1949 South Carolina Gamecocks football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–6 (3–3 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainCecil Woolbright
Home stadiumCarolina Municipal Stadium
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
1949 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 16 North Carolina $ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
No. 14 Maryland 4 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Washington and Lee 3 – 1 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Duke 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
William & Mary 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
VMI 3 – 2 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
The Citadel 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Clemson 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 2
Furman 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
South Carolina 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Wake Forest 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
George Washington 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
NC State 3 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
VPI 1 – 5 – 2 1 – 7 – 2
Richmond 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Davidson 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1949 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 1949 college football season. In their ninth season under head coach Rex Enright, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, tying for seventh place in the SoCon.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24at Baylor*
L 6–2015,000[2]
September 30Furman
L 7–14[3]
October 8at No. 6 North Carolina
L 13–2828,000[4]
October 20Clemson
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
W 27–1335,000[5]
October 29Maryland
L 7–4417,762[6]
November 5at Marquette*
W 6–315,000[7]
November 11at Miami (FL)*
L 7–1334,185[8]
November 19at Georgia Tech*
L 3–1320,000[9]
November 26Wake Forest
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 27–2020,000[10]
December 3The Citadel
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 42–0[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1949 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  2. ^ "Baylor passes bring 20–6 win over Gamecocks". The Odessa American. September 25, 1949. Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Purple Hurricane beats Gamecocks". The Times and Democrat. October 1, 1949. Retrieved September 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Sherman leads North Carolina to win". The Knoxville Journal. October 9, 1949. Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Clemson bows to Carolina, 27 To 13". The Greenville News. October 21, 1949. pp. 1A, 7B. Retrieved August 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Maryland routs Gamecocks, 44–7". The Roanoke Times. October 30, 1949. Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "South Carolina tips Marquette on 4th period touchdown, 6–3". The La Crosse Tribune. November 6, 1949. Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Gamecocks beaten by Miami, 13 to 7". The State. November 12, 1949. Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Georgia Tech almost upset by Gamecocks". The Clarion-Ledger. November 20, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Wake Forest upset, 20–27". The Baltimore Sun. November 27, 1949. Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Carolina overwhelms Citadel, 42 to 0". The Greenville News. December 4, 1949. Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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