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1916 South Carolina

2–⁠7, coached by Rice Warren.

Schedule and results

South Carolina in 1916, game by game: lost vs. Newberry 0–10; won vs. Wofford 23–3; lost at Tennessee 0–26; lost vs. Clemson 0–27; lost vs. Wake Forest 7–33; lost at Virginia 6–35; won vs. Mercer 47–0; lost at Furman 0–14; lost vs. The Citadel 2–20+47−29Lost 0–10 vs. Newberry-10NewberryWon 23–3 vs. Wofford+20WoffordLost 0–26 at Tennessee-26TennesseeLost 0–27 vs. Clemson-27ClemsonLost 7–33 vs. Wake Forest-26Wake ForestLost 6–35 at Virginia-29VirginiaWon 47–0 vs. Mercer+47MercerLost 0–14 at Furman-14FurmanLost 2–20 vs. The Citadel-18The Citadel
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 7vsNewberryL 0–⁠1073%
Oct 14vsWoffordW 23–⁠392%
Oct 21atTennesseeL 0–⁠2628%
Oct 26vsClemsonL 0–⁠2755%
Nov 4vsWake ForestL 7–⁠3358%
Nov 11atVirginiaL 6–⁠3519%
Nov 18vsMercerW 47–⁠052%
Nov 23atFurmanL 0–⁠1441%
Nov 30vsThe CitadelL 2–⁠2037%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to The Citadel 20–⁠2.

In program history: The 121st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
2–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠4 tied for 19th in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (Wikipedia)
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
85–⁠168
Coach
Rice Warren
Elo
1332 −146 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−41.5 No. 88 of 90 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
M.K. McMillan