Fred Furman

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Fred Furman
Furman pictured in Reveille 1908, Mississippi State yearbook
Sport(s)	Football
Biographical details
Born	October 1881 Pennsylvania, U.S.^[1]
Died	December 29, 1938(1938-12-29) (aged 57)^[2] Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma mater	Cornell University^[3]
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1907–1908	Mississippi A&M
Head coaching record
Overall	9–7
Statistics College Football Data Warehouse

Fred John Furman^[4] was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Mississippi A&M (now known as Mississippi State University) for the 1907 and 1908 seasons. During his two-season tenure, Furman compiled an overall record of nine wins and seven losses (9–7).^[5]^[6]

Fred lettered for Cornell in the 1904 and 1905 seasons under head coach "Pop" Warner. Fred's brother, Harry "Little" Furman, played for Mississippi A&M in 1907 and 1908, and was the captain of the 1908 team. Harry shares the Mississippi season rushing TD record at 16.

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference
Mississippi A&M Aggies (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1907–1908)
1907	Mississippi A&M	6–3	2–3
1908	Mississippi A&M	3–4	1–3
Mississippi A&M:		9–7	3–6
Total:		9–7

References

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↑ "FORMER BUTTE MAN IS SUICIDE. - Fred J. Furman Kills Self to Assure Family Funds", Billings Gazette, Saturday, December 31, 1938, Billings, Montana, United States Of America
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↑ DeLassus, David. "Fred Furman Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
↑ Galbraith, Joe; Nemeth, Mike, eds. (2006). 2006 Mississippi State Football Media Guide (PDF). Birmingham, Alabama: EBSCO Media. p. 128. Retrieved February 19, 2012.

External links

Fred Furman at the College Football Data Warehouse

Mississippi State Bulldogs head football coaches

W. M. Matthews (1895)
J. B. Hildebrand (1896)
No team (1897–1900)
L. B. Harvey (1901)
L. Gwinn (1902)
Daniel S. Martin (1903–1906)
Fred Furman (1907–1908)
W. D. Chadwick (1909–1913)
Earle C. Hayes (1914–1916)
Stanley L. Robinson (1917–1919)
Fred Holtkamp (1920–1921)
Dudy Noble (1922)
Earl Abell (1923–1924)
Bernie Bierman (1925–1926)
John W. Hancock (1927–1929)
Chris Cagle (1930)
Ray G. Dauber (1931–1932)
Ross McKechnie (1933–1934)
Ralph Sasse (1935–1937)
Spike Nelson (1938)
Allyn McKeen (1939–1942)
No team (1943)
Allyn McKeen (1944–1948)
Arthur Morton (1949–1951)
Murray Warmath (1952–1953)
Darrell Royal (1954–1955)
Wade Walker (1956–1961)
Paul E. Davis (1962–1966)
Charles Shira (1967–1972)
Bob Tyler (1973–1978)
Emory Bellard (1979–1985)
Rockey Felker (1986–1990)
Jackie Sherrill (1991–2003)
Sylvester Croom (2004–2008)
Dan Mullen (2009– )

Persondata
Name	Furman, Fred
Alternative names
Short description	American college football coach
Date of birth	1881
Place of birth	Pennsylvania, U.S.
Date of death	December 29, 1938
Place of death	Los Angeles, California, U.S.

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