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1921 South Carolina

5–⁠1–⁠2, coached by Sol Metzger.

Schedule and results

South Carolina in 1921, game by game: won vs. Erskine 13–7; won vs. Newberry 7–0; tied vs. North Carolina 7–7; won vs. Presbyterian 48–0; won vs. Clemson 21–0; tied vs. Florida 7–7; lost at Furman 0–7; won vs. The Citadel 13–0+48−7Won 13–7 vs. Erskine+6ErskineWon 7–0 vs. Newberry+7NewberryTied 7–7 vs. North Carolina0North CarolinaWon 48–0 vs. Presbyterian+48PresbyterianWon 21–0 vs. Clemson+21ClemsonTied 7–7 vs. Florida0FloridaLost 0–7 at Furman-7FurmanWon 13–0 vs. The Citadel+13The Citadel
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 1vsErskineW 13–⁠778%
Oct 8vsNewberryW 7–⁠077%
Oct 15vsNorth CarolinaT 7–⁠760%
Oct 22vsPresbyterianW 48–⁠081%
Oct 27vsClemsonW 21–⁠057%
Nov 5vsFloridaT 7–⁠765%
Nov 12atFurmanL 0–⁠731%
Nov 19vsThe CitadelW 13–⁠066%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat The Citadel 13–⁠0.

In program history: The 77th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
5–⁠1–⁠2
Conference
2–⁠1–⁠1 tied for 11th in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (Wikipedia)
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
116–⁠28
Coach
Sol Metzger
Elo
1472 +56 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−6.3 No. 65 of 102 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Tatum Gressette