The 1956 Furman Purple Hurricane football team was an American football team that represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1956 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Homer Hobbs, the Purple Hurricane compiled an overall record of 2–8 with a mark of 2–2 in conference play, placing tied for fourth in the SoCon.[1]
| 1956 Furman Purple Hurricane football | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 2–8 (2–2 SoCon) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Bobby Jennings |
| Home stadium | Sirrine Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VPI | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 George Washington | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Davidson | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington and Lee | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 29 | George Washington | L 0–10 | 6,000 | [2] | |
| October 6 | at Auburn* | L 0–41 | [3] | ||
| October 13 | Wofford* |
| L 6–18 | 10,000 | [4] |
| October 20 | Newberry* |
| L 7–13 | 3,000 | [5] |
| October 27 | The Citadel |
| W 7–0 | 6,000 | [6] |
| November 3 | South Carolina* |
| L 6–13 | [7] | |
| November 10 | at Florida State* | L 7–42 | 9,000 | [8] | |
| November 17 | at West Virginia | L 0–7 | 5,000 | [9] | |
| November 23 | at Davidson | W 27–13 | 1,600 | [10] | |
| December 1 | at Clemson* | L 7–28 | [11] | ||
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References
edit- ^ "1956 Furman Paladins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
- ^ Jim Anderson (September 30, 1956). "Colonials have to battle to top scrappy Furman, 10–0". The Greenville News. p. C1. Retrieved September 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Auburn rips Furman". The Huntsville Times. October 7, 1956. Retrieved September 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wofford in 18–6 victory over Furman". The State. October 14, 1956. Retrieved September 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Indian passes whip Hurricane, 13–7". The Greenville News. October 21, 1956. Retrieved September 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Penland leads Hurricane to 7–0 upset over Citadel". The State. October 28, 1956. Retrieved September 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "S.C. first period scores nose out Furman, 13–6". The Charlotte Observer. November 4, 1956. Retrieved September 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Florida State outclasses Furman, 42 to 7". Tampa Sunday Tribune. November 11, 1956. Retrieved September 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "West Virginia barely defeats Furman, 7 to 0". Rocky Mount Telegram. November 18, 1956. Retrieved September 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Furman can always count on Wildcats for conference win". The Columbia Record. November 24, 1956. Retrieved September 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Clemson uses Furman as bowl bait in 28–7 romp". Daily Press. December 2, 1956. Retrieved September 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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