1927 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

The 1927 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 1927 college football season. Led by Harry Lightsey in his first and only season as head coach, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 4–5 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, tying for 16th place in the SoCon.^[1]

1927 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	4–5 (2–4 SoCon)
Head coach	Harry Lightsey (1st season)
Captain	Emmett Wingfield
Home stadium	Melton Field
Seasons ← 1926 1928 →

1927 Southern Conference football standings

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	Erskine*	Melton Field Columbia, SC	W 13–6		[2]
October 1	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 0–26		[3]
October 8	at Virginia	Lambeth Field Charlottesville, VA	W 13–12		[4]
October 15	North Carolina	Melton Field Columbia, SC (rivalry)	W 14–6	7,000	[5]
October 20	Clemson	State Fairgrounds Columbia, SC (rivalry)	L 0–20	13,000	[6]
October 27	vs. The Citadel*	County Fairgrounds Orangeburg, SC	W 6–0		[7]
November 5	vs. VPI	Tate Field Richmond, VA	L 0–35		[8]
November 12	at Furman*	Manly Field Greenville, SC	L 0–33		[9]
November 24	NC State	Melton Field Columbia, SC	L 0–34		[10]
*Non-conference game