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1940 South Carolina

3–⁠6 (1–⁠3 Southern Conference), coached by Rex Enright.

Schedule and results

South Carolina in 1940, game by game: lost vs. Georgia 2–33; lost at Duquesne 21–27; lost vs. No. 13 Clemson 13–21; lost at No. 18 Penn State 0–12; won vs. Kansas State 20–13; lost at Furman 7–25; won vs. Miami 7–2; lost at Wake Forest 6–7; won at The Citadel 31–6+25−31Lost 2–33 vs. Georgia-31GeorgiaLost 21–27 at Duquesne-6DuquesneLost 13–21 vs. No. 13 Clemson-8No. 13 ClemsonLost 0–12 at No. 18 Penn State-12No. 18 Penn StateWon 20–13 vs. Kansas State+7Kansas StateLost 7–25 at Furman-18FurmanWon 7–2 vs. Miami+5MiamiLost 6–7 at Wake Forest-1Wake ForestWon 31–6 at The Citadel+25The Citadel
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 5vsGeorgiaL 2–⁠3346%
Oct 11atDuquesneL 21–⁠2719%
Oct 24vs13ClemsonL 13–⁠2120%
Nov 2at18Penn StateL 0–⁠1217%
Nov 9vsKansas StateW 20–⁠1345%
Nov 16atFurmanL 7–⁠2546%
Nov 22vsMiamiW 7–⁠273%
Nov 28atWake ForestL 6–⁠719%
Dec 8atThe CitadelW 31–⁠651%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat The Citadel 31–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 12th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 107th-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 1940.

Record
3–⁠6
Conference
1–⁠3 tied for 12th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
107–⁠146
Coach
Rex Enright
Elo
1385 −19 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−7.2 No. 91 of 121 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Kirt Norton

All-Southern Conference

1 second team

Second team

  • Al GrygoBAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1940 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1940 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Clemson4–⁠06–⁠2–⁠1
Duke4–⁠17–⁠218
Wake Forest4–⁠27–⁠3
William & Mary2–⁠1–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Richmond3–⁠26–⁠3
North Carolina3–⁠26–⁠4
VMI3–⁠2–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
Furman4–⁠35–⁠4
Washington and Lee1–⁠1–⁠12–⁠7–⁠1
Virginia Tech2–⁠35–⁠5
NC State3–⁠53–⁠6
South Carolina1–⁠33–⁠6
Maryland0–⁠1–⁠12–⁠6–⁠1
Davidson1–⁠55–⁠5
The Citadel0–⁠44–⁠5

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