1948 South Carolina Gamecocks football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–5 (1–3 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainAl Faress, Jack Crouch
Home stadiumCarolina Municipal Stadium
(capacity: 17,600)
Seasons
← 1947
1949 →
1948 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Clemson $ 5 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0
No. 3 North Carolina 4 – 0 – 1 9 – 1 – 1
VMI 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
No. 17 William & Mary 5 – 1 – 1 7 – 2 – 2
No. 20 Wake Forest 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Maryland 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Duke 3 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 2
Richmond 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 2
Washington and Lee 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Furman 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 1
George Washington 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Davidson 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
South Carolina 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
NC State 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
VPI 0 – 6 – 1 0 – 8 – 1
The Citadel 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948 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 1948 college football season. In their eighth season under head coach Rex Enright, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 3–5 with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, placing 13th in the SoCon.[1]

In the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948, South Carolina was ranked at No. 98.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Newberry*
W 46–0
October 1at Furman
W 7–0[3]
October 9at Tulane*
L 0–1435,000[4]
October 21 No. 14 Clemson
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
L 7–1325,000[5]
October 30at West Virginia*
L 12–35
November 6Maryland
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
L 7–19
November 13at Tulsa*
W 27–79,200
November 25Wake Forest
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
L 0–3818,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1948 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  2. ^ "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Gamecocks barely nose out Furman". The Charlotte Observer. October 2, 1948. Retrieved September 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tulane triumphs over Gamecocks". The News and Observer. October 10, 1948. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Clemson trips Carolina, 13–7". The Greenville News. October 22, 1948. pp. 1, 15. Retrieved August 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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