1949 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

The 1949 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 1949 college football season. In their ninth season under head coach Rex Enright, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, tying for seventh place in the SoCon.[1]

1949 South Carolina Gamecocks football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–6 (3–3 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainCecil Woolbright
Home stadiumCarolina Municipal Stadium
(capacity: 17,600)
1949 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 16 North Carolina $ 5 0 07 4 0
No. 14 Maryland 4 0 09 1 0
Washington and Lee 3 1 13 5 1
Duke 4 2 06 3 0
William & Mary 4 2 06 4 0
VMI 3 2 13 5 1
The Citadel 2 2 04 5 0
Clemson 2 2 04 4 2
Furman 3 3 03 6 0
South Carolina 3 3 04 6 0
Wake Forest 3 3 04 6 0
George Washington 2 3 04 5 0
NC State 3 6 03 7 0
VPI 1 5 21 7 2
Richmond 2 6 03 7 0
Davidson 1 5 02 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24at Baylor*L 6–2015,000
September 30FurmanL 7–14[2]
October 8at No. 6 North Carolina L 13–28
October 20Clemson
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
W 27–1335,000[3]
October 29MarylandL 7–4417,762
November 5at Marquette*W 6–3
November 11at Miami (FL)L 7–13
November 19at Georgia Tech*L 3–1320,000[4]
November 26Wake Forest
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 27–2020,000
December 3The Citadel
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 42–0
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1949 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  2. "Purple Hurricane beats Gamecocks". The Times and Democrat. October 1, 1949. Retrieved September 13, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Clemson bows to Carolina, 27 To 13". The Greenville News. October 21, 1949. pp. 1A, 7B. Retrieved August 10, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Georgia Tech almost upset by Gamecocks". The Clarion-Ledger. November 20, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 via Newspapers.com.


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