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
1936 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 Duke $ 7 0 09 1 0
North Carolina 6 1 08 2 0
Furman 4 1 07 2 0
VMI 4 2 06 4 0
Maryland 3 2 05 5 0
Clemson 3 3 05 5 0
Davidson 4 3 05 4 0
Washington and Lee 2 2 04 5 0
Wake Forest 2 2 05 4 0
NC State 2 4 03 7 0
VPI 4 5 05 5 0
South Carolina 2 5 05 7 0
Richmond 1 3 04 4 2
Virginia 1 5 02 7 0
The Citadel 0 4 04 6 0
William & Mary 0 5 01 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.