South Carolina Football Team History
South Carolina Gamecocks
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC
Founded: 1801 Stadium: Williams-Brice Stadium Capacity: 80,250 Colors: Garnet & Black Coach: Williams Doc Newton Conference: Southern-
1944 Season Highlights
Williams Doc Newton enters his 1st season as Head Coach at South Carolina.
1944 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 23 vs. Newberry
48
0
W
Sat., Sep. 30 vs. Georgia Pre-Flight
14
20
L
Sat., Oct. 7 @
Miami
0
0
T
Thu., Oct. 19 vs.
Clemson
13
20
L
Fri., Oct. 27 @ Charleston Coast Guard
6
6
T
@ Orangeburg, SC
Sat., Nov. 4 @
North Carolina
6
0
W
Sat., Nov. 11 vs. Presbyterian
28
7
W
Sat., Nov. 18 vs.
Duke
7
34
L
Thu., Nov. 23 @
Wake Forest
13
19
L
@ Charlotte, NC
1944 Season Totals
Record 3-4
-2
Points Scored 135
Scoring Average 15.0
Points Allowed 106
Defense Average 11.8
Opponents Record 20-24
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 2-3
Away Record 1-1
-2
1944 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1944 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1944 All Southern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.