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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-

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1892 <-- 1923 <- 1924 -> 1925 --> 2024

1924 Season Highlights

Sol S. Metzger enters his 5th season as Head Coach at South Carolina.

1924 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 27	vs. Erskine	47	0	W
Sat., Oct. 4	@ Georgia	0	18	L
Sat., Oct. 11	vs. North Carolina State	10	0	W
Fri., Oct. 17	vs. Presbyterian	29	0	W
Thu., Oct. 23	vs. Clemson	3	0	W
Wed., Oct. 29	vs. Citadel	14	3	W	@ Orangeburg, SC
Sat., Nov. 1	@ North Carolina	10	7	W
Sat., Nov. 8	vs. Furman	0	10	L
Sat., Nov. 15	vs. Sewanee	0	10	L
Thu., Nov. 27	vs. Wake Forest	7	0	W

1924 Season Totals
Record	7-3
Points Scored	120
Scoring Average	12.0
Points Allowed	48
Defense Average	4.8
Opponents Record	22-22
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	6-2
Away Record	1-1

1924 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1924 Southern- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Alabama	8-1	290	24					Wallace W. Wade
Tulane	8-1	201	59					Clark D. Shaughnessy
Georgia	7-3	129	61					George C. Kid Woodruff
South Carolina	7-3	120	48					Sol S. Metzger
Florida	6-2-2	211	44					J.A. VanFleet
Vanderbilt	6-3-1	150	53					Dan McGugin
Georgia Tech	5-3-1	82	78					William A. Bill Alexander
Louisiana State	5-4	124	81					Mike Donahue
Mississippi State	5-4	82	90					Earl C. Abell
Virginia	5-4	72	83					A. Earle Greasy Neale
Auburn	4-4-1	46	40					Boozer Pitts
Kentucky	4-5	129	99					Fred J. Murphy
Mississippi	4-5	36	142					Chester S. Barnard
North Carolina	4-5	38	57					Robert A. Bob Fetzer & William M. Bill Fetzer
Virginia Tech	4-2-3	103	18					Ben C. Cubbage
Maryland	3-3-3	74	78					H.C. Curley Byrd
Tennessee	3-5	83	135					M.B. Banks
Clemson	2-6	80	96					Bud Saunders
North Carolina State	2-6-2	43	147					Lawrence T. Buck Shaw

1924 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1924 All Southern Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.