1913 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

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1913 South Carolina Gamecocks football
ConferenceIndependent
1913 record4–3
Head coach
CaptainJohn Mills
Seasons
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1914 →
1913 Southern college football independents records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Rice   –   4 – 0 – 0
Western Kentucky State Normal   –   1 – 0 – 0
Texas   –   7 – 1 – 0
Navy   –   7 – 1 – 1
VMI   –   7 – 1 – 2
Louisville   –   5 – 1 – 0
Middle Tennessee State Normal   –   5 – 1 – 1
Arkansas   –   7 – 2 – 0
Oklahoma   –   6 – 2 – 0
Kendall   –   5 – 2 – 0
TCU   –   5 – 2 – 1
Furman   –   6 – 3 – 0
Maryland   –   6 – 3 – 0
Ole Miss   –   6 – 3 – 1
Presbyterian   –   5 – 3 – 0
Richmond   –   5 – 3 – 1
Chattanooga   –   4 – 3 – 0
Oklahoma A&M   –   4 – 3 – 0
South Carolina   –   4 – 3 – 0
Baylor   –   4 – 4 – 2
Florida Southern   –   1 – 1 – 0
Polytechnic (TX)   –   2 – 2 – 4
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial   –   4 – 4 – 0
Southwest Texas State   –   4 – 4 – 0
Spring Hill   –   3 – 3 – 0
West Virginia   –   3 – 4 – 2
Louisiana Industrial   –   3 – 4 – 1
Marshall   –   3 – 4 – 0
Delaware   –   2 – 4 – 2
Catholic University   –   1 – 4 – 1
Davidson   –   2 – 5 – 0
Mississippi Normal   –   1 – 5 – 1
West Tennessee State Normal   –   1 – 2 – 0
North Texas State Normal   –   0 – 1 – 0
Wake Forest   –   0 – 8 – 0

The 1913 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina during the 1913 college football season. The team's coach was Norman B. Edgerton in his second season, who was also the school's athletic director. The team posted a 4–3 record.

The Gamecocks avenged last year's loss to Florida by winning 13–0 in a steady rain. The Gamecocks resorted to using trick plays.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 4at Virginia
L 0–54[2]
October 11Wake Forest
W 27–10[3]
October 18North Carolina
  • Davis Field
  • Columbia, SC
L 3–13[4]
October 30Clemson
L 0–32[5]
November 8Florida
  • Davis Field
  • Columbia, SC
W 13–0[6]
November 15at Davidson
W 10–0[7]
November 27The Citadel
  • Davis Field
  • Columbia, SC
W 42–13[8]

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References[]

  1. ^ "South Carolina 13, Florida 0". The Atlanta Constitution. November 9, 1913. p. 13. Retrieved July 22, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  2. ^ "Virginia victory, shows powerful attack in beating South Carolina". The Washington Post. October 5, 1913. Retrieved January 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "S.C. backfield plays the game". Charlotte Daily Observer. October 12, 1913. Retrieved January 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Carolina eleven trained in shift". The Times Dispatch. October 19, 1913. Retrieved January 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Old Gold and Purple floats victoriously". The State. October 31, 1913. Retrieved January 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "South Carolina 13, Florida 0". The Atlanta Constitution. November 9, 1913. Retrieved January 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "South Carolina wins close game from Davidson". The Charlotte News. November 16, 1913. Retrieved January 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Gamecock gaffed battling Bulldog". The State. November 28, 1913. Retrieved January 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "1913 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
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