1944 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

The 1944 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 1944 college football season. In their first and only season under head coach Williams Newton, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 3–4–2 with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, placing seventh in the SoCon.[1]

1944 South Carolina Gamecocks football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–4–2 (1–3 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainJim Hunnicut, Jack Bradford
Home stadiumCarolina Municipal Stadium
(capacity: 17,600)
1944 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 Duke $ 4 0 06 4 0
Wake Forest 6 1 08 1 0
Clemson 3 1 04 5 0
NC State 3 1 07 2 0
William & Mary 2 1 15 2 1
Maryland 1 1 01 7 1
South Carolina 1 3 03 4 2
VMI 1 5 01 8 0
North Carolina 0 3 11 7 1
Richmond 0 4 02 6 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Newberry*W 48–0
September 303:30 p.m.Georgia Pre-Flight*
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
L 14–20[2][3]
October 7at Miami (FL)*T 0–0
October 19Clemson
  • State Fair Grounds
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
L 13–2019,000[4]
October 27vs. Charleston Coast Guard
T 6–6
November 4at North CarolinaW 6–0
November 11Presbyterian*
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 28–7
November 18 No. 10 Duke
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
L 7–3412,000
November 23vs. Wake ForestL 13–198,500[5]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

References

  1. "1944 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  2. "Gamecocks Meet Powerful Georgia Pre-Flight 3:30 Today". The State. Columbia, South Carolina. September 30, 1944. p. 2. Retrieved April 9, 2023 via Newspapers.com open access.
  3. Bloom, Moise (October 1, 1944). "Carolina Bows to Georgia by 20 to 14". The State. Columbia, South Carolina. p. 13B. Retrieved April 9, 2023 via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. "Tigers defeat birds in the rain". The Greenville News. October 20, 1944. pp. 1, 19. Retrieved August 9, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Wake Forest edges Carolina, 19–13". The Greenville News. November 24, 1944. p. 19 via Newspapers.com.


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