1958 Furman Purple Hurricane football team

The 1958 Furman Purple Hurricane football team was an American football team that represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1958 college football season. In their first season under head coach Bob King, Furman compiled an overall record of 2–7 with a mark of 1–2 in conference play, placing eighth in the SoCon.

1958 Furman Purple Hurricane football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	2–7 (1–2 SoCon)
Head coach	Bob King (1st season)
Captain	Buddy Walton
Home stadium	Sirrine Stadium

1958 Southern Conference football standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
West Virginia $	4	–	0	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
VPI	3	–	1	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
George Washington	3	–	2	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
VMI	2	–	2	–	1			6	–	2	–	2
Richmond	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
The Citadel	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Davidson	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Furman	1	–	2	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
William & Mary	1	–	4	–	1			2	–	6	–	1
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	at Florida State*	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 6–42	15,000
October 3	at George Washington	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	L 8–11	4,500
October 11	at Alabama*	Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	L 6–29	17,000
October 18	Wofford*	Sirrine Stadium Greenville, SC (rivalry)	W 40–39	9,000
October 25	The Citadel	Sirrine Stadium Greenville, SC (rivalry)	L 6–24	8,000
November 1	at Penn State*	New Beaver Field University Park, PA	L 0–36	23,000
November 8	South Carolina*	Sirrine Stadium Greenville, SC	L 7–32
November 22	at Davidson	American Legion Memorial Stadium Charlotte, NC	W 22–20	3,500
November 29	at No. 12 Clemson*	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	L 19–36	16,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game