1947_South_Carolina_Gamecocks_football_team

1947 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

1947 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

American college football season

The 1947 South Carolina Gamecocks football team was an American football team that represented the University of South Carolina as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1947 college football season. In its seventh season under head coach Rex Enright, the team compiled a 6–2–1 record (4–1–1 against conference opponents), finished in third place in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 113 to 85.[1]

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South Carolina was ranked at No. 72 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.[2]

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References

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    "1947 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
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    Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "12,500 Watch South Carolina Turn Back Newberry, 27 to 6: Frosh Sparks Birds". Greenville News. September 21, 1947. pp. Sports 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Maryland Shades Gamecocks, 19-13". Greenville News. September 28, 1947. pp. Sports 1–2 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Ole Miss Bounces Gamecocks, 33 to 0". The Pensacola News-Journal. October 5, 1947. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
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    Scoop Latimer (October 12, 1947). "South Carolina Rolls Up 26-8 Win Over Furman: Fast Backs Pace Birds To Victory". The Greenville News. pp. Sports 1–2 – via Newspapers.com.
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    Scoop Latimer (October 24, 1947). "Tigers Upset By Gamecocks, 21 To 19, In State Fair Game". The Greenville News. pp. 1, 12 – via Newspapers.com.
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    Guy Butler (November 1, 1947). "Two Fumbles Cost Miami Tilt". Miami Daily News. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Wounded Gamecocks Defeat Bulldogs 12-0 In Annual Tilt". The Times and Democrat. November 8, 1947. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Duke, South Carolina Play To Deadlock". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 16, 1947. p. D4 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Birds Bleach Demon Deacons". The Times and Democrat. November 28, 1947. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Gamecocks Upset Wake Forest, 6 To 0". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 28, 1947. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
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