1944 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

1944 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	3–4–2 (1–3 SoCon)
Head coach	Williams Newton (1st season)
Assistant coach	Harry Klocker, John McMillian, George Wingfield
Captain	Jim Hunnicut, Jack Bradford
Home stadium	Carolina Municipal Stadium
Seasons ←  1943 1945  →

1944 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 11 Duke $	4	–	0	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Wake Forest	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Clemson	3	–	1	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
NC State	3	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
William & Mary	2	–	1	–	1			5	–	2	–	1
Maryland	1	–	1	–	0			1	–	7	–	1
South Carolina	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	4	–	2
VMI	1	–	5	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
North Carolina	0	–	3	–	1			1	–	7	–	1
Richmond	0	–	4	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1944 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 1944 college football season. In their first and only season under head coach Williams Newton, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 3–4–2 with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, placing seventh in the SoCon. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23		Newberry *	Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC	W 48–0	8,000	[2]
September 30	3:30 p.m.	Georgia Pre-Flight *	Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC	L 14–20		[3] [4]
October 7		at Miami (FL) *	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL	T 0–0	20,000	[5]
October 19		Clemson	State Fair Grounds Columbia, SC (rivalry)	L 13–20	19,000	[6]
October 27		vs. Charleston Coast Guard	County Fairgrounds Orangeburg, SC	T 6–6	6,000	[7]
November 4		at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	W 6–0		[8]
November 11		Presbyterian *	Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC	W 28–7		[9]
November 18		No. 10 Duke	Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC	L 7–34	12,000	[10]
November 23		vs. Wake Forest	American Legion Memorial Stadium Charlotte, NC	L 13–19	8,500	[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

References

1. "1944 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
2. "Speedy Gamecocks run up 48 points against Indians". The Miami Herald. September 24, 1944. Retrieved December 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Gamecocks Meet Powerful Georgia Pre-Flight 3:30 Today". The State . Columbia, South Carolina. September 30, 1944. p. 2. Retrieved April 9, 2023– via Newspapers.com .
4. Bloom, Moise (October 1, 1944). "Carolina Bows to Georgia by 20 to 14". The State . Columbia, South Carolina. p. 13B. Retrieved April 9, 2023– via Newspapers.com .
5. "Miami halts Gamecocks". The Nashville Tennessean. October 8, 1944. Retrieved December 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Tigers defeat birds in the rain". The Greenville News. October 20, 1944. pp. 1, 19. Retrieved August 9, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Coast Guard tied in knot by Birds". The Times and Democrat. October 28, 1944. Retrieved December 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
8. "South Carolina Gamecocks quell North Carolina, 6–0". The Knoxville Journal. November 5, 1944. Retrieved December 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
9. "South Carolina wins 28–7 over Presbyterian". Tampa Morning Tribune. November 12, 1944. Retrieved December 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Duke rips Carolina". The Greenville News. November 19, 1944. Retrieved December 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Wake Forest edges Carolina, 19–13". The Greenville News. November 24, 1944. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.