1918 South Carolina Gamecocks football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record2–1–1 (2–1–1 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainJ. H. Moore
Home stadiumUniversity Field
Seasons
← 1917
1919 →
1918 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Georgia Tech $ 3 – 0 – 0 6 – 1 – 0
Vanderbilt 2 – 0 – 0 4 – 2 – 0
Mississippi A&M 2 – 0 – 0 3 – 2 – 0
Clemson 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
South Carolina 2 – 1 – 1 2 – 1 – 1
Furman 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Sewanee 0 – 1 – 0 3 – 2 – 0
The Citadel 0 – 1 – 1 0 – 2 – 1
Auburn 0 – 2 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
Ole Miss 0 – 2 – 0 1 – 3 – 0
Wofford 0 – 2 – 0 0 – 3 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • There were several SIAA schools that did not field a team due to World War I.

The 1918 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina during the 1918 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. Led by Frank Dobson in his first and only season as head coach, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 2–1–1 with an identical mark in SIAA play.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
November 2Clemson
L 0–39[1]
November 163:30 p.m.at FurmanGreenville, SCW 20–12[2][3]
November 23Wofford
  • University Field
  • Columbia, SC
W 13–0[4]
November 28vs. The Citadel
T 0–0[5]

References

  1. ^ "Clemson wins from Carolina". The State. November 3, 1918. Retrieved January 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Furman And Carolina Class This Afternoon For Gridiron Honors". The Greenville Daily News. Greenville, South Carolina. November 16, 1918. p. 2. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Carolina beat Furman 20 to 12". The Greenville News. November 17, 1918. Retrieved January 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Carolina downs Wofford eleven". The State. November 24, 1918. Retrieved January 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Ancient rivals battle to draw, Carolina and Citadel in scoreless tie". The State. November 29, 1918. Retrieved January 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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