Davidson at Furman

Thursday, November 24, 1921

Furman beat Davidson 28–⁠0. It was their seventh meeting; after it, Davidson led the series 4–⁠3.

AwayDavidson3–⁠4–⁠3 in 1921
0
HomeFurman7–⁠2–⁠1 in 1921
28

FinalAttendance 4,000

In the newspapers

  • The The Birmingham age-herald's story: 4 -e--- FURMAN EASILY BEATS DAVIDSON

    The Birmingham age-herald, Birmingham, Ala., November 25, 1921, page 1

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    4 -e--- FURMAN EASILY BEATS DAVIDSON Greenville, November 24.-Furmans Purple Hurricane completely outclassed Davidson In the annual Thanksgiving game here this after noon by the score of % to 0. The DAVIDSON offensive was not strong enough to pierce the Furman line with any consistency. and the only threat to score came as a result of a 40-yard pass and an end which car ried the ball to Furman’s Vineyard line in the fourth period. Playing their last game on the gridiron. Cap tain McManaway and Lee Rhame were outstanding stars. Scoring: Touchdowns, Poteat 2. Waters 2. Goals from touchdown, Mcleod. Officials: Major (Auburn), referee; Walker (Dayidson), head linesman. Time of quarters, Is min utes

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 72% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Furman leads 33–⁠15 in 48 meetings, counting the 41 since this game.

Recent meetings
1981Furman 30, Davidson 12
1980Furman 21, Davidson 7
1979Furman 63, Davidson 55
1978Furman 56, Davidson 14
1973Furman 38, Davidson 7
1972Davidson 51, Furman 35

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