1928 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

1928 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	6–2–2 (2–2–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Billy Laval (1st season)
Captain	Bill Cooper
Home stadium	Melton Field
Seasons ←  1927 1929  →

1928 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Georgia Tech $	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	0
Tennessee	6	–	0	–	1			9	–	0	–	1
Florida	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
VPI	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Alabama	6	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
LSU	3	–	1	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
Clemson	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Vanderbilt	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Tulane	3	–	3	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Ole Miss	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
North Carolina	2	–	2	–	2			5	–	3	–	2
Kentucky	2	–	2	–	1			4	–	3	–	1
South Carolina	2	–	2	–	1			6	–	2	–	2
Maryland	2	–	3	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
VMI	2	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	2
Georgia	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
NC State	1	–	3	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Mississippi A&M	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	4	–	2
Virginia	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	6	–	1
Washington and Lee	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Sewanee	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Auburn	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1928 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 1928 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Billy Laval, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 6–2–2 with a mark of 2–2–1 in conference play, placing 15th in the SoCon. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	Erskine *	Melton Field Columbia, SC	W 19–0	4,000	[2]
September 29	at Chicago *	Stagg Field Chicago, IL	W 6–0	35,000	[3]
October 6	at Virginia	Lambeth Field Charlottesville, VA	W 24–13	7,500	[4]
October 13	Maryland	Melton Field Columbia, SC	W 21–7		[5]
October 19	Presbyterian *	Melton Field Columbia, SC	W 13–0		[6]
October 25	Clemson	State Fairgrounds Columbia, SC (rivalry)	L 0–32	14,000	[7]
November 1	vs. The Citadel *	County Fairgrounds Orangeburg, SC	T 0–0	2,000	[8]
November 10	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	T 0–0	6,000	[9]
November 17	Furman *	Melton Field Columbia, SC	W 6–0		[10]
November 29	at NC State	Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC	L 7–18		[11]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "1928 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
2. "Birds beat Erskine after battle". The State. September 23, 1928. Retrieved January 26, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
3. "South Carolina U. upsets Chicago in gridiron inaugural by 6–0". The Des Moines Register. September 30, 1928. Retrieved January 26, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
4. "South Carolina bests Cavaliers by 24–13 score". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 7, 1928. Retrieved January 26, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Old Liners Bow To Gamecocks". The Baltimore Sun. October 14, 1928. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Carolina keeps grid record clean, defeating Presbyterian team 13–0". The Columbia Record. October 20, 1928. Retrieved January 26, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Tiger on rampage in fair week game". The State. October 26, 1928. Retrieved January 26, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Bulldog and Bird in scoreless tie". The State. November 2, 1928. Retrieved January 26, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Two Carolinas battle in mud to no decision". The News and Observer. November 11, 1928. Retrieved January 26, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Carolina Gamecocks defeat Hurricane, 6 to 0". The Greenville News. November 18, 1928. Retrieved January 26, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Warren leads Wolfpack to victory over Gamecocks". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 30, 1928. Retrieved January 26, 2022– via Newspapers.com.