1916 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

The 1916 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina during the 1916 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. Led by W. Rice Warren in his first and only season as head coach, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 2–7 with a mark of 2–4 in SIAA play.

1916 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	2–7 (2–4 SIAA)
Head coach	W. Rice Warren (1st season)
Captain	M. K. McMillan
Home stadium	Davis Field
Seasons ← 1915 1917 →

1916 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Georgia Tech +	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	0	–	1
Tennessee +	6	–	0	–	1			8	–	0	–	1
Vanderbilt	4	–	1	–	1			7	–	1	–	1
LSU	3	–	1	–	1			7	–	1	–	2
The Citadel	3	–	1	–	0			6	–	1	–	1
Tulane	2	–	1	–	1			4	–	3	–	1
Kentucky	2	–	1	–	2			4	–	1	–	2
Auburn	6	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Georgia	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Alabama	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Sewanee	2	–	2	–	2			5	–	2	–	2
Centre	1	–	1	–	1			5	–	1	–	3
Howard (AL)	1	–	1	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Georgetown (KY)	1	–	1	–	0			2	–	1	–	0
Mississippi A&M	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
Transylvania	2	–	3	–	1			3	–	3	–	2
Mississippi College	2	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Clemson	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
South Carolina	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Wofford	1	–	2	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Louisville	1	–	2	–	1			2	–	3	–	1
Furman	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Chattanooga	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Florida	0	–	4	–	0			0	–	5	–	0
Mercer	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	6	–	0
Ole Miss	0	–	6	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 7		Newberry*	Davis Field Columbia, SC	L 0–10	[1]
October 14		Wofford	Davis Field Columbia, SC	W 23–3	[2]
October 21		at Tennessee	Waite Field Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	L 0–26	[3]
October 26		Clemson	State Fairgrounds Columbia, SC (Palmetto Bowl)	L 0–27	[4]
November 4		Wake Forest*	Davis Field Columbia, SC	L 7–33	[5]
November 11		at Virginia*	Lambeth Field Charlottesville, VA	L 6–35	[6]
November 18		Mercer	Davis Field Columbia, SC	W 47–0	[7]
November 23	3:00 p.m.	at Furman	Greenville, SC	L 0–14	[8][9]
November 30		The Citadel	Davis Field Columbia, SC	L 2–20	[10]
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time