Furman at Ohio

Saturday, October 19, 1940

Ohio beat Furman 15–⁠6. It was their only meeting on record.

AwayFurman5–⁠4 in 1940
6
HomeOhio1–⁠0 in 1940
15

FinalHigh 52°F, low 37°FAttendance 9,000

In the newspapers

  • The The Wilmington morning star's story: Ohio University Downs Furman By 1876 Score

    The Wilmington morning star, North Carolina, October 20, 1940, page 1

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    Ohio University Downs Furman By 1876 Score ATHENS, o., Oct. 19.-R-Two touchdowns and a safety gave Ohio university a Is to 6 victory over Furman today in their inter-sectlonal homecoming football game. The deadly punting of quarterback Danny Risaliti kept the visitors in their own territory most of the game. They scored their only touchdown with two minutes to play. I

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Furman 67% to win. Ohio pulled the upset.

Ohio leads 1–⁠0 in their only meeting.

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