1920 Furman Purple Hurricane football team

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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[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 25Elon*
W 33–0
October 2Erskine*
  • Manly Field
  • Greenville, SC
W 41–0
October 9at The Citadel
W 21–6
October 13Georgia
  • Manly Field
  • Greenville, SC
L 7–0
October 23Wake Forest*
  • Manly Field
  • Greenville, SC
W 17–0
October 29at Newberry*Newberry, SCW 42–0
November 6Oglethorpe*
  • Manly Field
  • Greenville, SC
W 42–3[1]
November 13at WoffordSpartanburg, SC (rivalry)W 69–0
November 20Clemson
  • Manly Field
  • Greenville, SC
W 14–0
November 25Davidson*
  • Manly Field
  • Greenville, SC
W 7–0[2]
  • *Non-conference game

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Oglethorpe teams easy for Baptists". The Charlotte Observer. November 7, 1920. Retrieved February 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Purple Hurricane defeats Davidson". The Index-Journal. November 26, 1920. Retrieved September 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1920 Furman Paladins Schedule and Results".