1924 Furman Purple Hurricane football team

1924 Furman Purple Hurricane football
State champion
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	5–5 (1–2 SIAA)
Head coach	Billy Laval (10th season)
Captain	H. C. Burnett, Hartley Coleman
Home stadium	Manly Field
Seasons ←  1923 1925  →

1924 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Centre +	1	–	0	–	0			5	–	1	–	1
Oglethorpe +	5	–	0	–	0			6	–	3	–	1
Mississippi College	2	–	0	–	1			2	–	5	–	1
Newberry	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Mercer	4	–	1	–	1			5	–	3	–	2
Sewanee*	2	–	1	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
The Citadel	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Louisville	2	–	1	–	0			3	–	4	–	1
Millsaps	1	–	1	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
Georgetown (KY)	1	–	1	–	0			1	–	4	–	0
Transylvania	1	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Furman	1	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Wofford	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Howard (AL)	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
Presbyterian	1	–	3	–	0			1	–	6	–	1
Vanderbilt*	0	–	1	–	0			6	–	3	–	1
Louisiana College	0	–	1	–	0			0	–	1	–	0
Western Kentucky	0	–	2	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Erskine	0	–	4	–	0			0	–	7	–	0
Chattanooga	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	7	–	1
+ – Conference co-champions * – co-member of SoCon

The 1924 Furman Purple Hurricane football team was an American football team that represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1924 college football season. In their tenth season under head coach Billy Laval, Furman compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 1–2 in SIAA play. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 27	Newberry	Manly Field Greenville, SC	W 14–0
October 4	Alabama *	Manly Field Greenville, SC	L 0–20	[2]
October 11	Mercer	Manly Field Greenville, SC	L 0–23	[3]
October 18	vs. Georgia *	Athletic Park Augusta, GA	L 0–23	[4] [5]
October 22	vs. Davidson *	State Fairgrounds Columbia, SC	W 6–0	[6]
October 25	at The Citadel	College Park Stadium Charleston, SC	L 0–6
November 1	Georgetown *	Manly Field Greenville, SC	L 0–20
November 8	at South Carolina *	University Field Columbia, SC	W 10–0	[7]
November 15	Ole Miss *	Manly Field Greenville, SC	W 7–2
November 27	at Clemson *	Riggs Field Clemson, SC	W 3–0	[8]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "1924 Furman Paladins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
2. "Tide of Crimson snuffs Hurricane". The State. NewsBank: America's Historical Newspapers. October 5, 1924.
3. "Mercer scores big upset, beating Furman, 23–0". The Greenville News. October 12, 1924. Retrieved September 25, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Georgia and Furman clash in Augusta". The Atlanta Journal. October 18, 1924. Retrieved December 11, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Furman weakens in last half and is defeated". The Greenville News. October 19, 1924. Retrieved December 11, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Blocked punt costs Wildcats Furman game, 6–0". The Greenville News. October 23, 1924. Retrieved September 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Furman's Purple Hurricane defeats Carolina, 10–0". The Greenville News. November 9, 1924. Retrieved January 25, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Furman defeats Clemson in thrilling 3 to 0 game". The Atlanta Constitution. November 28, 1924. Retrieved December 12, 2023– via Newspapers.com.