1928 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

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]

1928 South Carolina Gamecocks football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–2–2 (2–2–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainBill Cooper
Home stadiumMelton Field
1928 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Georgia Tech $ 7 –0 –010 –0 –0
Tennessee 6 –0 –19 –0 –1
Florida 6 –1 –08 –1 –0
VPI 4 –1 –07 –2 –0
Alabama 6 –2 –06 –3 –0
LSU 3 –1 –16 –2 –1
Clemson 4 –2 –08 –3 –0
Vanderbilt 4 –2 –08 –2 –0
Tulane 3 –3 –16 –3 –1
Ole Miss 3 –3 –05 –4 –0
North Carolina 2 –2 –25 –3 –2
Kentucky 2 –2 –14 –3 –1
South Carolina 2 –2 –16 –2 –2
Maryland 2 –3 –16 –3 –1
VMI 2 –3 –15 –3 –2
Georgia 2 –4 –04 –5 –0
NC State 1 –3 –14 –5 –1
Mississippi A&M 1 –4 –02 –4 –2
Virginia 1 –6 –02 –6 –1
Washington and Lee 1 –6 –02 –8 –0
Sewanee 0 –5 –02 –7 –0
Auburn 0 –7 –01 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Erskine*
W 19–04,000[2]
September 29at Chicago*
W 6–035,000[3]
October 6at Virginia
W 24–137,500[4]
October 13Maryland
  • Melton Field
  • Columbia, SC
W 21–7[5]
October 19Presbyterian*
  • Melton Field
  • Columbia, SC
W 13–0[6]
October 25Clemson
L 0–3214,000[7]
November 1vs. The Citadel*
T 0–02,000[8]
November 10at North Carolina
T 0–06,000[9]
November 17Furman*
  • Melton Field
  • Columbia, SC
W 6–0[10]
November 29at NC State
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.


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