The Citadel at Furman

Saturday, October 21, 1950

Furman beat The Citadel 21–⁠7. It was their 27th meeting; after it, Furman led the series 22–⁠4–⁠1.

AwayThe Citadel4–⁠6 in 1950
7
HomeFurman2–⁠8–⁠1 in 1950
21

FinalHigh 66°F, low 57°F, 0.33 in. of rainAttendance 8,000

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Furman 0utcIasses Citadel 10 Win, 21-7

    Evening star, District of Columbia, October 22, 1950, page 48

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    Furman 0utcIasses Citadel 10 Win, 21–⁠7 GREENVHLE, S. c., Oct. al Quarterback Joe Watts and Half back Ed Jasonek powered Furman to 21–⁠7 Southern Conference football victory over The Citadel here today. A homecoming crowd of about 5000 saw Furman score touchdowns in the first. second and final periods. The Citadel capped 43-yard drive in the third period for its lone touchdown.

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 56% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Furman leads 47–⁠32–⁠2 in 81 meetings, counting the 54 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Furman 24, The Citadel 14
2024Furman 17, The Citadel 16
2023Furman 28, The Citadel 14
2022Furman 21, The Citadel 10
2021Furman 24, The Citadel 14
2020The Citadel 26, Furman 7

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