Furman at Richmond

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, October 1, 1933, page 71

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  FURMAN GRABS BREAKS Fumble and Puny Punt Figures in 14–⁠6 Win From Richmond. RICHMOND, Va, September 80 LP). “A smart Furman University foot ball team that recognized the breaks and took advantage of them. swept to a l4-to-6 victory over the University of Richmond eleven here today. Twice in the first half the Purple Hurricane, profiting by a tumble and again by puny Richmond punt that went out Of bounds near the Spider goal line. charged through the line for touchdowns. A long run by Dodson led to Rich mond’s score in the opening period, coming after Furman’s first counter. The Spiders. outrushing their rivals by wide yardage and piling up twice as many first downs, saw their advantage from scrimmage more than or set by faulty punting.

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Richmond leads 16–⁠8 in 24 meetings, counting the 21 since this game.