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

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
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

  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".


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