1944 South Carolina
3–4–2 (1–3 Southern Conference), coached by Doc Newton. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Newberry 48–0Sep 23
By 48 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 | vsNewberry | W 48–0 | 88% |
| Sep 30 | vsGeorgia Pre-Flight | L 14–20 | 41% |
| Oct 7 | at Miami | T 0–0 | 44% |
| Oct 19 | vs Clemson | L 13–20 | 59% |
| Oct 27 | vsCharleston Coast Guard | T 6–6 | 85% |
| Nov 4 | at North Carolina | W 6–0 | 33% |
| Nov 11 | vs Presbyterian | W 28–7 | 91% |
| Nov 18 | vs 10Duke | L 7–34 | 37% |
| Nov 23 | at Wake Forest | L 13–19 | 24% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Wake Forest 19–13; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 98th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).
- Record
- 3–4–2
- Conference
- 1–3 7th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 135–106
- Coach
- Doc Newton
- Elo
- 1423 −39 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −11.5 No. 73 of 95 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Jim Hunnicut and Jack Bradford
All-Southern Conference
1 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Pat ThrashEAP-1
Second team
- George McDonaldOTAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1944 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1944 Southern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 4–0 | 6–4 | 11 |
| Wake Forest | 6–1 | 8–1 | |
| Clemson | 3–1 | 4–5 | |
 William & Mary | 2–1–1 | 5–2–1 | |
 NC State | 3–2 | 7–2 | |
 Maryland | 1–1 | 1–7–1 | |
| South Carolina | 1–3 | 3–4–2 | |
 VMI | 1–5 | 1–8 | |
| North Carolina | 0–3–1 | 1–7–1 | |
 Richmond | 0–4 | 2–6 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.