The 1928 Furman Purple Hurricane football team represented the

Furman University Furman University is a private liberal arts university in Greenville, South Carolina. Founded in 1826 and named for the clergyman Richard Furman, Furman University is the oldest private institution of higher learning in South Carolina. It became ...

as a member of the

Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) was one of the first collegiate athletic conferences in the United States. Twenty-seven of the current Division I FBS (formerly Division I-A) football programs were members of this conferen ...

(SIAA) during the

1928 college football season The 1928 football season has both the USC Trojans and the Georgia Tech Golden Tornado claim national championships. USC was recognized as champions under the Dickinson System, but the Rose Bowl was contested between the No. 2 and No. 3 Dickinso ...

. Led by first year head coach

T. B. Amis Thomas Broadus "Dad" Amis (August 26, 1895 – October 14, 1964) was an American football and basketball coach. He was the third head football coach at Howard Payne University in Brownwood, Texas, serving for four seasons, from 1924 to 1927, and ...

, the Purple Hurricane compiled an overall record of 5–4, with a mark of 3–1 in conference play, and finished tied for sixth in the SIAA.

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