1898 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

1898 South Carolina Gamecocks football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–2
Head coach
CaptainJ. C. Foster
Seasons
← 1897
1899 →
1898 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
North Carolina   –   9 – 0 – 0
Central (KY)   –   3 – 0 – 1
Oklahoma   –   2 – 0 – 0
Navy   –   7 – 1 – 0
West Virginia   –   6 – 1 – 0
Marshall   –   4 – 1 – 0
Georgetown   –   7 – 3 – 0
Texas A&M   –   4 – 2 – 0
VMI   –   4 – 2 – 0
Arkansas Industrial   –   2 – 1 – 0
Centre   –   2 – 1 – 2
VPI   –   3 – 2 – 0
Virginia   –   6 – 5 – 0
Richmond   –   3 – 3 – 1
Davidson   –   1 – 1 – 0
William & Mary   –   1 – 1 – 0
South Carolina   –   1 – 2 – 0
Delaware   –   2 – 5 – 2
Columbian   –   3 – 6 – 0
North Carolina A&M   –   1 – 2 – 0
Add-Ran   –   1 – 3 – 1
Maryland   –   2 – 6 – 1
Guilford   –   0 – 3 – 0

The 1898 South Carolina Jaguars football team represented South Carolina College—now known as the University of South Carolina–as an independent during the 1898 college football season. Led by Bill Wertenbaker in his first and only season as head coach, South Carolina compiled a record of 1–2.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 18BinghamColumbia, SCW 16–5
November 17ClemsonColumbia, SC (Big Thursday)L 0–24
November 24vs. Davidson
L 0–5[1]

References

  1. ^ "Davidson 5, South Carolina 0". Winston-Salem Journal. November 25, 1898. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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