1916 South Carolina Gamecocks football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record2–7 (2–4 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainM. K. McMillan
Home stadiumDavis Field
Seasons
← 1915
1917 →
1916 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Georgia Tech + 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 1
Tennessee + 6 – 0 – 1 8 – 0 – 1
Vanderbilt 4 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
LSU 3 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 2
The Citadel 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 1
Tulane 2 – 1 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Kentucky 2 – 1 – 2 4 – 1 – 2
Auburn 6 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Georgia 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Alabama 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Sewanee 2 – 2 – 2 5 – 2 – 2
Centre 1 – 1 – 1 5 – 1 – 3
Howard (AL) 1 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Georgetown (KY) 1 – 1 – 0 2 – 1 – 0
Mississippi A&M 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
Mississippi College 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Clemson 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
South Carolina 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Wofford 1 – 2 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Louisville 1 – 2 – 1 2 – 3 – 1
Transylvania 1 – 2 – 1 1 – 2 – 1
Furman 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Chattanooga 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Mercer 0 – 3 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
Florida 0 – 4 – 0 0 – 5 – 0
Ole Miss 0 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1916 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina during the 1916 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. Led by W. Rice Warren in his first and only season as head coach, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 2–7 with a mark of 2–4 in SIAA play.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 7Newberry*
L 0–10[1]
October 14Wofford
  • Davis Field
  • Columbia, SC
W 23–3[2]
October 21at Tennessee
L 0–26[3]
October 26Clemson
L 0–27[4]
November 4Wake Forest*
  • Davis Field
  • Columbia, SC
L 7–33[5]
November 11at Virginia*
L 6–35[6]
November 18Mercer
  • Davis Field
  • Columbia, SC
W 47–0[7]
November 233:00 p.m.at FurmanGreenville, SCL 0–14[8][9]
November 30The Citadel
  • Davis Field
  • Columbia, SC
L 2–20[10]

References

  1. ^ "Newberry wins from Carolina". The State. October 8, 1916. Retrieved January 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Outclassing Wofford, Gamecocks yesterday won gridiron contest". The Columbia Record. October 15, 1916. Retrieved January 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tennessee defeats Carolina in snappy exhibition, 26 to 0". The Journal and Tribune. October 22, 1916. Retrieved January 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Clemson Tigers win big fair week game". The State. October 27, 1916. Retrieved January 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Baptists bested Gamecock eleven in one-sided go". The Charlotte News. November 5, 1916. Retrieved January 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Virginia team wins from South Carolina". The Times Dispatch. November 12, 1916. Retrieved January 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Gamecocks wake up in a lively fashion and overwhelm Baptists". The Columbia Record. November 19, 1916. Retrieved January 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Furman And Carolina Gamecocks Will Clash Here This Afternoon". The Greenville Daily News. Greenville, South Carolina. November 23, 1916. p. 9. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Furman defeated Carolina, 14 to 0". Greenville Daily News. November 24, 1916. Retrieved January 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Citadel's eleven champion of state". The State. December 1, 1916. Retrieved January 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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