1939 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

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1939 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Conference Southern Conference
Record3–6–1 (1–3 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainJ. B. Henson, Heber Stroud
Home stadium Carolina Municipal Stadium
Seasons
←  1938
1940  →
1939 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Duke $ 5 –0 –08 –1 –0
No. 12 Clemson 4 –0 –09 –1 –0
William & Mary 2 –0 –16 –2 –1
North Carolina 5 –1 –08 –1 –1
VMI 3 –1 –16 –3 –1
Richmond 3 –1 –17 –1 –2
Furman 3 –3 –05 –4 –0
Wake Forest 3 –3 –07 –3 –0
NC State 2 –4 –02 –8 –0
Washington and Lee 1 –2 –03 –4 –1
South Carolina 1 –3 –03 –6 –1
VPI 1 –4 –14 –5 –1
Davidson 1 –7 –02 –7 –0
Maryland 0 –1 –02 –7 –0
The Citadel 0 –4 –03 –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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at Wake Forest
L 7–1910,000 [3]
September 29 Catholic University *
L 0–127,000 [4]
October 6at Villanova *
L 0–4025,000 [5]
October 13 Davidson
W 7–03,000 [6]
October 19 Clemson
  • Carolina Municipal Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
L 0–2720,000 [7]
October 27 West Virginia *
T 6–6 [8]
November 4 Florida *
  • Carolina Municipal Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 6–05,000 [9]
November 11 Furman
  • Carolina Municipal Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
L 0–208,000 [10]
November 18at Georgia *
L 7–337,000 [11]
November 25 Miami (FL) *
  • Carolina Municipal Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 7–65,000 [12]
  • *Non-conference game

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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). "Brids 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.


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