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1933 South Carolina

6–⁠3–⁠1 (3–⁠0 Southern Conference), coached by Billy Laval.

Schedule and results

South Carolina in 1933, game by game: won vs. Wofford 31–0; lost at Temple 6–26; lost vs. Villanova 6–15; won vs. Clemson 7–0; won vs. The Citadel 12–6; won at Virginia Tech 12–0; lost at LSU 7–30; won vs. NC State 14–0; tied vs. Furman 0–0; won at Auburn 16–14+31−23Won 31–0 vs. Wofford+31WoffordLost 6–26 at Temple-20TempleLost 6–15 vs. Villanova-9VillanovaWon 7–0 vs. Clemson+7ClemsonWon 12–6 vs. The Citadel+6The CitadelWon 12–0 at Virginia Tech+12Virginia TechLost 7–30 at LSU-23LSUWon 14–0 vs. NC State+14NC StateTied 0–0 vs. Furman0FurmanWon 16–14 at Auburn+2Auburn
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 23vsWoffordW 31–⁠094%
Sep 29atTempleL 6–⁠2635%
Oct 7vsVillanovaL 6–⁠1550%
Oct 19vsClemsonW 7–⁠060%
Oct 26vsThe CitadelW 12–⁠668%
Oct 28atVirginia TechW 12–⁠028%
Nov 4atLSUL 7–⁠3034%
Nov 11vsNC StateW 14–⁠066%
Nov 19vsFurmanT 0–⁠055%
Dec 2atAuburnW 16–⁠1437%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Auburn 16–⁠14; Southern Conference champions.

In program history: The 35th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Southern Conference champions3–⁠0 in the conference, shared with Duke

Record
6–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠0 shared first in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
111–⁠91
Coach
Billy Laval
Elo
1529 +38 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−0.4 No. 68 of 126 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Earl Clary and Buddy Morehead

All-Southern Conference

1 first team, 1 second team

First team

  • Earl ClaryRBAP-1

Second team

  • Freeman HuskeyOTAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1933 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1933 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Duke4–⁠09–⁠1
South Carolina3–⁠06–⁠3–⁠1
North Carolina2–⁠14–⁠5
VMI2–⁠1–⁠12–⁠7–⁠1
Virginia Tech1–⁠1–⁠34–⁠3–⁠3
Washington and Lee1–⁠1–⁠14–⁠4–⁠2
Clemson1–⁠13–⁠6–⁠2
Virginia1–⁠3–⁠12–⁠6–⁠2
Maryland1–⁠43–⁠7
NC State0–⁠41–⁠5–⁠3

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