1927 Furman Purple Hurricane football team

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The 1927 Furman Purple Hurricane football team represented the Furman University as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1927 college football season. Led by 13th-year head coach Billy Laval, the Purple Hurricane compiled an overall record of 10–1 with a mark of 3–0 in conference play, sharing the SIAA title with Centenary, Chattanooga, and Mississippi College. Furman outscored its opponents 283 to 59.

ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record10–1 (3–0 SIAA)
Headcoach
CaptainOscar Pipkins
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1927 Furman Purple Hurricane football
SIAA co-champion
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record10–1 (3–0 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainOscar Pipkins
Home stadiumManly Field
Seasons
← 1926
1928 â†’
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1927 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Mississippi College +8–0–08–0–0
Chattanooga +5–0–08–1–0
Centenary +4–0–010–0–0
Furman +3–0–010–1–0
Georgetown (KY)1–0–01–0–1
Stetson4–0–16–0–1
Loyola (LA)1–0–16–2–2
Wofford2–1–22–4–3
Presbyterian2–2–13–3–3
Mercer2–2–05–4–0
Louisville2–2–04–4–0
Louisiana College1–1–01–1–0
Union (TN)2–3–06–4–0
The Citadel2–3–13–6–1
Centre2–3–03–6–0
Howard (AL)1–2–17–2–2
Southern College2–4–12–5–1
Birmingham–Southern2–4–03–6–0
Western Kentucky State Normal2–4–05–4–0
Erskine1–2–12–4–1
Louisiana Tech1–3–03–5–0
SW Louisiana1–4–02–7–1
Millsaps1–5–03–8–0
Rollins0–2–01–5–0
Transylvania0–5–00–9–0
Newberry0–6–00–8–1
Kentucky Wesleyan0–0–00–0–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
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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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at Duke*
W 13–7[3]
September 30NC State*
W 20–03,000[4]
October 8at Mercer
W 26–13[5]
October 15at Georgia*
L 0–32[6]
October 22Erskine
  • Manly Field
  • Greenville, SC
W 47–0[7]
October 29at Oglethorpe*
W 19–05,000[8][9]
November 5Wake Forest*
  • Manly Field
  • Greenville, SC
W 53–0[10]
November 12South Carolina*
  • Manly Field
  • Greenville, SC
W 33–0[11]
November 19at The Citadel
W 6–0[12]
November 24Clemson*
  • Manly Field
  • Greenville, SC
W 28–0[13]
January 2at Miami (FL)*
W 38–7[14]
  • *Non-conference game
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Players

Backfield

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Player Position
Jim Blounthalfback
Harvey Cappshalfback
Oscar Pipkinsfullback
Whitey Rawlquarterback
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References

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