1921 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

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

1921 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

	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

The 1921 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina during the 1921 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. Led by head coach Sol Metzger, the Gamecocks finished with a record of 5–1–2.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 1	Erskine*	Columbia, SC	W 13–7
October 8	Newberry*	Columbia, SC	W 7–0
October 15	North Carolina*	Columbia, SC (rivalry)	T 7–7
October 22	Presbyterian*	Columbia, SC	W 48–0
October 27	Clemson	Columbia, SC (rivalry)	W 21–0
November 5	at Florida	Plant Field Tampa, FL	T 7–7
November 12	at Furman	Manly Field Greenville, SC	L 0–7
November 19	The Citadel	Columbia, SC	W 13–0
*Non-conference game