1919 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

1919 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	1–7–1 (0–4–1 SIAA)
Head coach	Dixon Foster (2nd season)
Captain	Hayward Brockington
Home stadium	College Park
Seasons ←  1918 1920  →

1919 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 27	Presbyterian *	College Park Columbia, SC	L 0–6	[2]
October 4	Erskine *	College Park Columbia, SC	W 6–0	[3]
October 11	at Georgia	Sanford Field Athens, GA (rivalry)	L 0–14	[4]
October 18	Davidson *	College Park Columbia, SC	L 0–7	[5]
October 30	Clemson	State Fairgrounds Columbia, SC (rivalry)	L 6–19	[6]
November 8	Tennessee	College Park Columbia, SC (rivalry)	T 6–6	[7]
November 15	at Washington and Lee *	Wilson Field Lexington, VA	L 0–26	[8]
November 22	Florida	College Park Columbia, SC	L 0–13	[9]
November 27	The 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.