1951 Furman Purple Hurricane football team

1951 Furman Purple Hurricane football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–6–1 (1–4–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainSonny Horton
Home stadiumSirrine Stadium
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Maryland + 5 0 0 10 0 0
VMI + 5 0 0 7 3 0
Washington and Lee 5 1 0 6 4 0
William & Mary 5 1 0 7 3 0
No. 19 Clemson 3 1 0 7 3 0
Duke 4 2 0 5 4 1
South Carolina 5 3 0 6 4 0
Wake Forest 5 3 0 6 4 0
George Washington 2 3 1 2 6 1
North Carolina 2 3 0 2 8 0
West Virginia 2 3 0 5 5 0
NC State 2 6 0 3 7 0
Richmond 2 6 0 3 8 0
The Citadel 1 3 0 4 6 0
Furman 1 4 1 3 6 1
Davidson 1 5 0 1 8 0
VPI 1 7 0 2 8 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1951 Furman Purple Hurricane football team was an American football team that represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1951 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Bill Young, the Purple Hurricane compiled an overall record of 3–6–1 with a mark of 1–4–1 in conference play, placing 15th in the SoCon.[1]

  1. ^ "1951 Furman Paladins Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved January 1, 2022.