1947 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

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1947 South Carolina Gamecocks football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–2–1 (4–1–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainNeil Allen
Home stadiumCarolina Municipal Stadium
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 14 William & Mary $ 7 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 9 North Carolina 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
South Carolina 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
No. 19 Duke 3 – 1 – 1 4 – 3 – 2
Washington and Lee 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Maryland 3 – 2 – 1 7 – 2 – 2
No. 17 NC State 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
VPI 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Davidson 3 – 3 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Wake Forest 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
VMI 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Clemson 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
The Citadel 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Furman 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Richmond 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
George Washington 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1947 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 1947 college football season. In its seventh season under head coach Rex Enright, the team compiled a 6–2–1 record (4–1–1 against conference opponents), finished in third place in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 113 to 85.[1]

South Carolina was ranked at No. 72 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20
Newberry*
W 27–612,500[3]
September 27Maryland
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
L 13–1913,000[4]
October 4vs. Ole Miss*
L 0–3312,000[5]
October 11Furman
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 26–813,500[6]
October 23Clemson
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
W 21–1925,000[7]
October 31at Miami (FL)*
W 8–028,454[8]
November 7vs. The Citadel
W 12–011,000[9]
November 15at Duke
T 0–05,000[10]
November 27vs. Wake Forest
W 6–017,000[11][12]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1947 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
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