1927 Furman Purple Hurricane football team

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.

1927 Furman Purple Hurricane football
SIAA co-champion
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record10–1 (3–0 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainOscar Pipkins
Home stadiumManly Field
1927 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Mississippi College + 7 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
Stetson 4 0 16 0 1
Loyola (LA) 1 0 16 2 2
Wofford 2 1 22 4 3
Presbyterian 2 2 13 3 3
Mercer 2 2 05 4 0
Louisville 2 2 04 4 0
Louisiana College 1 1 01 1 0
Union (TN) 2 3 06 4 0
The Citadel 2 3 13 6 1
Centre 2 3 03 6 0
Howard (AL) 1 2 17 2 2
Florida Southern 2 4 12 5 1
Birmingham–Southern 2 4 03 6 0
Western Kentucky State Normal 2 4 05 4 0
Erskine 1 2 12 4 1
Louisiana Tech 1 3 03 5 0
SW Louisiana 1 4 02 7 1
Millsaps 1 5 03 8 0
Rollins 0 2 01 5 0
Transylvania 0 5 00 9 0
Newberry 0 6 00 8 1
Kentucky Wesleyan 0 0 00 0 0
  • + Conference co-champions

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.

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