1920 Furman Purple Hurricane football team

1920 Furman Purple Hurricane football
State champion
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record9–1 (3–1 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumManly Field
Seasons
← 1919
1921 →
1920 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Georgia + 7 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 1
Tulane + 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 1
Georgia Tech + 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Alabama 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Centre 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Furman 3 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
South Carolina 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Tennessee 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Auburn 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Mississippi A&M 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Sewanee 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Vanderbilt 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 3 – 1
Transylvania 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Howard (AL) 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Mississippi College 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Florida 1 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Clemson 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
LSU 1 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 1
Chattanooga 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 1
The Citadel 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Ole Miss 0 – 2 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Kentucky 0 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Georgetown (KY) 0 – 2 – 0 0 – 3 – 0
Millsaps 0 – 3 – 0 0 – 3 – 0
Mercer 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Wofford 0 – 4 – 0 0 – 8 – 1
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1920 Furman Purple Hurricane football team represented the Furman University during the 1920 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Billy Laval, the Purple Hurricane compiled an overall record of 9–1 with a mark of 3–1 in SIAA play.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 25Elon*
W 33–0[1]
October 2Erskine*
  • Manly Field
  • Greenville, SC
W 41–0[2]
October 9at The Citadel
W 21–6[3]
October 16Georgia
  • Manly Field
  • Greenville, SC
L 7–0[4]
October 23Wake Forest*
  • Manly Field
  • Greenville, SC
W 17–0[5]
October 29at Newberry*Newberry, SCW 42–0[6]
November 6Oglethorpe*
  • Manly Field
  • Greenville, SC
W 42–3[7]
November 11Clemson
  • Manly Field
  • Greenville, SC
W 14–0[8]
November 13at WoffordSpartanburg, SC (rivalry)W 69–0[9]
November 25Davidson*
  • Manly Field
  • Greenville, SC
W 7–0[10]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ "Elon easy prey for Furman University". The News and Observer. September 26, 1920. Retrieved June 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Furman swamps Erskine again". The State. October 3, 1920. Retrieved June 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Furman eleven downs Citadel". The State. October 10, 1920. Retrieved June 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Georgia defeats Furman". The Atlanta Constitution. October 17, 1920. Retrieved June 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Furman trims W.F.C. 17 to 0". The Charlotte Observer. October 24, 1920. Retrieved June 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Crippled Lutherans defeated by Furman". The Columbia Record. October 30, 1920. Retrieved June 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Oglethorpe teams easy for Baptists". The Charlotte Observer. November 7, 1920. Retrieved February 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Clemson Tiger again routs Citadel in annual battle at Orengeburg County Fair". The Times and Democrat. November 12, 1920. Retrieved June 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Furman eleven downs Wofford". The State. November 14, 1920. Retrieved June 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Purple Hurricane defeats Davidson". The Index-Journal. November 26, 1920. Retrieved September 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "1920 Furman Paladins Schedule and Results".


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