1930 South Carolina Gamecocks football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–4 (4–3 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainR. E. Gressette
Home stadiumMelton Field
1930 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Alabama + 8 –0 –010 –0 –0
No. 11 Tulane + 5 –0 –08 –1 –0
No. 10 Tennessee 6 –1 –09 –1 –0
Duke 4 –1 –18 –1 –2
Vanderbilt 5 –2 –08 –2 –0
Maryland 4 –2 –07 –5 –0
Florida 4 –2 –16 –3 –1
North Carolina 4 –2 –25 –3 –2
Clemson 3 –2 –08 –2 –0
Georgia 3 –2 –17 –2 –1
Kentucky 4 –3 –05 –3 –0
South Carolina 4 –3 –06 –4 –0
VPI 2 –3 –15 –3 –1
Mississippi A&M 2 –3 –02 –7 –0
Georgia Tech 2 –4 –12 –6 –1
LSU 2 –4 –06 –4 –0
Virginia 2 –5 –04 –6 –0
Sewanee 1 –4 –03 –6 –1
NC State 1 –5 –02 –8 –0
Ole Miss 1 –5 –03 –5 –1
Auburn 1 –6 –03 –7 –0
Washington and Lee 0 –4 –13 –6 –1
VMI 0 –5 –03 –6 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1930 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 1930 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Billy Laval, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, tying for 11th place in the SoCon.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Erskine*
W 19–04,000[2]
September 27at Duke
W 22–0[3]
October 4at Georgia Tech
L 0–4525,000[4]
October 11LSU
  • Melton Field
  • Columbia, SC
W 7–6[5]
October 23Clemson
L 7–20[6]
October 30vs. The Citadel*
W 13–06,500[7]
November 8at Furman*
L 0–146,000[8]
November 15Sewanee
  • Melton Field
  • Columbia, SC
W 14–135,000[9]
November 22NC State
  • Melton Field
  • Columbia, SC
W 19–04,000[10]
November 27vs. Auburn
L 7–25[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ↑ "1930 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Birds beat Flying Fleet but rain features game". The State. September 21, 1930. Retrieved January 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Birds defeat Duke 22–0". The Charlotte Observer. September 28, 1930. Retrieved January 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Jackets open season with victory over Gamecocks, 45–0". The Atlanta Constitution. October 5, 1930. Retrieved January 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Birds defeat L.S.U." The Greenville News. October 12, 1930. Retrieved January 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Carl Weimer (October 24, 1930). "Clemson again humbles the Gamecocks, 20 To 7". The Greenville News. p. 14. Retrieved August 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Carolina varsity and frosh take two off Cadets". The Columbia Record. October 31, 1930. Retrieved January 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Hurricane wins from Carolina, 14 to 0". The Greenville News. November 9, 1930. Retrieved January 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Sewanee's great fourth quarter rally falls short as Gamecocks win". The Nashville Tennessean. November 16, 1930. Retrieved January 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "South Carolina batters State down, 19 to 0". The Charlotte News. November 23, 1930. Retrieved January 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ Salter, Elmer G. (November 28, 1930). "Auburn scores first win in Southern loop". The Huntsville Times. p. 7. Retrieved August 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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