1948 South Carolina
3–5 (1–3 Southern Conference), coached by Rex Enright. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Newberry 46–0Sep 24
By 46 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 | vsNewberry | W 46–0 | 91% |
| Oct 1 | at Furman | W 7–0 | 66% |
| Oct 9 | at Tulane | L 0–14 | 51% |
| Oct 21 | vs 14Clemson | L 7–13 | 49% |
| Oct 30 | at West Virginia | L 12–35 | 41% |
| Nov 6 | vs Maryland | L 7–19 | 36% |
| Nov 13 | at Tulsa | W 27–7 | 51% |
| Nov 25 | vs Wake Forest | L 0–38 | 41% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Wake Forest 38–0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 13th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 96th-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 1948.
- Record
- 3–5
- Conference
- 1–3 tied for 13th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 106–126
- Coach
- Rex Enright
- Elo
- 1432 −70 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −4.3 No. 75 of 117 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Al Faress and Jack Crouch
Drafted in 1949
The 1949 draft| Rd 7 | Phil Alexander OT | Cleveland Browns (AAFC) |
1948 Southern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clemson | 5–0 | 11–0 | 11 |
 North Carolina | 4–0–1 | 9–1–1 | 3 |
 VMI | 5–1 | 6–3 | |
 William & Mary | 5–1–1 | 7–2–2 | 17 |
| Wake Forest | 5–2 | 6–4 | 20 |
| Maryland | 4–2 | 6–4 | |
 Duke | 3–2–1 | 4–3–2 | |
 Richmond | 3–3–1 | 5–3–2 | |
| Washington and Lee | 2–2 | 4–6 | |
| George Washington | 2–4 | 4–6 | |
| Furman | 2–4 | 2–6–1 | |
 Davidson | 2–5 | 3–5–1 | |
 South Carolina | 1–3 | 3–5 | |
 NC State | 1–4–1 | 3–6–1 | |
 Virginia Tech | 0–6–1 | 0–8–1 | |
 The Citadel | 0–5 | 2–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.