1926 Furman Purple Hurricane football team

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1926 Furman Purple Hurricane football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1926 record8–1–1 (3–1–1 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumManly Field
Seasons
← 1925
1927 →
1926 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Centenary + 5 0 0 5 3 0
Chattanooga + 4 0 2 6 2 2
Presbyterian 5 1 0 7 2 0
Furman 3 1 1 8 1 1
Stetson 3 1 0 5 1 1
Georgetown (KY) 3 1 1 6 2 1
Louisiana Tech 3 1 0 5 2 2
Birmingham–Southern 3 1 2 5 3 2
Mercer 3 1 1 4 3 2
Mississippi College 5 2 0 7 3 0
Louisville 2 1 0 6 2 0
Centre 2 1 2 3 4 2
The Citadel 5 3 0 7 3 0
SW Louisiana 2 2 0 6 3 1
Transylvania 1 1 0 4 3 0
Florida Southern 2 2 0 4 4 0
Oglethorpe 3 4 1 3 7 1
Howard (AL) 2 3 1 4 4 1
Western Kentucky State Normal 1 2 1 4 4 1
Newberry 2 4 0 2 5 0
Millsaps 2 6 0 2 8 0
Wofford 1 3 0 2 8 0
Union (TN) 1 4 0 3 6 0
Louisiana College 0 4 0 3 5 0
Kentucky Wesleyan 0 4 0 3 6 0
Erskine 0 4 0 1 7 0
Rollins 0 4 0 0 6 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

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.[1] The team was coached by Billy Laval.

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 Citadel
W 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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