1927 Furman Purple Hurricane football team

1927 Furman Purple Hurricane football
SIAA co-champion
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1927 record 10–1 (3–0 SIAA)
Head coach Billy Laval (13th season)
Captain Oscar Pipkins
Home stadium Manly Field
1927 SIAA football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Mississippi College + 6 –0 –0  8 –0 –0
Centenary + 3 –0 –0  10 –0 –0
Chattanooga + 5 –0 –0  8 –1 –0
Furman + 3 –0 –0  10 –1 –0
Stetson 4 –0 –1  6 –0 –1
Georgetown (KY) 1 –0 –0  1 –0 –1
Western Kentucky 2 –2 –0  5 –4 –0
Presbyterian 2 –2 –1  3 –3 –3
Louisville 2 –2 –0  4 –5 –0
Louisiana College 1 –1 –0  1 –1 –0
Loyola (LA) 1 –0 –1  1 –0 –1
The Citadel 2 –3 –1  3 –6 –1
Howard (AL) 1 –2 –1  7 –2 –2
Florida Southern 2 –4 –1  2 –5 –1
Millsaps 1 –2 –0  1 –2 –0
Louisiana Tech 1 –3 –0  3 –5 –0
Wofford 0 –1 –0  0 –1 –0
Mercer 0 –1 –0  1 –3 –0
Centre 0 –1 –0  0 –3 –0
Erskine 0 –1 –0  0 –3 –0
Rollins 0 –2 –0  0 –2 –0
Union (TN) 0 –2 –0  0 –2 –0
Transylvania 0 –3 –0  0 –3 –0
SW Louisiana 0 –5 –0  2 –6 –1
Newberry 0 –6 –0  0 –8 –1
Kentucky Wesleyan 0 –0 –0  0 –0 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1927 Furman Purple Hurricane football team represented the Furman Purple Hurricane of Furman University during the 1927 college football season. Furman outscored its opponents 283 to 59.

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

Date Opponent Site Result
September 23 at Duke* Durham, NC W 13–7  
September 30 North Carolina State* Manly Field • Greenville, SC W 20–0  
October 8 at Mercer Macon, GA W 26–13  
October 15 at Georgia* Sanford Field • Athens, GA L 32–0  
October 22 Erskine Manly Field • Greenville, SC W 47–0  
October 29 at Oglethorpe* W 19–0  
November 5 at Wake Forest* Wake Forest, NC W 53–0  
November 12 South Carolina* Manly Field • Greenville, SC W 33–0  
November 19 at The Citadel Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC (Rivalry) W 6–0  
November 24 Clemson* Manly Field • Greenville, SC W 28–0  
January 2 at Miami* Miami, FL W 38–7  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

[3]

Players

Backfield

Player Position
Jim Blounthalfback
Harvey Cappshalfback
Oscar Pipkinsfullback
Whitey Rawlquarterback

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References

  1. ↑ "Furman Trounces North Carolina In Opening Game". Anniston Star. October 1, 1927. p. 6. Retrieved September 5, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  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.
  3. ↑ https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/furman/1927-schedule.html
  4. ↑ "Backfield Quartet Purple Hurricane Furman University". The Index-Journal. October 30, 1927. p. 6. Retrieved September 5, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
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