1937 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

American college football season

1937 South Carolina Gamecocks football

Conference| Southern Conference
Record| 5–6–1 (2–2–1 SoCon)
Head coach|

* Don McCallister (3rd season)

Captain| Jack Lyons
Home stadium| Carolina Municipal Stadium

Seasons

← 1936

1938 →

1937 Southern Conference football standings

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Team | W |   | L |   | T |  |  | W |   | L |   | T
Maryland $  | 2  | – | 0  | – | 0 |  |  | 8  | – | 2  | – | 0
No. 19 North Carolina | 4  | – | 0  | – | 1 |  |  | 7  | – | 1  | – | 1
Clemson | 2  | – | 0  | – | 1 |  |  | 4  | – | 4  | – | 1
No. 20 Duke | 5  | – | 1  | – | 0 |  |  | 7  | – | 2  | – | 1
VMI | 4  | – | 2  | – | 0 |  |  | 5  | – | 5  | – | 0
NC State | 4  | – | 2  | – | 1 |  |  | 5  | – | 3  | – | 1
South Carolina | 2  | – | 2  | – | 1 |  |  | 5  | – | 6  | – | 1
Washington and Lee | 2  | – | 3  | – | 0 |  |  | 4  | – | 5  | – | 0
The Citadel | 2  | – | 3  | – | 0 |  |  | 7  | – | 4  | – | 0
Richmond | 2  | – | 3  | – | 0 |  |  | 5  | – | 4  | – | 1
Furman | 1  | – | 2  | – | 2 |  |  | 4  | – | 3  | – | 2
VPI | 2  | – | 4  | – | 0 |  |  | 5  | – | 5  | – | 0
William & Mary | 1  | – | 3  | – | 0 |  |  | 4  | – | 5  | – | 0
Wake Forest | 1  | – | 4  | – | 0 |  |  | 3  | – | 6  | – | 0
Davidson | 1  | – | 6  | – | 0 |  |  | 2  | – | 8  | – | 0

* $ – Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1937 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 1937 college football season. In their third and final season under head coach Don McCallister, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 5–6–1 with a mark of 2–2–1 in conference play,plaching seventh in the SoCon.[1]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 18| Emory and Henry*|

* Carolina Municipal Stadium
* Columbia, SC

| W 45–7| 9,000| [2]
September 25| at North Carolina |

* Kenan Memorial Stadium
* Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)

| T 13–13| 14,000| [3]
October 2| Georgia* |

* Columbia Municipal Stadium
* Columbia, SC (rivalry)

| L 7–13| 15,000| [4]
October 9| at Alabama*|

* Denny Stadium
* Tuscaloosa, AL

| L 0–20| 9,000| [5]
October 16| Davidson|

* Carolina Municipal Stadium
* Columbia, SC

| W 12–7| 8,000| [6]
October 21| Clemson|

* Carolina Municipal Stadium
* Columbia, SC (rivalry)

| L 6–34| 20,000| [7]
October 29| vs. The Citadel|

* County Fairgrounds
* Orangeburg, SC

| W 21–6| 8,000| [8]
November 6| at Kentucky*|

* McLean Stadium
* Lexington, KY

| L 7–27| | [9]
November 13| Furman|

* Columbia Municipal Stadium
* Columbia, SC

| L 0–12| 7,000| [10]
November 20| Presbyterian*|

* Columbia Municipal Stadium
* Columbia, SC

| W 64–0| 3,500| [11]
November 25| at Catholic University*|

* Brookland Stadium
* Washington, DC

| L 14–27| | [12]
December 3| at Miami (FL)*|

* Burdine Stadium
* Miami, FL

| W 3–0| 7.543| [13]

* *Non-conference game

## References

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1. ^ "1937 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
2. ^ "South Carolina overpowers fighting Emory and Henry Wasps, 45 to 7". The Bristol Herald Courier. September 19, 1937. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Gamecocks, Tar Heels battle to 13–13 tie". The Charlotte Observer. September 26, 1937. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Georgia defeats South Carolina". The News and Observer. October 3, 1937. Retrieved September 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Mighty Alabama eleven humbles South Carolina". The Greenville News. October 10, 1937. Retrieved August 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Carolina birds tame Davidson Wildcats, 12 to 7". The Greenville News. October 17, 1937. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ Scoop Latimer (October 22, 1937). "Clemson Bengals flush Gamecock Covey, 34 to 6". The Greenville News. p. 1. Retrieved August 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "South Carolina defeats Citadel by score of 21–6". Johnson City Chronicle. October 30, 1937. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Kentucky licks Birds 27 to 7". The State. November 7, 1937. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Furman Hurricane blows over South Carolina, 12–0". The Charlotte Observer. November 14, 1937. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Gamecocks in 64-to-0 rout". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 21, 1937. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "Birds bow, 14 to 27". The Charlotte Observer. November 26, 1937. Retrieved February 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
13. ^ "Miami loses to Gamecocks by field goal". The Columbus Enquirer. December 4, 1937. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – 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 (1899–1913, 1915–1925)
* League Park (1914)
* 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

People|

* Head coaches
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