1939 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

1939 South Carolina Gamecocks football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–6–1 (1–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Captains
  • J. B. Henson
  • Heber Stroud
Home stadiumCarolina Municipal Stadium
1939 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Duke $ 5 0 08 1 0
No. 12 Clemson 4 0 09 1 0
William & Mary 2 0 16 2 1
North Carolina 5 1 08 1 1
VMI 3 1 16 3 1
Richmond 3 1 17 1 2
Furman 3 3 05 4 0
Wake Forest 3 3 07 3 0
NC State 2 4 02 8 0
Washington and Lee 1 2 03 4 1
South Carolina 1 3 03 6 1
VPI 1 4 14 5 1
Davidson 1 7 02 7 0
Maryland 0 1 02 7 0
The Citadel 0 4 03 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1939 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 1939 college football season. In their second season under head coach Rex Enright, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 3–6–1 with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, tying for 11th place in the SoCon.

South Carolina was ranked at No. 148 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.