1935 Furman Purple Hurricane football team

1935 Furman Purple Hurricane football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	8–1 (4–0 SIAA)
Head coach	Dizzy McLeod (4th season)
Captain	Hubert Blair
Home stadium	Manly Field

1935 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

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

The 1935 Furman Purple Hurricane football team represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1935 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Dizzy McLeod, the Purple Hurricane compiled an overall record of 8–1, with a mark of 4–0 in conference play, and finished third in the SIAA.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	Piedmont*	Manly Field Greenville, SC	W 69–0	3,000	[1]
October 5	Presbyterian	Manly Field Greenville, SC	W 23–0		[2]
October 12	at Georgia*	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	L 7–31	10,000	[3]
October 18	vs. Wake Forest*	Central High School Stadium Charlotte, NC	W 9–0		[4]
October 26	Mercer	Manly Field Greenville, SC	W 32–0		[5]
November 2	The Citadel	Manly Field Greenville, SC (rivalry)	W 35–0	4,500	[6]
November 9	Wofford	Manly Field Greenville, SC (rivalry)	W 29–0		[7]
November 16	at South Carolina*	Carolina Municipal Stadium Columbia, SC	W 20–7	3,500	[8]
November 28	Clemson*	Manly Field Greenville, SC	W 8–6		[9]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "Purple Hurricane sweeps Piedmont over, 69–0". The Greenville News. September 29, 1935. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Furman shows power, beats Blue Hose, 23–0". The Index-Journal. October 6, 1935. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Georgia tramples Furman club, 31–7". The Macon Telegraph. October 13, 1935. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Paladins hang up 9–0 victory over Deacons". The Charlotte News. October 19, 1935. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Dazzling attack on all fronts swamps Furman's old foes". The Greenville News. October 27, 1935. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Powerful Furman eleven overwhelms The Citadel by score of 35 to 0". The State. November 3, 1935. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Furman baffles Wofford in quick 29–0 victory". The Greenville News. November 10, 1935. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Furman scores on pass, blocked kick, punt return to beat Carolina". The State. November 17, 1935. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Furman defeats Clemson, 8 to 6, in mud for state football title". The State. November 29, 1935. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.