1938 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

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1938 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Conference Southern Conference
Record6–4–1 (2–2 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainW. R. Howell, Larry Craig
Home stadium Carolina Municipal Stadium
(capacity: 17,600)
Seasons
  1937
1939  
1938 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Duke $ 5 0 09 1 0
Clemson 3 0 17 1 1
VMI 4 0 36 1 4
North Carolina 4 1 06 2 1
Richmond 3 2 16 3 1
Washington and Lee 2 2 04 4 1
NC State 3 3 13 7 1
South Carolina 2 2 06 4 1
Wake Forest 3 4 14 5 1
VPI 2 3 23 5 2
The Citadel 2 3 06 5 0
Maryland 1 2 02 7 0
Davidson 2 6 04 6 0
Furman 0 4 12 7 1
William & Mary 0 4 03 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1938 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 1938 college football season. In their first season under head coach Rex Enright, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 6–4–1 with a mark of 2–2 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the SoCon. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19 Erskine *W 53–0
September 24at Xavier *
W 6–0 [2]
October 1 Georgia *
  • Carolina Municipal Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
L 6–713,000 [3]
October 8 Wake Forest
  • Carolina Municipal Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
L 19–206,500
October 14vs. Davidson
W 25–0 [4]
October 20 Clemson
  • Carolina Municipal Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
L 12–3422,500 [5]
October 28 No. 15 Villanova *
T 6–6 [6]
November 5 Duquesne
  • Carolina Municipal Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 7–0
November 12at Furman W 27–612,500 [7]
November 19at No. 18 Fordham *L 0–1315,000
November 28at Catholic University W 7–0 [8]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  2. Bob Bohne (September 25, 1938). "Gamecocks score in final period to beat "X": Southerners outplayed for half". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 25. Retrieved August 11, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
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