1922 Furman Purple Hurricane football team

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1922 Furman Purple Hurricane football
SIAA champion
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record8–3 (3–0 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainDizzy McLeod
Home stadiumManly Field
Seasons
← 1921
1923 →
1922 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Furman $ 3 0 0 8 3 0
Vanderbilt* 2 0 0 8 0 1
Presbyterian 2 0 0 6 2 1
Mississippi College 2 0 0 6 3 0
Centre 1 0 0 8 2 0
Georgetown (KY) 1 0 0 1 1 0
Chattanooga 3 1 0 6 2 1
Western Kentucky 1 1 0 9 1 0
Sewanee 1 1 0 3 4 1
Millsaps 1 1 0 1 1 0
Mercer 1 2 0 4 6 0
Transylvania 0 1 0 0 1 0
The Citadel 0 2 0 3 5 0
Howard (AL) 0 2 0 2 6 2
Louisville 0 2 0 2 7 0
Wofford 0 2 0 2 7 0
Oglethorpe 0 4 0 1 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – co-member of SoCon

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.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 29Newberry*
W 33–0
October 7at Florida*W 7–6[2]
October 14Georgia*
  • Manly Field
  • Greenville, SC
L 0–7[3]
October 19at The CitadelW 28–0
October 21at OglethorpeW 26–0[4][5]
October 28Richmond*
  • Manly Field
  • Greenville, SC
L 0–13
November 4Erskine*
  • Manly Field
  • Greenville, SC
W 67–6[6]
November 11at South Carolina*
L 7–27[7]
November 18WoffordSpartanburg, SC (rivalry)W 41–0
November 25Clemson*
  • Manly Field
  • Greenville, SC
W 20–6[8]
November 30Davidson*
  • Manly Field
  • Greenville, SC
W 13–10[9]
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  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. ^ "Love touchdown gives Georgia a win over Furman". The Commercial Appeal. October 15, 1922. Retrieved December 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Oglethorpe plays Furman today at Ponce de Leon". The Atlanta Constitution. October 21, 1922. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Furman wins easily from Oglethorpe". The State. October 22, 1922. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Furman wins from Erskine by big score". The State. November 5, 1922. Retrieved February 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Purple Hurricane defeated by Carolina 27 to 7". The Greenville News. November 12, 1922. Retrieved January 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Clemson is defeated by Furman 20–6". The Atlanta Journal. November 26, 1922. Retrieved December 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Purple Hurricane defeats Wildcats in great battle 13–10 score". The Greenville News. December 1, 1922. Retrieved September 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.