1947 South Carolina
6–2–1 (4–1–1 Southern Conference), coached by Rex Enright. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Newberry 27–6Sep 20
By 21 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20 | vsNewberry | W 27–6 | 89% |
| Sep 27 | vs Maryland | L 13–19 | 65% |
| Oct 4 | vs Ole Miss | L 0–33 | 48% |
| Oct 11 | vs Furman | W 26–8 | 73% |
| Oct 23 | vs Clemson | W 21–19 | 56% |
| Oct 31 | at Miami | W 8–0 | 35% |
| Nov 7 | vs The Citadel | W 12–0 | 67% |
| Nov 15 | at Duke | T 0–0 | 29% |
| Nov 27 | vs Wake Forest | W 6–0 | 46% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Wake Forest 6–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 45th-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 1947.
- Record
- 6–2–1
- Conference
- 4–1–1 3rd in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 113–85
- Coach
- Rex Enright
- Elo
- 1502 +41 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 1.0 No. 59 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Neil Allen
1947 Southern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 William & Mary | 7–1 | 9–2 | 14 |
 North Carolina | 4–1 | 8–2 | 9 |
 South Carolina | 4–1–1 | 6–2–1 | |
| Duke | 3–1–1 | 4–3–2 | 19 |
| Washington and Lee | 3–2 | 5–5 | |
| Maryland | 3–2–1 | 7–2–2 | |
 NC State | 3–2–1 | 5–3–1 | 17 |
 Virginia Tech | 4–3 | 4–5 | |
 Davidson | 3–3–1 | 6–3–1 | |
| Wake Forest | 3–4 | 6–4 | |
 VMI | 2–3–1 | 3–5–1 | |
| Clemson | 1–3 | 4–5 | |
| The Citadel | 1–4 | 3–5 | |
| Furman | 1–4 | 2–7 | |
 Richmond | 1–5 | 3–7 | |
| George Washington | 0–4 | 1–7–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.