1940 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

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1940 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Conference Southern Conference
Record3–6 (1–3 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainKirt Norton
Home stadium Carolina Municipal Stadium
Seasons
←  1939
1941  →
1940 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Clemson $ 4 –0 –06 –2 –1
No. 18 Duke 4 –1 –07 –2 –0
Wake Forest 4 –2 –07 –3 –0
William & Mary 2 –1 –16 –2 –1
North Carolina 3 –2 –06 –4 –0
Richmond 3 –2 –07 –3 –0
VMI 3 –2 –17 –2 –1
Furman 4 –3 –05 –4 –0
Washington and Lee 1 –1 –12 –7 –1
VPI 2 –3 –05 –5 –0
NC State 3 –5 –03 –6 –0
Maryland 0 –1 –12 –6 –1
South Carolina 1 –3 –03 –6 –0
Davidson 1 –5 –05 –5 –0
The Citadel 0 –4 –04 –5 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 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 1940 college football season. In their third season under head coach Rex Enright, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 3–6 with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, tying for 12th place in the SoCon. [1]

South Carolina was ranked at No. 118 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940. [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 5 Georgia *
L 2–3315,000 [3]
October 11at Duquesne *
L 21–278,700 [4]
October 24 No. 13 Clemson
  • Carolina Municipal Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
L 13–2122,000 [5]
November 2at No. 18 Penn State *
L 0–129,346 [6]
November 9 Kansas State *
  • Carolina Municipal Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 20–1311,000 [7]
November 16at Furman
L 7–258,500 [8]
November 22at Miami (FL) *
W 7–211,000 [9]
November 28vs. Wake Forest
L 6–79,000 [10] [11]
December 7 The Citadel
W 31–66,000 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ↑ "1940 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  2. ↑ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Georgia wallops S. Carolina, 33–2". Tulsa World. October 6, 1940. Retrieved February 19, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Gamecocks scare Dukes silly before bowing in wild battle". The Pittsburgh Press. October 12, 1940. p. 11. Retrieved August 10, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "22,000 fans see Clemson conquer Carolina 21 To 13". The Time and Democrat. October 25, 1940. p. 10. Retrieved August 10, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Penn State remains in unbeaten ranks topping S. Carolina". The Baltimore Sun. November 3, 1940. Retrieved December 20, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Win on passes; All South Carolina touchdowns came as result of aerials as K-State bows". The Kansas City Star. November 10, 1940. Retrieved December 20, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Furman tramples Gamecocks, 25–7". The Charlotte Observer. November 17, 1940. Retrieved September 11, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "South Carolina beats Miami". St. Petersburg Times. United Press. November 23, 1940. p. 12. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  10. ↑ Miller, Sam (November 29, 1940). "Both Sides Almost Happy, Not Quote, After Battle Here". The Charlotte Observer . Charlotte, North Carolina. p. 26. Retrieved May 12, 2021– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  11. ↑ Miller, Sam (November 29, 1940). "Stadium Game Colorful (continued)". The Charlotte Observer . Charlotte, North Carolina. p. 28. Retrieved May 12, 2021– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  12. ↑ "Gamecocks best Citadel Cadets". The News and Observer. December 8, 1940. Retrieved December 20, 2023– via Newspapers.com.


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