1903 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

American college football season

1903 South Carolina Gamecocks football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–2
Head coach
  • Bob Williams (2nd season)
CaptainGuy Gunter
Home stadiumCollege Park
Seasons
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1903 Southern college football independents records
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Livingstone     3 0 0
Kentucky University     7 1 0
West Virginia     7 1 0
VPI     5 1 0
South Carolina     8 2 0
Stetson     2 1 1
Virginia     7 2 1
Georgetown     7 3 0
VMI     2 1 0
Texas A&M     7 3 1
North Carolina     6 3 0
Maryland     7 4 0
East Florida Seminary     3 2 1
Florida State College     3 2 1
Oklahoma     5 4 3
Kendall     3 3 0
Louisiana Industrial     1 1 0
North Carolina A&M     4 4 0
Oklahoma A&M     0 0 2
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial     1 1 0
Tusculum     1 1 0
Arkansas     3 4 0
Navy     4 7 1
Howard (AL)     2 3 0
Columbian     2 5 0
Florida     1 3 0
Goldey College     0 1 1
Davidson     1 4 0
Tennessee Docs     0 4 0
TCU     0 7 0

The 1903 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented South Carolina College—now known as the University of South Carolina–as an independent during the 1903 college football season. Led by Bob Williams in his second and final season as head coach, South Carolina compiled a record of 8–2.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 2Columbia YMCA
W 24–0[2]
October 6Welsh Neck High School*
  • College Park
  • Columbia, SC
W 78–0[3][4]
October 10North Carolina
L 0–17[5]
October 17at GeorgiaW 17–0[6]
October 23Guilford
  • College Park
  • Columbia, SC
W 29–0[7]
October 29Tennessee
W 24–0[8]
November 9DavidsonW 29–12[9]
November 14at North Carolina A&MRaleigh, NCL 5–6[10]
November 21at College of Charleston
W 6–0[11]
November 26at Georgia TechW 16–0[12]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1903 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results | College Football". www.sports-reference.com.
  2. ^ "Carolina shows up in good condition". The State. October 3, 1903. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Pigskin Warriors Will Battle Today". The State. Columbia, South Carolina. October 6, 1903. p. 6. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Whitewash Brush Applied Liberally". The State. Columbia, South Carolina. October 7, 1903. p. 6. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Tar Heels win from neighbors". The Atlanta Constitution. October 11, 1903. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "South Carolina defeats Georgia". The Lynchburg News. October 18, 1903. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Carolina in great shape yesterday; Defeated Guilford in a very good game". The State. October 24, 1903. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Carolina defeats Tennessee by score 24 to 0". The Greenville News. October 30, 1903. Retrieved August 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Garnet and Black again triumphant, Davidson defeated on Charlotte gridiron". The State. November 10, 1903. Retrieved September 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Columbia Beat By Close Score". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. November 14, 1903. p. 7. Retrieved September 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "And the color scheme was Garnet and Black". The State. November 22, 1903. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Tech loses another". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 27, 1903. Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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