1947 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

The 1947 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 1947 college football season. In its seventh season under head coach Rex Enright, the team compiled a 6–2–1 record (4–1–1 against conference opponents), finished in third place in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 113 to 85.[1]

1947 South Carolina Gamecocks football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–2–1 (4–1–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainNeil Allen
Home stadiumCarolina Municipal Stadium
(capacity: 17,600)
1947 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 14 William & Mary $ 7 –1 –09 –2 –0
No. 9 North Carolina 4 –1 –08 –2 –0
South Carolina 4 –1 –16 –2 –1
No. 19 Duke 3 –1 –14 –3 –2
Washington and Lee 3 –2 –05 –5 –0
Maryland 3 –2 –17 –2 –2
No. 17 NC State 3 –2 –15 –3 –1
VPI 4 –3 –04 –5 –0
Davidson 3 –3 –16 –3 –1
Wake Forest 3 –4 –06 –4 –0
VMI 2 –3 –13 –5 –1
Clemson 1 –3 –04 –5 –0
The Citadel 1 –4 –03 –5 –0
Furman 1 –4 –02 –7 –0
Richmond 1 –5 –03 –7 –0
George Washington 0 –4 –01 –7 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

South Carolina was ranked at No. 72 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.[2]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Newberry*
W 27–612,500[3]
September 27Maryland
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
L 13–1913,000[4]
October 4vs. Ole Miss*
L 0–3312,000[5]
October 11Furman
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 26–813,500[6]
October 23Clemson
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
W 21–1925,000[7]
October 31at Miami (FL)*
W 8–028,454[8]
November 7vs. The Citadel
W 12–011,000[9]
November 15at Duke
T 0–05,000[10]
November 27vs. Wake Forest
W 6–017,000[11][12]
  • *Non-conference game

References
  1. "1947 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  2. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "12,500 Watch South Carolina Turn Back Newberry, 27 to 6: Frosh Sparks Birds". Greenville News. September 21, 1947. pp. Sports 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Maryland Shades Gamecocks, 19-13". Greenville News. September 28, 1947. pp. Sports 1–2 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Ole Miss Bounces Gamecocks, 33 to 0". The Pensacola News-Journal. October 5, 1947. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Scoop Latimer (October 12, 1947). "South Carolina Rolls Up 26-8 Win Over Furman: Fast Backs Pace Birds To Victory". The Greenville News. pp. Sports 1–2 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Scoop Latimer (October 24, 1947). "Tigers Upset By Gamecocks, 21 To 19, In State Fair Game". The Greenville News. pp. 1, 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Guy Butler (November 1, 1947). "Two Fumbles Cost Miami Tilt". Miami Daily News. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Wounded Gamecocks Defeat Bulldogs 12-0 In Annual Tilt". The Times and Democrat. November 8, 1947. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Duke, South Carolina Play To Deadlock". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 16, 1947. p. D4 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Birds Bleach Demon Deacons". The Times and Democrat. November 28, 1947. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Gamecocks Upset Wake Forest, 6 To 0". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 28, 1947. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
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