1952 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

The 1952 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 1952 college football season. In their 12th season under head coach Rex Enright, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 2–4– in conference play, tying for tenth place in the SoCon.^[1]

1952 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	5–5 (2–4 SoCon)
Head coach	Rex Enright (12th season)
Captains	John Latorre Walt Shea
Home stadium	Carolina Stadium
Seasons ← 1951 1953 →

1952 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 16 Duke $	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Wake Forest	5	–	1	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
West Virginia	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
William & Mary	4	–	1	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
George Washington	4	–	2	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
VPI	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Furman	2	–	2	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Washington and Lee	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
VMI	2	–	3	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
NC State	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
South Carolina	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
North Carolina	1	–	2	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
The Citadel	1	–	3	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
Davidson	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Richmond	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
Maryland †			–					7	–	2	–	0
Clemson †			–					2	–	6	–	1
$ – Conference champion † League sanctions prevented Maryland and Clemson from conference participation Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20		Wofford*	Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC	W 33–0		[2]
September 27		at Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 7–28	23,474	[3]
October 4		at Furman	Sirrine Stadium Greenville, SC	W 27–7	15,000	[4]
October 11		No. 6 Duke	Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC	L 7–33	22,000–24,000	[5]
October 23		Clemson	Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC (rivalry)	W 6–0	35,000	[6]
November 1		vs. Virginia*	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA (Oyster Bowl)	W 21–14	21,000	[7]
November 8		at The Citadel	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	W 35–0	13,000	[8]
November 15		North Carolina	Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC (rivalry)	L 19–27	20,000	[9]
November 22		West Virginia	Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC	L 6–13		[10]
November 29	2:00 p.m.	vs. Wake Forest	Bowman Gray Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	L 14–39	6,000	[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time