1916 Furman Baptists football team

The 1916 Furman Baptists football team represented Furman University during the 1916 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. Led by second-year head coach Billy Laval, Furman compiled an overall record of 4–5 with a mark of 1–3 in SIAA play.[1]

1916 Furman Baptists football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record4–5 (1–3 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainWilliam N. Gressette
Home stadiumAugusta Street Park
1916 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Georgia Tech + 5 0 08 0 1
Tennessee + 6 0 18 0 1
Vanderbilt 4 1 17 1 1
LSU 3 1 17 1 2
The Citadel 3 1 06 1 1
Tulane 2 1 14 3 1
Kentucky 2 1 24 1 2
Auburn 6 2 06 2 0
Georgia 5 2 06 3 0
Alabama 4 3 06 3 0
Sewanee 2 2 25 2 2
Centre 1 1 15 1 3
Howard (AL) 1 1 06 4 0
Georgetown (KY) 1 1 02 1 0
Mississippi A&M 3 4 04 4 1
Mississippi College 2 3 06 3 0
Clemson 2 4 03 6 0
South Carolina 2 4 02 7 0
Wofford 1 2 02 7 0
Louisville 1 2 12 3 1
Transylvania 1 2 11 2 1
Furman 1 3 04 5 0
Chattanooga 1 4 03 5 0
Mercer 0 3 01 6 0
Florida 0 4 00 5 0
Ole Miss 0 6 03 6 0
  • + Conference co-champions

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30at ClemsonL 6–7[2]
October 143:30 p.m.Erskine*Greenville, SCW 60–3[3][4]
October 213:30 p.m.Georgia Tech freshmen*Greenville, SCW 21–0[5][6]
October 27at Presbyterian*Clinton, SCW 42–10[7]
November 43:30 p.m.Davidson*
  • Augusta Street Park
  • Greenville, SC
L 14–46900[8][9]
November 11at GeorgiaL 0–49[10]
November 183:00 p.m.at North Carolina*L 0–46[11][12]
November 233:00 p.m.South CarolinaGreenville, SCW 14–0[13][14]
November 30at WoffordSpartanburg, SC (rivalry)L 7–9[15]

References

  1. "1916 Furman Paladins Schedule and Results".
  2. "Furman Hold Clemson To 7 To 6 Score". The Greenville Daily News. Greenville, South Carolina. October 1, 1916. p. 9. Retrieved September 1, 2022 via Newspapers.com open access.
  3. "Furman Football Team Ready For Game With Erskine Here Today". The Greenville Daily News. Greenville, South Carolina. October 14, 1916. p. 2. Retrieved September 1, 2022 via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. "Furman Romped All Over Erskine Eleven". The Greenville Daily News. Greenville, South Carolina. October 15, 1916. p. 9. Retrieved September 1, 2022 via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. "Tech Ineligibles Are Here For Great Game Today". The Greenville Daily News. Greenville, South Carolina. October 21, 1916. p. 7. Retrieved September 1, 2022 via Newspapers.com open access.
  6. "Furman Won Great Game From The Georgia Tech Ineligibles Here Yesterday By Score of 21 To 0". The Greenville Daily News. Greenville, South Carolina. October 22, 1916. p. 9. Retrieved September 1, 2022 via Newspapers.com open access.
  7. "Furman Has Easy Time Defeating The Presbyterians, Though The Latter Fast And Furious In Their Playing". The Greenville Daily News. Greenville, South Carolina. October 29, 1916. p. 7. Retrieved September 1, 2022 via Newspapers.com open access.
  8. "Football Classic Of The Season Will Be Played At Augusta Park Today. Furman Meets Davidson Team". The Greenville Daily News. Greenville, South Carolina. November 4, 1916. p. 6. Retrieved September 1, 2022 via Newspapers.com open access.
  9. "Davidson Swamped Furman In Second Half of Game Saturday; Local Boyswent[sic] All To Pieces". The Greenville Daily News. Greenville, South Carolina. November 5, 1916. p. 11. Retrieved September 1, 2022 via Newspapers.com open access.
  10. "Furman Is Easy For Red And Black". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. November 12, 1916. p. 3. Retrieved September 1, 2022 via Newspapers.com open access.
  11. "Carolina–Furman Game On Emerson Field Today". The Tar Heel. Chapel Hill, North Carolina. November 18, 1916. p. 1. Retrieved September 2, 2022 via Newspapers.com open access.
  12. "Carolina Won From Furman". The Charlotte News. Charlotte, North Carolina. November 19, 1916. p. 12. Retrieved September 2, 2022 via Newspapers.com open access.
  13. "Furman And Carolina Gamecocks Will Clash Here This Afternoon". The Greenville Daily News. Greenville, South Carolina. November 23, 1916. p. 9. Retrieved September 2, 2022 via Newspapers.com open access.
  14. "Furman defeated Carolina, 14 to 0". Greenville Daily News. November 24, 1916. Retrieved January 24, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  15. "Wofford Wins From Furman". The Greenville Daily News. Greenville, South Carolina. December 1, 1916. p. 1. Retrieved September 2, 2022 via Newspapers.com open access.


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