1943 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

1943 South Carolina Gamecocks football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–2 (2–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainBill McMillan, Neil Allen
Home stadiumCarolina Municipal Stadium
Seasons
← 1942
1944 →
1943 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Duke $ 4 0 0 8 1 0
Maryland 2 0 0 4 5 0
South Carolina 2 1 0 5 2 0
Wake Forest 3 2 0 4 5 0
North Carolina 2 2 0 6 3 0
Richmond 1 1 0 6 1 0
Clemson 2 3 0 2 6 0
VMI 2 3 0 2 6 0
NC State 1 4 0 3 6 0
Davidson 0 3 0 0 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1943 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) in the 1943 college football season. Led by James Moran Sr. in his first and only season as head coach, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 5–2 with a mark of 2–1 in conference play, placing third in the SoCon.[1] With the onset of World War II, former coach Rex Enright resigned to accept a Navy position.

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, South Carolina ranked 66th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 75.9.[2]

  1. ^ "1943 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  2. ^ Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.