1923 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

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| year = 1923

| team = South Carolina Gamecocks

| sport = football

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| conference = Southern Conference

| short_conf = SoCon

| record = 4–6

| conf_record = 0–4

| head_coach = Sol Metzger

| hc_year = 4th

| captain = W. J. Wheeler

| stadium = University Field

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The 1923 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina during the 1923 Southern Conference football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Sol Metzger, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 0–4 in conference play, tying for 19th place in the SoCon.

Schedule

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|September 29||{{cfb link|year=1923|team=Erskine Seceders|title=Erskine}}|University Field|Columbia, SC|W 35-0|2,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93471860/gamecocks-open-season-with-easy-win/|work=The State|title=Gamecocks open season with easy win|date=September 30, 1923|accessdate=January 25, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 6||{{cfb link|year=1923|team=Presbyterian Blue Hose|title=Presbyterian}}|University Field|Columbia, SC|L 3-7|2,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93472047/blue-stockings-spring-surprise-to-beat-c/|work=The Index-Journal|title=Blue Stockings spring surprise to beat Carolina|date=October 7, 1923|accessdate=January 25, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 13|at|NC State|Riddick Stadium|Raleigh, NC|L 0-7||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93472264/state-trims-gamecocks/|work=Asheville Citizen-Times|title=State trims Gamecocks|date=October 14, 1923|accessdate=January 25, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 19||{{cfb link|year=1923|team=Newberry Indians|title=Newberry}}|University Field|Columbia, SC|W 24-0||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93472469/carolina-defeats-newberry-in-wild-game/|work=The State|title=Carolina defeats Newberry in wild game|date=October 20, 1923|accessdate=January 25, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 25||Clemson|State Fairgrounds|Columbia, SC (rivalry)|L 6-7||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93472692/clemson-defeats-the-gamecocks-76/|work=Charlotte Daily Observer|title=Clemson defeats the Gamecocks 7–6|date=October 26, 1923|accessdate=January 25, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 3||North Carolina|University Field|Columbia, SC (rivalry)|L 0-13||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93472952/tar-heels-victorious-in-battle-of-the-ca/|work=The News and Observer|title=Tar Heels victorious in battle of the Carolinas|date=November 4, 1923|accessdate=January 25, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 10|at|Furman|Manly Field|Greenville, SC|L 3-23|3,500|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93473300/carolina-falls-before-purple-hurricanes/|work=The Greenville News|title=Carolina falls before Purple Hurricane's attack|date=November 11, 1923|accessdate=January 25, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 15|vs.|The Citadel|County Fairgrounds|Orangeburg, SC|W 12-0||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93473562/carolina-takes-citadel-into-camp/|work=The State|title=Carolina takes Citadel into camp|date=November 16, 1923|accessdate=January 25, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 17||Washington and Lee|University Field|Columbia, SC|L 7-13||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93473790/generals-defeat-gamecocks-137/|work=The Times Dispatch|title=Generals defeat Gamecocks, 13–7|date=November 18, 1923|accessdate=January 25, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 29||Wake Forest|University Field|Columbia, SC|W 14-7||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93474116/baptist-demon-deacons-yield-to-gamecocks/|work=The News and Observer|title=Baptist Demon Deacons yield to Gamecocks, 14–7|date=November 30, 1923|accessdate=January 25, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

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References

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