1930 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

1930 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	6–4 (4–3 SoCon)
Head coach	Billy Laval (3rd season)
Captain	R. E. Gressette
Home stadium	Melton Field
Seasons ←  1929 1931  →

1930 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Alabama +	8	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	0
No. 11 Tulane +	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
No. 10 Tennessee	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
Duke	4	–	1	–	1			8	–	1	–	2
Vanderbilt	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Maryland	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Florida	4	–	2	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
North Carolina	4	–	2	–	2			5	–	3	–	2
Clemson	3	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Georgia	3	–	2	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
Kentucky	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
South Carolina	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
VPI	2	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Mississippi A&M	2	–	3	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Georgia Tech	2	–	4	–	1			2	–	6	–	1
LSU	2	–	4	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Virginia	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Sewanee	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	1
NC State	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Ole Miss	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
Auburn	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Washington and Lee	0	–	4	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
VMI	0	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1930 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 1930 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Billy Laval, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, tying for 11th place in the SoCon. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	Erskine *	Melton Field Columbia, SC	W 19–0	4,000	[2]
September 27	at Duke	Duke Stadium Durham, NC	W 22–0		[3]
October 4	at Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 0–45	25,000	[4]
October 11	LSU	Melton Field Columbia, SC	W 7–6		[5]
October 23	Clemson	State Fairgrounds Columbia, SC (rivalry)	L 7–20		[6]
October 30	vs. The Citadel *	County Fairgrounds Orangeburg, SC	W 13–0	6,500	[7]
November 8	at Furman *	Manly Field Greenville, SC	L 0–14	6,000	[8]
November 15	Sewanee	Melton Field Columbia, SC	W 14–13	5,000	[9]
November 22	NC State	Melton Field Columbia, SC	W 19–0	4,000	[10]
November 27	vs. Auburn	A. J. McClung Memorial Stadium Columbus, GA	L 7–25		[11]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "1930 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
2. "Birds beat Flying Fleet but rain features game". The State. September 21, 1930. Retrieved January 27, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Birds defeat Duke 22–0". The Charlotte Observer. September 28, 1930. Retrieved January 27, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Jackets open season with victory over Gamecocks, 45–0". The Atlanta Constitution. October 5, 1930. Retrieved January 27, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Birds defeat L.S.U." The Greenville News. October 12, 1930. Retrieved January 27, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
6. Carl Weimer (October 24, 1930). "Clemson again humbles the Gamecocks, 20 To 7". The Greenville News. p. 14. Retrieved August 12, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Carolina varsity and frosh take two off Cadets". The Columbia Record. October 31, 1930. Retrieved January 27, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Hurricane wins from Carolina, 14 to 0". The Greenville News. November 9, 1930. Retrieved January 27, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Sewanee's great fourth quarter rally falls short as Gamecocks win". The Nashville Tennessean. November 16, 1930. Retrieved January 27, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
10. "South Carolina batters State down, 19 to 0". The Charlotte News. November 23, 1930. Retrieved January 27, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
11. Salter, Elmer G. (November 28, 1930). "Auburn scores first win in Southern loop". The Huntsville Times. p. 7. Retrieved August 12, 2021– via Newspapers.com.