Schedules and Results, 1939-1950

It takes a team with guts to win.
– Gene Ellenson, quoted in the Los Angeles Times, Jan 2, 1943
*conference game      
       
1939      
Date Opponent Location Score
Sept. 30 The Citadel Sanford Stadium 26-0
Oct. 7 Furman Greenville, SC (Sirrine Stadium) 0-20
Oct. 14 Holy Cross Sanford Stadium 0-13
Oct. 21 Kentucky* Louisville, KY (DuPont Stadium) 6-13
Oct. 28 NYU New York City (Yankee Stadium) 13-14
Nov. 3 Mercer Sanford Stadium 16-9
Nov. 11 Florida* Jacksonville, FL (Fairfield Stadium) 6-2
Nov. 18 South Carolina Sanford Stadium 33-7
Nov. 25 Auburn* Columbus, GA (Memorial Stadium) 0-7
Dec. 2 Georgia Tech* Atlanta (Grant Field) 0-13
Dec. 8 Miami (FL) Miami, FL (Burdine Stadium) 13-0
Record: 5-6      
       
1940      
Date Opponent Location Score
Sept. 27 Oglethorpe Atlanta (Ponce De Leon Park) 53-0
Oct. 5 South Carolina Columbia, SC 33-2
Oct. 12 Ole Miss* Sanford Stadium 14-28
Oct. 19 Columbia New York City (Baker Field) 13-14
Oct. 25 Kentucky* Sanford Stadium 7-7
Nov. 2 Auburn* Columbus, GA (Memorial Stadium) 14-13
Nov. 9 Florida* Jacksonville, FL (Fairfield Stadium) 13-18
Nov. 16 Tulane* New Orleans, LA (Tulane Stadium) 13-21
Nov. 30 Georgia Tech* Sanford Stadium 21-19
Dec. 6 Miami (FL) Miami, FL (Burdine Stadium) 28-7
Record: 5-4-1      
       
1941      
Date Opponent Location Score
Sept. 27 Mercer Macon, GA (Porter Field) 81-0
Oct. 4 South Carolina Sanford Stadium 34-6
Oct. 10 Ole Miss* Sanford Stadium 14-14
Oct. 18 Columbia New York City (Baker Field) 7-3
Oct. 25 Alabama* Birmingham, AL (Legion Field) 14-27
Nov. 1 Auburn* Columbus, GA (Memorial Stadium) 7-0
Nov. 8 Florida* Jacksonville, GA (Fairfield Stadium) 19-3
Nov. 15 Centre Sanford Stadium 47-6
Nov. 22 Dartmouth Sanford Stadium 35-0
Nov. 29 Georgia Tech* Atlanta (Grant Field) 21-0
Jan. 1, 1942 TCU Miami, FL (Burdine Stadium) -- Orange Bowl 40-26
Record: 9-1-1      
       
1942      
Date Opponent Location Score
Sept. 19 Kentucky* Louisville, KY (Dupont Stadium) 7-6
Sept. 25 Jacksonville Naval Air Station Macon (Municipal Stadium) 14-0
Oct. 3 Furman Sanford Stadium 40-7
Oct. 10 Ole Miss* Memphis, TN (Crump Stadium) 48-13
Oct. 17 Tulane* Sanford Stadium 40-0
Oct. 24 Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH (Nippert Stadium) 35-13
Oct. 31 Alabama* Atlanta (Grant Field) 21-10
Nov. 7 Florida* Jacksonville, FL (Fairfield Stadium) 75-0
Nov. 14 Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN (Chamerlain Field) 40-0
Nov. 21 Auburn* Columbus, GA (Memorial Stadium) 13-27
Nov. 28 Georgia Tech* Sanford Stadium 34-0
Jan. 1 1943 UCLA Pasadena, CA -- Rose Bowl 9-0
Record: 11-1      
       
1943      
Date Opponent Location Score
Sept. 17 Presbyterian Sanford Stadium 25-7
Sept. 25 LSU* Baton Rouge (Tiger Stadium) 27-32
Oct. 1 Tennessee Tech Sanford Stadium 67-0
Oct. 8 Wake Forest Sanford Stadium 7-0
Oct. 16 Daniel Field Augusta, GA (Richmond Stadium) 7-18
Oct. 23 LSU* Columbus, GA (Memorial Stadium) 6-27
Oct. 29 Howard (AL) Sanford Stadium 39-0
Nov. 5 Presbyterian Sanford Stadium 39-0
Nov. 13 VMI Atlanta (Grant Field) 46-7
Nov. 27 Georgia Tech* Atlanta (Grant Field) 0-48
Record: 6-4      
       
1944      
Date Opponent Location Score
Sept. 29 Wake Forest Sanford Stadium 7-14
Oct. 6 Presbyterian Sanford Stadium 67-0
Oct. 13 Kentucky* Sanford Stadium 13-12
Oct. 20 Daniel Field Sanford Stadium 53-6
Oct. 28 LSU* Atlanta (Grant Field) 7-15
Nov. 4 Alabama* Birmingham, AL (Legion Field) 14-7
Nov. 11 Florida* Jacksonville, FL (Fairfield Stadium) 38-12
Nov. 18 Auburn* Columbus (Memorial Stadium) 49-13
Nov. 24 Clemson Sanford Stadium 21-7
Dec. 2 Georgia Tech* Sanford Stadium 0-44
Record: 7-3      
       
1945      
Date Opponent  Location Score
Sept. 22 Murray State Sanford Stadium 49-0
Sept. 29 Clemson Sanford Stadium 20-0
Oct. 5 Miami (FL) Miami, FL (Burdine Stadium) 27-21
Oct. 13 Kentucky* Lexington, KY (McLean Stadium) 48-6
Oct. 20 LSU* Sanford Stadium 0-32
Oct. 27 Alabama* Birmingham, AL (Legion Field) 14-28
Nov. 3 Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN (Chamberlain Field) 34-7
Nov. 10 Florida* Jacksonville, FL (Fairfield Stadium) 34-0
Nov. 17 Auburn* Columbus (Memorial Stadium) 35-0
Dec. 1 Georgia Tech* Atlanta (Grant Field) 33-0
Jan. 1 1946 Tulsa Houston, TX (Rice Field) -- Oil Bowl 20-6
Record: 9-2      
       
1946      
Date Opponent Location Score
Sept. 27 Clemson Sanford Stadium 35-12
Oct. 4 Temple Philadelphia, PA (Temple Stadium) 35-7
Oct. 11 Kentucky* Sanford Stadium 28-13
Oct. 19 Oklahoma A&M Sanford Stadium 33-13
Oct. 26 Furman Greenville, SC (Sirrine Stadium) 70-7
Nov. 2 Alabama* Sanford Stadium 14-0
Nov. 9 Florida* Jacksonville, FL (Fairfield Stadium) 33-14
Nov. 16 Auburn* Columbus (Memorial Stadium) 41-0
Nov. 23 Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN (Chamberlain Field) 48-27
Nov. 30 Georgia Tech* Sanford Stadium 35-7
Jan. 1 1947 North Carolina New Orleans, LA (Tulane Stadium) -- Sugar Bowl 20-10
Record: 11-0      
       
1947      
Date Opponent Location Score
Sept. 19 Furman Sanford Stadium 13-7
Sept. 27 North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC (Kenan Memorial Stadium) 7-14
Oct. 4 LSU* Sanford Stadium 35-19
Oct. 11 Kentucky* Lexington, KY (McLean Stadium) 0-26
Oct. 18 Oklahoma A&M Stillwater, OK (Lewis Field) 20-7
Oct. 25 Alabama* Sanford Stadium 7-17
Oct. 31 Clemson Sanford Stadium 21-6
Nov. 8 Florida* Jacksonville, FL (Fairfield Stadium) 34-6
Nov. 15 Auburn* Columbus (Memorial Stadium) 28-6
Nov. 22 Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN (Chamberlain Field) 27-0
Nov. 29 Georgia Tech* Atlanta (Grant Field) 0-7
Jan. 1 1948 Maryland Jacksonville, FL (Fairfield Stadium) -- Gator Bowl 20-20
Record: 4-7-1      
       
1948      
Date Opponent Location Score
Sept. 25 Chattanooga Sanford Stadium 14-7
Oct. 2 North Carolina Sanford Stadium 14-21
Oct. 9 Kentucky* Sanford Stadium 35-12
Oct. 16 LSU* Baton Rouge, LA (Tiger Stadium) 22-0
Oct. 22 Miami (FL) Miami, FL (Burdine Stadium) 42-21
Oct. 30 Alabama* Birmingham, AL (Legion Field) 35-0
Nov. 6 Florida Jacksonville, FL (Fairfield Stadium) 20-12
Nov. 13 Auburn* Columbus (Memorial Stadium) 42-14
Nov. 20 Furman Sanford Stadium 33-0
Nov. 27 Georgia Tech* Sanford Stadium 21-13
Jan. 1 1949 Texas Miami, FL (Burdine Stadium) 28-41
Record: 9-2      
       
1949      
Date Opponent Location Score
Sept. 16 Furman Sanford Stadium 25-0
Sept. 23 Chattanooga Sanford Stadium 42-6
Oct. 1 North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC (Kenan Memorial Stadium) 14-21
Oct. 8 Kentucky* Lexington, KY (McLean Stadium) 0-25
Oct. 14 LSU* Sanford Stadium 7-0
Oct. 21 Miami (FL) Miami, FL (Burdine Stadium) 9-13
Oct. 29 Alabama* Sanford Stadium 7-14
Nov. 5 Florida* Jacksonville, FL (Fairfield Stadium) 7-28
Nov. 12 Dequesne Sanford Stadium 40-0
Nov. 26 Georgia Tech* Atlanta (Grant Field) 6-7
Record: 4-6-1      
       
1950      
Date Opponent Location Score
Sept. 23 Maryland Sanford Stadium 27-7
Sept. 29 Saint Mary's San Francisco, CA (Kezar Stadium) 7-7
Oct. 7 North Carolina Sanford Stadium 0-0
Oct. 14 Mississippi State* Sanford Stadium 27-0
Oct. 21 LSU* Baton Rouge, LA (Tiger Stadium) 13-13
Oct. 27 Boston College Boston, MA (Braves Field) 19-7
Nov. 4 Alabama* Birmingham, AL (Legion Field) 7-14
Nov. 11 Florida* Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl Stadium) 6-0
Nov. 18 Auburn* Columbus (Memorial Stadium) 12-10
Nov. 25 Furman Sanford Stadium 40-0
Dec. 2 Georgia Tech* Sanford Stadium 0-7
Dec. 9 Texas A&M College Park, MD (Byrd Stadium) -- Presidential Cup Bowl 20-40
Record: 6-3-3      
Schedules and Results, 1939-1950