1922 South Carolina

5–⁠4 (0–⁠3 Southern Conference), coached by Sol Metzger.

Schedule and results

South Carolina in 1922, game by game: won vs. Erskine 13–0; won vs. Presbyterian 6–0; lost at North Carolina 7–10; won vs. Wofford 20–0; lost vs. Clemson 0–3; lost vs. Sewanee 6–7; won vs. Furman 27–7; won vs. The Citadel 13–0; lost at Centre 0–42+20−42Won 13–0 vs. Erskine+13ErskineWon 6–0 vs. Presbyterian+6PresbyterianLost 7–10 at North Carolina-3North CarolinaWon 20–0 vs. Wofford+20WoffordLost 0–3 vs. Clemson-3ClemsonLost 6–7 vs. Sewanee-1SewaneeWon 27–7 vs. Furman+20FurmanWon 13–0 vs. The Citadel+13The CitadelLost 0–42 at Centre-42Centre
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29vsErskineW 13–⁠065%
Oct 7vsPresbyterianW 6–⁠091%
Oct 14atNorth CarolinaL 7–⁠1038%
Oct 20vsWoffordW 20–⁠091%
Oct 26vsClemsonL 0–⁠367%
Nov 4vsSewaneeL 6–⁠757%
Nov 11vsFurmanW 27–⁠746%
Nov 16vsThe CitadelW 13–⁠079%
Nov 30atCentreL 0–⁠4224%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Centre 42–⁠0; tied for 19th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 53rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
5–⁠4
Conference
0–⁠3 tied for 19th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
92–⁠69
Coach
Sol Metzger
Elo
1496 +15 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−7.5 No. 76 of 109 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Alex Waite

1922 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
North Carolina5–⁠09–⁠1
Vanderbilt4–⁠08–⁠0–⁠1
Georgia Tech4–⁠07–⁠2
Virginia Tech3–⁠08–⁠1–⁠1
Florida2–⁠07–⁠2
Tennessee4–⁠28–⁠2
Auburn2–⁠18–⁠2
Alabama3–⁠2–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Kentucky2–⁠26–⁠3
Virginia1–⁠1–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
Mississippi State2–⁠33–⁠4–⁠2
Washington and Lee1–⁠25–⁠3–⁠1
Clemson1–⁠25–⁠4
Maryland1–⁠24–⁠5–⁠1
LSU1–⁠23–⁠7
Georgia1–⁠3–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
Sewanee1–⁠3–⁠13–⁠4–⁠1
Tulane1–⁠44–⁠4
South Carolina0–⁠35–⁠4
Ole Miss0–⁠24–⁠5–⁠1
NC State0–⁠54–⁠6

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.