1921 Furman Purple Hurricane football team

The 1921 Furman Purple Hurricane football team represented the Furman University as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1921 college football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Billy Laval, the Purple Hurricane compiled an overall record of 7–2–1 with a mark of 3–2–1 in SIAA play.

1921 Furman Purple Hurricane football
State champion
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record7–2–1 (3–2–1 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumManly Field
1921 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Centre + 5 0 010 1 0
Georgia + 6 0 17 2 1
Georgia Tech + 5 0 08 1 0
Vanderbilt + 5 0 17 0 1
Tennessee 4 1 16 2 1
Florida 4 1 26 3 2
Mississippi College 3 1 17 2 1
Sewanee 4 2 06 2 0
Transylvania 2 1 04 4 0
LSU 2 1 16 1 1
South Carolina 2 1 15 1 2
Furman 4 2 17 2 1
Auburn 3 2 05 3 0
Mississippi A&M 2 3 14 4 1
Tulane 3 4 04 6 0
Alabama 2 4 25 4 2
Oglethorpe 2 4 05 4 0
Chattanooga 2 4 04 6 0
The Citadel 1 2 13 3 2
Kentucky 1 3 14 3 1
Ole Miss 1 4 03 6 0
Howard (AL) 1 4 03 6 0
Mercer 1 5 03 6 0
Louisville 0 1 02 2 1
Wofford 0 2 02 7 0
Georgetown (KY) 0 3 02 6 0
Millsaps 0 3 01 5 1
Clemson 0 5 21 6 2
  • + Conference co-champions

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Erskine*
W 42–7
October 1Newberry*
  • Manly Field
  • Greenville, SC
W 63–0
October 8at GeorgiaL 27–7
October 15at Georgia TechL 69–0
October 21Clemson
  • Manly Field
  • Greenville, SC
T 0–0
October 29The Citadel
  • Manly Field
  • Greenville, SC (rivalry)
W 42–0
November 5Mercer
  • Manly Field
  • Greenville, SC
W 37–0[1]
November 20South Carolina*
  • Manly Field
  • Greenville, SC
W 7–0[2]
November 19Wofford
  • Manly Field
  • Greenville, SC (rivalry)
W 62–0
November 24Davidson*
  • Manly Field
  • Greenville, SC
W 28–04,000[3]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. "Furman eleven wins handily from Mercer team". The State. November 6, 1921. Retrieved March 18, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Carolina falls before Furman". The State. November 13, 1921. Retrieved January 25, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Purple Hurricane smothers Davidson under 28–0 score". The Asheville Citizen. November 25, 1921. Retrieved September 3, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "1921 Furman Paladins Schedule and Results".


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