1954 South Carolina Gamecocks football team
| 1954 South Carolina Gamecocks football | |
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Record | 6–4 (3–3 ACC) |
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| Captain | Bill Wohrman, Harry Lovell |
| Home stadium | Carolina Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Duke $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Maryland | 4 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1954 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1954 college football season. Led by 14th-year head coach Rex Enright, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the ACC. The team played home games at Carolina Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina. The season opened with a defeat of Army.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 25 | at No. 18 Army* | W 34–20 | 12,000 | [2] | ||
| October 2 | West Virginia* | No. 15 | L 6–26 | 31,000 | [3] | |
| October 9 | at Furman* | W 27–7 | 9,000 | [4] | ||
| October 21 | Clemson |
| W 13–8 | 35,000 | [5] | |
| October 30 | Maryland |
| L 0–20 | 24,000 | [6] | |
| November 6 | at North Carolina | L 19–21 | 22,000 | [7] | ||
| November 13 | Virginia |
| W 27–0 | 19,000 | [8] | |
| November 20 | at Duke | L 6-7 | 13,000 | [9] | ||
| November 27 | Wake Forest |
| W 20–19 | 10,000 | [10] | |
| December 4 | at The Citadel* | W 19–6 | 5,500 | [11] | ||
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References
- ^ "1954 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
- ^ "South Carolina shocks favored Army 34 to 20". St. Petersburg Times. September 26, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "West Virginia scores upset victory over Gamecocks, 26–6". The News and Observer. October 3, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gamecocks grind out 27–7 win over hustling Hurricane". The Greenville News. October 10, 1954. Retrieved September 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Jim Anderson (October 22, 1954). "Birds Down Tigers In State Fair Thriller, 13-8". The Greenville News. pp. 1, 20 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tamburello leads Maryland to 20–0 win over Gamecocks". The News and Observer. October 31, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "South Carolina upset 21–19". The Orlando Sentinel. November 7, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gamecocks use ground game to rack Virginia". The Charlotte Observer. November 14, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Duke's 26–7 victory over Gamecocks bolsters bowl hopes". The Sunday Star. November 21, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gamecocks edge Deacons, 20–19". The Roanoke Times. November 28, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "South Carolina beats rough Citadel, 19–6". The Rocky Mount Telegram. December 5, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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