1949 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

1949 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	4–6 (3–3 SoCon)
Head coach	Rex Enright (9th season)
Captain	Cecil Woolbright
Home stadium	Carolina Municipal Stadium
Seasons ←  1948 1950  →

1949 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 16 North Carolina $	5	–	0	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
No. 14 Maryland	4	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
Washington and Lee	3	–	1	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
Duke	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
William & Mary	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
VMI	3	–	2	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
The Citadel	2	–	2	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Clemson	2	–	2	–	0			4	–	4	–	2
Furman	3	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
South Carolina	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Wake Forest	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
George Washington	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
NC State	3	–	6	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
VPI	1	–	5	–	2			1	–	7	–	2
Richmond	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Davidson	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1949 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 1949 college football season. In their ninth season under head coach Rex Enright, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, tying for seventh place in the SoCon. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	at Baylor *	Waco Stadium Waco, TX	L 6–20	15,000	[2]
September 30	Furman	Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC	L 7–14		[3]
October 8	at No. 6 North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC(rivalry)	L 13–28	28,000	[4]
October 20	Clemson	Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC (rivalry)	W 27–13	35,000	[5]
October 29	Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 7–44	17,762	[6]
November 5	at Marquette *	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	W 6–3	15,000	[7]
November 11	at Miami (FL) *	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL	L 7–13	34,185	[8]
November 19	at Georgia Tech *	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 3–13	20,000	[9]
November 26	Wake Forest	Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC	W 27–20	20,000	[10]
December 3	The Citadel	Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC	W 42–0		[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1949 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
2. "Baylor passes bring 20–6 win over Gamecocks". The Odessa American. September 25, 1949. Retrieved December 27, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Purple Hurricane beats Gamecocks". The Times and Democrat. October 1, 1949. Retrieved September 13, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Sherman leads North Carolina to win". The Knoxville Journal. October 9, 1949. Retrieved December 27, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Clemson bows to Carolina, 27 To 13". The Greenville News. October 21, 1949. pp. 1A, 7B. Retrieved August 10, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Maryland routs Gamecocks, 44–7". The Roanoke Times. October 30, 1949. Retrieved December 27, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
7. "South Carolina tips Marquette on 4th period touchdown, 6–3". The La Crosse Tribune. November 6, 1949. Retrieved December 27, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Gamecocks beaten by Miami, 13 to 7". The State. November 12, 1949. Retrieved December 27, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Georgia Tech almost upset by Gamecocks". The Clarion-Ledger. November 20, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Wake Forest upset, 20–27". The Baltimore Sun. November 27, 1949. Retrieved December 27, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Carolina overwhelms Citadel, 42 to 0". The Greenville News. December 4, 1949. Retrieved December 27, 2023– via Newspapers.com.