1949 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

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1949 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Conference Southern Conference
Record4–6 (3–3 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainCecil Woolbright
Home stadium Carolina Municipal Stadium
Seasons
←  1948
1950  →
1949 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 16 North Carolina $ 5 –0 –07 –4 –0
No. 14 Maryland 4 –0 –09 –1 –0
Washington and Lee 3 –1 –13 –5 –1
Duke 4 –2 –06 –3 –0
William & Mary 4 –2 –06 –4 –0
VMI 3 –2 –13 –5 –1
The Citadel 2 –2 –04 –5 –0
Clemson 2 –2 –04 –4 –2
Furman 3 –3 –03 –6 –0
South Carolina 3 –3 –04 –6 –0
Wake Forest 3 –3 –04 –6 –0
George Washington 2 –3 –04 –5 –0
NC State 3 –6 –03 –7 –0
VPI 1 –5 –21 –7 –2
Richmond 2 –6 –03 –7 –0
Davidson 1 –5 –02 –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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24at Baylor *
L 6–2015,000 [2]
September 30 Furman
L 7–14 [3]
October 8at No. 6 North Carolina
L 13–2828,000 [4]
October 20 Clemson
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
W 27–1335,000 [5]
October 29 Maryland
L 7–4417,762 [6]
November 5at Marquette *
W 6–315,000 [7]
November 11at Miami (FL) *
L 7–1334,185 [8]
November 19at Georgia Tech *
L 3–1320,000 [9]
November 26 Wake Forest
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 27–2020,000 [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.
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