1944 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

The 1944 South Carolina Gamecocks football team was an American football team that represented the University of South Carolina as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1944 college football season. In their first season under head coach Williams Newton, South Carolina compiled a 3–4–2 record.[1]

1944 South Carolina Gamecocks football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1944 record3–4–2 (1–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumCarolina Municipal Stadium
(capacity: 17,600)
1944 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 Duke $ 4 0 06 4 0
Wake Forest 6 1 08 1 0
Clemson 3 1 04 5 0
NC State 3 1 07 2 0
William & Mary 2 1 15 2 1
Maryland 1 1 01 7 1
South Carolina 1 3 03 4 2
VMI 1 5 01 8 0
North Carolina 0 3 11 7 1
Richmond 0 4 02 6 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 23Newberry*W 48–0
September 30Georgia Pre-Flight*
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
L 14–20
October 7at Miami (FL)*T 0–0
October 19Clemson
  • State Fair Grounds
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
L 13–20[2]
October 27vs. Charleston Coast Guard
T 6–6
November 4at North Carolina W 6–0
November 11Presbyterian*
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 28–7
November 19 No. 10 Duke
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
L 7–34
November 23vs. Wake ForestL 13–19[3]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1944 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  2. "Tigers defeat birds in the rain". The Greenville News. October 20, 1944. pp. 1, 19. Retrieved August 9, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Wake Forest edges Carolina, 19–13". The Greenville News. November 24, 1944. p. 19 via Newspapers.com.
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