1923 Furman Purple Hurricane football team

1923 Furman Purple Hurricane football
SIAA champion
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	9–2 (4–1 SIAA)
Head coach	Billy Laval (9th season)
Captain	Blackie Carter
Home stadium	Manly Field

1923 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Furman $	4	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Centre	2	–	0	–	0			7	–	1	–	1
Vanderbilt*	2	–	0	–	0			5	–	2	–	1
Western Kentucky	2	–	0	–	0			3	–	4	–	0
Mississippi College	3	–	0	–	1			5	–	1	–	2
The Citadel	2	–	1	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Presbyterian	2	–	1	–	1			4	–	3	–	1
Louisville	2	–	1	–	0			5	–	2	–	0
Sewanee	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
Oglethorpe	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Chattanooga	1	–	3	–	1			3	–	4	–	2
Howard (AL)	1	–	3	–	1			3	–	4	–	3
Wofford	1	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Mercer	2	–	2	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Millsaps	0	–	1	–	1			0	–	1	–	1
Louisiana College	0	–	1	–	0			0	–	1	–	0
Georgetown (KY)	0	–	1	–	0			0	–	3	–	0
Transylvania	0	–	3	–	0			0	–	3	–	0
Newberry	0	–	4	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion * – co-member of SoCon

The 1923 Furman Purple Hurricane football team represented the Furman University as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1923 college football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Billy Laval, the Purple Hurricane compiled an overall record of 9–2 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, winning the SIAA title for the second consecutive season. Blackie Carter was the team captain.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29	at Virginia*	Lambeth Field Charlottesville, VA	W 13–10		[2]
October 6	Mercer	Alumni Field Macon, GA	L 3–6		[3]
October 13	Presbyterian	Manly Field Greenville, SC	W 20–0
October 20	at The Citadel	Manly Field Greenville, SC (rivalry)	W 30–14
October 24	vs. Davidson*	State Fairgrounds Columbia, SC	W 30–0		[4]
October 27	at Richmond*	Stadium Field Richmond, VA	W 22–7
November 3	Oglethorpe	Manly Field Greenville, SC	W 29–0		[5]
November 10	South Carolina*	Manly Field Greenville, SC	W 23–3	3,500	[6]
November 16	Newberry	Manly Field Greenville, SC	W 35–0
November 24	Erskine*	Manly Field Greenville, SC	W 63–0
November 29	Clemson	Manly Field Greenville, SC	L 6–7		[7]
*Non-conference game

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References

1. "Coach Laval's Men Are Reporting Now For Early Gridiron Practice". The Greenville News. Greenville, South Carolina. September 2, 1923. p. 2-B. Retrieved May 10, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
2. "Virginia is downed by Furman". The Atlanta Journal. September 30, 1923. Retrieved December 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Furman Hornets lose to Mercer". The State. October 7, 1923. Retrieved September 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Furman scores smashing defeat over Wildcats". The Greenville News. October 25, 1922. Retrieved September 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Furman takes Oglethorpe into camp rather handily". The State. November 4, 1923. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Carolina falls before Purple Hurricane's attack". The Greenville News. November 11, 1923. Retrieved January 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Clemson wins from Furman". The Charlotte Observer. November 30, 1923. Retrieved December 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "1923 Furman Paladins Schedule and Results".