Oglethorpe at Furman
Saturday, November 6, 1920 Share
Furman beat Oglethorpe 42–3. It was their second meeting; after it, Furman led the series 2–0.
Final
In the newspapers

The Birmingham age-herald, Alabama, November 7, 1920, page 16
Read the text
playing a dazzling array of forward passes, criss crosses and fake plays, Thurman university had little trouble defeating Oglethorpe university here today, 42 to 3. A remarkable pass of 70 yards, Rhame to McManaway, which netted one of the Furman’s touchdowns, and the brilliant work of Speer of Fur man, who made run of 70 yards from the kickoff, were the features of the game.
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Furman 81% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Oglethorpe–Furman gameFurman leads 6–1 in seven meetings, counting the five since this game.
| 1938 | Furman 13, Oglethorpe 6 | |
| 1927 | Furman 19, Oglethorpe 0 | |
| 1926 | Oglethorpe 12, Furman 11 | |
| 1923 | Furman 29, Oglethorpe 0 | |
| 1922 | Furman 26, Oglethorpe 0 | |
| 1920 | Furman 42, Oglethorpe 3 |
Around this game
Oglethorpe
- Next gameat MercerNov. 13, 1920
- SeasonOglethorpe in 1920
- ProgramOglethorpe history and records
Furman
- Next gameat WoffordNov. 13, 1920
- SeasonFurman in 1920
- ProgramFurman history and records
