The 1958 Furman Purple Hurricane football team was an American football team that represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1958 college football season. In their first season under head coach Bob King, Furman compiled an overall record of 2–7 with a mark of 1–2 in conference play, placing eighth in the SoCon.[1]
| 1958 Furman Purple Hurricane football | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 2–7 (1–2 SoCon) |
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| Captain | Buddy Walton |
| Home stadium | Sirrine Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VPI | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Washington | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Davidson | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 20 | at Florida State* | L 6–42 | 15,000 | [2] | |
| October 3 | at George Washington | L 8–11 | 4,500 | [3] | |
| October 11 | at Alabama* | L 6–29 | 17,000 | [4] | |
| October 18 | Wofford* | W 40–39 | 9,000 | [5] | |
| October 25 | The Citadel |
| L 6–24 | 8,000 | [6] |
| November 1 | at Penn State* | L 0–36 | 23,000 | [7] | |
| November 8 | South Carolina* |
| L 7–32 | [8] | |
| November 22 | at Davidson | W 22–20 | 3,500 | [9] | |
| November 29 | at No. 12 Clemson* | L 19–36 | 16,000 | [10] | |
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References
edit- ^ "1958 Furman Paladins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
- ^ "Renn's running paces 42–6 FSU rout of Furman". Tallahassee Democrat. September 21, 1958. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Late field goal pushes G.W. over Hurricane, 11–8". The Greenville News. October 4, 1958. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alabama smashes Furman". The Huntsville Times. October 12, 1958. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Furman trips Wofford in wild scoring thriller, 40–39". The Greenville News. October 19, 1958. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Citadel Bulldogs overpower Furman, 24–6". The Greenville News. October 26, 1946. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lions wallop Furman, 36–0". The Pittsburgh Press. November 2, 1958. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "USC overpowers Furman, 32–7". The Times and Democrat. November 9, 1958. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Furman 'jinxes' Davidson again; scores 22–20 win". The Charlotte Observer. November 23, 1958. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tigers accept bid to Sugar Bowl". The State. November 30, 1958. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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