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South Carolina

SOCON · 1940 Season · Final

Failing
Record
3–6
0.333 Win %
Conference
12th
1–3 in SOCON

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
119
1903–2026
All-Time Record
616–593–41
0.509 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#9
2012, 2013
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 3 · Top 25: 12
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 27 seasons
  • Pioneer Era · 1 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare South Carolina head-to-head · History & Eras

1940 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
7Week 7 · Oct 8Georgia (GEORGIA)H2HSEC5–4–1L 2–33
8Week 8 · Oct 15Duquesne (DUQUESNE)H2HIND FBSI7–1L 21–27
10Week 10 · Oct 29Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HIND SOCON6–2–1L 13–21
11Week 11 · Nov 5Penn State (PENN STATE)H2HIND FBSI6–1–1L 0–12
12Week 12 · Nov 12Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2HIND B82–7W 20–13
13Week 13 · Nov 19Furman (FURMAN)H2HIND SOCON5–4L 7–25
14Week 14 · Nov 26Miami (MIAMI)H2HIND FBSI3–7W 7–2
15Week 15 · Dec 3Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HIND SOCON7–3L 6–7
13Regular Season Final · Dec 10Citadel (CITADEL)H2HIND SOCON4–5W 31–6

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
4.761
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-6
-15+9
  • Citadel +4
  • Miami +3
  • Kansas State +2
  • Duquesne -1
  • Penn State -1
  • Clemson -2
  • Wake Forest -3
  • Georgia -4
  • Furman -4

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #88Better than 36%
Win % Place 96thBetter than 31%

0.333 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#96W15#88Regular Season Final#88Post-Season W1#88Post-Season W3#88Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-31
-6
-8
-12
+7
-18
+5
-1
+25

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#1081935#861936#971937#611938#1001939

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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