1945 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

The 1945 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 1945 college football season. In their first season under head coach John D. McMillan, South Carolina compiled a 2–4–3 record.[1]

1945 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Gator Bowl, L 14–26 vs. Wake Forest
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1945 record2–4–3 (0–2–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumCarolina Municipal Stadium
(capacity: 17,600)
1945 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 Duke $ 4 0 06 2 0
No. 19 Wake Forest 4 1 15 3 1
William & Mary 4 2 06 3 0
Clemson 2 1 16 3 1
Maryland 3 2 06 2 1
VMI 3 2 05 4 0
North Carolina 2 2 05 4 0
NC State 2 4 03 6 0
VPI 2 5 02 6 0
South Carolina 0 3 22 4 3
Richmond 0 4 02 6 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 22at DukeL 0–60
September 29Presbyterian*W 40–0
October 6Camp Blanding*
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 20–6
October 13at AlabamaL 0–55[2]
October 25Clemson
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
T 0–0[3]
November 9at Miami (FL)*T 13–13
November 22vs. Wake ForestT 13–13
December 1Maryland
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
L 13–19[4]
January 1, 1946vs. Wake ForestL 14–26[5]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1945 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  2. "Tide torrent deluges South Carolina, 55–0". The Tuscaloosa News. October 14, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved August 9, 2021 via Google News Archives.
  3. "Tigers, Birds in scoreless tie". The Greenville News. October 26, 1945. pp. 1, 19. Retrieved August 9, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "U. of Maryland gridders outlast South Carolina to win, 19 To 13: Victors roll to early lead". The Baltimore Sun. December 2, 1945. p. 28. Retrieved August 9, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Wake Forest in 26–14 victory in Gator Bowl: 12,000 see Deacons win over Gamecocks". Tampa Morning Tribune. January 2, 1946. p. 11 via Newspapers.com.
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