1919 South Carolina Gamecocks football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record1–7–1 (0–4–1 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainHayward Brockington
Home stadiumCollege Park
Seasons
← 1918
1920 →
1919 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Auburn $ 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Alabama 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Centre 1 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
Kentucky 3 – 1 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Georgia Tech 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Tulane 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Vanderbilt 3 – 1 – 2 5 – 1 – 2
Furman 2 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Mississippi A&M 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Georgia 4 – 2 – 2 4 – 2 – 3
LSU 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Clemson 3 – 2 – 2 6 – 2 – 2
Florida 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Wofford 1 – 1 – 0 3 – 2 – 1
Transylvania 1 – 1 – 0 2 – 4 – 0
Ole Miss 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
The Citadel 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
Sewanee 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Georgetown (KY) 0 – 0 – 0 0 – 2 – 0
Tennessee 0 – 3 – 2 3 – 3 – 3
South Carolina 0 – 4 – 1 1 – 7 – 1
Mercer 0 – 1 – 0 0 – 2 – 0
Mississippi College 0 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Howard (AL) 0 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 2
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1919 South Carolina Gamecocks football team was an American football team that represented the University of South Carolina as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association during the 1919 college football season. Led by Dixon Foster in his second and final season as head coach, the team compiled an overall record of 1–7–1 with a mark of 0–4–1 in SIAA play.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 27Presbyterian*
L 0–6[2]
October 4Erskine*
  • College Park
  • Columbia, SC
W 6–0[3]
October 11at Georgia
L 0–14[4]
October 18Davidson*
  • College Park
  • Columbia, SC
L 0–7[5]
October 30Clemson
L 6–19[6]
November 8Tennessee
T 6–6[7]
November 15at Washington and Lee*
L 0–26[8]
November 22Florida
  • College Park
  • Columbia, SC
L 0–13[9]
November 27The Citadel
  • College Park
  • Columbia, SC
L 7–14[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1919 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  2. ^ "Presbyterian won opening contest from University". The Sunday Record. September 28, 1919. Retrieved January 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Gamecocks scored once on Erskine". The Greenville News. October 5, 1919. Retrieved January 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "South Carolina is surprise to Georgia; Held to 14 to 0 score". The Atlanta Constitution. October 12, 1919. Retrieved January 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Davidson defeats Palmetto players". The News and Observer. October 19, 1919. Retrieved January 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "South Carolina is beaten by Clemson". The Bristol Herald Courier. October 31, 1919. Retrieved January 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tennessee and Gamecocks tie". The Greenville News. November 9, 1919. Retrieved August 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Generals defeat South Carolina". Daily Press. November 16, 1919. Retrieved January 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Gamecock Feathers Fly When Florida Gators Romp On South Carolina To Tune of 13 To 0". The Florida Alligator. Vol. 8, no. 9. November 27, 1919.
  10. ^ "Bulldogs win annual battle, Citadel one touchdown better than Carolina". The State. November 28, 1919. Retrieved January 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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