Presbyterian at Furman

Friday, October 14, 1949

Presbyterian beat Furman 20–⁠13. It was their 14th meeting; after it, Furman led the series 10–⁠4.

AwayPresbyterian2–⁠2 in 1949
20
HomeFurman3–⁠6 in 1949
13

FinalHigh 71°F, low 57°FAttendance 11,000

In the newspapers

  • The The Daily Alaska empire's story: .710 FOOTBALL ! SCORES

    The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, October 15, 1949, page 3 (results column)

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    .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.

Furman leads 33–⁠12–⁠1 in 46 meetings, counting the 32 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Presbyterian 39, Furman 38
2014Presbyterian 10, Furman 7
2013Furman 21, Presbyterian 20
2012Furman 31, Presbyterian 21
2011Furman 62, Presbyterian 21
2009Furman 45, Presbyterian 21

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