1920 Furman Purple Hurricane football team

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.

1920 Furman Purple Hurricane football
State champion
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record9–1 (3–1 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumManly Field
1920 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Georgia + 7 0 08 0 1
Tulane + 5 0 06 2 1
Georgia Tech + 4 0 08 1 0
Alabama 6 1 010 1 0
Centre 4 1 08 2 0
Furman 3 1 09 1 0
South Carolina 3 1 05 4 0
Tennessee 5 2 07 2 0
Auburn 4 2 07 2 0
Mississippi A&M 4 2 05 3 0
Sewanee 3 3 14 3 1
Vanderbilt 3 3 04 3 1
Transylvania 2 2 03 4 0
Howard (AL) 2 3 03 5 1
Mississippi College 2 4 03 5 0
Florida 1 2 06 3 0
Clemson 2 6 04 6 1
LSU 1 3 05 3 1
Chattanooga 1 3 03 4 1
The Citadel 1 4 02 6 0
Ole Miss 0 2 04 3 0
Kentucky 0 3 13 4 1
Georgetown (KY) 0 2 00 3 0
Millsaps 0 3 00 3 0
Mercer 0 4 02 6 0
Wofford 0 4 00 8 1
  • + Conference co-champions

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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