1929 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

The 1929 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 1929 season. Led by second-year head coach Billy Laval, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, placing 15th in the SoCon.^[1] Captain and center Julian Beall was second-team All-Southern.

1929 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	6–5 (2–5 SoCon)
Head coach	Billy Laval (2nd season)
Captain	Julian Beall
Home stadium	Melton Field
Seasons ← 1928 1930 →

1929 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 10 Tulane $	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
Tennessee	6	–	0	–	1			9	–	0	–	1
North Carolina	7	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
Florida	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Vanderbilt	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Kentucky	3	–	1	–	1			6	–	1	–	1
Georgia	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
VMI	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Duke	2	–	1	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
LSU	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Alabama	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Clemson	3	–	3	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
VPI	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Georgia Tech	3	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
South Carolina	2	–	5	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Virginia	1	–	3	–	2			4	–	3	–	2
Maryland	1	–	3	–	1			4	–	4	–	2
Washington and Lee	1	–	4	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
Ole Miss	0	–	4	–	2			1	–	6	–	2
Mississippi A&M	0	–	3	–	1			1	–	5	–	2
Sewanee	0	–	4	–	1			2	–	5	–	2
NC State	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
Auburn	0	–	7	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	Erskine*	Melton Field Columbia, SC	W 26–7	5,000	[2]
October 5	Virginia	Melton Field Columbia, SC	L 0–6		[3]
October 12	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 26–6		[4]
October 18	Presbyterian*	Melton Field Columbia, SC	W 41–0		[5]
October 24	Clemson	State Fairgrounds Columbia, SC (rivalry)	L 14–21		[6]
October 31	vs. The Citadel*	County Fairgrounds Orangeburg, SC	W 27–14		[7]
November 9	North Carolina	Melton Field Columbia, SC (rivalry)	L 0–40	7,000	[8]
November 16	at Furman*	Manly Field Greenville, SC	W 2–0		[9]
November 23	Florida	Melton Field Columbia, SC	L 7–20		[10]
November 30	at NC State	Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC	W 20–6	2,000	[11]
December 7	at Tennessee	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	L 0–54	10,000	[12]
*Non-conference game