Newberry vs. South Carolina

Newberry and South Carolina first met in 1914 and have played 13 times; South Carolina leads the series 11–⁠1–⁠1. Over the last 10 meetings it’s South Carolina 9–⁠1, and South Carolina has won the last 9.

Newberry wins
1
South Carolina wins
11
Ties
1
First meeting
1914
Longest streak
9 South Carolina
Current streak
9 South Carolina
Last 10 meetings
South Carolina 9–⁠1
Most recent
1948

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1910s1–⁠3–⁠1
1920s0–⁠3
1940s0–⁠5
Average margin
26.5 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Newberry
0–⁠1 Newberry’s record at home
At South Carolina
10–⁠1–⁠1 South Carolina’s record at home
Shutouts
9

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Newberry’s biggest win1916: Newberry 10, South Carolina 0by 10 points
  2. South Carolina’s biggest win1944: South Carolina 48, Newberry 0by 48 points
  3. Upset1916: Newberry 10, South Carolina 0Newberry had a 27% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Newberry and South Carolina, 1914 on130015001700192019401960198020002020

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

From the newspapers

  • The The herald and news's story of the 1914 game: NEWBERRI ELEVEN HOLDS GAMECOCkS DESPERATE GAME

    1914 · The herald and news, Newberry S.C., Oct 27, 1914

  • The Evening capital news's story of the 1916 game: Football Results.

    1916 · Evening capital news, Boise, Idaho, Oct 8, 1916

  • The The Wilmington morning star's story of the 1944 game: CAMEC0CKS BEAT NEWBERRY, $50

    1944 · The Wilmington morning star, Wilmington, N.C., Sep 24, 1944

  • The The Wilmington morning star's story of the 1947 game: |CAMEC0CKS OPEN WITH 27-6 WIN

    1947 · The Wilmington morning star, North Carolina, Sep 21, 1947

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.

Every game

Sep 24, 1948South Carolina 46, Newberry 0at South Carolina
Sep 20, 1947South Carolina 27, Newberry 6at South Carolina
Sep 29, 1946South Carolina 21, Newberry 0at South Carolina
Sep 23, 1944South Carolina 48, Newberry 0at South Carolina
Sep 25, 1943South Carolina 19, Newberry 7at South Carolina
Oct 19, 1923South Carolina 24, Newberry 0at South Carolina
Oct 8, 1921South Carolina 7, Newberry 0at South Carolina
Nov 20, 1920South Carolina 48, Newberry 0at South Carolina
Oct 6, 1917South Carolina 38, Newberry 0at South Carolina
Oct 7, 1916Newberry 10, South Carolina 0at South Carolina
Oct 2, 1915South Carolina 29, Newberry 0at South Carolina
Nov 19, 1914South Carolina 47, Newberry 6at Newberry
Oct 24, 1914South Carolina 13, Newberry 13at South Carolina

Every game is listed as played on the field.