Furman at Duke
Friday, September 23, 1927 Share
Furman beat Duke 13–7. It was their first meeting; after it, Furman led the series 1–0.
FinalHigh 71°F, low 49°F
In the newspapers
Evening star, September 24, 1927, page 25
Read the text
FURMAN BEATS DUKE. DURHAM, n. c.. September “a Furman defeated Duke at foot ball Yesterday, 13 to Z, although the latter made 10 first downs to the winners 5. Duke was leading, Z to 6, in the last period when I’urman blocked a kick to gain a touchdown.
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 69% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Furman–Duke gameFurman leads 2–0 in two meetings, counting the one since this game.
| 1928 | Furman 6, Duke 0 | |
| 1927 | Furman 13, Duke 7 |
Around this game
Furman
- Next gamevs. NC StateSept. 30, 1927
- SeasonFurman in 1927
- ProgramFurman history and records
Duke
- Next gameat Boston CollegeOct. 1, 1927
- SeasonDuke in 1927
- ProgramDuke history and records