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South Carolina Football Team History


South Carolina Gamecocks
University of South Carolina
 Columbia, SC
Founded: 1801
Stadium: Williams-Brice Stadium
Capacity: 80,250
Colors: Garnet & Black
Coach: Sol S. Metzger
Conference: Southern-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1892  <-- 1921 <- 1922 -> 1923 --> 2024
1922 Season Highlights
 Sol S. Metzger enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at South Carolina.
 
1922 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 29  vs. Erskine  13   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 7  vs. Presbyterian  6   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 14  @ North Carolina  7   10   L       
 Fri., Oct. 20  vs. Wofford  20   0   W       
 Thu., Oct. 26  vs. Clemson  0   3   L       
 Sat., Nov. 4  vs. Sewanee  6   7   L       
 Sat., Nov. 11  vs. Furman  27   7   W       
 Thu., Nov. 16  vs. Citadel  13   0   W    @ Orangeburg, SC   
 Thu., Nov. 30  @ Centre  0   42   L       
 
1922 Season Totals
  Record5-4
  Points Scored92
  Scoring Average10.2
  Points Allowed69
  Defense Average7.7
  Opponents Record14-5
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record5-2
  Away Record0-2
1922 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1922 Southern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
North Carolina 9-119172   Robert A. Bob Fetzer & William M. Bill Fetzer
Auburn 8-227648   Mike Donahue
Tennessee 8-223945   M.B. Banks
Vanderbilt 8-0-117716   Dan McGugin
Virginia Tech 8-1-126232   Ben C. Cubbage
Florida 7-224051   William G. Kline
Georgia Tech 7-215759   William A. Bill Alexander
Alabama 6-3-120081   Xen C. Scott
Kentucky 6-316756   William J. Bill Juneau
Clemson 5-4170109   Edward J. Doc Stewart
Georgia 5-4-117877   H.J. Stegeman
South Carolina 5-49269   Sol S. Metzger
Maryland 4-5-177137   H.C. Curley Byrd
Mississippi 4-5-187183   Roland A. Cowell
North Carolina State 4-610192   Harry Hartsell
Tulane 4-4136100   Clark D. Shaughnessy
Virginia 4-4-110260   Thomas J. Campbell
Louisiana State 3-772244   Irving R. Pray
Mississippi State 3-4-256184   C.R. Dudy Noble

1922 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1922 All Southern Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.