1944 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

1944 South Carolina Gamecocks football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–4–2 (1–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Assistant coachHarry Klocker, John McMillian, George Wingfield
CaptainJim Hunnicut, Jack Bradford
Home stadiumCarolina Municipal Stadium
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

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Newberry*
W 48–08,000[2]
September 303:30 p.m.Georgia Pre-Flight*
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
L 14–20[3][4]
October 7at Miami (FL)*
T 0–020,000[5]
October 19Clemson
  • State Fair Grounds
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
L 13–2019,000[6]
October 27vs. Charleston Coast Guard
T 6–66,000[7]
November 4at North Carolina
W 6–0[8]
November 11Presbyterian*
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 28–7[9]
November 18 No. 10 Duke
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
L 7–3412,000[10]
November 23vs. Wake Forest
L 13–198,500[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

References

  1. ^ "1944 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  2. ^ "Speedy Gamecocks run up 48 points against Indians". The Miami Herald. September 24, 1944. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Gamecocks Meet Powerful Georgia Pre-Flight 3:30 Today". The State. Columbia, South Carolina. September 30, 1944. p. 2. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ Bloom, Moise (October 1, 1944). "Carolina Bows to Georgia by 20 to 14". The State. Columbia, South Carolina. p. 13B. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Miami halts Gamecocks". The Nashville Tennessean. October 8, 1944. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tigers defeat birds in the rain". The Greenville News. October 20, 1944. pp. 1, 19. Retrieved August 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Coast Guard tied in knot by Birds". The Times and Democrat. October 28, 1944. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "South Carolina Gamecocks quell North Carolina, 6–0". The Knoxville Journal. November 5, 1944. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "South Carolina wins 28–7 over Presbyterian". Tampa Morning Tribune. November 12, 1944. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Duke rips Carolina". The Greenville News. November 19, 1944. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Wake Forest edges Carolina, 19–13". The Greenville News. November 24, 1944. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.


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