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1937 South Carolina

5–⁠6–⁠1 (2–⁠2–⁠1 Southern Conference), coached by Don McCallister.

Schedule and results

South Carolina in 1937, game by game: won vs. Emory & Henry 45–7; tied at North Carolina 13–13; lost vs. Georgia 7–13; lost at Alabama 0–20; won vs. Davidson 12–7; lost vs. Clemson 6–34; won vs. The Citadel 21–6; lost at Kentucky 7–27; lost vs. Furman 0–12; won vs. Presbyterian 64–0; lost at Catholic 14–27; won at Miami 3–0+64−28Won 45–7 vs. Emory & Henry+38Emory & HenryTied 13–13 at North Carolina0North CarolinaLost 7–13 vs. Georgia-6GeorgiaLost 0–20 at Alabama-20AlabamaWon 12–7 vs. Davidson+5DavidsonLost 6–34 vs. Clemson-28ClemsonWon 21–6 vs. The Citadel+15The CitadelLost 7–27 at Kentucky-20KentuckyLost 0–12 vs. Furman-12FurmanWon 64–0 vs. Presbyterian+64PresbyterianLost 14–27 at Catholic-13CatholicWon 3–0 at Miami+3Miami
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 18vsEmory & HenryW 45–⁠780%
Sep 25atNorth CarolinaT 13–⁠1320%
Oct 2vsGeorgiaL 7–⁠1343%
Oct 9atAlabamaL 0–⁠2015%
Oct 16vsDavidsonW 12–⁠751%
Oct 21vsClemsonL 6–⁠3452%
Oct 29vsThe CitadelW 21–⁠641%
Nov 6atKentuckyL 7–⁠2733%
Nov 13vsFurmanL 0–⁠1250%
Nov 20vsPresbyterianW 64–⁠086%
Nov 25atCatholicL 14–⁠2766%
Dec 3atMiamiW 3–⁠057%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Miami 3–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 117th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1937.

Record
5–⁠6–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠2–⁠1 7th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
192–⁠166
Coach
Don McCallister
Elo
1361 −49 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−8.0 No. 96 of 126 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Jack Lyons

1937 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Maryland2–⁠08–⁠2
North Carolina4–⁠0–⁠17–⁠1–⁠119
Duke5–⁠17–⁠2–⁠120
Clemson2–⁠0–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
VMI4–⁠25–⁠5
NC State4–⁠2–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
South Carolina2–⁠2–⁠15–⁠6–⁠1
The Citadel2–⁠37–⁠4
Richmond2–⁠35–⁠4–⁠1
Washington and Lee2–⁠34–⁠5
Furman1–⁠2–⁠24–⁠3–⁠2
Virginia Tech2–⁠45–⁠5
William & Mary1–⁠34–⁠5
Wake Forest1–⁠43–⁠6
Davidson1–⁠62–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.