1940 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

The 1940 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 1940 college football season. In their third season under head coach Rex Enright, South Carolina compiled a 3–6 record.[1]

1940 South Carolina Gamecocks football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1940 record3–6 (1–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumCarolina Municipal Stadium
(capacity: 17,600)
1940 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Clemson $ 4 0 06 2 1
No. 18 Duke 4 1 07 2 0
Wake Forest 4 2 07 3 0
William & Mary 2 1 16 2 1
North Carolina 3 2 06 4 0
Richmond 3 2 07 3 0
VMI 3 2 17 2 1
Furman 4 3 05 4 0
Washington and Lee 1 1 12 7 1
VPI 2 3 05 5 0
NC State 3 5 03 6 0
Maryland 0 1 12 6 1
South Carolina 1 3 03 6 0
Davidson 1 5 05 5 0
The Citadel 0 4 04 5 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 5Georgia* L 2–33
October 11at Duquesne*L 21–27[2]
October 24 No. 13 Clemson
  • Carolina Municipal Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
L 13–21[3]
November 2at No. 18 Penn State*L 0–12
November 9Kansas State*
  • Carolina Municipal Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 20–13
November 16at FurmanL 7–25
November 22at Miami (FL)*W 7–2[4]
November 28vs. Wake ForestL 6–7[5]
December 8The CitadelW 31–6
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1940 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  2. "Gamecocks scare Dukes silly before bowing in wild battle". The Pittsburgh Press. October 12, 1940. p. 11. Retrieved August 10, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "22,000 fans see Clemson conquer Carolina 21 To 13". The Time and Democrat. October 25, 1940. p. 10. Retrieved August 10, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "South Carolina beats Miami". St. Petersburg Times. United Press. November 23, 1940. p. 12. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  5. Miller, Sam (November 29, 1940). "Both sides almost happy, not quote, after battle here". The Charlotte Observer. p. 26. Retrieved August 10, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
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