1938 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

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1938 South Carolina Gamecocks football
South Carolina Gamecocks logo.svg
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1938 record6–4–1 (2–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumCarolina Municipal Stadium
(Capacity: 17,600)
Seasons
← 1937
1939 →
1938 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Duke $ 5 0 0 9 1 0
Clemson 3 0 1 7 1 1
VMI 4 0 3 6 1 4
North Carolina 4 1 0 6 2 1
Richmond 3 2 1 6 3 1
Washington and Lee 2 2 0 4 4 1
NC State 3 3 1 3 7 1
South Carolina 2 2 0 6 4 1
Wake Forest 3 4 1 4 5 1
VPI 2 3 2 3 5 2
The Citadel 2 3 0 6 5 0
Maryland 1 2 0 2 7 0
Davidson 2 6 0 4 6 0
Furman 0 4 1 2 7 1
William & Mary 0 4 0 3 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1938 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 1938 college football season. In their first season under head coach Rex Enright, South Carolina compiled a 6–4–1 record.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 19Erskine*
W 53–0
September 24at Xavier*
W 6–0[2]
October 1Georgia*
  • Carolina Municipal Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
L 6–7
October 8Wake Forest
  • Carolina Municipal Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
L 19–20
October 14DavidsonSumter, SCW 25–0
October 20Clemson
  • Carolina Municipal Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
L 12–34[3]
October 28 No. 15 Villanova*
T 6–6[4]
November 5Duquesne
  • Carolina Municipal Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 7–0
November 12at FurmanW 27–6
November 19at No. 18 Fordham*L 0–13
November 28at Catholic UniversityW 7–0[5]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. ^ "1938 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
  2. ^ Bob Bohne (September 25, 1938). "Gamecocks score in final period to beat "X": Southerners outplayed for half". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 25. Retrieved August 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Scoop Latimer (October 21, 1938). "Clemson's great team overwhelms birds, 34 To 12". The Greenville News. pp. 1, 17. Retrieved August 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "South Carolina holds Villanova to 6 to 6". Daily Boston Globe. October 29, 1938. p. 5.
  5. ^ "South Carolina defeats Catholic U., 7 to 0". The Greenville News. November 29, 1938. Retrieved February 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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