1924 Furman Purple Hurricane football team

1924 Furman Purple Hurricane football
State champion
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–5 (1–2 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainH. C. Burnett, Hartley Coleman
Home stadiumManly Field
Seasons
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1925 →
1924 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Centre + 1 – 0 – 0 5 – 1 – 1
Oglethorpe + 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
Mississippi College 2 – 0 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
Newberry 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Mercer 4 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 2
Sewanee* 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
The Citadel 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Louisville 2 – 1 – 0 3 – 4 – 1
Millsaps 1 – 1 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Georgetown (KY) 1 – 1 – 0 1 – 4 – 0
Transylvania 1 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Furman 1 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Wofford 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Howard (AL) 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Presbyterian 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 6 – 1
Vanderbilt* 0 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
Louisiana College 0 – 1 – 0 0 – 1 – 0
Western Kentucky 0 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Erskine 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
Chattanooga 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • * – co-member of SoCon

The 1924 Furman Purple Hurricane football team was an American football team that represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1924 college football season. In their tenth season under head coach Billy Laval, Furman compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 1–2 in SIAA play.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 27Newberry
W 14–0
October 4Alabama*
  • Manly Field
  • Greenville, SC
L 0–20[2]
October 11Mercer
  • Manly Field
  • Greenville, SC
L 0–23[3]
October 18vs. Georgia*
L 0–23[4][5]
October 22vs. Davidson*
W 6–0[6]
October 25at The Citadel
L 0–6
November 1Georgetown*
  • Manly Field
  • Greenville, SC
L 0–20
November 8at South Carolina*
  • University Field
  • Columbia, SC
W 10–0[7]
November 15Ole Miss*
  • Manly Field
  • Greenville, SC
W 7–2
November 27at Clemson*
W 3–0[8]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1924 Furman Paladins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  2. ^ "Tide of Crimson snuffs Hurricane". The State. NewsBank: America's Historical Newspapers. October 5, 1924.
  3. ^ "Mercer scores big upset, beating Furman, 23–0". The Greenville News. October 12, 1924. Retrieved September 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Georgia and Furman clash in Augusta". The Atlanta Journal. October 18, 1924. Retrieved December 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Furman weakens in last half and is defeated". The Greenville News. October 19, 1924. Retrieved December 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Blocked punt costs Wildcats Furman game, 6–0". The Greenville News. October 23, 1924. Retrieved September 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Furman's Purple Hurricane defeats Carolina, 10–0". The Greenville News. November 9, 1924. Retrieved January 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Furman defeats Clemson in thrilling 3 to 0 game". The Atlanta Constitution. November 28, 1924. Retrieved December 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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