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Dizzy McLeod
Archie Paul "Dizzy" McLeod (1902 – 1993) was a collegiate athletics coach. He served as the head football coach (1932–1942), basketball coach (1929–1933), baseball coach (1928–1930, 1933–1935, 1937–1942), and athletic director (1932–1945) at Furman University Furman University is a private liberal arts university in Greenville, South Carolina. Founded in 1826 and named for the clergyman Richard Furman, Furman University is the oldest private institution of higher learning in South Carolina. It became .... McLeod was an assistant football coach at Clemson University in 1927. Head coaching record Football References {{DEFAULTSORT:McLeod, Dizzy 1902 births 1993 deaths American football running backs Baseball pitchers Clemson Tigers football coaches Furman Paladins athletic directors Furman Paladins baseball coaches Furman Paladins baseball players Furman Paladins football coaches Furman Paladins football players Furman Paladins me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Furman Paladins Football
The Furman Paladins football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the Furman University located in the state of South Carolina. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) as members of the Southern Conference (SoCon). The school's first football team was fielded in 1889. The team plays its home games at the 16,000 seat Paladin Stadium in Greenville, South Carolina. The 1988 Furman Paladins football team, coached by Jimmy Satterfield won the NCAA Division I Football Championship. Clay Hendrix has served as the team's head coach since 2017. History Classifications * 1937–1942: NCAA College Division * 1946–1957: NCAA University Division * 1958–1972: NCAA College Division * 1973–1977: NCAA Division I * 1978–1981: NCAA Division I–A * 1982–present: NCAA Division I–AA/FCS Conference memberships * 1889–1896: Independent * 1897–1899: No football team * 1900–1901: Independent * 1902: Southern Intercolle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1933 Furman Purple Hurricane Football Team
The 1933 Furman Purple Hurricane football team represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1933 college football season The 1933 college football season saw the Michigan Wolverines repeat as winners of the Knute Rockne Memorial Trophy as national champion under the Dickinson System. The unofficial east–west championship game, the Rose Bowl, was between Stanfor .... Led by second-year head coach Dizzy McLeod, the Purple Hurricane compiled an overall record of 6–1–2, with a mark of 4–0–1 in conference play, and finished fourth in the SIAA. Schedule References Furman Furman Paladins football seasons Furman Purple Hurricane football {{collegefootball-1933-season-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1939 Furman Purple Hurricane Football Team
The 1939 Furman Purple Hurricane football team was an American football team that represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1939 college football season The 1939 college football season concluded with the Aggies of The Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas (Texas A&M) being named as the national champions by the voters in the Associated Press writers' poll. Led by consensus All-American .... In their eighth year under head coach Dizzy McLeod, the Purple Hurricane compiled an overall record of 5–4 with a conference mark of 3–3, and finished seventh in the SoCon. Schedule References Furman Furman Paladins football seasons Furman Purple Hurricane football {{collegefootball-1939-season-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1939 College Football Season
The 1939 college football season concluded with the Aggies of The Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas (Texas A&M) being named as the national champions by the voters in the Associated Press writers' poll. Led by consensus All-American fullback John Kimbrough, the Aggies went undefeated at 11–0 and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 212 to 31, with the defense allowing just 54 first downs and 763 yards all season, or 1.71 yards per play. On New Year's Day, Texas A&M defeated Tulane, 14–13 in the Sugar Bowl. The Volunteers of the University of Tennessee were 10–0 and unscored upon in the regular season. For the second straight year, they finished second in the AP Poll (the final poll in this era came out before postseason bowl games). In the 1940 Rose Bowl, the Volunteers faced the University of Southern California, who scored two touchdowns to defeat them, 14–0. One of that year’s seven contemporary math system selectors, Frank Dickinson, name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1938 Furman Purple Hurricane Football Team
The 1938 Furman Purple Hurricane football team was an American football team that represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1938 college football season. In their seventh year under head coach Dizzy McLeod Archie Paul "Dizzy" McLeod (1902 – 1993) was a collegiate athletics coach. He served as the head football coach (1932–1942), basketball coach (1929–1933), baseball coach (1928–1930, 1933–1935, 1937–1942), and athletic director (1932– ..., the Purple Hurricane compiled an overall record of 2–7–1 with a conference mark of 0–4–1, and finished 14th in the SoCon. Schedule References Furman Furman Paladins football seasons Furman Purple Hurricane football {{collegefootball-1938-season-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1938 College Football Season
The 1938 college football season ended with the Horned Frogs of Texas Christian University (TCU) being named the nation's No. 1 team by 55 of the 77 voters in the final Associated Press writers' poll in early December. Tennessee was also chosen by five contemporary math system selectors as a national champion; both teams won every game. Conference and program changes Conference changes *Two conferences began play during 1938: ** ''Alabama Intercollegiate Conference'' – active through the 1959 season ** ''Mountain States Conference'' – an NCAA University Division conference active through the 1961 season; also known as the ''Big Seven'' and ''Skyline Conference'' *One conference changed its name in 1938: ** The ''Tri-Normal League'' changed its name to the ''Washington Intercollegiate Conference'' Membership changes September September 24 Defending champion Pittsburgh beat West Virginia, 19–0. California defeated St. Mary's 12–7. In Los Angeles, Alabama beat USC 19–7 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1937 Furman Purple Hurricane Football Team
The 1937 Furman Purple Hurricane football team was an American football team that represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1937 college football season The 1937 college football season ended with the Panthers of the University of Pittsburgh being named the nation's No. 1 team (and "mythical national champion") by 30 of the 33 voters in the Associated Press writers' poll. The AP poll was in it .... In their sixth year under head coach Dizzy McLeod, the Purple Hurricane compiled an overall record of 4–3–2 with a conference mark of 1–2–2, and finished eleventh in the SoCon. Schedule References Furman Furman Paladins football seasons Furman Purple Hurricane football {{collegefootball-1937-season-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1937 College Football Season
The 1937 college football season ended with the Panthers of the University of Pittsburgh being named the nation's No. 1 team (and "mythical national champion") by 30 of the 33 voters in the Associated Press writers' poll. The AP poll was in its second year, and seven votes were taken during the final weeks of the 1937 season, starting with October 18. Each writer listed his choice for the top ten teams, and points were tallied based on 10 for first place, 9 for second, etc., and the AP then ranked the twenty teams with the highest number of points. With 33 writers polled, Pitt received 30 first place votes and 3 second-place, for a total of 327 points. The NCAA began keeping official game statistics in 1937. Conference and program changes September September 25 The defending champion Minnesota Gophers opened their season with a 69–7 win over visiting North Dakota State. LSU beat Florida, 19–0. Alabama beat Samford 41–0. California won 30–7 over St. Mary's. In Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1936 Furman Purple Hurricane Football Team
The 1936 Furman Purple Hurricane football team was an American football team that represented Furman University during the 1936 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their fifth year under head coach Dizzy McLeod, the team compiled an overall record of 7–2, with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, and finished in third place in the SoCon. Furman defeated Davidson 14–13 in the first game played at Sirrine Stadium Sirrine Stadium is a stadium in Greenville, South Carolina, United States. It was used by Furman University's American football team from 1936 to 1980. The stadium opened on October 31, 1936 with a Furman victory over Davidson. It has a seating .... Schedule References Furman Furman Paladins football seasons Furman Purple Hurricane football {{collegefootball-1936-season-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1936 College Football Season
The 1936 college football season was the first in which the Associated Press writers' poll selected a national champion. The first AP poll, taken of 35 writers, was released on October 20, 1936. Each writer listed his choice for the top ten teams, and points were tallied based on 10 for first place, 9 for second, etc., and the AP then ranked the twenty teams with the highest number of points. In the first poll, Minnesota received 32 first place votes, and 3 votes for an additional 25 points, for a total of 345 altogether. Of the seven contemporary math system selectors, two chose Pittsburgh as the top team. The 1936 season also saw the addition of another major New Year's Day bowl game, as Dallas hosted the first Cotton Bowl Classic. Conference and program changes Conference changes *One conference began play in 1936: **'' Alamo Conference'' – conference active through the 1940 season *One conference played its final season in 1936: **''Chesapeake Conference'' – conference ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern Conference
The Southern Conference (SoCon) is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I. Southern Conference football teams compete in the Football Championship Subdivision (formerly known as Division I-AA). Member institutions are located in the states of Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. Established in 1921, the Southern Conference ranks as the fifth-oldest major college athletic conference in the United States, and either the third- or fourth-oldest in continuous operation, depending on definitions. Among conferences currently in operation, the Big Ten (1896) and Missouri Valley (1907) are indisputably older. The Pac-12 Conference did not operate under its current charter until 1959, but claims the history of the Pacific Coast Conference, founded in 1915, as its own. The Southwest Conference (SWC) was founded in 1914, but ceased operation in 1996. The Big Eight Conference ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1935 Furman Purple Hurricane Football Team
The 1935 Furman Purple Hurricane football team represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1935 college football season The 1935 college football season was the last one before the Associated Press writers' poll was used in selecting the national champion. There were seven contemporary math system selectors that year who are informally recognized by the NCAA as "n .... Led by fourth-year head coach Dizzy McLeod, the Purple Hurricane compiled an overall record of 8–1, with a mark of 4–0 in conference play, and finished third in the SIAA. Schedule References Furman Furman Paladins football seasons Furman Purple Hurricane football {{collegefootball-1935-season-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |