1929 South Carolina
6–5 (2–5 Southern Conference), coached by Billy Laval. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Presbyterian 41–0Oct 18
By 41 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28 | vsErskine | W 26–7 | 91% |
| Oct 5 | vs Virginia | L 0–6 | 62% |
| Oct 12 | at Maryland | W 26–6 | 41% |
| Oct 18 | vs Presbyterian | W 41–0 | 88% |
| Oct 24 | vs Clemson | L 14–21 | 48% |
| Oct 31 | vs The Citadel | W 27–14 | 63% |
| Nov 9 | vs North Carolina | L 0–40 | 42% |
| Nov 16 | at Furman | W 2–0 | 39% |
| Nov 23 | vs Florida | L 7–20 | 42% |
| Nov 30 | at NC State | W 20–6 | 62% |
| Dec 7 | at Tennessee | L 0–54 | 17% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Tennessee 54–0; 17th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 66th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).
- Record
- 6–5
- Conference
- 2–5 17th in Southern Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 163–174
- Coach
- Billy Laval
- Elo
- 1485 −8 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- −8.9 No. 75 of 100 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Julian Beall
1929 Southern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Tulane | 6–0 | 9–0 | |
| Tennessee | 6–0–1 | 9–0–1 | |
| North Carolina | 7–1 | 9–1 | |
| Florida | 6–1 | 8–2 | |
 Vanderbilt | 5–1 | 7–2 | |
 Kentucky | 3–1–1 | 6–1–1 | |
 VMI | 4–2 | 8–2 | |
 Georgia | 4–2 | 6–4 | |
 Duke | 2–1 | 4–6 | |
 LSU | 3–2 | 6–3 | |
 Alabama | 4–3 | 6–3 | |
| Clemson | 3–3 | 8–3 | |
 Virginia Tech | 2–3 | 5–4 | |
 Georgia Tech | 3–5 | 3–6 | |
| Virginia | 1–3–2 | 4–3–2 | |
| Maryland | 1–3–1 | 4–4–2 | |
 South Carolina | 2–5 | 6–5 | |
| Washington and Lee | 1–4–1 | 3–5–1 | |
 Ole Miss | 0–4–2 | 1–6–2 | |
 Mississippi State | 0–3–1 | 1–5–2 | |
| Sewanee | 0–4–1 | 2–5–2 | |
 Auburn | 0–7 | 2–7 | |
| NC State | 0–5 | 1–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.