1930 South Carolina

6–⁠4 (4–⁠3 Southern Conference), coached by Billy Laval.

Schedule and results

South Carolina in 1930, game by game: won vs. Erskine 19–0; won at Duke 22–0; lost at Georgia Tech 0–45; won vs. LSU 7–6; lost vs. Clemson 7–20; won vs. The Citadel 13–0; lost at Furman 0–14; won vs. Sewanee 14–13; won vs. NC State 19–0; lost at Auburn 7–25+22−45Won 19–0 vs. Erskine+19ErskineWon 22–0 at Duke+22DukeLost 0–45 at Georgia Tech-45Georgia TechWon 7–6 vs. LSU+1LSULost 7–20 vs. Clemson-13ClemsonWon 13–0 vs. The Citadel+13The CitadelLost 0–14 at Furman-14FurmanWon 14–13 vs. Sewanee+1SewaneeWon 19–0 vs. NC State+19NC StateLost 7–25 at Auburn-18Auburn
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20vsErskineW 19–⁠090%
Sep 27atDukeW 22–⁠046%
Oct 4atGeorgia TechL 0–⁠4543%
Oct 11vsLSUW 7–⁠657%
Oct 23vsClemsonL 7–⁠2048%
Oct 30vsThe CitadelW 13–⁠064%
Nov 8atFurmanL 0–⁠1445%
Nov 15vsSewaneeW 14–⁠1371%
Nov 22vsNC StateW 19–⁠078%
Nov 27atAuburnL 7–⁠2565%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Auburn 25–⁠7; tied for 11th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 88th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
6–⁠4
Conference
4–⁠3 tied for 11th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
108–⁠123
Coach
Billy Laval
Elo
1448 −42 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−8.5 No. 81 of 106 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
R.E. Gressette

1930 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama8–⁠010–⁠0
Tulane5–⁠08–⁠1
Tennessee6–⁠19–⁠1
Duke4–⁠1–⁠18–⁠1–⁠2
Vanderbilt5–⁠28–⁠2
Maryland4–⁠27–⁠5
Florida4–⁠2–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
North Carolina4–⁠2–⁠25–⁠3–⁠2
Clemson3–⁠28–⁠2
Georgia3–⁠2–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
Kentucky4–⁠35–⁠3
South Carolina4–⁠36–⁠4
Virginia Tech2–⁠3–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Mississippi State2–⁠32–⁠7
Georgia Tech2–⁠4–⁠12–⁠6–⁠1
LSU2–⁠46–⁠4
Virginia2–⁠54–⁠6
Sewanee1–⁠43–⁠6–⁠1
Ole Miss1–⁠53–⁠5–⁠1
NC State1–⁠52–⁠8
Auburn1–⁠63–⁠7
Washington and Lee0–⁠4–⁠13–⁠6–⁠1
VMI0–⁠53–⁠6

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