1920 Furman Purple Hurricane football team information
American college football season
1920Furman Purple Hurricane football
State champion
Conference
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record
9–1 (3–1 SIAA)
Head coach
Billy Laval (6th season)
Home stadium
Manly Field
Seasons
← 1919
1921 →
1920 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Georgia +
7
–
0
–
0
8
–
0
–
1
Tulane +
5
–
0
–
0
6
–
2
–
1
Georgia Tech +
4
–
0
–
0
8
–
1
–
0
Alabama
6
–
1
–
0
10
–
1
–
0
Centre
4
–
1
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Furman
3
–
1
–
0
9
–
1
–
0
South Carolina
3
–
1
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Tennessee
5
–
2
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Auburn
4
–
2
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Mississippi A&M
4
–
2
–
0
5
–
3
–
0
Sewanee
3
–
3
–
1
4
–
3
–
1
Vanderbilt
3
–
3
–
0
4
–
3
–
1
Transylvania
2
–
2
–
0
3
–
4
–
0
Howard (AL)
2
–
3
–
0
3
–
5
–
1
Mississippi College
2
–
4
–
0
3
–
5
–
0
Florida
1
–
2
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Clemson
2
–
6
–
0
4
–
6
–
1
LSU
1
–
3
–
0
5
–
3
–
1
Chattanooga
1
–
3
–
0
3
–
4
–
1
The Citadel
1
–
4
–
0
2
–
6
–
0
Ole Miss
0
–
2
–
0
4
–
3
–
0
Kentucky
0
–
3
–
1
3
–
4
–
1
Georgetown (KY)
0
–
2
–
0
0
–
3
–
0
Millsaps
0
–
3
–
0
0
–
3
–
0
Mercer
0
–
4
–
0
2
–
6
–
0
Wofford
0
–
4
–
0
0
–
8
–
1
+ – Conference co-champions
The 1920 Furman Purple Hurricane football team represented the Furman University during the 1920 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Billy Laval, the Purple Hurricane compiled an overall record of 9–1 with a mark of 3–1 in SIAA play.
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