1922 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

{{short description|American college football season}}

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{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1922

| team = South Carolina Gamecocks

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Southern Conference

| short_conf = SoCon

| record = 5–4

| conf_record = 0–2

| head_coach = Sol Metzger

| hc_year = 3rd

| captain = Alex Waite

| stadium = University Field

}}

{{1922 Southern Conference football standings}}

The 1922 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina during the 1922 Southern Conference football season. It was the team's first season in the Southern Conference (SoCon). Led by third-year head coach Sol Metzger, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 5–4 with a mark of 0–2 in conference play, tying for 18th place in the SoCon.

Schedule

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|September 29||Erskine|University Field|Columbia, SC|W 13-0|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93456094/gamecocks-route-erskine-seceders/|work=The State|title=Gamecocks route Erskine Seceders|date=September 30, 1922|accessdate=January 25, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 7||Presbyterian|University Field|Columbia, SC|W 7-0|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93456322/carolina-wins-over-pc-70/|work=The Greenville News|title=Carolina wins over P.C. 7–0|date=October 8, 1922|accessdate=January 25, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 14|at|North Carolina|Emerson Field|Chapel Hill, NC|L 7-10|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93456547/north-carolina-downs-south-carolina/|work=Greensboro Daily News|title=North Carolina downs South Carolina|date=October 15, 1922|accessdate=January 25, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 20||{{cfb link|year=1922|team=Wofford Terriers|title=Wofford}}|University Field|Columbia, SC|W 20-0|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93456749/gamecocks-defeat-terriers/|work=The Columbia Record|title=Gamecocks defeat Terriers|date=October 21, 1922|accessdate=January 25, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 26||Clemson|State Fairgrounds|Columbia, SC|L 0-3|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93456888/clemson-wins-annual-contest/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=Clemson wins annual contest|date=October 27, 1922|accessdate=January 25, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 4||Sewanee|University Field|Columbia, SC|L 6-7|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93457316/single-point-win-for-tigers/|work=Chattanooga Daily Times|title=Single point win for Tigers|date=November 5, 1922|accessdate=January 25, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 11||Furman|University Field|Columbia, SC|W 27-7|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93457546/purple-hurricane-defeated-by-carolina-27/|work=The Greenville News|title=Purple Hurricane defeated by Carolina 27 to 7|date=November 12, 1922|accessdate=January 25, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 16|vs.|The Citadel|County Fairgrounds|Orangeburg, SC|W 13-0|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93457773/gamecocks-win-from-citadel-bulldogs/|work=The State|title=Gamecocks win from Citadel Bulldogs|date=November 17, 1922|accessdate=January 25, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 30|at|Centre|Cheek Field|Danville, KY|L 0-42|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93458027/centre-downs-south-carolina/|work=The Courier-Journal|title=Centre downs South Carolina|date=December 1, 1922|accessdate=January 25, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

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References

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