1921 Furman Purple Hurricane football team

The 1921 Furman Purple Hurricane football team represented the Furman University as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1921 college football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Billy Laval, the Purple Hurricane compiled an overall record of 7–2–1 with a mark of 3–2–1 in SIAA play.

1921 Furman Purple Hurricane football
State champion
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	7–2–1 (3–2–1 SIAA)
Head coach	Billy Laval (7th season)
Home stadium	Manly Field
Seasons ← 1920 1922 →

1921 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Centre +	5	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Georgia +	6	–	0	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
Georgia Tech +	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Vanderbilt +	5	–	0	–	1			7	–	0	–	1
Tennessee	4	–	1	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
Florida	4	–	1	–	2			6	–	3	–	2
Mississippi College	3	–	1	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
Sewanee	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Transylvania	2	–	1	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
LSU	2	–	1	–	1			6	–	1	–	1
South Carolina	2	–	1	–	1			5	–	1	–	2
Furman	4	–	2	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
Auburn	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Mississippi A&M	2	–	3	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Tulane	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Alabama	2	–	4	–	2			5	–	4	–	2
Oglethorpe	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Chattanooga	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
The Citadel	1	–	2	–	1			3	–	3	–	2
Kentucky	1	–	3	–	1			4	–	3	–	1
Ole Miss	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Howard (AL)	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Mercer	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Louisville	0	–	1	–	0			2	–	2	–	1
Wofford	0	–	2	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Georgetown (KY)	0	–	3	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Millsaps	0	–	3	–	0			1	–	5	–	1
Clemson	0	–	5	–	2			1	–	6	–	2
+ – Conference co-champions

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	Erskine*	Manly Field Greenville, SC	W 42–7	2,200	[1]
October 1	Newberry*	Manly Field Greenville, SC	W 63–0		[2]
October 8	at Georgia	Sanford Field Athens, GA	L 7–27		[3]
October 15	at Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 0–69		[4]
October 21	Clemson	Manly Field Greenville, SC	T 0–0		[5]
October 29	The Citadel	Manly Field Greenville, SC (rivalry)	W 42–0		[6]
November 5	Mercer	Manly Field Greenville, SC	W 37–0		[7]
November 20	South Carolina*	Manly Field Greenville, SC	W 7–0		[8]
November 19	Wofford	Manly Field Greenville, SC (rivalry)	W 62–0		[9]
November 24	Davidson*	Manly Field Greenville, SC	W 28–0	4,000	[10]
*Non-conference game

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