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1903 South Carolina

8–⁠2, coached by C.R. Williams.

Schedule and results

South Carolina in 1903, game by game: won vs. Columbia YMCA 24–0; won vs. Welch Neck High 89–0; lost vs. North Carolina 0–17; won at Georgia 17–0; won vs. Guilford 29–0; won vs. Tennessee 24–0; won vs. Davidson 29–12; lost at NC State 5–6; won at Charleston 6–0; won at Georgia Tech 16–0+89−17Won 24–0 vs. Columbia YMCA+24Columbia YMCAWon 89–0 vs. Welch Neck High+89Welch Neck HighLost 0–17 vs. North Carolina-17North CarolinaWon 17–0 at Georgia+17GeorgiaWon 29–0 vs. Guilford+29GuilfordWon 24–0 vs. Tennessee+24TennesseeWon 29–12 vs. Davidson+17DavidsonLost 5–6 at NC State-1NC StateWon 6–0 at Charleston+6CharlestonWon 16–0 at Georgia Tech+16Georgia Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 2vsColumbia YMCAW 24–⁠088%
Oct 6vsWelch Neck HighW 89–⁠089%
Oct 10vsNorth CarolinaL 0–⁠1756%
Oct 17atGeorgiaW 17–⁠042%
Oct 23vsGuilfordW 29–⁠090%
Oct 29vsTennesseeW 24–⁠062%
Nov 8vsDavidsonW 29–⁠1275%
Nov 14atNC StateL 5–⁠657%
Nov 21atCharlestonW 6–⁠084%
Nov 26atGeorgia TechW 16–⁠072%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Georgia Tech 16–⁠0.

In program history: The 15th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
8–⁠2
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
239–⁠35
Coach
C.R. Williams
Elo
1568 +71 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−11.9 No. 55 of 70 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Guy Gunter