1938 South Carolina Gamecocks football team
| 1938 South Carolina Gamecocks football | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 6–4–1 (2–2 SoCon) |
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| Captain | W. R. Howell, Larry Craig |
| Home stadium | Carolina Municipal Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 (SoCon) during the 1938 college football season. In their first season under head coach Rex Enright, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 6–4–1 with a mark of 2–2 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the SoCon.[1]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 19 | Erskine* | W 53–0 | 6,000 | [2] | |||
| September 24 | at Xavier* |
| W 6–0 | [3] | |||
| October 1 | Georgia* |
| L 6–7 | 13,000 | [4] | ||
| October 8 | Wake Forest |
| L 19–20 | 6,500 | [5] | ||
| October 14 | vs. Davidson |
| W 25–0 | [6] | |||
| October 20 | Clemson |
| L 12–34 | 22,500 | [7] | ||
| October 28 | No. 15 Villanova* |
| T 6–6 | [8] | |||
| November 5 | Duquesne |
| W 7–0 | 7,000 | [9] | ||
| November 12 | at Furman | W 27–6 | 12,500 | [10] | |||
| November 19 | at No. 18 Fordham* | L 0–13 | 15,000 | [11] | |||
| November 28 | at Catholic University | W 7–0 | [12] | ||||
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References
[edit]- ^ "1938 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
- ^ "Carolina opens season with 53-to-0 win over Erskine". The State. September 20, 1938. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Georgia noses out S.C., 7–6". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 2, 1938. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Deacons rally to nip Gamecocks, 20 to 19". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 9, 1938. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Birds brush Davidson '11' aside, 25–0". The Columbia Record. October 15, 1938. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "South Carolina holds Villanova to 6 to 6". Daily Boston Globe. October 29, 1938. p. 5.
- ^ "Gamecocks defeat Dukes on last period pass". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. November 6, 1938. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Carolina cracks Furman, 27 to 6". The State. November 13, 1938. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "South Carolina bows, 13 to 0". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 20, 1938. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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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