1927 Furman Purple Hurricane football team

American college football season

1927 Furman Purple Hurricane football
SIAA co-champion
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	10–1 (3–0 SIAA)
Head coach	Billy Laval (13th season)
Captain	Oscar Pipkins
Home stadium	Manly Field
Seasons← 1926 1928 →

1927 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Mississippi College +	8	–	0	–	0	8	–	0	–	0
Chattanooga +	5	–	0	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
Centenary +	4	–	0	–	0	10	–	0	–	0
Furman +	3	–	0	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
Georgetown (KY)	1	–	0	–	0	1	–	0	–	1
Stetson	4	–	0	–	1	6	–	0	–	1
Loyola (LA)	1	–	0	–	1	6	–	2	–	2
Wofford	2	–	1	–	2	2	–	4	–	3
Presbyterian	2	–	2	–	1	3	–	3	–	3
Mercer	2	–	2	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Louisville	2	–	2	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Louisiana College	1	–	1	–	0	1	–	1	–	0
Union (TN)	2	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
The Citadel	2	–	3	–	1	3	–	6	–	1
Centre	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Howard (AL)	1	–	2	–	1	7	–	2	–	2
Florida Southern	2	–	4	–	1	2	–	5	–	1
Birmingham–Southern	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Western Kentucky State Normal	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Erskine	1	–	2	–	1	2	–	4	–	1
Louisiana Tech	1	–	3	–	0	3	–	5	–	0
SW Louisiana	1	–	4	–	0	2	–	7	–	1
Millsaps	1	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Rollins	0	–	2	–	0	1	–	5	–	0
Transylvania	0	–	5	–	0	0	–	9	–	0
Newberry	0	–	6	–	0	0	–	8	–	1
Kentucky Wesleyan	0	–	0	–	0	0	–	0	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions

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.

Quarterback Whitey Rawl scored three touchdowns in the victory over SIAA co-champion NC State, 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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 23	at Duke*	Durham, NC	W 13–7
September 30	NC State*	Manly Field Greenville, SC	W 20–0
October 8	at Mercer	Centennial Stadium Macon, GA	W 26–13
October 15	at Georgia*	Sanford Field Athens, GA	L 0–32
October 22	Erskine	Manly Field Greenville, SC	W 47–0
October 29	at Oglethorpe*	Spiller Field Atlanta, GA	W 19–0	5,000
November 5	Wake Forest*	Manly Field Greenville, SC	W 53–0
November 12	South Carolina*	Manly Field Greenville, SC	W 33–0
November 19	at The Citadel	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC (rivalry)	W 6–0
November 24	Clemson*	Manly Field Greenville, SC	W 28–0
January 2	at Miami (FL)*	Tamiami Park Miami, FL	W 38–7
*Non-conference game

Players

Backfield

Player	Position
Jim Blount	halfback
Harvey Capps	halfback
Oscar Pipkins	fullback
Whitey Rawl	quarterback

References

"Furman Trounces North Carolina In Opening Game". Anniston Star. October 1, 1927. p. 6. Retrieved September 5, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
"Georgia Backs Go Around Hurricane Ends To Win 32 to 0". The Index-Journal. October 16, 1927. p. 7. Retrieved August 6, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
"Purple Hurricane, with versatile attack, puts Mercer to rout, 27–13". The Greenville News. October 9, 1927. Retrieved September 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
M'Eachin, Fred (October 30, 1927). "Furman Team Displays Deceptive Attack To Beat Birds". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, George. p. 1B. Retrieved July 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
M'Eachin, Fred (October 30, 1927). "Petrels Fail To Stop Drive Of Hurricane (continued)". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, George. p. 2B. Retrieved July 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
"Furman swamps Deacons". The Sunday Record. November 6, 1927. Retrieved July 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Purple Hurricane dashes Carolina to worst defeat, 34 to 0". The Greenville News. November 13, 1927. Retrieved January 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"1927 Furman Paladins Schedule and Results".
"Backfield Quartet Purple Hurricane Furman University". The Index-Journal. October 30, 1927. p. 6. Retrieved September 5, 2015 – 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
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National championship seasons in bold

v t e Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football champions
Pre-SoCon	Georgia & LSU (1896) Vanderbilt (1897) Sewanee (1898) Sewanee (1899) Clemson (1900) Vanderbilt (1901) Clemson & LSU (1902) Clemson & Cumberland (1903) Auburn & Vanderbilt (1904) Vanderbilt (1905) Clemson & Vanderbilt (1906) Vanderbilt (1907) Auburn or LSU (1908) Sewanee (1909) Auburn & Vanderbilt (1910) Vanderbilt (1911) Vanderbilt (1912) Auburn (1913) Auburn & Tennessee (1914) Vanderbilt (1915) Georgia Tech & Tennessee (1916) Georgia Tech (1917) Georgia Tech (1918) Auburn (1919) Georgia, Georgia Tech & Tulane (1920) Centre, Georgia, Georgia Tech & Vanderbilt (1921)
Post-SoCon	Furman (1922) Furman (1923) Centre & Oglethorpe (1924) Oglethorpe (1925) Centenary & Chattanooga (1926) Centenary, Furman, Chattanooga & Mississippi College (1927) Chattanooga (1928) Chattanooga (1929) Presbyterian (1930) Chattanooga (1931) Western Kentucky State Teachers (1932) Murray State (1933) Furman (1934) Middle Tennessee State Teachers (1935) Middle Tennessee State Teachers (1936) Murray State (1937) West Tennessee State Teachers (1938) Louisiana Normal (1939) Rollins (1940) Presbyterian (1941)
National championships in bold

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