1940 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1940

| team = South Carolina Gamecocks

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Southern Conference

| short_conf = SoCon

| record = 3–6

| conf_record = 1–3

| head_coach = Rex Enright

| hc_year = 3rd

| captain = Kirt Norton

| stadium = Carolina Municipal Stadium

}}

The 1940 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 1940 college football season. In their third season under head coach Rex Enright, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 3–6 with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, tying for 12th place in the SoCon.{{cite web|title=1940 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=August 10, 2021|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/south-carolina/1940-schedule.html}}

South Carolina was ranked at No. 118 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.{{cite news|title=Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings|newspaper=The Boston Globe|author=Dr. E. E. Litkenhous|date=December 19, 1940|page=22|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123126338/final-1940-litkenhous-ratings/|via=Newspapers.com}}

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1940

| poll = AP

| attend = y

| source = y

|October 5||Georgia|Carolina Municipal Stadium|Columbia, SC (rivalry)|L 2–33|15,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tulsa-world-georgia-wallops-s-carolina/132709372/|newspaper=Tulsa World|title=Georgia wallops S. Carolina, 33–2|date=October 6, 1940|accessdate=February 19, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 11|at|Duquesne|Forbes Field|Pittsburgh, PA|L 21–27|8,700|{{cite news|title=Gamecocks scare Dukes silly before bowing in wild battle|newspaper=The Pittsburgh Press|date=October 12, 1940|page=11|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53034836/gamecocks-scare-dukes-silly-before/|accessdate=August 10, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 24||No. 13 Clemson|Carolina Municipal Stadium|Columbia, SC (rivalry)|L 13–21|22,000|{{cite news|title=22,000 fans see Clemson conquer Carolina 21 To 13|newspaper=The Time and Democrat|date=October 25, 1940|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36746758/22000_fans_see_clemson_conquer/|accessdate=August 10, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 2|at|No. 18 Penn State|New Beaver Field|State College, PA|L 0–12|9,346|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-penn-state-remains-in/137155456/|newspaper=The Baltimore Sun|title=Penn State remains in unbeaten ranks topping S. Carolina|date=November 3, 1940|accessdate=December 20, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 9||Kansas State|Carolina Municipal Stadium|Columbia, SC|W 20–13|11,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kansas-city-star-win-on-passes-all/137155589/|newspaper=The Kansas City Star|title=Win on passes; All South Carolina touchdowns came as result of aerials as K-State bows|date=November 10, 1940|accessdate=December 20, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 16|at|Furman|Sirrine Stadium|Greenville, SC|L 7–25|8,500|{{cite news|title=Furman tramples Gamecocks, 25–7|newspaper=The Charlotte Observer|date=November 17, 1940|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109392985/furman-tramples-gamecocks-257/|accessdate=September 11, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 22|at|Miami (FL)|Burdine Stadium|Miami, FL|W 7–2|11,000|{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-DRPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Y00DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3477%2C7077193 |work=St. Petersburg Times |agency=United Press |title=South Carolina beats Miami |date=November 23, 1940 |page=12|accessdate=August 10, 2021}}

|November 28|vs.|Wake Forest|American Legion Memorial Stadium|Charlotte, NC|L 6–7|9,000|{{cite news |last=Miller |first=Sam |title=Both Sides Almost Happy, Not Quote, After Battle Here |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77606514/the-charlotte-observer/ |newspaper=The Charlotte Observer |location=Charlotte, North Carolina |date=November 29, 1940 |page=26 |access-date=May 12, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=Miller |first=Sam |title=Stadium Game Colorful (continued) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77606585/the-charlotte-observer/ |newspaper=The Charlotte Observer |location=Charlotte, North Carolina |date=November 29, 1940 |page=28 |access-date=May 12, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

|December 7||The Citadel|Johnson Hagood Stadium|Charleston, SC|W 31–6|6,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-and-observer-gamecocks-best-cit/137155684/|newspaper=The News and Observer|title=Gamecocks best Citadel Cadets|date=December 8, 1940|accessdate=December 20, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

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References

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