1936 Furman Purple Hurricane football team

1936 Furman Purple Hurricane football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record7–2 (4–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainBob King
Home stadiumManly Field
Sirrine Stadium
Seasons
← 1935
1937 →
1936 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Duke $ 7 0 0 9 1 0
North Carolina 6 1 0 8 2 0
Furman 4 1 0 7 2 0
VMI 4 2 0 6 4 0
Maryland 3 2 0 5 5 0
Clemson 3 3 0 5 5 0
Davidson 4 3 0 5 4 0
Washington and Lee 2 2 0 4 5 0
Wake Forest 2 2 0 5 4 0
NC State 2 4 0 3 7 0
VPI 4 5 0 5 5 0
South Carolina 2 5 0 5 7 0
Richmond 1 3 0 4 4 2
Virginia 1 5 0 2 7 0
The Citadel 0 4 0 4 6 0
William & Mary 0 5 0 1 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1936 Furman Purple Hurricane football team was an American football team that represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1936 college football season . In their fifth year under head coach Dizzy McLeod, the team compiled an overall record of 7–2 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, finishing in third place in the SoCon. Furman defeated Davidson, 14–13, on October 31, in the first game played at Sirrine Stadium.