1948 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

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1948 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Conference Southern Conference
Record3–5 (1–3 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainAl Faress, Jack Crouch
Home stadium Carolina Municipal Stadium
Seasons
←  1947
1949  →
1948 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 Clemson $ 5 –0 –011 –0 –0
No. 3 North Carolina 4 –0 –19 –1 –1
VMI 5 –1 –06 –3 –0
No. 17 William & Mary 5 –1 –17 –2 –2
No. 20 Wake Forest 5 –2 –06 –4 –0
Maryland 4 –2 –06 –4 –0
Duke 3 –2 –14 –3 –2
Richmond 3 –3 –15 –3 –2
Washington and Lee 2 –2 –04 –6 –0
Furman 2 –4 –02 –6 –1
George Washington 2 –4 –04 –6 –0
Davidson 2 –5 –03 –5 –1
South Carolina 1 –3 –03 –5 –0
NC State 1 –4 –13 –6 –1
VPI 0 –6 –10 –8 –1
The Citadel 0 –5 –02 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948 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 1948 college football season. In their eighth season under head coach Rex Enright, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 3–5 with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, placing 13th in the SoCon. [1]

In the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948, South Carolina was ranked at No. 98. [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24 Newberry *
W 46–014,500 [3]
October 1at Furman
W 7–0 [4]
October 9at Tulane *
L 0–1435,000 [5]
October 21 No. 14 Clemson
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
L 7–1325,000 [6]
October 30at West Virginia *
L 12–3524,000 [7]
November 6 Maryland
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
L 7–1911,000 [8]
November 13at Tulsa *
W 27–79,200 [9]
November 25 Wake Forest
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
L 0–3818,000 [10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ↑ "1948 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Carolina rips Newberry, 46–0". The Greenville News. September 25, 1948. Retrieved December 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Gamecocks barely nose out Furman". The Charlotte Observer. October 2, 1948. Retrieved September 12, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Tulane triumphs over Gamecocks". The News and Observer. October 10, 1948. Retrieved April 11, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Clemson trips Carolina, 13–7". The Greenville News. October 22, 1948. pp. 1, 15. Retrieved August 10, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "West Virginia scores upset over South Carolina, 35–12". Durham Morning Herald. October 31, 1948. Retrieved December 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Maryland tops South Carolina". Norfolk Virginian-Pilot. November 7, 1948. Retrieved December 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "South Carolina beats Tulsa 27–7". The Daily Ardmoreite. November 14, 1948. Retrieved December 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Wake Forest wallops South Carolina, 38–0". The News and Observer. November 26, 1948. Retrieved December 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
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