1927 Furman Purple Hurricane football team

The 1927 Furman Purple Hurricane football team represented the Furman University as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1927 college football season. Led by 13th-year head coach Billy Laval, the Purple Hurricane compiled an overall record of 10–1 with a mark of 3–0 in conference play, sharing the SIAA title with Centenary, Chattanooga, and Mississippi College. Furman outscored its opponents 283 to 59.

1927 Furman Purple Hurricane football
SIAA co-champion
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record10–1 (3–0 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainOscar Pipkins
Home stadiumManly Field
1927 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Mississippi College + 7 –0 –08 –0 –0
Chattanooga + 5 –0 –08 –1 –0
Centenary + 4 –0 –010 –0 –0
Furman + 3 –0 –010 –1 –0
Georgetown (KY) 1 –0 –01 –0 –1
Stetson 4 –0 –16 –0 –1
Loyola (LA) 1 –0 –16 –2 –2
Wofford 2 –1 –22 –4 –3
Presbyterian 2 –2 –13 –3 –3
Mercer 2 –2 –05 –4 –0
Louisville 2 –2 –04 –4 –0
Louisiana College 1 –1 –01 –1 –0
Union (TN) 2 –3 –06 –4 –0
The Citadel 2 –3 –13 –6 –1
Centre 2 –3 –03 –6 –0
Howard (AL) 1 –2 –17 –2 –2
Florida Southern 2 –4 –12 –5 –1
Birmingham–Southern 2 –4 –03 –6 –0
Western Kentucky State Normal 2 –4 –05 –4 –0
Erskine 1 –2 –12 –4 –1
Louisiana Tech 1 –3 –03 –5 –0
SW Louisiana 1 –4 –02 –7 –1
Millsaps 1 –5 –03 –8 –0
Rollins 0 –2 –01 –5 –0
Transylvania 0 –5 –00 –9 –0
Newberry 0 –6 –00 –8 –1
Kentucky Wesleyan 0 –0 –00 –0 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions

Quarterback Whitey Rawl scored three touchdowns in the victory over SIAA co-champion NC State,[1] and the game's only touchdown in the win over The Citadel. In the season's only loss, to the "Dream and Wonder" team of Georgia, Furman was twice within Georgia's 5-yard line.[2]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at Duke*Durham, NCW 13–7
September 30NC State*
W 20–0
October 8at Mercer
W 26–13[3]
October 15at Georgia*
L 0–32
October 22Erskine
  • Manly Field
  • Greenville, SC
W 47–0
October 29at Oglethorpe*
W 19–05,000[4][5]
November 5at Wake Forest*Wake Forest, NCW 53–0
November 12South Carolina*
  • Manly Field
  • Greenville, SC
W 33–0[6]
November 19at The Citadel
W 6–0
November 24Clemson*
  • Manly Field
  • Greenville, SC
W 28–0
January 2at Miami (FL)*
W 38–7
  • *Non-conference game

[7]

Players

Backfield
Player Position
Jim Blounthalfback
Harvey Cappshalfback
Oscar Pipkinsfullback
Whitey Rawlquarterback

[8]

References
  1. "Furman Trounces North Carolina In Opening Game". Anniston Star. October 1, 1927. p. 6. Retrieved September 5, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  2. "Georgia Backs Go Around Hurricane Ends To Win 32 to 0". The Index-Journal. October 16, 1927. p. 7. Retrieved August 6, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  3. "Purple Hurricane, with versatile attack, puts Mercer to rout, 27–13". The Greenville News. October 9, 1927. Retrieved September 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. M'Eachin, Fred (October 30, 1927). "Furman Team Displays Deceptive Attack To Beat Birds". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, George. p. 1B. Retrieved July 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. M'Eachin, Fred (October 30, 1927). "Petrels Fail To Stop Drive Of Hurricane (continued)". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, George. p. 2B. Retrieved July 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  6. "Purple Hurricane dashes Carolina to worst defeat, 34 to 0". The Greenville News. November 13, 1927. Retrieved January 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "1927 Furman Paladins Schedule and Results".
  8. "Backfield Quartet Purple Hurricane Furman University". The Index-Journal. October 30, 1927. p. 6. Retrieved September 5, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. open access


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