1927 Furman Purple Hurricane football team

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.

1927 Furman Purple Hurricane football
SIAA co-champion
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1927 record10–1 (3–0 SIAA)
Head coachBilly Laval (13th season)
CaptainOscar Pipkins
Home stadiumManly Field
1927 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Mississippi College + 6 0 0  8 0 0
Chattanooga + 5 0 0  8 1 0
Centenary + 4 0 0  10 0 0
Furman + 3 0 0  10 1 0
Georgetown (KY) 1 0 0  1 0 1
Stetson 4 0 1  6 0 1
Loyola (LA) 1 0 1  6 2 2
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
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

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

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 23at Duke*Durham, NCW 13–7
September 30North Carolina State*
  • Manly Field
  • Greenville, SC
W 20–0
October 8at MercerMacon, GAW 26–13
October 15at Georgia*
L 32–0
October 22Erskine
  • Manly Field
  • Greenville, SC
W 47–0
October 29at Oglethorpe*W 19–0
November 5at Wake Forest*Wake Forest, NCW 53–0
November 12South Carolina*
  • Manly Field
  • Greenville, SC
W 33–0
November 19at The CitadelW 6–0
November 24Clemson*
  • Manly Field
  • Greenville, SC
W 28–0
January 2at Miami*Miami, FLW 38–7
  • *Non-conference game

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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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