1921 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

The 1921 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina during the 1921 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. Led by second-year head coach Sol Metzger, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of record of 5–1–2 with a mark of 2–1–1 in SIAA play.

1921 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	5–1–2 (2–1–1 SIAA)
Head coach	Sol Metzger (2nd season)
Captain	Tatum Gressette
Home stadium	University Field
Seasons ← 1920 1922 →

1921 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Centre +	5	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Georgia +	6	–	0	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
Georgia Tech +	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Vanderbilt +	5	–	0	–	1			7	–	0	–	1
Tennessee	4	–	1	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
Florida	4	–	1	–	2			6	–	3	–	2
Mississippi College	3	–	1	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
Sewanee	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Transylvania	2	–	1	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
LSU	2	–	1	–	1			6	–	1	–	1
South Carolina	2	–	1	–	1			5	–	1	–	2
Furman	4	–	2	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
Auburn	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Mississippi A&M	2	–	3	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Tulane	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Alabama	2	–	4	–	2			5	–	4	–	2
Oglethorpe	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Chattanooga	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
The Citadel	1	–	2	–	1			3	–	3	–	2
Kentucky	1	–	3	–	1			4	–	3	–	1
Ole Miss	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Howard (AL)	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Mercer	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Louisville	0	–	1	–	0			2	–	2	–	1
Wofford	0	–	2	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Georgetown (KY)	0	–	3	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Millsaps	0	–	3	–	0			1	–	5	–	1
Clemson	0	–	5	–	2			1	–	6	–	2
+ – Conference co-champions

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 1	Erskine*	University Field Columbia, SC	W 13–7	[1]
October 8	Newberry*	University Field Columbia, SC	W 7–0	[2]
October 15	North Carolina*	University Field Columbia, SC (rivalry)	T 7–7	[3]
October 22	Presbyterian*	University Field Columbia, SC	W 48–0	[4]
October 27	Clemson	State Fairgrounds Columbia, SC (rivalry)	W 21–0	[5]
November 5	at Florida	Plant Field Tampa, FL	T 7–7	[6]
November 12	at Furman	Manly Field Greenville, SC	L 0–7	[7]
November 24	The Citadel	University Field Columbia, SC	W 13–0	[8]
*Non-conference game

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