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1923 Furman Purple Hurricane football team

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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
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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29at Virginia*W 13–10[2]
October 6Mercer
L 3–6[3]
October 13Presbyterian
W 20–0
October 20at The Citadel
  • Manly Field
  • Greenville, SC (rivalry)
W 30–14
October 24vs. Davidson*
W 30–0[4]
October 27at Richmond*
W 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

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References

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  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.
  2. ^ "Virginia is downed by Furman". The Atlanta Journal. September 30, 1923. Retrieved December 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Furman Hornets lose to Mercer". The State. October 7, 1923. Retrieved September 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Furman scores smashing defeat over Wildcats". The Greenville News. October 25, 1922. Retrieved September 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Furman takes Oglethorpe into camp rather handily". The State. November 4, 1923. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Carolina falls before Purple Hurricane's attack". The Greenville News. November 11, 1923. Retrieved January 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Clemson wins from Furman". The Charlotte Observer. November 30, 1923. Retrieved December 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "1923 Furman Paladins Schedule and Results".