1939 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

American college football season

1939 South Carolina Gamecocks football

Conference| Southern Conference
Record| 3–6–1 (1–3 SoCon)
Head coach|

* Rex Enright (2nd season)

Captain| J. B. Henson, Heber Stroud
Home stadium| Carolina Municipal Stadium

Seasons

<- 1938

1940 ->

1939 Southern Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 8 Duke $  | 5  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 0
No. 12 Clemson | 4  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 1  | - | 0
William & Mary | 2  | - | 0  | - | 1 |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 1
North Carolina | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 1
VMI | 3  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 1
Richmond | 3  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 7  | - | 1  | - | 2
Furman | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
Wake Forest | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 0
NC State | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 8  | - | 0
Washington and Lee | 1  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 1
South Carolina | 1  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 1
VPI | 1  | - | 4  | - | 1 |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 1
Davidson | 1  | - | 7  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 7  | - | 0
Maryland | 0  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 7  | - | 0
The Citadel | 0  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 8  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1939 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 1939 college football season. In their second season under head coach Rex Enright, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 3–6–1 with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, tying for 11th place in the SoCon.[1]

South Carolina was ranked at No. 148 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[2]

## Schedule

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September 23| at Wake Forest|

* Gore Field
* Wake Forest, NC

| L 7–19| 10,000| [3]
September 29| Catholic University*|

* Carolina Municipal Stadium
* Columbia, SC

| L 0–12| 7,000| [4]
October 6| at Villanova*|

* Shibe Park
* Philadelphia, PA

| L 0–40| 25,000| [5]
October 13| Davidson|

* Sumter County Fair Grounds
* Sumter, SC

| W 7–0| 3,000| [6]
October 19| Clemson|

* Carolina Municipal Stadium
* Columbia, SC (rivalry)

| L 0–27| 20,000| [7]
October 27| West Virginia*|

* County Fairgrounds
* Orangeburg, SC

| T 6–6| | [8]
November 4| Florida*|

* Carolina Municipal Stadium
* Columbia, SC

| W 6–0| 5,000| [9]
November 11| Furman|

* Carolina Municipal Stadium
* Columbia, SC

| L 0–20| 8,000| [10]
November 18| at Georgia*|

* Sanford Stadium
* Athens, GA (rivalry)

| L 7–33| 7,000| [11]
November 25| Miami (FL)*|

* Carolina Municipal Stadium
* Columbia, SC

| W 7–6| 5,000| [12]

* *Non-conference game

## References

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1. ^ "1939 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
2. ^ E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Demon Deacons whip Gamecocks, 19 to 7". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 24, 1939. Retrieved December 20, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Catholics roll over Gamecocks". The Charlotte Observer. September 30, 1939. p. II-5. Retrieved August 11, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Villanova jolts South Carolina, 40 to 0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 7, 1939. Retrieved December 20, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Carolina ekes out 7–0 win in last five minutes of play". The State. October 14, 1939. Retrieved September 5, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Tigers smother Gamecocks 27–0 in gridiron classic". The Times and Democrat. October 20, 1939. p. 7. Retrieved August 11, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ Banjo Smith (October 28, 1939). "Birds Outplay West Virginia In Three Quarters, Tie 6-6: Grugan, Lowry, Granoff Stars". The Columbia Record. p. 6 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Gamecocks upset Florida". The Bradenton Herald. November 5, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Shetley big gun as Furman blasts Gamecocks". The Charlotte News. November 12, 1939. Retrieved September 11, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Georgia gets going, scores 33–7 triumph". The Birmingham News. November 19, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "Miami drops 7–6 tussle to South Carolina". The Miami Herald. October 26, 1939. Retrieved December 20, 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 (1899–1925)
* 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

People|

* Head coaches
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* NFL draftees

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