1944 South Carolina Gamecocks football team
| 1944 South Carolina Gamecocks football | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 3–4–2 (1–3 SoCon) |
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| Assistant coach | Harry Klocker, John McMillian, George Wingfield |
| Captain | Jim Hunnicut, Jack Bradford |
| Home stadium | Carolina Municipal Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 23 | Newberry* | W 48–0 | 8,000 | [2] | ||||
| September 30 | 3:30 p.m. | Georgia Pre-Flight* |
| L 14–20 | [3][4] | |||
| October 7 | at Miami (FL)* | T 0–0 | 20,000 | [5] | ||||
| October 19 | Clemson |
| L 13–20 | 19,000 | [6] | |||
| October 27 | vs. Charleston Coast Guard |
| T 6–6 | 6,000 | [7] | |||
| November 4 | at North Carolina | W 6–0 | [8] | |||||
| November 11 | Presbyterian* |
| W 28–7 | [9] | ||||
| November 18 | No. 10 Duke |
| L 7–34 | 12,000 | [10] | |||
| November 23 | vs. Wake Forest | L 13–19 | 8,500 | [11] | ||||
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References
[edit]- ^ "1944 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
- ^ "Speedy Gamecocks run up 48 points against Indians". The Miami Herald. September 24, 1944. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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
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- ^ 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 .
- ^ "Miami halts Gamecocks". The Nashville Tennessean. October 8, 1944. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tigers defeat birds in the rain". The Greenville News. October 20, 1944. pp. 1, 19. Retrieved August 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Coast Guard tied in knot by Birds". The Times and Democrat. October 28, 1944. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "South Carolina Gamecocks quell North Carolina, 6–0". The Knoxville Journal. November 5, 1944. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "South Carolina wins 28–7 over Presbyterian". Tampa Morning Tribune. November 12, 1944. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Duke rips Carolina". The Greenville News. November 19, 1944. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wake Forest edges Carolina, 19–13". The Greenville News. November 24, 1944. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
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