1941 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

American college football season

1941 South Carolina Gamecocks football

Conference| Southern Conference
Record| 4–4–1 (4–0–1 SoCon)
Head coach|

* Rex Enright (4th season)

Captains|

* Harvey Blouin
* Dutch Elston

Home stadium| Carolina Municipal Stadium

Seasons

← 1940

1942 →

1941 Southern Conference football standings

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

* $ – Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1941 South Carolina Gamecocks football team was an American football team that represented the University of South Carolina in the Southern Conference (SEC) during the 1941 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Rex Enright, the Gamecocks compiled a 4–4–1 record (4–0–1 against conference opponents), finished second in the SoCon, and were outscored by a total of 103 to 100.[1]

Back Stan Stasica was selected by both the Associated Press (AP) and United Press (UP) as a first-team player on the 1941 All-Southern Conference football team.[2][3]

South Carolina was ranked at No. 75 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.[4]

The team played its home games at Carolina Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 27| at North Carolina|

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

| W 13–7| 11,000| [5]
October 4| at Georgia*|

* Sanford Stadium
* Athens, GA (rivalry)

| L 6–34| 17,000| [6]
October 11| Wake Forest|

* Carolina Stadium
* Columbia, SC

| T 6–6| 10,000| [7]
October 23|  No. 14 Clemson|

* Carolina Stadium
* Columbia, SC (rivalry)

| W 18–14| 22,000| [8]
October 31| vs. The Citadel|

* County Fairgrounds
* Orangeburg, SC

| W 13–6| 10,000| [9]
November 8| at Kansas State*|

* Memorial Stadium
* Manhattan, KS

| L 0–3| 8,000| [10]
November 15| Furman|

* Carolina Stadium
* Columbia, SC

| W 26–7| 12,000| [11]
November 21| at Miami (FL)*|

* Burdine Stadium
* Miami, FL

| L 6–7| 17,210| [12]
November 29| Penn State*|

* Carolina Stadium
* Columbia, SC

| L 12–19| 12,000| [13]

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

## References

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1. ^ "1941 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
2. ^ "AP's All-Southern Selection". The Greenville News. December 3, 1941. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "All-Southern Conference Team". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 29, 1941. p. 9.
4. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 26, 1941). "Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published". The Courier-Journal. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ Frank B. Gilbreth (September 28, 1941). "Gamecocks Upset Tar Heels, 13-7". Asheville Citizen-Times. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ Johnny Bradberry (October 5, 1941). "Sinkwich Leads Georgia to 34-6 Victory Over S.C." The Atlanta Constitution. pp. 7B – 8B – via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ Alderman Duncan (October 12, 1941). "Carolina Birds And Wake Forest Deacons Finish 6-All: Both Elevens Score By The Passing Route". The Greenville News. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ Scoop Latimer (October 24, 1941). "Carolina Gamecock Tames Tiger, 18-14". The Greenville News. pp. 1, 26 – via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ Alderman Duncan (November 1, 1941). "Carolina Topples Inspired Citadel Team, 13-6: Birds Strike On Lightning Plays To Win". The Greenville News. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Kansas State Takes South Carolina 3-0". The Morning Chronicle. November 9, 1941. pp. 1, 4 – via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ Scoop Latimer (November 16, 1941). "Carolina's Brilliant Runs Defeat Furman, 26-7". The Greenville News. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ Guy Butler (November 22, 1941). "Petroski's Kick Gives U.M. Upset Triumph Over S.C., 7 to 6". The Miami News. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
13. ^ "Penn State Rolls Over South Carolina Gamecocks, 19-12". Greenville News. November 30, 1941. p. 13 – 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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