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1952 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

1952 South Carolina Gamecocks football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–5 (2–4 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainJohn Latorre, Walt Shea
Home stadiumCarolina Stadium
Seasons
← 1951
1953 →
1952 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 16 Duke $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Wake Forest 5 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
West Virginia 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
William & Mary 4 – 1 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
George Washington 4 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
VPI 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Furman 2 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Washington and Lee 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
VMI 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
NC State 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
South Carolina 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
North Carolina 1 – 2 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
The Citadel 1 – 3 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Davidson 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Richmond 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
Maryland †   –   7 – 2 – 0
Clemson †   –   2 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • † League sanctions prevented Maryland and Clemson from conference participation
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1952 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 1952 college football season. In their 12th season under head coach Rex Enright, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 2–4– in conference play, tying for tenth place in the SoCon.[1]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Wofford*
W 33–0[2]
September 27at Army*
L 7–2823,474[3]
October 4at Furman
W 27–715,000[4]
October 11 No. 6 Duke
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
L 7–3322,000–24,000[5]
October 23Clemson
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
W 6–035,000[6]
November 1vs. Virginia*
W 21–1421,000[7]
November 8at The Citadel
W 35–013,000[8]
November 15North Carolina
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
L 19–2720,000[9]
November 22West Virginia
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
L 6–13[10]
November 292:00 p.m.vs. Wake Forest
L 14–396,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

References

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  1. ^ "1952 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  2. ^ "Gamecocks get hot to wallop Wofford by 33–0". The Charlotte Observer. September 21, 1952. Retrieved January 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Army football squad romps over favored South Carolina by 28 to 7". The Baltimore Sun. September 28, 1952. Retrieved January 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Carolina spoils Furman homecoming 27 to 7". The Greenville News. October 5, 1952. Retrieved September 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Undefeated Dukes whip South Carolina 33 to 7". The State. October 12, 1952. Retrieved December 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Carolina defeats Clemson, 6–0, before overflow crowd". The Greenville News. October 24, 1952. pp. 1, 38. Retrieved August 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "South Carolina upsets Virginia in Oyster Bowl". Norfolk Virginian-Pilot. November 2, 1952. Retrieved January 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "South Carolina pockets easy 35 to 0 win over Citadel". Durham Morning Herald. November 9, 1952. Retrieved January 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tarheels beat Gamecocks for first victory". Bristol Herald Courier. November 16, 1952. Retrieved January 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Wiant leads West Virginia to 13–6 win over Gamecocks". The Portsmouth Star. November 23, 1952. Retrieved January 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Demon Deacons To Entertain Birds Today". Asheville Citizen-Times. Asheville, North Carolina. November 29, 1952. p. 11. Retrieved May 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.


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