1945 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

American college football season

1945 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Gator Bowl, L 14–26 vs. Wake Forest
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	2–4–3 (0–2–2 SoCon)
Head coach	John D. McMillan (1st season)
Captain	Bryant Meeks
Home stadium	Carolina Municipal Stadium
Seasons← 1944 1946 →

1945 Southern Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 13 Duke $	4	–	0	–	0	6	–	2	–	0
No. 19 Wake Forest	4	–	1	–	1	5	–	3	–	1
William & Mary	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Clemson	2	–	1	–	1	6	–	3	–	1
Maryland	3	–	2	–	0	6	–	2	–	1
VMI	3	–	2	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
North Carolina	2	–	2	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
NC State	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
VPI	2	–	5	–	0	2	–	6	–	0
South Carolina	0	–	3	–	2	2	–	4	–	3
Richmond	0	–	4	–	0	2	–	6	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1945 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1945 college football season. In their first and only season under head coach John D. McMillan, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 2–4–3 with a mark of 0–2–2 in conference play, placing tenth in the SoCon. South Carolina was invited to the inaugural Gator Bowl, also the first bowl game in program history, where they lost to Wake Forest.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 22		at Duke	Duke Stadium Durham, NC	L 0–60	12,000
September 29		Presbyterian*	Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC	W 40–0	6,000
October 6	3:00 p.m.	Camp Blanding*	Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC	W 20–6	7,000
October 13		at No. 7 Alabama	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL	L 0–55	14,000
October 25		Clemson	Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC (rivalry)	T 0–0	25,000
November 9		at Miami (FL)*	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL	T 13–13	18,056
November 22		vs. Wake Forest	American Legion Memorial Stadium Charlotte, NC	T 13–13	16,000
December 1		Maryland	Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC	L 13–19	8,000
January 1, 1946		vs. No. 19 Wake Forest	Fairfield Stadium Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)	L 14–26	12,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

References

"1945 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
"South Carolina Gamecocks Bowls". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
"Duke wallops South Carolina 60–0". Greensboro Daily News. September 23, 1945. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"S.C. defeats Presbyterian, 40–0; Scores in each period". Winston-Salem Journal. September 30, 1945. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Carolina Plays Camp Blanding Gunners This Afternoon". The State. Columbia, South Carolina. October 7, 1945. p. 3. Retrieved April 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
Sanders, Charlie (October 7, 1945). "Carolina Defeats Camp Blanding Gunners By 20-6 Score". The State. Columbia, South Carolina. p. 2B. Retrieved April 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
"Tide torrent deluges South Carolina, 55–0". The Tuscaloosa News. October 14, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved August 9, 2021 – via Google News Archives.
"Tigers, Birds in scoreless tie". The Greenville News. October 26, 1945. pp. 1, 19. Retrieved August 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"Gamecocks battle Miami U. gridders to 13 to 13 tie". Tampa Sunday Tribune. November 10, 1945. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Wake Forest held to 13–13 tie by inspired Gamecock eleven". The News and Observer. November 23, 1945. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"U. of Maryland gridders outlast South Carolina to win, 19 To 13: Victors roll to early lead". The Baltimore Sun. December 2, 1945. p. 28. Retrieved August 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"Wake Forest in 26–14 victory in Gator Bowl: 12,000 see Deacons win over Gamecocks". Tampa Morning Tribune. January 2, 1946. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.

v t e South Carolina Gamecocks football
Venues	Old State Fairgrounds (1894, 1896–1898) Shandon Park (1895) College Park/Davis Field (1899–1925) Melton Field (1926–1934) Williams–Brice Stadium (1934–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Clemson Georgia North Carolina Tennessee
Culture & lore	Spurrier Cocky "The Fighting Gamecocks Lead the Way" Mighty Sound of the Southeast "Sandstorm" The Brawl University of South Carolina steroid scandal
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees
Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

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