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1951 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

The 1951 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 1951 college football season. In their 11th season under head coach Rex Enright, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 5–4 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, tying for seventh place in the SoCon.[1] The team was ranked at No. 68 in the 1951 Litkenhous Ratings.[2]

1951 South Carolina Gamecocks football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–4 (5–3 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainSteve Wadiak
Home stadiumCarolina Stadium
(capacity: 34,000)
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Maryland + 5 0 0 10 0 0
VMI + 5 0 0 7 3 0
Washington and Lee 5 1 0 6 4 0
William & Mary 5 1 0 7 3 0
No. 19 Clemson 3 1 0 7 3 0
Duke 4 2 0 5 4 1
South Carolina 5 3 0 6 4 0
Wake Forest 5 3 0 6 4 0
George Washington 2 3 1 2 6 1
North Carolina 2 3 0 2 8 0
West Virginia 2 3 0 5 5 0
NC State 2 6 0 3 7 0
Richmond 2 6 0 3 8 0
The Citadel 1 3 0 4 6 0
Furman 1 4 1 3 6 1
Davidson 1 5 0 1 8 0
VPI 1 7 0 2 8 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22DukeL 6–3428,000
September 29The Citadel
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 26–7
October 6Furman
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 21–612,000[3]
October 13at North CarolinaL 6–21
October 25Clemson
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
W 20–035,000[4]
November 3George Washington
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
L 14–20[5]
November 10at West VirginiaW 34–13
November 17at Virginia*L 27–2812,000
November 24Wake Forest
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 21–618,000
  • *Non-conference game

References edit

  1. ^ "1951 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  2. ^ "Vols Top Final 1951 Litkenhous Ratings". The Nashville Banner. December 14, 1951. p. 49 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Steve Wadiak leads Gamecocks to 21–6 victory". The State. October 7, 1951. Retrieved September 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Defense is offense as birds shine". The Greenville News. October 26, 1951. p. 18. Retrieved August 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Colonials defeat Gamecocks, 20–14". Florence Morning News. November 4, 1951. Retrieved August 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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