1926 Furman Purple Hurricane football team

1926 Furman Purple Hurricane football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record8–1–1 (3–1–1 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainTroy Thomas
Home stadiumManly Field
1926 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Centenary + 5 0 05 3 0
Chattanooga + 4 0 26 2 2
Presbyterian 5 1 07 2 0
Furman 3 1 18 1 1
Stetson 3 1 05 1 1
Georgetown (KY) 3 1 16 2 1
Louisiana Tech 3 1 05 2 2
Birmingham–Southern 3 1 25 3 2
Mercer 3 1 14 3 2
Mississippi College 5 2 06 3 0
Louisville 2 1 06 2 0
Centre 2 1 23 4 2
The Citadel 5 3 07 3 0
SW Louisiana 2 2 06 3 1
Transylvania 1 1 04 3 0
Southern College 2 2 04 4 0
Oglethorpe 3 4 13 7 1
Howard (AL) 2 3 14 4 1
Western Kentucky State Normal 1 2 14 4 1
Newberry 2 4 02 5 0
Millsaps 2 6 02 8 0
Wofford 1 3 02 8 0
Union (TN) 1 4 03 6 0
Louisiana College 0 4 03 5 0
Kentucky Wesleyan 0 4 03 6 0
Erskine 0 4 01 7 0
Rollins 0 4 00 6 0
  • + Conference co-champions

The 1926 Furman Purple Hurricane football team represented Furman University as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1926 college football season. Led by 12th-year head coach Billy Laval, the Purple Hurricane compiled an overall record of 8–1–1 with a mark of 3–1–1 in SIAA play. The team was coached by Billy Laval.