1928 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

The 1928 South Carolina Gamecocks football team was an American football team that represented the University of South Carolina as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1928 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Billy Laval, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 6–2–2 with a mark of 2–2–1 in conference play, placing 15th in the SoCon.^[1]

1928 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	6–2–2 (2–2–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Billy Laval (1st season)
Captain	Bill Cooper
Home stadium	Melton Field
Seasons ← 1927 1929 →

1928 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Georgia Tech $	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	0
Tennessee	6	–	0	–	1			9	–	0	–	1
Florida	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
VPI	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Alabama	6	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
LSU	3	–	1	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
Clemson	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Vanderbilt	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Tulane	3	–	3	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Ole Miss	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
North Carolina	2	–	2	–	2			5	–	3	–	2
Kentucky	2	–	2	–	1			4	–	3	–	1
South Carolina	2	–	2	–	1			6	–	2	–	2
Maryland	2	–	3	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
VMI	2	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	2
Georgia	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
NC State	1	–	3	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Mississippi A&M	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	4	–	2
Virginia	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	6	–	1
Washington and Lee	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Sewanee	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Auburn	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	Erskine*	Melton Field Columbia, SC	W 19–0	4,000	^[2]
September 29	at Chicago*	Stagg Field Chicago, IL	W 6–0	35,000	^[3]
October 6	at Virginia	Lambeth Field Charlottesville, VA	W 24–13	7,500	^[4]
October 13	Maryland	Melton Field Columbia, SC	W 21–7		^[5]
October 19	Presbyterian*	Melton Field Columbia, SC	W 13–0		^[6]
October 25	Clemson	State Fairgrounds Columbia, SC (rivalry)	L 0–32	14,000	^[7]
November 1	vs. The Citadel*	County Fairgrounds Orangeburg, SC	T 0–0	2,000	^[8]
November 10	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	T 0–0	6,000	^[9]
November 17	Furman*	Melton Field Columbia, SC	W 6–0		^[10]
November 29	at NC State	Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC	L 7–18		^[11]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "1928 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
2. "Birds beat Erskine after battle". The State. September 23, 1928. Retrieved January 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "South Carolina U. upsets Chicago in gridiron inaugural by 6–0". The Des Moines Register. September 30, 1928. Retrieved January 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "South Carolina bests Cavaliers by 24–13 score". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 7, 1928. Retrieved January 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Old Liners Bow To Gamecocks". The Baltimore Sun. October 14, 1928. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Carolina keeps grid record clean, defeating Presbyterian team 13–0". The Columbia Record. October 20, 1928. Retrieved January 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Tiger on rampage in fair week game". The State. October 26, 1928. Retrieved January 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Bulldog and Bird in scoreless tie". The State. November 2, 1928. Retrieved January 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Two Carolinas battle in mud to no decision". The News and Observer. November 11, 1928. Retrieved January 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Carolina Gamecocks defeat Hurricane, 6 to 0". The Greenville News. November 18, 1928. Retrieved January 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Warren leads Wolfpack to victory over Gamecocks". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 30, 1928. Retrieved January 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.