1954 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1954

| team = South Carolina Gamecocks

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Atlantic Coast Conference

| short_conf = ACC

| record = 6–4

| conf_record = 3–3

| head_coach = Rex Enright

| hc_year = 14th

| captain = Bill Wohrman

| captain2 = Harry Lovell

| stadium = Carolina Stadium

}}

The 1954 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1954 college football season. Led by 14th-year head coach Rex Enright, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the ACC. The team played home games at Carolina Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina. The season opened with a defeat of Army.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1954

| poll = AP

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 25

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Army

| opprank = 18

| site_stadium = Michie Stadium

| site_cityst = West Point, NY

| score = 34–20

| attend = 12,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tampa-bay-times-south-carolina-shocks-fa/138089509/|work=St. Petersburg Times|title=South Carolina shocks favored Army 34 to 20|date=September 26, 1954|accessdate=January 5, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 2

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| rank = 15

| opponent = West Virginia

| site_stadium = Carolina Stadium

| site_cityst = Columbia, SC

| score = 6–26

| attend = 31,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-and-observer-west-virginia-scor/138086407/|work=The News and Observer|title=West Virginia scores upset victory over Gamecocks, 26–6|date=October 3, 1954|accessdate=January 5, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 9

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Furman

| site_stadium = Sirrine Stadium

| site_cityst = Greenville, SC

| score = 27–7

| attend = 9,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109508860/gamecocks-grind-out-277-win-over-hustli/|work=The Greenville News|title=Gamecocks grind out 27–7 win over hustling Hurricane|date=October 10, 1954|accessdate=September 13, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = {{tooltip|October 21|Thursday}}

| w/l = w

| opponent = Clemson

| site_stadium = Carolina Stadium

| site_cityst = Columbia, SC

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 13–8

| attend = 35,000

| source = {{cite news|title=Birds Down Tigers In State Fair Thriller, 13-8|newspaper=The Greenville News|author=Jim Anderson|date=October 22, 1954|pages=1, 20|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36756120/birds_down_tigers_in_state_fair/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 30

| w/l = l

| opponent = Maryland

| site_stadium = Carolina Stadium

| site_cityst = Columbia, SC

| score = 0–20

| attend = 24,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-and-observer-tamburello-leads-m/138088683/|work=The News and Observer|title=Tamburello leads Maryland to 20–0 win over Gamecocks|date=October 31, 1954|accessdate=January 5, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 6

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = North Carolina

| site_stadium = Kenan Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 19–21

| attend = 22,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-orlando-sentinel-south-carolina-upse/138089213/|work=The Orlando Sentinel|title=South Carolina upset 21–19|date=November 7, 1954|accessdate=January 5, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 13

| w/l = w

| opponent = Virginia

| site_stadium = Carolina Stadium

| site_cityst = Columbia, SC

| score = 27–0

| attend = 19,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-gamecocks-use-gro/138089584/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=Gamecocks use ground game to rack Virginia|date=November 14, 1954|accessdate=January 5, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 20

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Duke

| site_stadium = Duke Stadium

| site_cityst = Durham, NC

| score = 6-7

| attend = 13,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-star-dukes-267-victory-over-ga/138088003/|work=The Sunday Star|title=Duke's 26–7 victory over Gamecocks bolsters bowl hopes|date=November 21, 1954|accessdate=January 5, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 27

| w/l = w

| opponent = Wake Forest

| site_stadium = Carolina Stadium

| site_cityst = Columbia, SC

| score = 20–19

| attend = 10,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-roanoke-times-gamecocks-edge-deacons/138089656/|work=The Roanoke Times|title=Gamecocks edge Deacons, 20–19|date=November 28, 1954|accessdate=January 5, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = December 4

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = The Citadel

| site_stadium = Johnson Hagood Stadium

| site_cityst = Charleston, SC

| score = 19–6

| attend = 5,500

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/rocky-mount-telegram-south-carolina-beat/138087508/|work=The Rocky Mount Telegram|title=South Carolina beats rough Citadel, 19–6|date=December 5, 1954|accessdate=January 5, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

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References

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