1952 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

1952 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	5–5 (2–4 SoCon)
Head coach	Rex Enright (12th season)
Captain	John Latorre, Walt Shea
Home stadium	Carolina Stadium
Seasons ←  1951 1953  →

1952 Southern Conference football standings

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

The 1952 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 1952 college football season. In their 12th season under head coach Rex Enright, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 2–4– in conference play, tying for tenth place in the SoCon. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20		Wofford *	Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC	W 33–0		[2]
September 27		at Army *	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 7–28	23,474	[3]
October 4		at Furman	Sirrine Stadium Greenville, SC	W 27–7	15,000	[4]
October 11		No. 6 Duke	Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC	L 7–33	22,000–24,000	[5]
October 23		Clemson	Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC (rivalry)	W 6–0	35,000	[6]
November 1		vs. Virginia *	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA (Oyster Bowl)	W 21–14	21,000	[7]
November 8		at The Citadel	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	W 35–0	13,000	[8]
November 15		North Carolina	Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC (rivalry)	L 19–27	20,000	[9]
November 22		West Virginia	Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC	L 6–13		[10]
November 29	2:00 p.m.	vs. Wake Forest	Bowman Gray Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	L 14–39	6,000	[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

References

1. "1952 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
2. "Gamecocks get hot to wallop Wofford by 33–0". The Charlotte Observer. September 21, 1952. Retrieved January 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Army football squad romps over favored South Carolina by 28 to 7". The Baltimore Sun. September 28, 1952. Retrieved January 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Carolina spoils Furman homecoming 27 to 7". The Greenville News. October 5, 1952. Retrieved September 13, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Undefeated Dukes whip South Carolina 33 to 7". The State. October 12, 1952. Retrieved December 29, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Carolina defeats Clemson, 6–0, before overflow crowd". The Greenville News. October 24, 1952. pp. 1, 38. Retrieved August 10, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
7. "South Carolina upsets Virginia in Oyster Bowl". Norfolk Virginian-Pilot. November 2, 1952. Retrieved January 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
8. "South Carolina pockets easy 35 to 0 win over Citadel". Durham Morning Herald. November 9, 1952. Retrieved January 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Tarheels beat Gamecocks for first victory". Bristol Herald Courier. November 16, 1952. Retrieved January 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Wiant leads West Virginia to 13–6 win over Gamecocks". The Portsmouth Star. November 23, 1952. Retrieved January 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Demon Deacons To Entertain Birds Today". Asheville Citizen-Times . Asheville, North Carolina. November 29, 1952. p. 11. Retrieved May 14, 2021– via Newspapers.com .