1944 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

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1944 South Carolina Gamecocks football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–4–2 (1–3 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainJim Hunnicut, Jack Bradford
Home stadiumCarolina Municipal Stadium
(capacity: 17,600)
Seasons
← 1943
1945 →
1944 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Duke $ 4 0 0 6 4 0
Wake Forest 6 1 0 8 1 0
Clemson 3 1 0 4 5 0
NC State 3 1 0 7 2 0
William & Mary 2 1 1 5 2 1
Maryland 1 1 0 1 7 1
South Carolina 1 3 0 3 4 2
VMI 1 5 0 1 8 0
North Carolina 0 3 1 1 7 1
Richmond 0 4 0 2 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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 (SoCon) during the 1944 college football season. In their first and only season under head coach Williams Newton, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 3–4–2 with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, placing seventh in the SoCon.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
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 13–2019,000[2]
October 27vs. Charleston Coast Guard
T 6–6
November 4at North CarolinaW 6–0
November 11Presbyterian*
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 28–7
November 18 No. 10 Duke
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
L 7–3412,000
November 23vs. Wake ForestL 13–198,500[3]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP 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.