The 1949 Furman Purple Hurricane football team was an American football team that represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1949 college football season. In their second year under head coach Red Smith, the Purple Hurricane compiled an overall record of 3âÂÂ6, with a conference mark of 3âÂÂ3, and finished tied for seventh in the SoCon.