1945 South Carolina Gamecocks football | |
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Gator Bowl, L 14–26 vs. Wake Forest | |
Conference | Southern Conference |
Record | 2–4–3 (0–2–2 SoCon) |
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Captain | Bryant Meeks |
Home stadium | Carolina Municipal Stadium (capacity: 17,600) |
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No. 13 Duke $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Wake Forest | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William & Mary | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VMI | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VPI | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 0 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richmond | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1945 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 1945 college football season. In their first and only season season under head coach John D. McMillan, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 2–4–3 with a mark of 0–2–2 in conference play, placing tenth in the SoCon. South Carolina was invited to the Gator Bowl, where they lost to Wake Forest. [1]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 22 | at Duke | L 0–60 | 12,000 | |||||
September 29 | Presbyterian * | W 40–0 | ||||||
October 6 | 3:00 p.m. | Camp Blanding * |
| W 20–6 | 7,000 | [2] [3] | ||
October 13 | at No. 7 Alabama | L 0–55 | 14,000 | [4] | ||||
October 25 | Clemson |
| T 0–0 | 25,000 | [5] | |||
November 9 | at Miami (FL) * | T 13–13 | ||||||
November 22 | vs. Wake Forest | T 13–13 | 16,000 | |||||
December 1 | Maryland |
| L 13–19 | 8,000 | [6] | |||
January 1, 1946 | vs. No. 19 Wake Forest | L 14–26 | 12,000 | [7] | ||||
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