1944 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

American college football season

1944 South Carolina Gamecocks football

Conference| Southern Conference
Record| 3–4–2 (1–3 SoCon)
Head coach|

* Williams Newton (1st season)

Assistant coach| Harry Klocker, John McMillian, George Wingfield
Captain| Jim Hunnicut, Jack Bradford
Home stadium| Carolina Municipal Stadium

Seasons

<- 1943

1945 ->

1944 Southern Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 11 Duke $  | 4  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
Wake Forest | 6  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 0
Clemson | 3  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0
NC State | 3  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 0
William & Mary | 2  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 5  | - | 2  | - | 1
Maryland | 1  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 7  | - | 1
South Carolina | 1  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 2
VMI | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 8  | - | 0
North Carolina | 0  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 1  | - | 7  | - | 1
Richmond | 0  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1944 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 1944 college football season. In their first and only season under head coach Williams Newton, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 3–4–2 with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, placing seventh in the SoCon.[1]

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 23| | Newberry*|

* Carolina Stadium
* Columbia, SC

| W 48–0| 8,000| [2]
September 30| 3:30 p.m.| Georgia Pre-Flight*|

* Carolina Stadium
* Columbia, SC

| L 14–20| | [3][4]
October 7| | at Miami (FL)*|

* Burdine Stadium
* Miami, FL

| T 0–0| 20,000| [5]
October 19| | Clemson|

* State Fair Grounds
* Columbia, SC (rivalry)

| L 13–20| 19,000| [6]
October 27| | vs. Charleston Coast Guard|

* County Fairgrounds
* Orangeburg, SC

| T 6–6| 6,000| [7]
November 4| | at North Carolina|

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

| W 6–0| | [8]
November 11| | Presbyterian*|

* Carolina Stadium
* Columbia, SC

| W 28–7| | [9]
November 18| |  No. 10 Duke|

* Carolina Stadium
* Columbia, SC

| L 7–34| 12,000| [10]
November 23| | vs. Wake Forest|

* American Legion Memorial Stadium
* Charlotte, NC

| L 13–19| 8,500| [11]

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Eastern time

## References

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1. ^ "1944 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
2. ^ "Speedy Gamecocks run up 48 points against Indians". The Miami Herald. September 24, 1944. Retrieved December 22, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Gamecocks Meet Powerful Georgia Pre-Flight 3:30 Today". The State. Columbia, South Carolina. September 30, 1944. p. 2. Retrieved April 9, 2023 - via Newspapers.com .
4. ^ Bloom, Moise (October 1, 1944). "Carolina Bows to Georgia by 20 to 14". The State. Columbia, South Carolina. p. 13B. Retrieved April 9, 2023 - via Newspapers.com .
5. ^ "Miami halts Gamecocks". The Nashville Tennessean. October 8, 1944. Retrieved December 22, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Tigers defeat birds in the rain". The Greenville News. October 20, 1944. pp. 1, 19. Retrieved August 9, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Coast Guard tied in knot by Birds". The Times and Democrat. October 28, 1944. Retrieved December 22, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "South Carolina Gamecocks quell North Carolina, 6–0". The Knoxville Journal. November 5, 1944. Retrieved December 22, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "South Carolina wins 28–7 over Presbyterian". Tampa Morning Tribune. November 12, 1944. Retrieved December 22, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Duke rips Carolina". The Greenville News. November 19, 1944. Retrieved December 22, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Wake Forest edges Carolina, 19–13". The Greenville News. November 24, 1944. p. 19 - 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
* Statistical leaders
* NFL draftees

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