1945 South Carolina Gamecocks football team
The 1945 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 1945 college football season. In their first and only season season under head coach John D. McMillan, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 2–4–3 with a mark of 0–2–2 in conference play, placing tenth in the SoCon. South Carolina was invited to the Gator Bowl, where they lost to Wake Forest.[1]
| 1945 South Carolina Gamecocks football | |
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Gator Bowl, L 14–26 vs. Wake Forest | |
| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 2–4–3 (0–2–2 SoCon) |
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| Captain | Bryant Meeks |
| Home stadium | Carolina Municipal Stadium (capacity: 17,600) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Duke $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Wake Forest | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VPI | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 0 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 22 | at Duke | L 0–60 | 12,000 | |||||
| September 29 | Presbyterian* | W 40–0 | ||||||
| October 6 | 3:00 p.m. | Camp Blanding* |
| W 20–6 | 7,000 | [2][3] | ||
| October 13 | at No. 7 Alabama | L 0–55 | 14,000 | [4] | ||||
| October 25 | Clemson |
| T 0–0 | 25,000 | [5] | |||
| November 9 | at Miami (FL)* | T 13–13 | ||||||
| November 22 | vs. Wake Forest | T 13–13 | 16,000 | |||||
| December 1 | Maryland |
| L 13–19 | 8,000 | [6] | |||
| January 1, 1946 | vs. No. 19 Wake Forest | L 14–26 | 12,000 | [7] | ||||
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References
- "1945 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
- "Carolina Plays Camp Blanding Gunners This Afternoon". The State. Columbia, South Carolina. October 7, 1945. p. 3. Retrieved April 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
. - Sanders, Charlie (October 7, 1945). "Carolina Defeats Camp Blanding Gunners By 20-6 Score". The State. Columbia, South Carolina. p. 2B. Retrieved April 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- "Tide torrent deluges South Carolina, 55–0". The Tuscaloosa News. October 14, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved August 9, 2021 – via Google News Archives.
- "Tigers, Birds in scoreless tie". The Greenville News. October 26, 1945. pp. 1, 19. Retrieved August 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "U. of Maryland gridders outlast South Carolina to win, 19 To 13: Victors roll to early lead". The Baltimore Sun. December 2, 1945. p. 28. Retrieved August 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Wake Forest in 26–14 victory in Gator Bowl: 12,000 see Deacons win over Gamecocks". Tampa Morning Tribune. January 2, 1946. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
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