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South Carolina Football Team History


South Carolina Gamecocks
University of South Carolina
 Columbia, SC
Founded: 1801
Stadium: Williams-Brice Stadium
Capacity: 80,250
Colors: Garnet & Black
Coach: Dixon Foster
Conference: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


Select Year:    
1892  <-- 1916 <- 1917 -> 1918 --> 2024
1917 Season Highlights
 Dixon Foster enters his 1st season as Head Coach at South Carolina.
 
1917 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 6  vs. Newberry  38   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  @ Florida  13   21   L       
 Thu., Oct. 25  vs. Clemson  13   21   L       
 Sat., Nov. 3  vs. Erskine  13   14   L       
 Thu., Nov. 8  vs. Furman  26   0   W    @ Florence, SC   
 Sat., Nov. 17  @ Wofford  0   20   L       
 Sat., Nov. 24  vs. Presbyterian  14   20   L       
 Thu., Nov. 29  vs. Citadel  20   0   W       
 
1917 Season Totals
  Record3-5
  Points Scored137
  Scoring Average17.1
  Points Allowed96
  Defense Average12.0
  Opponents Record8-6
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record3-3
  Away Record0-2
1917 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1917 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Georgia Tech 9-049117   John W. Heisman
Auburn 6-2-1199102   Mike Donahue
Mississippi State 6-116339   Sid Robinson
Alabama 5-2-116829   Thomas Kelly
Tulane 5-3159105   Clark D. Shaughnessy
Vanderbilt 5-3142170   Dan McGugin
Kentucky 3-5-110456   S.A. Boles
South Carolina 3-513796   Dixon Foster
Florida 2-447247   A.L. Busser
Mississippi 1-4-149226   C.R. Dudy Noble
Tennessee 0-000   

1917 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1917 All Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.