1938 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

The 1938 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 1938 college football season. In their first season under head coach Rex Enright, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 6–4–1 with a mark of 2–2 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the SoCon.^[1]

1938 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	6–4–1 (2–2 SoCon)
Head coach	Rex Enright (1st season)
Captain	W. R. Howell, Larry Craig
Home stadium	Carolina Municipal Stadium
Seasons ← 1937 1939 →

1938 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Duke $	5	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
Clemson	3	–	0	–	1			7	–	1	–	1
VMI	4	–	0	–	3			6	–	1	–	4
North Carolina	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	1
Richmond	3	–	2	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Washington and Lee	2	–	2	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
NC State	3	–	3	–	1			3	–	7	–	1
South Carolina	2	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	1
Wake Forest	3	–	4	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
VPI	2	–	3	–	2			3	–	5	–	2
The Citadel	2	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Maryland	1	–	2	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Davidson	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Furman	0	–	4	–	1			2	–	7	–	1
William & Mary	0	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	Erskine*	Carolina Municipal Stadium Columbia, SC	W 53–0	6,000	[2]
September 24	at Xavier*	Xavier Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 6–0		[3]
October 1	Georgia*	Carolina Municipal Stadium Columbia, SC (rivalry)	L 6–7	13,000	[4]
October 8	Wake Forest	Carolina Municipal Stadium Columbia, SC	L 19–20	6,500	[5]
October 14	vs. Davidson	Sumter County Fair Grounds Sumter, SC	W 25–0		[6]
October 20	Clemson	Carolina Municipal Stadium Columbia, SC (rivalry)	L 12–34	22,500	[7]
October 28	No. 15 Villanova*	County Fairgrounds Orangeburg, SC	T 6–6		[8]
November 5	Duquesne	Carolina Municipal Stadium Columbia, SC	W 7–0	7,000	[9]
November 12	at Furman	Sirrine Stadium Greenville, SC	W 27–6	12,500	[10]
November 19	at No. 18 Fordham*	Polo Grounds New York, NY	L 0–13	15,000	[11]
November 28	at Catholic University	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	W 7–0		[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1938 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
2. "Carolina opens season with 53-to-0 win over Erskine". The State. September 20, 1938. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Bob Bohne (September 25, 1938). "Gamecocks score in final period to beat "X": Southerners outplayed for half". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 25. Retrieved August 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Georgia noses out S.C., 7–6". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 2, 1938. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Deacons rally to nip Gamecocks, 20 to 19". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 9, 1938. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Birds brush Davidson '11' aside, 25–0". The Columbia Record. October 15, 1938. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Scoop Latimer (October 21, 1938). "Clemson's great team overwhelms birds, 34 To 12". The Greenville News. pp. 1, 17. Retrieved August 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "South Carolina holds Villanova to 6 to 6". Daily Boston Globe. October 29, 1938. p. 5.
9. "Gamecocks defeat Dukes on last period pass". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. November 6, 1938. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Carolina cracks Furman, 27 to 6". The State. November 13, 1938. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "South Carolina bows, 13 to 0". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 20, 1938. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "South Carolina defeats Catholic U., 7 to 0". The Greenville News. November 29, 1938. Retrieved February 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.