Presbyterian at Furman
Friday, October 14, 1949 Share
Presbyterian beat Furman 20–13. It was their 14th meeting; after it, Furman led the series 10–4.
FinalHigh 71°F, low 57°FAttendance 11,000
In the newspapers

The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, October 15, 1949, page 3 (results column)
Read the text
.710 FOOTBALL ! SCORES Final scores of college football games played yesterday are as fol- lows: Tulsa 21 Villanova 19. Purdue IA; Miami (Fla) 0. Boston U 52; West Virginia 20. Presbyterian 20; Furman 13. Temple 20; Bucknell 19. , Georgetown (DC) 21; New York U6. Boston College 25; Mississippi 25. Chattanooga 34; Oklahoma City T. Georgia T; Louisiana State o. Abilene Christian 34; Tampa 12. South Dakota Mines 48; Eastern Montana 6. Hamline 43; St. Mary’s (Minn) O. Santa Barbara IA; Fresno State T. South Dakota 40; North Dakota Aggies ‘. Central Washington 21; Puget Sound 13. San Francisco 27;- San Jose State 20 Nebraska Wesleyan 43; Midland T Omaha 20; Doane 6. Kirksville (Mo) 12; Cape Girar- deau T.
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 77% to win. Presbyterian pulled the upset.
The series
Every Presbyterian–Furman gameFurman leads 33–12–1 in 46 meetings, counting the 32 since this game.
| 2025 | Presbyterian 39, Furman 38 | |
| 2014 | Presbyterian 10, Furman 7 | |
| 2013 | Furman 21, Presbyterian 20 | |
| 2012 | Furman 31, Presbyterian 21 | |
| 2011 | Furman 62, Presbyterian 21 | |
| 2009 | Furman 45, Presbyterian 21 |
Around this game
Presbyterian
- Next gameat The CitadelNov. 4, 1949
- SeasonPresbyterian in 1949
- ProgramPresbyterian history and records
Furman
- Next gameat The CitadelOct. 21, 1949
- SeasonFurman in 1949
- ProgramFurman history and records

