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
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

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 29
Newberry*
W 33–0
October 7at Florida*
W 7–6[2]
October 14Georgia*
  • Manly Field
  • Greenville, SC
L 0–7[3]
October 19at
College Park Stadium
  • Charleston, SC (rivalry
    • )    		W 28–0
    October 21at Oglethorpe
    		W 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

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