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1920 South Carolina Gamecocks football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–4 (3–1 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainEdward Smith
Home stadiumUniversity Field
Seasons← 19191921 →
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 2WoffordW 10–0
October 9Georgia
  • University Field
  • Columbia, SC
L 0–37
October 16at North Carolina*L 0–7
October 21vs. Presbyterian*W 14–0
October 28ClemsonW 3–0
November 6at DavidsonL 0–27
November 13at Navy*L 0–63
November 20Newberry*
  • University Field
  • Columbia, SC
W 48–0
November 25at The CitadelW 7–6
  • *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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