1938 South Carolina Gamecocks football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–4–1 (2–2 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainW. R. Howell, Larry Craig
Home stadiumCarolina Municipal Stadium
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 (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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19Erskine*
W 53–06,000[2]
September 24at Xavier*
W 6–0[3]
October 1Georgia*
  • Carolina Municipal Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
L 6–713,000[4]
October 8Wake Forest
  • Carolina Municipal Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
L 19–206,500[5]
October 14vs. Davidson
W 25–0[6]
October 20Clemson
  • Carolina Municipal Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
L 12–3422,500[7]
October 28 No. 15 Villanova*
T 6–6[8]
November 5Duquesne
  • Carolina Municipal Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 7–07,000[9]
November 12at Furman
W 27–612,500[10]
November 19at No. 18 Fordham*
L 0–1315,000[11]
November 28at Catholic University
W 7–0[12]
  • *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. ^ "Carolina opens season with 53-to-0 win over Erskine". The State. September 20, 1938. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Georgia noses out S.C., 7–6". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 2, 1938. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Deacons rally to nip Gamecocks, 20 to 19". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 9, 1938. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Birds brush Davidson '11' aside, 25–0". The Columbia Record. October 15, 1938. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "South Carolina holds Villanova to 6 to 6". Daily Boston Globe. October 29, 1938. p. 5.
  9. ^ "Gamecocks defeat Dukes on last period pass". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. November 6, 1938. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Carolina cracks Furman, 27 to 6". The State. November 13, 1938. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "South Carolina bows, 13 to 0". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 20, 1938. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "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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