1948 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1948

| team = South Carolina Gamecocks

| sport = football

| image =

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| conference = Southern Conference

| short_conf = SoCon

| record = 3–5

| conf_record = 1–3

| head_coach = Rex Enright

| hc_year = 8th

| captain = Al Faress

| captain2 = Jack Crouch

| stadium = Carolina Municipal Stadium

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The 1948 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 1948 college football season. In their eighth season under head coach Rex Enright, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 3–5 with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, placing 13th in the SoCon.{{cite web|title=1948 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/1948-schedule.html}}

In the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948, South Carolina was ranked at No. 98.{{cite news|title=Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings|newspaper=Wilmington Morning News|date=December 15, 1948|page=32|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123192904/michigan-irish-finish-1-2-in/|via=Newspapers.com}}

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1948

| poll = AP

| attend = y

| source = y

|September 24||{{cfb link|year=1948|team=Newberry Indians|title=Newberry}}|Carolina Stadium|Columbia, SC|W 46–0|14,500|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-greenville-news-carolina-rips-newber/137262216/|work=The Greenville News|title=Carolina rips Newberry, 46–0|date=September 25, 1948|accessdate=December 22, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 1|at|Furman|Sirrine Stadium|Greenville, SC|W 7–0||{{cite news|title=Gamecocks barely nose out Furman|newspaper=The Charlotte Observer|date=October 2, 1948|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109453668/gamecocks-barely-nose-out-furman/|accessdate=September 12, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 9|at|Tulane|Tulane Stadium|New Orleans, LA|L 0–14|35,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99571441/tulane-triumphs-over-gamecocks/|work=The News and Observer|title=Tulane triumphs over Gamecocks|date=October 10, 1948|accessdate=April 11, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 21||No. 14 Clemson|Carolina Stadium|Columbia, SC (rivalry)|L 7–13|25,000|{{cite news|title=Clemson trips Carolina, 13–7|newspaper=The Greenville News|date=October 22, 1948|pages=1, 15|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36750242/clemson_trips_carolina_137/|accessdate=August 10, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 30|at|West Virginia|Mountaineer Field|Morgantown, WV|L 12–35|24,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-herald-sun-west-virginia-scores-upse/137262278/|work=Durham Morning Herald|title=West Virginia scores upset over South Carolina, 35–12|date=October 31, 1948|accessdate=December 22, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 6||Maryland|Carolina Stadium|Columbia, SC|L 7–19|11,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-virginian-pilot-maryland-tops-south/137261576/|work=Norfolk Virginian-Pilot|title=Maryland tops South Carolina|date=November 7, 1948|accessdate=December 22, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 13|at|Tulsa|Skelly Field|Tulsa, OK|W 27–7|9,200|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-ardmoreite-south-carolina-beat/137262392/|work=The Daily Ardmoreite|title=South Carolina beats Tulsa 27–7|date=November 14, 1948|accessdate=December 22, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 25||Wake Forest|Carolina Stadium|Columbia, SC|L 0–38|18,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-and-observer-wake-forest-wallop/137261033/|work=The News and Observer|title=Wake Forest wallops South Carolina, 38–0|date=November 26, 1948|accessdate=December 22, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

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References

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