1939 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

1939 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	3–6–1 (1–3 SoCon)
Head coach	Rex Enright (2nd season)
Captain	J. B. Henson, Heber Stroud
Home stadium	Carolina Municipal Stadium
Seasons ←  1938 1940  →

1939 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 8 Duke $	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
No. 12 Clemson	4	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
William & Mary	2	–	0	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
North Carolina	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	1
VMI	3	–	1	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Richmond	3	–	1	–	1			7	–	1	–	2
Furman	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Wake Forest	3	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
NC State	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Washington and Lee	1	–	2	–	0			3	–	4	–	1
South Carolina	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	1
VPI	1	–	4	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Davidson	1	–	7	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Maryland	0	–	1	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
The Citadel	0	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1939 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 1939 college football season. In their second season under head coach Rex Enright, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 3–6–1 with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, tying for 11th place in the SoCon. ^[1]

South Carolina was ranked at No. 148 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939. ^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	at Wake Forest	Gore Field Wake Forest, NC	L 7–19	10,000	[3]
September 29	Catholic University *	Carolina Municipal Stadium Columbia, SC	L 0–12	7,000	[4]
October 6	at Villanova *	Shibe Park Philadelphia, PA	L 0–40	25,000	[5]
October 13	Davidson	Sumter County Fair Grounds Sumter, SC	W 7–0	3,000	[6]
October 19	Clemson	Carolina Municipal Stadium Columbia, SC (rivalry)	L 0–27	20,000	[7]
October 27	West Virginia *	County Fairgrounds Orangeburg, SC	T 6–6		[8]
November 4	Florida *	Carolina Municipal Stadium Columbia, SC	W 6–0	5,000	[9]
November 11	Furman	Carolina Municipal Stadium Columbia, SC	L 0–20	8,000	[10]
November 18	at Georgia *	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	L 7–33	7,000	[11]
November 25	Miami (FL) *	Carolina Municipal Stadium Columbia, SC	W 7–6	5,000	[12]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "1939 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
2. E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Demon Deacons whip Gamecocks, 19 to 7". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 24, 1939. Retrieved December 20, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Catholics roll over Gamecocks". The Charlotte Observer. September 30, 1939. p. II-5. Retrieved August 11, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Villanova jolts South Carolina, 40 to 0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 7, 1939. Retrieved December 20, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Carolina ekes out 7–0 win in last five minutes of play". The State. October 14, 1939. Retrieved September 5, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Tigers smother Gamecocks 27–0 in gridiron classic". The Times and Democrat. October 20, 1939. p. 7. Retrieved August 11, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
8. Banjo Smith (October 28, 1939). "Birds Outplay West Virginia In Three Quarters, Tie 6-6: Grugan, Lowry, Granoff Stars". The Columbia Record. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Gamecocks upset Florida". The Bradenton Herald. November 5, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Shetley big gun as Furman blasts Gamecocks". The Charlotte News. November 12, 1939. Retrieved September 11, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Georgia gets going, scores 33–7 triumph". The Birmingham News. November 19, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Miami drops 7–6 tussle to South Carolina". The Miami Herald. October 26, 1939. Retrieved December 20, 2023– via Newspapers.com.