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
Seasons
← 1926
1928 →
1927 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Mississippi College +800800
Chattanooga +500810
Centenary +4001000
Furman +3001010
Georgetown (KY)100101
Stetson401601
Loyola (LA)101622
Wofford212243
Presbyterian221333
Mercer220540
Louisville220440
Louisiana College110110
Union (TN)230640
The Citadel231361
Centre230360
Howard (AL)121722
Florida Southern241251
Birmingham–Southern240360
Western Kentucky State Normal240540
Erskine121241
Louisiana Tech130350
SW Louisiana140271
Millsaps150380
Rollins020150
Transylvania050090
Newberry060081
Kentucky Wesleyan000000
  • + – 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 5Wake Forest*
  • Manly Field
  • Greenville, SC
W 53–0[6]
November 12South Carolina*
  • Manly Field
  • Greenville, SC
W 33–0[7]
November 19at The CitadelW 6–0
November 24Clemson*
  • Manly Field
  • Greenville, SC
W 28–0
January 2at Miami (FL)*
W 38–7
  • *Non-conference game

[8]

Players

Backfield

PlayerPosition
Jim Blounthalfback
Harvey Cappshalfback
Oscar Pipkinsfullback
Whitey Rawlquarterback

[9]

References


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