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1928 South Carolina

6–⁠2–⁠2 (2–⁠2–⁠1 Southern Conference), coached by Billy Laval.

Schedule and results

South Carolina in 1928, game by game: won vs. Erskine 19–0; won at Chicago 6–0; won at Virginia 24–13; won vs. Maryland 21–7; won vs. Presbyterian 13–0; lost vs. Clemson 0–32; tied vs. The Citadel 0–0; tied at North Carolina 0–0; won vs. Furman 6–0; lost at NC State 7–18+19−32Won 19–0 vs. Erskine+19ErskineWon 6–0 at Chicago+6ChicagoWon 24–13 at Virginia+11VirginiaWon 21–7 vs. Maryland+14MarylandWon 13–0 vs. Presbyterian+13PresbyterianLost 0–32 vs. Clemson-32ClemsonTied 0–0 vs. The Citadel0The CitadelTied 0–0 at North Carolina0North CarolinaWon 6–0 vs. Furman+6FurmanLost 7–18 at NC State-11NC State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 22vsErskineW 19–⁠089%
Sep 29atChicagoW 6–⁠038%
Oct 6atVirginiaW 24–⁠1332%
Oct 13vsMarylandW 21–⁠765%
Oct 19vsPresbyterianW 13–⁠085%
Oct 25vsClemsonL 0–⁠3260%
Nov 1vsThe CitadelT 0–⁠062%
Nov 10atNorth CarolinaT 0–⁠043%
Nov 17vsFurmanW 6–⁠044%
Nov 29atNC StateL 7–⁠1848%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to NC State 18–⁠7; tied for 9th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 60th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
6–⁠2–⁠2
Conference
2–⁠2–⁠1 tied for 9th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
96–⁠70
Coach
Billy Laval
Elo
1489 +46 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−6.1 No. 67 of 100 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Bill Cooper

1928 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgia Tech7–⁠010–⁠0
Tennessee6–⁠0–⁠19–⁠0–⁠1
Florida6–⁠18–⁠1
Virginia Tech4–⁠17–⁠2
Alabama6–⁠26–⁠3
LSU3–⁠1–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Vanderbilt4–⁠28–⁠2
Clemson4–⁠28–⁠3
Tulane3–⁠3–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Ole Miss3–⁠35–⁠4
South Carolina2–⁠2–⁠16–⁠2–⁠2
North Carolina2–⁠2–⁠25–⁠3–⁠2
Kentucky2–⁠2–⁠14–⁠3–⁠1
Maryland2–⁠3–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
VMI2–⁠3–⁠15–⁠3–⁠2
Georgia2–⁠44–⁠5
NC State1–⁠3–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
Mississippi State1–⁠42–⁠4–⁠2
Virginia1–⁠62–⁠6–⁠1
Washington and Lee1–⁠62–⁠8
Sewanee0–⁠52–⁠7
Auburn0–⁠71–⁠8

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