1945 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

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1945 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Gator Bowl, L 14–26 vs. Wake Forest
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record2–4–3 (0–2–2 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainBryant Meeks
Home stadiumCarolina Municipal Stadium
Seasons
← 1944
1946 →
1945 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Duke $ 4 0 0 6 2 0
No. 19 Wake Forest 4 1 1 5 3 1
William & Mary 4 2 0 6 3 0
Clemson 2 1 1 6 3 1
Maryland 3 2 0 6 2 1
VMI 3 2 0 5 4 0
North Carolina 2 2 0 5 4 0
NC State 2 4 0 3 6 0
VPI 2 5 0 2 6 0
South Carolina 0 3 2 2 4 3
Richmond 0 4 0 2 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1945 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 1945 college football season. In their first and only season season under head coach John D. McMillan, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 2–4–3 with a mark of 0–2–2 in conference play, placing tenth in the SoCon. South Carolina was invited to the Gator Bowl, where they lost to Wake Forest.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at DukeL 0–6012,000[2]
September 29Presbyterian*W 40–06,000[3]
October 63:00 p.m.Camp Blanding*
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 20–67,000[4][5]
October 13at No. 7 AlabamaL 0–5514,000[6]
October 25Clemson
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
T 0–025,000[7]
November 9at Miami (FL)*T 13–1318,056[8]
November 22vs. Wake ForestT 13–1316,000[9]
December 1Maryland
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
L 13–198,000[10]
January 1, 1946vs. No. 19 Wake ForestL 14–2612,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

References

  1. ^ "1945 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
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  6. ^ "Tide torrent deluges South Carolina, 55–0". The Tuscaloosa News. October 14, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved August 9, 2021 – via Google News Archives.
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