1929 Furman Purple Hurricane football team

1929 Furman Purple Hurricane football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–4–1 (4–1–1 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainH. H. Smith
Home stadiumManly Field
1929 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Chattanooga $ 7 0 08 2 0
Spring Hill 4 0 07 1 0
Centre 4 0 15 3 1
The Citadel 4 0 15 4 1
Louisiana College 3 0 16 2 1
Centenary 1 0 06 3 1
Louisiana Normal 1 0 24 3 2
Furman 4 1 15 4 1
Stetson 3 1 05 1 0
Millsaps 3 1 26 1 3
Southwestern (TN) 2 1 05 3 0
Transylvania 2 1 26 4 3
Miami (FL) 3 2 03 2 0
Erskine 3 2 06 3 0
Birmingham–Southern 4 3 04 4 0
Western Kentucky State Normal 3 3 07 3 0
Howard (AL) 3 3 25 4 2
Presbyterian 3 3 04 4 1
Georgetown (KY) 2 3 04 5 0
Wofford 2 3 03 6 0
Oglethorpe 1 2 05 4 1
Kentucky Wesleyan 1 3 05 4 0
Louisiana Tech 1 3 23 4 3
Louisville 1 3 03 5 0
Southern College 1 3 02 5 0
Mercer 2 5 02 7 0
Mississippi College 1 4 13 6 1
SW Louisiana 1 5 02 7 0
Union (TN) 0 5 11 5 1
Newberry 0 5 00 7 1
Rollins 0 5 00 5 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1929 Furman Purple Hurricane football team represented the Furman University as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1929 college football season. Led by second year head coach T. B. Amis, the Purple Hurricane compiled an overall record of 5–4–1, with a mark of 4–1–1 in conference play, and finished eighth in the SIAA.