1939 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

The 1939 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 1939 college football season. In their second season under head coach Rex Enright, South Carolina compiled a 3–6–1 record.[1]

1939 South Carolina Gamecocks football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1939 record3–6–1 (1–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumCarolina Municipal Stadium
(capacity: 17,600)
1939 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Duke $ 5 0 08 1 0
No. 12 Clemson 4 0 09 1 0
William & Mary 2 0 16 2 1
North Carolina 5 1 08 1 1
VMI 3 1 16 3 1
Richmond 3 1 17 1 2
Furman 3 3 05 4 0
Wake Forest 3 3 07 3 0
NC State 2 4 02 8 0
Washington and Lee 1 2 03 4 1
South Carolina 1 3 03 6 1
VPI 1 4 14 5 1
Davidson 1 7 02 7 0
Maryland 0 1 02 7 0
The Citadel 0 4 03 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at Wake Forest
L 7–1910,000
September 29Catholic University*L 0–127,000[2]
October 6at Villanova*L 0–40
October 13DavidsonSumter, SCW 7–0
October 19Clemson
  • Carolina Municipal Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
L 0–2720,000[3]
October 27West Virginia
T 6–6
November 4Florida*
  • Carolina Municipal Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 6–0
November 11Furman
  • Carolina Municipal Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
L 0–20
November 18at Georgia*L 7–33
November 25Miami (FL)*
  • Carolina Municipal Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 7–6
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1939 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
  2. "Catholics roll over Gamecocks". The Charlotte Observer. September 30, 1939. p. II-5. Retrieved August 11, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Tigers smother Gamecocks 27–0 in gridiron classic". The Times and Democrat. October 20, 1939. p. 7. Retrieved August 11, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
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