1929 Furman Purple Hurricane football team

1929 Furman Purple Hurricane football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–4–1 (4–1–1 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainH. H. Smith
Home stadiumManly Field
Seasons
← 1928
1930 →
1929 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Chattanooga $ 7 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Spring Hill 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Centre 4 – 0 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
The Citadel 4 – 0 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Louisiana College 3 – 0 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Centenary 1 – 0 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
Louisiana Normal 1 – 0 – 2 4 – 3 – 2
Furman 4 – 1 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Stetson 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 1 – 0
Millsaps 3 – 1 – 2 6 – 1 – 3
Southwestern (TN) 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Transylvania 2 – 1 – 2 6 – 4 – 3
Miami (FL) 3 – 2 – 0 3 – 2 – 0
Erskine 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Birmingham–Southern 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Western Kentucky State Normal 3 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Howard (AL) 3 – 3 – 2 5 – 4 – 2
Presbyterian 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
Georgetown (KY) 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Wofford 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Oglethorpe 1 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Kentucky Wesleyan 1 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Louisiana Tech 1 – 3 – 2 3 – 4 – 3
Louisville 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Florida Southern 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
Mercer 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Mississippi College 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
SW Louisiana 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Union (TN) 0 – 5 – 1 1 – 5 – 1
Newberry 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 7 – 1
Rollins 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1929 Furman Purple Hurricane football team represented the Furman University as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1929 college football season. Led by second year head coach T. B. Amis, the Purple Hurricane compiled an overall record of 5–4–1, with a mark of 4–1–1 in conference play, and finished eighth in the SIAA.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Erskine
W 19–6[1]
September 28at Chattanooga
L 7–208,000[2]
October 5at Georgia*
L 0–27[3]
October 11Presbyterian
  • Manly Field
  • Greenville, SC
W 12–0[4]
October 19Newberry
  • Manly Field
  • Greenville, SC
W 45–0[5]
October 26at Wofford
W 25–6[6]
November 2Wake Forest*
  • Manly Field
  • Greenville, SC
W 12–0[7]
November 9at The Citadel
T 0–04,500[8]
November 16South Carolina*
  • Manly Field
  • Greenville, SC
L 0–2[9]
November 28at Clemson*
L 6–7[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Hurricane swirls around Seceders, 19 to 6". The Greenville News. September 22, 1929. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Furman beaten, fights right on". The State. September 29, 1929. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Bulldogs win over Furman by 27–0 score". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 6, 1929. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Furman finally wins over P.C." The State. October 12, 1929. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Newberry Indians gather applause". The State. October 20, 1929. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Furman Hurricane smashes Terriers, 25–6". The Greenville News. October 27, 1929. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Furman defeats Wake Forest in brawny battle". The Sunday Record. November 3, 1929. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Furman scraps Citadel to tie". The Index-Journal. November 10, 1929. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Carolina beats Furman by safety, 2–0". The Greenville News. November 17, 1929. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Clemson defeats Furman, 7 to 6". The Atlanta Constitution. November 29, 1929. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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