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1950 South Carolina

3–⁠4–⁠2 (2–⁠4–⁠1 Southern Conference), coached by Rex Enright.

Schedule and results

South Carolina in 1950, game by game: lost vs. Duke 0–14; won at Georgia Tech 7–0; won at Furman 21–6; tied vs. No. 12 Clemson 14–14; won at George Washington 34–20; tied vs. Marquette 13–13; lost at The Citadel 7–19; lost vs. North Carolina 7–14; lost vs. Wake Forest 7–14+15−14Lost 0–14 vs. Duke-14DukeWon 7–0 at Georgia Tech+7Georgia TechWon 21–6 at Furman+15FurmanTied 14–14 vs. No. 12 Clemson0No. 12 ClemsonWon 34–20 at George Washington+14George Washingt…Tied 13–13 vs. Marquette0MarquetteLost 7–19 at The Citadel-12The CitadelLost 7–14 vs. North Carolina-7North CarolinaLost 7–14 vs. Wake Forest-7Wake Forest
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 23vsDukeL 0–⁠1447%
Sep 30atGeorgia TechW 7–⁠028%
Oct 6atFurmanW 21–⁠658%
Oct 19vs12ClemsonT 14–⁠1447%
Oct 27atGeorge WashingtonW 34–⁠2046%
Nov 3vsMarquetteT 13–⁠1364%
Nov 11atThe CitadelL 7–⁠1971%
Nov 18vsNorth CarolinaL 7–⁠1446%
Nov 25vsWake ForestL 7–⁠1436%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Wake Forest 14–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; 12th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 85th-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 1950.

Record
3–⁠4–⁠2
Conference
2–⁠4–⁠1 12th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
110–⁠114
Coach
Rex Enright
Elo
1457 −15 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−0.1 No. 66 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Dave Sparks

Drafted in 1951

The 1951 draft
Rd 6Bishop Strickland BSan Francisco 49ers

All-Southern Conference

1 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

  • Dave SparksOGAP-2; UP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1950 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1950 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Washington and Lee6–⁠08–⁠318
Clemson3–⁠0–⁠19–⁠0–⁠110
VMI5–⁠16–⁠4
Wake Forest6–⁠1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠2
Maryland4–⁠1–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
Duke5–⁠27–⁠3
North Carolina3–⁠2–⁠13–⁠5–⁠2
George Washington4–⁠35–⁠4
NC State4–⁠4–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
William & Mary3–⁠34–⁠7
The Citadel2–⁠34–⁠6
South Carolina2–⁠4–⁠13–⁠4–⁠2
Furman2–⁠42–⁠8–⁠1
West Virginia1–⁠32–⁠8
Davidson1–⁠53–⁠6
Richmond1–⁠82–⁠8
Virginia Tech0–⁠80–⁠10

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