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1923 Furman Purple Hurricane football

SIAA champion

ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record9–2 (4–1 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainBlackie Carter
Home stadiumManly Field
Seasons
← 1922
1924 →
1923 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
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  • Conf Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    Furman $ 4 1 0 9 2 0
    Centre 2 0 0 7 1 1
    Vanderbilt* 2 0 0 5 2 1
    Western Kentucky 2 0 0 3 4 0
    Mississippi College 3 0 1 5 1 2
    The Citadel 2 1 1 5 3 1
    Presbyterian 2 1 1 4 3 1
    Louisville 2 1 0 5 2 0
    Sewanee 3 2 0 5 4 1
    Oglethorpe 3 3 0 4 6 0
    Chattanooga 1 3 1 3 4 2
    Howard (AL) 1 3 1 3 4 3
    Wofford 1 3 0 6 3 0
    Mercer 2 2 0 4 5 0
    Millsaps 0 1 1 0 1 1
    Louisiana College 0 1 0 0 1 0
    Georgetown (KY) 0 1 0 0 3 0
    Transylvania 0 3 0 0 3 0
    Newberry 0 4 0 2 8 0
    • $ – Conference champion
  • * – co-member of SoCon
  • The 1923 Furman Purple Hurricane football team represented the Furman University as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1923 college football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Billy Laval, the Purple Hurricane compiled an overall record of 9–2 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, winning the SIAA title for the second consecutive season. Blackie Carter was the team captain.[1]

    Schedule[edit]

    DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
    September 29atVirginia*
  • Charlottesville, VA
  • W 13–10[2]
    October 6Mercer
    • Alumni Field
  • Macon, GA
  • L 3–6[3]
    October 13Presbyterian
    • Manly Field
  • Greenville, SC
  • W 20–0
    October 20atThe Citadel
    • Manly Field
  • Greenville, SC (rivalry)
  • W 30–14
    October 24vs. Davidson*
    • State Fairgrounds
  • Columbia, SC
  • W 30–0[4]
    October 27atRichmond*Richmond, VAW 22–7
    November 3Oglethorpe
    • Manly Field
  • Greenville, SC
  • W 29–0[5]
    November 10South Carolina*
    • Manly Field
  • Greenville, SC
  • W 23–33,500[6]
    November 16Newberry
    • Manly Field
  • Greenville, SC
  • W 35–0
    November 24Erskine*
    • Manly Field
  • Greenville, SC
  • W 63–0
    November 29Clemson
    • Manly Field
  • Greenville, SC
  • L 6–7[7]
    • *Non-conference game

    [8]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "Coach Laval's Men Are Reporting Now For Early Gridiron Practice". The Greenville News. Greenville, South Carolina. September 2, 1923. p. 2-B. Retrieved May 10, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Virginia is downed by Furman". The Atlanta Journal. September 30, 1923. Retrieved December 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Furman Hornets lose to Mercer". The State. October 7, 1923. Retrieved September 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Furman scores smashing defeat over Wildcats". The Greenville News. October 25, 1922. Retrieved September 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Furman takes Oglethorpe into camp rather handily". The State. November 4, 1923. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Carolina falls before Purple Hurricane's attack". The Greenville News. November 11, 1923. Retrieved January 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Clemson wins from Furman". The Charlotte Observer. November 30, 1923. Retrieved December 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "1923 Furman Paladins Schedule and Results".

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