South Carolina at Wake Forest

Saturday, November 29, 1952

Wake Forest beat South Carolina 39–⁠14. It was their 25th meeting; after it, Wake Forest led the series 13–⁠10–⁠2.

AwaySouth Carolina5–⁠5 in 1952
14
HomeWake Forest5–⁠4–⁠1 in 1952
39

FinalHigh 40°F, low 26°F

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Wake Forest Defeats South Carolina, 1914, BY Big Second Period

    Evening star, November 30, 1952, page 61

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    Wake Forest Defeats South Carolina, 1914, BY Big Second Period WINSTON-SALEM, N. c., Nov 29.-Wake Forest crammed three touchdowns into less than nine minutes of the second quarter today to overtake South Carolina and then kept rolling to a 39–⁠14 victory in the final game of the season for both Southern Conference football teams. A frost-bitten crowd OF less than 5000 saw the Deacons con. tinue their practice of beating the Gamecocks only in the ever years since 1910. Quarterback Sonny George threw one touchdown pass ano scored once to lead Wake Forest to its fifth victory in six Conference starts and an overall mark of 5–⁠4 with one tie. The loss left South Carolina with g “a Conference mark and an over. all SIS record. ! S Wake Forest Players Score, In running up their highest score in IS meetings with the:s old rivals, the Deacons sent five players across the goal line. Half. back Larry Spencer scored twice with George, Halfback Bruce Hill. lenbrand. Fullback Jim Coker anC Capt. Jack Lewis, an end, get ting the other tallies. South Carolina dominated tht first period, running up a IL frs down edge and finally scoring after a tumble on the Wake For. est nine had ruined a 67-yarc march. The Gamecocks tailed in the final two minutes as they swept As yards in four plays, with the help of a 15-yard penalty. The payoff was a one-yard plunge by Fullback Hootie johnson after s Johnny Gramling-Gene Wilson pass had set up the score. Unusual Break Aids Deacons. But the Gamecocks had Their feathers plucked once the second quarter started and they never Threatened again until they scored with less than minute to play Halfback Jim Jarrett’s intercepton of Vann Seawell’s pass gave them the ball on the IA and from the four Granting hit End Clyde Bennett over the goal line for the final score. A break set up the final Wake Forest score. Joe Kochs’ punt hit South Carolina Back Bill Wonrman in the back and the Deacons recovered on the Is. In seven plays they had their touchdown, Coker carrying the last five times from Ia ward out on the last trip. South Carolina r o ia Wake Forest 0 10 = 13–⁠3a South Carolina scoring: Touchdowns, II johnson. Bennett Conversion-Jarrett ri } Wake Forest scoring: Touchdowns Spen- Ger CO, B. Hillenbrand. George, Lewis ICoker. Conversions, George (3).

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Wake Forest 64% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

South Carolina leads 34–⁠20–⁠2 in 56 meetings, counting the 31 since this game.

Recent meetings
1987South Carolina 30, Wake Forest 0
1986South Carolina 48, Wake Forest 21
1981South Carolina 23, Wake Forest 6
1980South Carolina 39, Wake Forest 38
1979South Carolina 35, Wake Forest 14
1978South Carolina 37, Wake Forest 14

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