1930 Furman Purple Hurricane football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3–1
Head coach
CaptainHarry Harmon
Home stadiumManly Field
1930 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Western Maryland    9 0 1
Texas Mines    7 1 1
Appalachian State    8 2 1
William & Mary Norfolk    3 1 0
Delaware    6 3 1
Furman    6 3 1
Delaware State    4 2 0
Wake Forest    5 3 1
Jacksonville State    4 3 1
Davidson    6 4 0
Navy    6 5 0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers    5 5 1
West Virginia    5 5 0
George Washington    4 4 1
Oglethorpe    4 4 1
Georgetown    5 5 0
South Georgia Teachers    3 4 2
Mississippi State Teachers    3 5 1
Texas Tech    3 6 0
Troy State    1 2 0
Jefferson    1 3 0
Beacom College    1 5 1
Catholic University    1 8 0

The 1930 Furman Purple Hurricane football team represented Furman University as an independent during the 1930 college football season. Led by third-year head coach T. B. Amis, the Purple Hurricane compiled a record of 6–3–1.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 25Newberry
W 49–0[1]
October 4at ArmyL 0–54[2]
October 11Erskine
  • Manly Field
  • Greenville, SC
W 35–0[3]
October 18Davis & Elkins
  • Manly Field
  • Greenville, SC
T 7–7[4]
October 25at FloridaW 14–13[5]
November 1at Oglethorpe
L 6–12[6]
November 8South Carolina
  • Manly Field
  • Greenville, SC
W 14–0[7]
November 15at Wofford
W 14–0[8]
November 22The Citadel
  • Manly Field
  • Greenville, SC (rivalry)
W 31–6[9]
November 27Clemson
  • Manly Field
  • Greenville, SC
L 7–12[10]

References

  1. "Furman shows much power in mauling Indians". The Columbia Record. September 26, 1930. Retrieved June 2, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Army squad runs over Furman, 54–0". The Birmingham News. October 5, 1930. Retrieved June 2, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Furman has rather easy going in winning from Erskine's eleven". The State. October 12, 1930. Retrieved June 2, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Furman battles Scarlets to tie". The News and Observer. October 19, 1930. Retrieved June 2, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Gators get overconfident and let Furman slip in to win, 14 to 13". The Miami Herald. October 26, 1930. Retrieved June 2, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Furman loses hard game to Petrels, 12 to 6". The Greenville News. November 2, 1930. Retrieved June 2, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Hurricane wins from Carolina, 14 to 0". The Greenville News. November 9, 1930. Retrieved June 2, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Purple Hurricane downs Wofford, 14–0". The Greenville News. November 16, 1930. Retrieved June 2, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Furman wins over Citadel by score 31–6". Johnson City Chronicle. November 23, 1930. Retrieved June 2, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Clemson downs Hurricane by 12 to 7 score". The Greenville News. November 28, 1930. Retrieved June 2, 2022 via Newspapers.com.


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