium	Manly Field
	Seasons ← 1932 1934 →

1933 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Murray State $	7	–	0	–	0	9	–	0	–	0
Howard (AL)	5	–	0	–	0	7	–	1	–	2
Centenary	3	–	0	–	0	8	–	0	–	4
Furman	4	–	0	–	1	6	–	1	–	2
Union (KY)	3	–	0	–	1	4	–	1	–	1
Miami (FL)	2	–	0	–	1	5	–	1	–	2
Western Kentucky State Teachers	5	–	1	–	0	6	–	2	–	0
Centre	3	–	1	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Loyola (LA)	3	–	1	–	0	6	–	4	–	1
Rollins	2	–	1	–	0	6	–	2	–	0
SW Louisiana	3	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Presbyterian	3	–	2	–	0	4	–	2	–	2
Millsaps	3	–	2	–	1	4	–	4	–	2
Newberry	2	–	2	–	1	6	–	3	–	1
Tennessee Tech	2	–	2	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
The Citadel	2	–	2	–	1	3	–	5	–	1
Louisiana Normal	2	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Mississippi College	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	4	–	1
Georgetown (KY)	2	–	3	–	1	2	–	5	–	1
Mississippi State Teachers	2	–	4	–	1	3	–	5	–	2
Southwestern (TN)	1	–	2	–	0	3	–	4	–	2
Louisiana Tech	1	–	3	–	0	1	–	7	–	0
Louisiana College	1	–	4	–	0	3	–	4	–	0
Wofford	1	–	4	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Transylvania	1	–	4	–	0	1	–	7	–	1
Erskine	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Union (TN)	1	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Louisville	1	–	6	–	0	1	–	7	–	0
Stetson	0	–	0	–	1	4	–	2	–	1
Mercer	0	–	0	–	1	4	–	3	–	2
Eastern Kentucky State Teachers	0	–	2	–	2	1	–	2	–	3
Middle Tennessee State Teachers	0	–	4	–	0	1	–	7	–	1

$ – Conference champion

The 1933 Furman Purple Hurricane football team represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1933 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Dizzy McLeod, the Purple Hurricane compiled an overall record of 6–1–2, with a mark of 4–0–1 in conference play, and finished fourth in the SIAA.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 30	at Richmond*	City Stadium Richmond, VA	W 14–6	3,000	^[1]
October 6	Erskine	Manly Field Greenville, SC	W 33–0		^[2]
October 14	The Citadel	Manly Field Greenville, SC (rivalry)	W 14–0	4,000	^[3]
October 21	at Centre	Farris Stadium Danville, KY	W 7–6		^[4]
October 28	Mercer	Manly Field Greenville, SC	T 6–6	6,000	^[5]
November 4	Wofford	Manly Field Greenville, SC (rivalry)	W 38–0		^[6]
November 11	at Bucknell*	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	L 0–12		^[7]
November 18	South Carolina*	State Fairgrounds Columbia, SC	T 0–0	12,000	^[8]
November 30	Clemson*	Manly Field Greenville, SC	W 6–0	13,000	^[9]
*Non-conference game

^ "Furman capitalizes break, out-punts Richmond to win, 14–6". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 1, 1933. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Furman defeats Erskine". The State. October 7, 1933. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Hurricane rolls over The Citadel, 14 to 0". The Charlotte News. October 15, 1933. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Furman noses out Centre by score of 7 to 6". The Messenger and Inquirer. October 22, 1933. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Furman and Mercer battle to six-to-six tie". The State. October 29, 1933. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Hurricane smothers Terriers". The Charlotte News. November 5, 1933. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bucknell shatters Furman foe's run". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 12, 1933. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Furman and Carolina battle to scoreless tie". The Greenville News. November 19, 1933. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Furman conquers stubborn Clemson Tiger, 6–0". The Charlotte Observer. December 1, 1933. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

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