1924 South Carolina

7–⁠3 (3–⁠2 Southern Conference), coached by Sol Metzger.

Schedule and results

South Carolina in 1924, game by game: won vs. Erskine 47–0; lost at Georgia 0–18; won vs. NC State 10–0; won vs. Presbyterian 29–0; won vs. Clemson 3–0; won vs. The Citadel 14–3; won at North Carolina 10–7; lost vs. Furman 0–10; lost vs. Sewanee 0–10; won vs. Wake Forest 7–0+47−18Won 47–0 vs. Erskine+47ErskineLost 0–18 at Georgia-18GeorgiaWon 10–0 vs. NC State+10NC StateWon 29–0 vs. Presbyterian+29PresbyterianWon 3–0 vs. Clemson+3ClemsonWon 14–3 vs. The Citadel+11The CitadelWon 10–7 at North Carolina+3North CarolinaLost 0–10 vs. Furman-10FurmanLost 0–10 vs. Sewanee-10SewaneeWon 7–0 vs. Wake Forest+7Wake Forest
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Wake Forest 7–⁠0; tied for 6th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 70th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
7–⁠3
Conference
3–⁠2 tied for 6th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
120–⁠48
Coach
Sol Metzger
Elo
1481 +14 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−6.7 No. 82 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Frankie Meyer

1924 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama5–⁠08–⁠1
Georgia5–⁠17–⁠3
Florida2–⁠0–⁠16–⁠2–⁠2
Tulane4–⁠18–⁠1
Washington and Lee4–⁠1–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
South Carolina3–⁠27–⁠3
Mississippi State3–⁠25–⁠4
Virginia3–⁠25–⁠4
Sewanee3–⁠25–⁠5
Georgia Tech3–⁠2–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Vanderbilt3–⁠36–⁠3–⁠1
Virginia Tech2–⁠2–⁠34–⁠2–⁠3
VMI2–⁠3–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Kentucky2–⁠34–⁠5
North Carolina2–⁠34–⁠5
Maryland1–⁠2–⁠13–⁠3–⁠3
Auburn2–⁠4–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
NC State1–⁠4–⁠12–⁠6–⁠2
LSU0–⁠35–⁠4
Ole Miss0–⁠34–⁠5
Tennessee0–⁠43–⁠5
Clemson0–⁠32–⁠6

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