1955 Furman Purple Hurricane football team

The 1955 Furman Purple Hurricane football team was an American football team that represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1955 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Homer Hobbs, the Purple Hurricane compiled an overall record of 1–9 with a mark of 1–1 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the SoCon.[1]

1955 Furman Purple Hurricane football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record1–9 (1–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainJohn Popson
Home stadiumSirrine Stadium
1955 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 19 West Virginia $ 4 –0 –08 –2 –0
VPI 2 –1 –16 –3 –1
Davidson 3 –2 –05 –4 –0
George Washington 3 –2 –05 –4 –0
Richmond 3 –2 –24 –3 –2
The Citadel 2 –2 –05 –4 –0
Furman 1 –1 –01 –9 –0
William & Mary 1 –3 –11 –7 –1
VMI 1 –6 –01 –9 –0
Washington and Lee 0 –1 –00 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15Newberry*
L 0–14
September 24at No. 14 Army*
L 0–81
October 18:00 p.m.at Wofford*
L 6–274,500[2][3][4]
October 8at South Carolina*
L 0–19
October 15at The Citadel
L 19–25
October 22at No. 9 Auburn*
L 0–52[5]
October 29NC State*
  • Sirrine Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
L 7–33
November 11Florida State*
  • Sirrine Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
L 6–19
November 192:00 p.m.Davidson
  • Sirrine Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
W 13–93,000[6][7][8]
November 26Clemson*
  • Sirrine Stadium
  • Greenville, SC
L 20–40
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

References
  1. "1955 Furman Paladins Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  2. "Furman and Wofford to Play Tonight". The State. Columbia, South Carolina. October 1, 1955. p. 10A. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  3. Ballenger, Frank (October 2, 1955). "Alert Wofford Terriers Topple Furman In Rain, 27-6". The Greenville News. Greenville, South Carolina. p. 1C. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. Ballenger, Frank (October 2, 1955). "Furman (continued)". The Greenville News. Greenville, South Carolina. p. 4C. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. "Auburn uses subs freely but routs Furman 52 to 0". The State. October 23, 1955. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Furman, Davidson Clash Here". The Greenville News. Greenville, South Carolina. November 19, 1955. p. 7. Retrieved January 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  7. Ballenger, Frank (November 20, 1955). "Bell Tolls As Furman Trips Wildcats, 13-9". The Greenville News. Greenville, South Carolina. p. 1C. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  8. Ballenger, Frank (November 20, 1955). "Furman Rolls To Down 'Cats, 13-9". The Greenville News. Greenville, South Carolina. p. 2C. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.


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