Furman at Wofford

Friday, November 2, 1951

Wofford beat Furman 14–⁠12. It was their 21st meeting; after it, Furman led the series 17–⁠2–⁠2.

AwayFurman3–⁠6–⁠1 in 1951
12
HomeWofford1–⁠2 in 1951
14

FinalHigh 55°F, low 42°F, 0.48 in. of rain

In the newspapers

  • The The Daily Alaska empire's story: Bosfon College Ends f4-Ganle Losing Streak

    The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, November 3, 1951, page 2

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    Bosfon College Ends f4-Ganle Losing Streak NEW YORK, Nov. 3 = R = The football famine is over for Boston College. Coach Mike Holovak’s Eagles ended 14-game losing streak, last night as they beat green Rich mond team, 21–⁠7. in driving north east rainstorm at Braves Field Two other major games were played in poor weather. At Mil waukee, the College of Pacific de- feated Marqette, 39–⁠27, in 16 degree temperature. The University of Louisville upset North Carolina State, 26–⁠2, on a snow swept field at Louisville. The victory starved Eagles, win less since they swamped Holy Cross, 76–⁠0 in 1949, had a tough time be- fore Richmond succumbed. In another upset, Wofford de- feated Furman, 14–⁠12 in the rain in Spartanburg, sc. The victory was Wofford’s first over Furman in 35 years during which they tangled 20 times. Denis Barbare provided the Terriers with their margin of victory by converting after both touchdoWns. a.

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 71% to win. Wofford pulled the upset.

Furman leads 40–⁠31–⁠5 in 76 meetings, counting the 55 since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Wofford 32, Furman 25
2025Wofford 31, Furman 13
2024Wofford 19, Furman 13
2023Wofford 19, Furman 13
2022Furman 63, Wofford 28
2021Furman 42, Wofford 20

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