1939 South Carolina
3–6–1 (1–3 Southern Conference), coached by Rex Enright. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Davidson 7–0Oct 13
By 7 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 | at Wake Forest | L 7–19 | 48% |
| Sep 29 | vsCatholic | L 0–12 | 85% |
| Oct 6 | at Villanova | L 0–40 | 17% |
| Oct 13 | vs Davidson | W 7–0 | 57% |
| Oct 19 | vs Clemson | L 0–27 | 34% |
| Oct 27 | at West Virginia | T 6–6 | 37% |
| Nov 4 | vs Florida | W 6–0 | 51% |
| Nov 11 | vs Furman | L 0–20 | 68% |
| Nov 18 | at Georgia | L 7–33 | 34% |
| Nov 25 | vs Miami | W 7–6 | 58% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Miami 7–6; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 11th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 118th-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 1939.
- Record
- 3–6–1
- Conference
- 1–3 tied for 11th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 40–163
- Coach
- Rex Enright
- Elo
- 1356 −127 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −8.3 No. 99 of 124 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- J.B. Henson and Heber Stroud
1939 Southern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Duke | 5–0 | 8–1 | 8 |
| Clemson | 4–0 | 9–1 | 12 |
 North Carolina | 5–1 | 8–1–1 | |
 William & Mary | 2–0–1 | 6–2–1 | |
 Richmond | 3–1–1 | 7–1–2 | |
 VMI | 3–1–1 | 6–3–1 | |
| Wake Forest | 3–3 | 7–3 | |
| Furman | 3–3 | 5–4 | |
 NC State | 2–4 | 2–8 | |
| Washington and Lee | 1–2 | 3–4–1 | |
 Virginia Tech | 1–4–1 | 4–5–1 | |
 South Carolina | 1–3 | 3–6–1 | |
| Davidson | 1–7 | 2–7 | |
 The Citadel | 0–4 | 3–8 | |
 Maryland | 0–1 | 2–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.