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- ↑ South Carolina Little Three, College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved October 26, 2015.
- ↑ "Birds, Terriers on Top as State Cage Year Ends", Times and Democrat, Orangeburg, SC, p. 11, March 3, 1947
- ↑ "Carolina and Wofford Lead in Basketball", Greenville News, Greenville, SC, p. 6, March 1, 1948
- ↑ "Fleet to Play Lenoir-Rhyne For K.C. Bid", Greenville News, Greenville, SC, p. 8, February 28, 1949
- ↑ "Carolina Gains Laurels as Top State Quintet", Florence Morning News, Florence, SC, p. 8, March 1, 1950
- ↑ "PC Has State's Best Over-all Season Record", Florence Morning News, Florence, SC, p. 5, February 26, 1951
- ↑ "State Cagers Have 3 Games Left on Slate", Greenville News, Greenville, SC, p. 7, February 25, 1952
- ↑ "Furman Cops Big 4 Honors", Greenville News, Greenville, SC, p. 8, March 2, 1953