1920 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

1920 South Carolina Gamecocks football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–4 (3–1 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainEdward Smith
Home stadiumUniversity Field
1920 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Georgia + 7 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 1
Tulane + 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 1
Georgia Tech + 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Alabama 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Centre 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Furman 3 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
South Carolina 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Tennessee 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Auburn 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Mississippi A&M 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Sewanee 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Vanderbilt 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 3 – 1
Transylvania 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Howard (AL) 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Mississippi College 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Florida 1 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Clemson 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
LSU 1 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 1
Chattanooga 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 1
The Citadel 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Ole Miss 0 – 2 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Kentucky 0 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Georgetown (KY) 0 – 2 – 0 0 – 3 – 0
Millsaps 0 – 3 – 0 0 – 3 – 0
Mercer 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Wofford 0 – 4 – 0 0 – 8 – 1
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1920 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina during the 1920 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. Led by first-year head coach Sol Metzger, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 5–4 with a mark of 3–1 in SIAA play.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 2Wofford
W 10–0[1]
October 9Georgia
  • University Field
  • Columbia, SC
L 0–37[2]
October 16at North Carolina*
L 0–7[3]
October 21vs. Presbyterian*
W 14–0[4]
October 28Clemson
W 3–0[5]
November 6at Davidson
L 0–27[6]
November 13at Navy*
L 0–63[7]
November 20Newberry*
  • University Field
  • Columbia, SC
W 48–0[8]
November 25at The Citadel
W 7–6[9]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Carolina eleven marches to victory in first battle of season over Wofford Terriers". The Sunday Record. October 3, 1920. Retrieved January 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Georgia Defeats Carolina". The Atlanta Constitution. October 10, 1920. p. 4. Retrieved March 21, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tar Heels defeat South Carolina 7 to 0". Greensboro Daily News. October 17, 1920. Retrieved January 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Carolina wins exciting game, Presbyterians downed in Augusta battle". The State. October 22, 1920. Retrieved January 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Crow of Gamecock drowns Tiger roar". The State. October 29, 1920. Retrieved January 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Davidson routs Gamecocks". Charlotte Sunday Observer. November 7, 1920. Retrieved January 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "South Carolina snowed under by the Middies". The Baltimore Sun. November 14, 1920. Retrieved January 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Carolina wins handily from Newberry". The State. November 21, 1920. Retrieved January 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Citadel loses a close game". The Index-Journal. November 26, 1920. Retrieved January 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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