1946 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

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1946 South Carolina Gamecocks football
South Carolina Gamecocks logo.svg
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1946 record5–3 (4–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumCarolina Stadium
(Capacity: 17,600)
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 North Carolina $ 4 0 1 8 2 1
William & Mary 7 1 0 8 2 0
No. 18 NC State 6 1 0 8 3 0
South Carolina 4 2 0 5 3 0
Duke 3 2 0 4 5 0
Richmond 3 2 2 6 2 2
VPI 3 3 2 3 4 3
VMI 2 3 1 4 5 1
George Washington 1 1 0 4 3 0
Clemson 2 3 0 4 5 0
Wake Forest 2 3 0 6 3 0
Maryland 2 5 0 3 6 0
Furman 1 4 0 2 8 0
Washington and Lee 1 4 0 2 6 0
The Citadel 1 5 0 3 5 0
Davidson 1 5 0 4 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1946 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 1946 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Rex Enright, South Carolina compiled a 5–3 record.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 29Newberry*W 21–0
October 5Alabama*
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
L 6–14[2]
October 11at FurmanW 14–7[3]
October 24Clemson
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
W 26–14[4]
November 1vs. The Citadel
W 19–7
November 9at MarylandW 21–17
November 16 No. 20 Duke
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
L 0–39
November 28vs. Wake ForestL 0–35[5]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

After the season[]

The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Gamecocks players were selected.[6]

Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
7 49 Bryant Meeks Center Pittsburgh Steelers
9 66 Kale Alexander Tackle Detroit Lions
28 263 Jim Hunnicutt Guard Los Angeles Rams
29 274 Claude Harrison Back New York Giants
31 291 James Atwell Back Los Angeles Rams

References[]

  1. ^ "1946 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  2. ^ "Tide off stride but nips Gamecocks, 14–6". The Tuscaloosa News. October 6, 1946. p. 6. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  3. ^ "Carolina defeats Furman at Greenville, 14 to 7". The State. October 12, 1946. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Birds beat Clemson, 26–14". The Greenville News. October 25, 1946. pp. 1, 26. Retrieved August 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Capacity crowd watches contest". The News & Observer. November 29, 1946. p. 13. Retrieved August 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.


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