1942 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

The 1942 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 1942 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Rex Enright, South Carolina compiled a 1–7–1 record.[1] The only victory was over The Citadel.

1942 South Carolina Gamecocks football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1942 record1–7–1 (1–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumCarolina Municipal Stadium
(capacity: 17,600)
1942 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 14 William & Mary $ 4 0 09 1 1
VPI 5 1 07 2 1
Wake Forest 5 1 16 2 1
North Carolina 3 1 15 2 2
Duke 3 1 15 4 1
NC State 3 1 24 4 2
Furman 3 3 03 6 0
The Citadel 2 2 05 2 0
Clemson 2 3 13 6 1
Davidson 2 4 12 6 1
VMI 2 4 13 5 1
George Washington 2 4 03 6 0
Maryland 1 2 07 2 0
South Carolina 1 4 01 7 1
Richmond 1 5 03 6 1
Washington and Lee 0 4 01 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 26Tennessee*T 0–0[2]
October 3at North Carolina L 6–18
October 10at West VirginiaL 0–13
October 22Clemson
  • State Fair Grounds Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
L 6–18[3]
October 30vs. The Citadel
W 14–0
November 7at Alabama*L 0–29[4]
November 14Furman
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
L 0–6
November 21at Miami (FL)L 6–13
November 26vs. Wake ForestL 14–33
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1942 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  2. "Vols, Gamecocks in 0–0 tie". The Greenville News. September 27, 1942. Retrieved August 9, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Thousands look on as Clemson triumphs over Carolina; Butler sparkles in Tiger's win, 18–6". The Greenville News. October 23, 1942. p. 1. Retrieved August 9, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Tide stages offensive show to beat Gamecocks". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. November 8, 1942. p. 10. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
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