1922 Furman Purple Hurricane football team

1922 Furman Purple Hurricane football
1922 Furman Purple Hurricane football
SIAA champion
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	8–3 (3–0 SIAA)
Head coach	Billy Laval (8th season);
Captain	Dizzy McLeod
Home stadium	Manly Field
	Seasons ← 1921 1923 →

1922 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Furman $	3	–	0	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Vanderbilt*	2	–	0	–	0	8	–	0	–	1
Presbyterian	2	–	0	–	0	6	–	2	–	1
Mississippi College	2	–	0	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Centre	1	–	0	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Georgetown (KY)	1	–	0	–	0	1	–	1	–	0
Chattanooga	3	–	1	–	0	6	–	2	–	1
Western Kentucky	1	–	1	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
Sewanee	1	–	1	–	0	3	–	4	–	1
Millsaps	1	–	1	–	0	1	–	1	–	0
Mercer	1	–	2	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Transylvania	0	–	1	–	0	0	–	1	–	0
The Citadel	0	–	2	–	0	3	–	5	–	0
Howard (AL)	0	–	2	–	0	2	–	6	–	2
Louisville	0	–	2	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Wofford	0	–	2	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Oglethorpe	0	–	4	–	0	1	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion * – co-member of SoCon

The 1922 Furman Purple Hurricane football team represented the Furman University as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1922 college football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Billy Laval, the Purple Hurricane compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 3–0 in conference play, winning the SIAA title.^[1] The team upset Florida.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 29	Newberry*	Manly Field Greenville, SC	W 33–0
October 7	at Florida*	Fleming Field Gainesville, FL	W 7–6	^[2]
October 14	Georgia*	Manly Field Greenville, SC	L 0–7	^[3]
October 19	at The Citadel	College Park Stadium Charleston, SC (rivalry)	W 28–0
October 21	at Oglethorpe	Ponce de Leon Park Atlanta, GA	W 26–0	^[4]^[5]
October 28	Richmond*	Manly Field Greenville, SC	L 0–13
November 4	Erskine*	Manly Field Greenville, SC	W 67–6	^[6]
November 11	at South Carolina*	University Field Columbia, SC	L 7–27	^[7]
November 18	Wofford	Spartanburg, SC (rivalry)	W 41–0
November 25	Clemson*	Manly Field Greenville, SC	W 20–6	^[8]
November 30	Davidson*	Manly Field Greenville, SC	W 13–10	^[9]
*Non-conference game

^ "1922 Furman Paladins Schedule and Results".
^ "Furman wins from Florida eleven by score of 7 to 6". Greensboro Daily News. October 8, 1922. p. 18. Retrieved August 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Love touchdown gives Georgia a win over Furman". The Commercial Appeal. October 15, 1922. Retrieved December 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Oglethorpe plays Furman today at Ponce de Leon". The Atlanta Constitution. October 21, 1922. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Furman wins easily from Oglethorpe". The State. October 22, 1922. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Furman wins from Erskine by big score". The State. November 5, 1922. Retrieved February 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Purple Hurricane defeated by Carolina 27 to 7". The Greenville News. November 12, 1922. Retrieved January 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Clemson is defeated by Furman 20–6". The Atlanta Journal. November 26, 1922. Retrieved December 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Purple Hurricane defeats Wildcats in great battle 13–10 score". The Greenville News. December 1, 1922. Retrieved September 3, 2022 – 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
Seasons	1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897–1899 1900 1901 1902 1903–1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
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