1935 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

American college football season

1935 South Carolina Gamecocks football

Conference| Southern Conference
Record| 3–7 (1–4 SoCon)
Head coach|

* Don McCallister (1st season)

Captain| Clay Alexander
Home stadium| Carolina Municipal Stadium

Seasons

← 1934

1936 →

1935 Southern Conference football standings

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Team | W |   | L |   | T |  |  | W |   | L |   | T
No. 13 Duke $  | 5  | – | 0  | – | 0 |  |  | 8  | – | 2  | – | 0
No. 12 North Carolina | 4  | – | 1  | – | 0 |  |  | 8  | – | 1  | – | 0
Maryland | 3  | – | 1  | – | 1 |  |  | 7  | – | 2  | – | 2
Clemson | 2  | – | 1  | – | 0 |  |  | 6  | – | 3  | – | 0
VPI | 3  | – | 3  | – | 1 |  |  | 4  | – | 3  | – | 2
NC State | 2  | – | 2  | – | 0 |  |  | 6  | – | 4  | – | 0
Washington and Lee | 1  | – | 3  | – | 1 |  |  | 3  | – | 4  | – | 1
Virginia | 0  | – | 3  | – | 2 |  |  | 1  | – | 5  | – | 4
South Carolina | 1  | – | 4  | – | 0 |  |  | 3  | – | 7  | – | 0
VMI | 0  | – | 3  | – | 1 |  |  | 2  | – | 7  | – | 1

* $ – Conference champion

Rankings from United Press

The 1935 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 1935 college football season. In their first season under head coach Don McCallister, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 3–7 with a mark of 1–4 in conference play, tying for eighth place in the SoCon.[1]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 21| Erskine*|

* Carolina Municipal Stadium
* Columbia, SC

| W 33–0| | [2]
September 28| at Duke|

* Duke Stadium
* Durham, NC

| L 0–47| 8,000| [3]
October 5| NC State|

* Carolina Municipal Stadium
* Columbia, SC

| L 0–14| 6,000| [4]
October 12| at Davidson*|

* Richardson Stadium
* Davidson, NC

| L 6–13| | [5]
October 17| vs. The Citadel*|

* County Fairgrounds
* Orangeburg, SC

| W 25–0| 6,000| [6]
October 24| Clemson|

* State Fair Grounds
* Columbia, SC (rivalry)

| L 0–44| 17,000| [7]
November 2| at VPI|

* Miles Stadium
* Blacksburg, VA

| L 0–27| 4,000| [8]
November 16| Furman*|

* Carolina Municipal Stadium
* Columbia, SC

| L 7–20| 3,500| [9]
November 23| Washington and Lee|

* Carolina Municipal Stadium
* Columbia, SC

| W 2–0| 4,000| [10]
December 7| vs. Florida*|

* Plant Field
* Tampa, FL

| L 0–22| 6,000| [11]

* *Non-conference game

## References

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1. ^ "1935 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
2. ^ "McCallister's Gamecocks make debut with 33–0 victory over Erskine". The State. September 22, 1935. Retrieved January 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Duke's powerhouse attack bowls over S.C., 47–0". The Charlotte News. September 29, 1935. Retrieved January 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Techs get 14 to 0 decision over Columbia gridders". The News and Observer. October 6, 1935. Retrieved January 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Wildcats score in 4th period to lick Birds, 13–6". The Charlotte Observer. October 13, 1935. Retrieved January 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Carolina Gamecocks flash brilliant attack to beat Citadel, 25 to 0". The Greenville News. October 18, 1935. Retrieved January 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ Scoop Latimer (October 25, 1935). "Clemson's Powerful Tigers Knock Birds Off The Roost, 44-0". The Greenville News. pp. 1, 18 – via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Birds Bow to Va. Poly". The Gamecock. University of South Carolina. November 8, 1935. p. 6\. Archived from the original on September 19, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
9. ^ "Furman scores on pass, blocked kick, punt return to beat Carolina". The State. November 17, 1935. Retrieved January 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "S.C. scores unexpected win over General eleven, 2 to 0". The Daily News Leader. November 24, 1935. Retrieved January 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Gators beat Gamecocks, 22–0". The Tampa Tribune. December 8, 1935. Retrieved January 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

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South Carolina Gamecocks football

Venues|

* Old State Fairgrounds (1894, 1896–1898)
* Shandon Park (1895)
* College Park/Davis Field (1899–1925)
* Melton Field (1926–1934)
* Williams–Brice Stadium (1934–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Clemson
* Georgia
* North Carolina
* Tennessee

Culture & lore|

* Spurrier
* Cocky
* "The Fighting Gamecocks Lead the Way"
* Mighty Sound of the Southeast
* "Sandstorm"
* The Brawl
* University of South Carolina steroid scandal

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