1927 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

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1927 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Conference Southern Conference
Record4–5 (2–4 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainEmmett Wingfield
Home stadium Melton Field
Seasons
  1926
1928  
1927 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Georgia Tech + 7 0 18 1 1
Tennessee + 5 0 18 0 1
NC State + 4 0 09 1 0
Vanderbilt 5 0 28 1 2
No. 8 Georgia 6 1 09 1 0
Florida 5 2 07 3 0
Ole Miss 3 2 05 3 1
Virginia 4 4 05 4 0
Clemson 2 2 05 3 1
Alabama 3 4 15 4 1
LSU 2 3 14 4 1
Mississippi A&M 2 3 05 3 0
Washington and Lee 2 3 04 4 1
VPI 2 3 05 4 0
Maryland 2 3 04 7 0
South Carolina 2 4 04 5 0
VMI 2 4 06 4 0
Tulane 2 5 12 5 1
North Carolina 2 5 04 6 0
Sewanee 1 4 02 6 0
Kentucky 1 5 03 6 1
Auburn 0 6 10 7 2
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1927 South Carolina Gamecocks football team was an American football team that represented the University of South Carolina as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1927 college football season. Led by Harry Lightsey in his first and only season as head coach, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 4–5 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, tying for 16th place in the SoCon. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24 Erskine *W 13–6 [2]
October 1at Maryland L 0–26 [3]
October 8at Virginia W 13–12 [4]
October 15 North Carolina
W 14–67,000 [5]
October 20 Clemson
L 0–2013,000 [6]
October 27vs. The Citadel *
W 6–0 [7]
November 5vs. VPI L 0–35 [8]
November 12at Furman *
L 0–33 [9]
November 24 NC State
  • Melton Field
  • Columbia, SC
L 0–34 [10]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. "1927 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  2. "Erskine holds Gamecocks 13–6". The Greenville News. September 25, 1927. Retrieved January 26, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "S.C. team bows to Maryland". The Baltimore Sun. October 2, 1927. Retrieved January 26, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Gamecocks defeat Cavaliers 13–12". Daily Press. October 9, 1927. Retrieved January 26, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "South Carolina's Gamecocks defeat Tar Heels". The News and Observer. October 16, 1927. Retrieved January 26, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Snarling Clemson Tiger devours Carolina Gamecock, 20 to 0". The Greenville News. October 21, 1927. Retrieved January 26, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Zobel, ill player, shoots pass for Carolina to beat Citadel, 6 to 0". The Greenville News. October 28, 1927. Retrieved January 26, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "V.P.I. backs rip South Carolina apart here 35–0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 6, 1927. Retrieved January 26, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Purple Hurricane dashes Carolina to worst defeat, 34 to 0". The Greenville News. November 13, 1927. Retrieved January 26, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Wolfpack slashes way to victory over South Carolina Gamecocks". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 25, 1927. Retrieved January 26, 2022 via Newspapers.com.