If one were to poll Gamecock Nation asking what would you like most to see the Gamecocks accomplish in football, you would likely get three answers. They would be: “Beat Clemson!”, “Win the SEC!”, anGamecocks d “Win it all!” The first one, check! The Gamecocks have proven they can consistently swat the “team from upstate.” The other two? Well, that hasn’t come so easy.
Contrary to popular rhetoric among those who dislike the Gamecocks, the Cocks have actually had an undefeated season. In 1906, USC’s board of directors banned the sport of football, claiming that the chants and cheers performed by students and fans were “not gentlemanly in nature.