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1926 South Carolina

6–⁠4 (4–⁠2 Southern Conference), coached by Branch Bocock.

Schedule and results

South Carolina in 1926, game by game: won vs. Erskine 41–0; won vs. Maryland 12–0; lost at North Carolina 0–7; won vs. Wofford 27–13; won vs. Clemson 24–0; lost at The Citadel 9–12; lost vs. Virginia 0–6; won at Virginia Tech 19–0; lost vs. Furman 7–10; won vs. NC State 20–14+41−7Won 41–0 vs. Erskine+41ErskineWon 12–0 vs. Maryland+12MarylandLost 0–7 at North Carolina-7North CarolinaWon 27–13 vs. Wofford+14WoffordWon 24–0 vs. Clemson+24ClemsonLost 9–12 at The Citadel-3The CitadelLost 0–6 vs. Virginia-6VirginiaWon 19–0 at Virginia Tech+19Virginia TechLost 7–10 vs. Furman-3FurmanWon 20–14 vs. NC State+6NC State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25vsErskineW 41–⁠092%
Oct 2vsMarylandW 12–⁠064%
Oct 9atNorth CarolinaL 0–⁠744%
Oct 15vsWoffordW 27–⁠1392%
Oct 21vsClemsonW 24–⁠081%
Oct 28atThe CitadelL 9–⁠1247%
Oct 30vsVirginiaL 0–⁠660%
Nov 6atVirginia TechW 19–⁠036%
Nov 13vsFurmanL 7–⁠1050%
Nov 20vsNC StateW 20–⁠1476%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat NC State 20–⁠14; tied for 4th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 29th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
6–⁠4
Conference
4–⁠2 tied for 4th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
159–⁠62
Coach
Branch Bocock
Elo
1536 +18 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−6.8 No. 69 of 96 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
W.M. Boyd

1926 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama8–⁠09–⁠0–⁠1
Tennessee5–⁠18–⁠1
Vanderbilt4–⁠18–⁠1
South Carolina4–⁠26–⁠4
Georgia4–⁠25–⁠4
Virginia4–⁠2–⁠16–⁠2–⁠2
Virginia Tech3–⁠2–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Washington and Lee3–⁠2–⁠14–⁠3–⁠2
Georgia Tech4–⁠34–⁠5
LSU3–⁠36–⁠3
Auburn3–⁠35–⁠4
North Carolina3–⁠34–⁠5
Ole Miss2–⁠25–⁠4
Mississippi State2–⁠35–⁠4
VMI2–⁠45–⁠5
Tulane2–⁠43–⁠5–⁠1
Maryland1–⁠3–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
Florida1–⁠4–⁠12–⁠6–⁠2
Kentucky1–⁠4–⁠12–⁠6–⁠1
Clemson1–⁠32–⁠7
NC State0–⁠44–⁠6
Sewanee0–⁠52–⁠6

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