1950 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

The 1950 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 1950 college football season. In their tenth season under head coach Rex Enright, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 3–4–2 with a mark of 2–4–1 in conference play, placing 12th in the SoCon.[1]

1950 South Carolina Gamecocks football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–4–2 (2–4–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainDave Sparks
Home stadiumCarolina Municipal Stadium
(capacity: 17,600)
1950 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 18 Washington and Lee $ 6 0 08 3 0
No. 10 Clemson 3 0 19 0 1
VMI 5 1 06 4 0
Wake Forest 6 1 16 1 2
Maryland 4 1 17 2 1
Duke 5 2 07 3 0
North Carolina 3 2 13 5 2
George Washington 4 3 05 4 0
NC State 4 4 15 4 1
William & Mary 3 3 04 7 0
The Citadel 2 3 04 6 0
South Carolina 2 4 13 4 2
Furman 2 4 02 8 1
West Virginia 1 3 02 8 0
Davidson 1 5 03 6 0
Richmond 1 8 02 8 0
VPI 0 8 00 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23 No. 16 DukeL 0–1428,000
September 30at Georgia Tech*W 7–025,000[2]
October 6at FurmanW 21–6[3]
October 19 No. 12 Clemson
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
T 14–1435,000[4]
October 26at George WashingtonW 34–2013,400[5]
November 3Marquette
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
T 13–13
November 11The Citadel
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
L 7–19
November 18North Carolina
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
L 7–1425,000
November 25Wake Forest
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
L 7–1414,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1950 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  2. "Gamecocks trip Georgia Tech". Panama City News-Herald. October 1, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "South Carolina birds spank Furman Purples, 21–6". The Charlotte Observer. October 8, 1950. Retrieved August 21, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Clemson and Carolina battle to 15–14 win on muddy field". The Greenville News. October 20, 1950. pp. 1, 38. Retrieved August 10, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Birds rip Colonials in wild tilt, 34–20". Florence Morning News. October 28, 1950. Retrieved August 10, 2021 via Newspapers.com.


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