1899 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

American college football season

1899 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–3
Head coach	Irving O. Hunt (1st season)
Captain	W. M. Shand
Home stadium	South Carolina College athletic field
Seasons← 1898 1900 →

1899 Southern college football independents records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
VMI		–		1	–	0	–	0
VPI		–		4	–	1	–	0
Delaware		–		6	–	2	–	0
Arkansas		–		3	–	1	–	1
Georgetown		–		5	–	2	–	1
Texas A&M		–		4	–	2	–	0
Oklahoma		–		2	–	1	–	0
Baylor		–		2	–	1	–	1
Guilford		–		2	–	1	–	1
Navy		–		5	–	3	–	0
Virginia		–		4	–	3	–	2
Add-Ran		–		0	–	0	–	1
Richmond		–		2	–	2	–	0
South Carolina		–		2	–	3	–	0
West Virginia		–		2	–	3	–	0
William & Mary		–		2	–	3	–	0
North Carolina A&M		–		1	–	2	–	2
Davidson		–		1	–	3	–	1
Maryland		–		1	–	4	–	0
Marshall		–		0	–	0	–	1

The 1899 South Carolina Jaguars football team represented South Carolina College—now known as the University of South Carolina–as an independent during the 1899 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Irving O. Hunt, South Carolina compiled a record of 2–3.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result
October 14		Columbia Y	South Carolina College athletic field Columbia, SC	W 4–0
November 9	11:00 a.m.	Clemson	Columbia, SC (Big Thursday)	L 0–34
November 15	4:12 p.m.	Bingham	Columbia, SC	W 11–5
November 22		at Bingham	French Broad gridiron Asheville, NC	L 6–18
November 30	3:45 p.m.	vs. Davidson	Latta Park Baseball Field Charlotte, NC	L 0–5
All times are in Eastern time

References

"Over The Gridiron Human Omelette". The State. Columbia, South Carolina. October 15, 1899. p. 8. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
"Clemson Tigers And Carolina Jaguars". The State. Columbia, South Carolina. November 9, 1899. p. 8. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
"Clemson Did Eat Carolina Boys Up". The State. Columbia, South Carolina. November 10, 1899. p. 5. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
"Debutante Bell Of The Pigskin Ball". The State. Columbia, South Carolina. November 16, 1899. p. 8. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
"Bingham Wins". Asheville Daily Citizen. Asheville, North Carolina. November 23, 1899. p. 1. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
"Football To-Day". Charlotte Daily Observer. Charlotte, North Carolina. November 30, 1899. p. 4. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
"Davidson Wins The Game". Charlotte Daily Observer. Charlotte, North Carolina. December 1, 1899. p. 6. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .

v t e South Carolina Gamecocks football
Venues	Old State Fairgrounds (1894, 1896–1898) Shandon Park (1895) College Park/Davis Field (1899–1925) Melton Field (1926–1934) Williams–Brice Stadium (1934–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Clemson Georgia North Carolina Tennessee
Culture & lore	Spurrier Cocky "The Fighting Gamecocks Lead the Way" Mighty Sound of the Southeast "Sandstorm" The Brawl University of South Carolina steroid scandal
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees
Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

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