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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: Rex Enright
Conference: Atlantic Coast-

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1892 <-- 1953 <- 1954 -> 1955 --> 2024

1954 Season Highlights

Rex Enright enters his 14th season as Head Coach at South Carolina.

1954 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 25	@ Army	34	20	W
Sat., Oct. 2	vs. West Virginia	6	26	L
Sat., Oct. 9	@ Furman	27	7	W
Thu., Oct. 21	vs. Clemson	13	8	W
Sat., Oct. 30	vs. Maryland	0	20	L
Sat., Nov. 6	@ North Carolina	19	21	L
Sat., Nov. 13	vs. Virginia	27	0	W
Sat., Nov. 20	@ Duke	7	26	L
Sat., Nov. 27	vs. Wake Forest	20	19	W
Sat., Dec. 4	@ Citadel	19	6	W

1954 Season Totals
Record	6-4
Points Scored	172
Scoring Average	17.2
Points Allowed	153
Defense Average	15.3
Opponents Record	44-30
Conference Record	3-3
Home Record	3-2
Away Record	3-2

1954 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1954 Atlantic Coast- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Duke	8-2-1	270	161	Won 34-7	4-0	122	47	William D. Bill Murray
Maryland	7-2-1	280	67		4-0-1	124	27	James M. Jim Tatum
North Carolina	4-5-1	140	222		4-2	93	126	George T. Barclay
South Carolina	6-4	172	153		3-3	86	94	Rex Enright
Clemson	5-5	193	121		1-2	40	49	Frank Howard
Wake Forest	2-7-1	129	165		1-4-1	106	107	Tom Rogers
Virginia	3-6	113	162		0-2	14	53	Ned L. McDonald
North Carolina State	2-8	104	193		0-4	27	109	Earle Edwards

1954 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1954 All Atlantic Coast Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).