1922 Furman Purple Hurricane football team

The 1922 Furman Purple Hurricane football team represented the Furman University as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1922 college football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Billy Laval, the Purple Hurricane compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 3–0 in conference play, winning the SIAA title.[1] The team upset Florida.

1922 Furman Purple Hurricane football
SIAA champion
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record8–3 (3–0 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainDizzy McLeod
Home stadiumManly Field
1922 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Furman $ 3 0 08 3 0
Vanderbilt* 2 0 08 0 1
Presbyterian 2 0 06 2 1
Mississippi College 2 0 06 3 0
Centre 1 0 08 2 0
Georgetown (KY) 1 0 01 1 0
Chattanooga 3 1 06 2 1
Western Kentucky 1 1 09 1 0
Sewanee 1 1 03 4 1
Millsaps 1 1 01 1 0
Mercer 1 2 04 6 0
Transylvania 0 1 00 1 0
The Citadel 0 2 03 5 0
Howard (AL) 0 2 02 6 2
Louisville 0 2 02 7 0
Wofford 0 2 02 7 0
Oglethorpe 0 4 01 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • * co-member of SoCon

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 29Newberry*
W 33–0
October 7at Florida*W 7–6[2]
October 14Georgia*
  • Manly Field
  • Greenville, SC
L 0–7
October 19at The CitadelW 28–0
October 21at OglethorpeW 26–0[3][4]
October 28Richmond*
  • Manly Field
  • Greenville, SC
L 0–13
November 4Erskine*
  • Manly Field
  • Greenville, SC
W 67–6
November 11at South Carolina*
L 7–27[5]
November 18WoffordSpartanburg, SC (rivalry)W 41–0
November 25Clemson*
  • Manly Field
  • Greenville, SC
W 20–6
November 30Davidson*
  • Manly Field
  • Greenville, SC
W 13–10[6]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1922 Furman Paladins Schedule and Results".
  2. "Furman wins from Florida eleven by score of 7 to 6". Greensboro Daily News. October 8, 1922. p. 18. Retrieved August 27, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Oglethorpe plays Furman today at Ponce de Leon". The Atlanta Constitution. October 21, 1922. Retrieved February 21, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Furman wins easily from Oglethorpe". The State. October 22, 1922. Retrieved February 21, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Purple Hurricane defeated by Carolina 27 to 7". The Greenville News. November 12, 1922. Retrieved January 25, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Purple Hurricane defeats Wildcats in great battle 13–10 score". The Greenville News. December 1, 1922. Retrieved September 3, 2022 via Newspapers.com.


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