1926 Furman Purple Hurricane football team

American college football season

1926 Furman Purple Hurricane football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	8–1–1 (3–1–1 SIAA)
Head coach	Billy Laval (12th season)
Captain	Troy Thomas
Home stadium	Manly Field
Seasons← 1925 1927 →

1926 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Centenary +	5	–	0	–	0	5	–	3	–	0
Chattanooga +	4	–	0	–	2	6	–	2	–	2
Presbyterian	5	–	1	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Furman	3	–	1	–	1	8	–	1	–	1
Stetson	3	–	1	–	0	5	–	1	–	1
Georgetown (KY)	3	–	1	–	1	6	–	2	–	1
Louisiana Tech	3	–	1	–	0	5	–	2	–	2
Birmingham–Southern	3	–	1	–	2	5	–	3	–	2
Mercer	3	–	1	–	1	4	–	3	–	2
Mississippi College	5	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Louisville	2	–	1	–	0	6	–	2	–	0
Centre	2	–	1	–	2	3	–	4	–	2
The Citadel	5	–	3	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
SW Louisiana	2	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	1
Transylvania	1	–	1	–	0	4	–	3	–	0
Florida Southern	2	–	2	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Oglethorpe	3	–	4	–	1	3	–	7	–	1
Howard (AL)	2	–	3	–	1	4	–	4	–	1
Western Kentucky State Normal	1	–	2	–	1	4	–	4	–	1
Newberry	2	–	4	–	0	2	–	5	–	0
Millsaps	2	–	6	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
Wofford	1	–	3	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
Union (TN)	1	–	4	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Louisiana College	0	–	4	–	0	3	–	5	–	0
Kentucky Wesleyan	0	–	4	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Erskine	0	–	4	–	0	1	–	7	–	0
Rollins	0	–	4	–	0	0	–	6	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions

The 1926 Furman Purple Hurricane football team represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1926 college football season. Led by 12th-year head coach Billy Laval, the Purple Hurricane compiled an overall record of 8–1–1 with a mark of 3–1–1 in SIAA play. The team was coached by Billy Laval.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 25		Newberry	Manly Field Greenville, SC	W 30–0
October 2		at NC State*	Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC	W 31–0
October 9		Wake Forest*	Manly Field Greenville, SC	W 10–0
October 16		at Georgia*	Sanford Field Athens, GA	W 14–7
October 23		Presbyterian	Manly Field Greenville, SC	W 13–7
October 30	2:00 p.m.	at Oglethorpe	Spiller Field Atlanta, GA	L 11–12	3,000
November 6		Mercer	Manly Field Greenville, SC	T 6–6
November 13		at South Carolina*	Melton Field Columbia, SC	W 10–7
November 20		The Citadel	College Park Stadium Charleston, SC (rivalry)	W 7–0
November 25		Clemson*	Manly Field Greenville, SC	W 30–0
*Non-conference game

"1926 Furman Paladins Schedule and Results".
"Furman noses out Deacons". The Charlotte Observer. October 10, 1926. Retrieved July 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
Redfearn, Alton (October 30, 1926). "Petrels and Furman Class at Spiller's Field Today". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. p. 10. Retrieved May 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
Redfearn, Alton (October 31, 1926). "Hurricane Lead Cut In S.I.A.A." The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. p. 26. Retrieved May 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
"Furman battles to tie Saturday". The Sunday Record. November 7, 1924. Retrieved September 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"Furman is victor, Purple Hurricane defeats Gamecock in spirited clash". The Sunday Record. November 14, 1926. Retrieved January 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

v t e Furman Paladins football
Venues	Manly Field (1919–1936) Sirrine Stadium (1936–1980) Paladin Stadium (1981–present)
Bowls & rivalries	The Citadel Wofford
Culture & lore	Marching Band Miracle on the Mountain
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897–1899 1900 1901 1902 1903–1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
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