1926 Furman Purple Hurricane football team

The 1926 Furman Purple Hurricane football team represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1926 college football season. Led by 12th-year head coach Billy Laval, the Purple Hurricane compiled an overall record of 8–1–1 with a mark of 3–1–1 in SIAA play.[1] The team was coached by Billy Laval.

1926 Furman Purple Hurricane football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record8–1–1 (3–1–1 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainTroy Thomas
Home stadiumManly Field
1926 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Centenary + 5 0 05 3 0
Chattanooga + 4 0 26 2 2
Presbyterian 5 1 07 2 0
Furman 3 1 18 1 1
Stetson 3 1 05 1 1
Georgetown (KY) 3 1 16 2 1
Louisiana Tech 3 1 05 2 2
Birmingham–Southern 3 1 25 3 2
Mercer 3 1 14 3 2
Mississippi College 5 2 06 3 0
Louisville 2 1 06 2 0
Centre 2 1 23 4 2
The Citadel 5 3 07 3 0
SW Louisiana 2 2 06 3 1
Transylvania 1 1 04 3 0
Florida Southern 2 2 04 4 0
Oglethorpe 3 4 13 7 1
Howard (AL) 2 3 14 4 1
Western Kentucky State Normal 1 2 14 4 1
Newberry 2 4 02 5 0
Millsaps 2 6 02 8 0
Wofford 1 3 02 8 0
Union (TN) 1 4 03 6 0
Louisiana College 0 4 03 5 0
Kentucky Wesleyan 0 4 03 6 0
Erskine 0 4 01 7 0
Rollins 0 4 00 6 0
  • + Conference co-champions

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Newberry
W 30–0
October 2at NC State*W 31–0
October 9Wake Forest*
  • Manly Field
  • Greenville, SC
W 10–0
October 16at Georgia*W 14–7
October 23Presbyterian
  • Manly Field
  • Greenville, SC
W 13–7
October 302:00 p.m.at Oglethorpe
L 11–123,000[2][3]
November 6Mercer
  • Manly Field
  • Greenville, SC
T 6–6[4]
November 13at South Carolina*W 10–7[5]
November 20The CitadelW 7–0
November 25Clemson*
  • Manly Field
  • Greenville, SC
W 30–0
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1926 Furman Paladins Schedule and Results".
  2. Redfearn, Alton (October 30, 1926). "Petrels and Furman Class at Spiller's Field Today". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. p. 10. Retrieved May 23, 2021 via Newspapers.com open access.
  3. Redfearn, Alton (October 31, 1926). "Hurricane Lead Cut In S.I.A.A." The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. p. 26. Retrieved May 23, 2021 via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. "Furman battles to tie Saturday". The Sunday Record. November 7, 1924. Retrieved September 25, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Furman is victor, Purple Hurricane defeats Gamecock in spirited clash". The Sunday Record. November 14, 1926. Retrieved January 26, 2022 via Newspapers.com.


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