1902 South Carolina

1–⁠1, coached by Bob Williams. The season’s Wikipedia article records 6–⁠1, over seven games to the two on file here.

Schedule and results

South Carolina in 1902, game by game: won vs. Clemson 12–6; lost at Furman 0–10+7−10Won 12–6 vs. Clemson+6ClemsonLost 0–10 at Furman-10Furman
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 30vsClemsonW 12–⁠645%
Nov 14atFurmanL 0–⁠1051%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Furman 10–⁠0.

In program history: The 52nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season article lists five games of South Carolina’s 1902 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. They don’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here.

DateOpponentResultSource
Oct 15vsGuilfordW 10–⁠0South Carolina’s article
Oct 21vsNorth Carolina Medical CollegeW 60–⁠0South Carolina’s article
Oct 25vsBingham MilitaryW 28–⁠0South Carolina’s article
Nov 6vsSt. AlbansW 5–⁠0South Carolina’s article
Nov 28vsCharleston Medical CollegeW 80–⁠0South Carolina’s article
Record
1–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
12–⁠16
Coach
Bob Williams
Elo
1497 −3 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Thomas E. McCutchen