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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  <-- 1922 <- 1923 -> 1924 --> 2024
1923 Season Highlights
 Sol S. Metzger enters his 4th season as Head Coach at South Carolina.
 
1923 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 29  vs. Erskine  35   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 6  vs. Presbyterian  3   7   L       
 Sat., Oct. 13  @ North Carolina State  0   7   L       
 Fri., Oct. 19  vs. Newberry  24   0   W       
 Thu., Oct. 25  vs. Clemson  6   7   L       
 Sat., Nov. 3  vs. North Carolina  0   13   L       
 Sat., Nov. 10  @ Furman  3   23   L       
 Thu., Nov. 15  vs. Citadel  12   0   W    @ Orangeburg, SC   
 Sat., Nov. 17  vs. Washington & Lee  7   13   L       
 Thu., Nov. 29  vs. Wake Forest  14   7   W       
 
1923 Season Totals
  Record4-6
  Points Scored104
  Scoring Average10.4
  Points Allowed77
  Defense Average7.7
  Opponents Record19-15
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record4-4
  Away Record0-2
1923 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1923 Southern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Alabama 7-2-122250   Wallace W. Wade
Maryland 7-2-121456   H.C. Curley Byrd
Florida 6-1-217960   J.A. VanFleet
Tulane 6-3-111789   Clark D. Shaughnessy
Virginia Tech 6-311655   Ben C. Cubbage
Clemson 5-2-19165   Bud Saunders
Georgia 5-3-174120   George C. Kid Woodruff
Mississippi State 5-2-28366   Earl C. Abell
North Carolina 5-3-17785   Robert A. Bob Fetzer & William M. Bill Fetzer
Tennessee 5-4-182167   M.B. Banks
Vanderbilt 5-2-113733   Dan McGugin
Kentucky 4-3-213553   J. Winn
Mississippi 4-681145   Roland A. Cowell
South Carolina 4-610477   Sol S. Metzger
Auburn 3-3-39658   Boozer Pitts
Georgia Tech 3-2-47582   William A. Bill Alexander
Louisiana State 3-5-1103121   Mike Donahue
North Carolina State 3-756134   Harry Hartsell
Virginia 3-5-18781   A. Earle Greasy Neale

1923 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1923 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.