1920 Furman Purple Hurricane football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1920
| team = Furman Purple Hurricane
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
| short_conf = SIAA
| record = 9–1
| conf_record = 3–1
| head_coach = Billy Laval
| hc_year = 6th
| captain =
| stadium = Manly Field
| champion = State champion
| prev = 1919
}}
{{1920 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings}}
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.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 25
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1920|team=Elon Fightin' Christians|title=Elon}}
| site_stadium = Manly Field
| site_cityst = Greenville, SC
| score = 33–0
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-and-observer-elon-easy-prey-for/148654666/|work=The News and Observer|title=Elon easy prey for Furman University|date=September 26, 1920|access-date=June 3, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 2
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1920|team=Erskine Seceders|title=Erskine}}
| site_stadium = Manly Field
| site_cityst = Greenville, SC
| score = 41–0
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-state-furman-swamps-erskine-again/148654770/|work=The State|title=Furman swamps Erskine again|date=October 3, 1920|access-date=June 3, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 9
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = The Citadel
| site_stadium = College Park Stadium
| site_cityst = Charleston, SC
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 21–6
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-state-furman-eleven-downs-citadel/148648701/|work=The State|title=Furman eleven downs Citadel|date=October 10, 1920|access-date=June 3, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 16
| w/l = l
| opponent = Georgia
| site_stadium = Manly Field
| site_cityst = Greenville, SC
| score = 7–0
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-constitution-georgia-defeats/148654909/|work=The Atlanta Constitution|title=Georgia defeats Furman|date=October 17, 1920|access-date=June 3, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 23
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Wake Forest
| site_stadium = Manly Field
| site_cityst = Greenville, SC
| score = 17–0
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-furman-trims-wf/148655104/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=Furman trims W.F.C. 17 to 0|date=October 24, 1920|access-date=June 3, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 29
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1920|team=Newberry Indians|title=Newberry}}
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Newberry, SC
| score = 42–0
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-columbia-record-crippled-lutherans-d/148655191/|work=The Columbia Record|title=Crippled Lutherans defeated by Furman|date=October 30, 1920|access-date=June 3, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 6
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Oglethorpe
| site_stadium = Manly Field
| site_cityst = Greenville, SC
| score = 42–3
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/95592267/oglethorpe-teams-easy-for-baptists/|newspaper=The Charlotte Observer|title=Oglethorpe teams easy for Baptists|date=November 7, 1920|accessdate=February 19, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 11
| w/l = w
| opponent = Clemson
| site_stadium = Manly Field
| site_cityst = Greenville, SC
| score = 14–0
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-and-democrat-clemson-tiger-aga/148649235/|work=The Times and Democrat|title=Clemson Tiger again routs Citadel in annual battle at Orengeburg County Fair|date=November 12, 1920|access-date=June 3, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 13
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1920|team=Wofford Terriers|title=Wofford}}
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Spartanburg, SC
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 69–0
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-state-furman-eleven-downs-wofford/148655343/|work=The State|title=Furman eleven downs Wofford|date=November 14, 1920|access-date=June 3, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 25
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Davidson
| site_stadium = Manly Field
| site_cityst = Greenville, SC
| score = 7–0
| source = {{cite news |title=Purple Hurricane defeats Davidson|date=November 26, 1920|newspaper=The Index-Journal|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108848763/purple-hurricane-defeats-davidson/|accessdate=September 3, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
}}
References
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