1927 Furman Purple Hurricane football team

1927 Furman Purple Hurricane football
SIAA co-champion
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record10–1 (3–0 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainOscar Pipkins
Home stadiumManly Field
Seasons
← 1926
1928 →
1927 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Mississippi College + 8 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0
Chattanooga + 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Centenary + 4 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0
Furman + 3 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Georgetown (KY) 1 – 0 – 0 1 – 0 – 1
Stetson 4 – 0 – 1 6 – 0 – 1
Loyola (LA) 1 – 0 – 1 6 – 2 – 2
Wofford 2 – 1 – 2 2 – 4 – 3
Presbyterian 2 – 2 – 1 3 – 3 – 3
Mercer 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Louisville 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Louisiana College 1 – 1 – 0 1 – 1 – 0
Union (TN) 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
The Citadel 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Centre 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Howard (AL) 1 – 2 – 1 7 – 2 – 2
Florida Southern 2 – 4 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
Birmingham–Southern 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Western Kentucky State Normal 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Erskine 1 – 2 – 1 2 – 4 – 1
Louisiana Tech 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
SW Louisiana 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 1
Millsaps 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Rollins 0 – 2 – 0 1 – 5 – 0
Transylvania 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
Newberry 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 8 – 1
Kentucky Wesleyan 0 – 0 – 0 0 – 0 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1927 Furman Purple Hurricane football team represented the Furman University as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1927 college football season. Led by 13th-year head coach Billy Laval, the Purple Hurricane compiled an overall record of 10–1 with a mark of 3–0 in conference play, sharing the SIAA title with Centenary, Chattanooga, and Mississippi College. Furman outscored its opponents 283 to 59.

Quarterback Whitey Rawl scored three touchdowns in the victory over SIAA co-champion NC State,[1] and the game's only touchdown in the win over The Citadel. In the season's only loss, to the "Dream and Wonder" team of Georgia, Furman was twice within Georgia's 5-yard line.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at Duke*Durham, NCW 13–7
September 30NC State*
W 20–0
October 8at Mercer
W 26–13[3]
October 15at Georgia*
L 0–32
October 22Erskine
  • Manly Field
  • Greenville, SC
W 47–0
October 29at Oglethorpe*
W 19–05,000[4][5]
November 5Wake Forest*
  • Manly Field
  • Greenville, SC
W 53–0[6]
November 12South Carolina*
  • Manly Field
  • Greenville, SC
W 33–0[7]
November 19at The Citadel
W 6–0
November 24Clemson*
  • Manly Field
  • Greenville, SC
W 28–0
January 2at Miami (FL)*
W 38–7
  • *Non-conference game

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Players

Backfield

Player Position
Jim Blount halfback
Harvey Capps halfback
Oscar Pipkins fullback
Whitey Rawl quarterback

[9]

References

  1. ^ "Furman Trounces North Carolina In Opening Game". Anniston Star. October 1, 1927. p. 6. Retrieved September 5, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ "Georgia Backs Go Around Hurricane Ends To Win 32 to 0". The Index-Journal. October 16, 1927. p. 7. Retrieved August 6, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "Purple Hurricane, with versatile attack, puts Mercer to rout, 27–13". The Greenville News. October 9, 1927. Retrieved September 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ M'Eachin, Fred (October 30, 1927). "Furman Team Displays Deceptive Attack To Beat Birds". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, George. p. 1B. Retrieved July 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ M'Eachin, Fred (October 30, 1927). "Petrels Fail To Stop Drive Of Hurricane (continued)". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, George. p. 2B. Retrieved July 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Furman swamps Deacons". The Sunday Record. November 6, 1927. Retrieved July 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Purple Hurricane dashes Carolina to worst defeat, 34 to 0". The Greenville News. November 13, 1927. Retrieved January 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "1927 Furman Paladins Schedule and Results".
  9. ^ "Backfield Quartet Purple Hurricane Furman University". The Index-Journal. October 30, 1927. p. 6. Retrieved September 5, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon


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