1927 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

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1927 South Carolina Gamecocks football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–5 (2–4 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainEmmett Wingfield
Home stadiumMelton Field
Seasons
← 1926
1928 →
1927 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Georgia Tech + 7 0 1 8 1 1
Tennessee + 5 0 1 8 0 1
NC State + 4 0 0 9 1 0
Vanderbilt 5 0 2 8 1 2
No. 8 Georgia 6 1 0 9 1 0
Florida 5 2 0 7 3 0
Ole Miss 3 2 0 5 3 1
Virginia 4 4 0 5 4 0
Clemson 2 2 0 5 3 1
Alabama 3 4 1 5 4 1
LSU 2 3 1 4 4 1
Mississippi A&M 2 3 0 5 3 0
Washington and Lee 2 3 0 4 4 1
VPI 2 3 0 5 4 0
Maryland 3 5 0 4 7 0
South Carolina 2 4 0 4 5 0
VMI 2 4 0 6 4 0
Tulane 2 5 1 2 5 1
North Carolina 2 5 0 4 6 0
Sewanee 1 4 0 2 6 0
Kentucky 1 5 0 3 6 1
Auburn 0 6 1 0 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 MarylandL 0–26[3]
October 8at VirginiaW 13–12[4]
October 15North Carolina
W 14–67,000[5]
October 20Clemson L 0–2013,000[6]
October 27vs. The Citadel*
W 6–0[7]
November 5vs. VPIL 0–35[8]
November 12at Furman*
L 0–33[9]
November 24NC State
  • Melton Field
  • Columbia, SC
L 0–34[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1927 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
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