Coaching Staff | Team Captains | Record
Head Coach: J. Quinn Decker
Assistant Coaches: Fred Land, John McMillan, Ephie Seabrook, Leo Zack
Captains: John Mamajek ‘53 – Pete Petrich ’53
Record: Overall 3-5-1 | SoCon 1-3-1
Team Roster
| Name | No. | Class | Pos | Ht | Wt | Year | Hometown |
| Ray Allen | 88 | 1955 | LHB | 5′ 11″ | 167 | Soph | Conway, SC |
| Graham Avera | 84 | 1956 | RE | 6′ 1″ | 193 | Fresh | Augusta, GA |
| Lewis Avera | 58 | 1955 | C | 6′ 1″ | 178 | Soph | Augusta, GA |
| Richard Barrow | 65 | 1955 | LT | 6′ 1″ | 203 | Soph | Augusta, GA |
| Buford Blanton | 23 | 1954 | DB | 5′ 10″ | 163 | Junior | Summerville, SC |
| Allan Bruner | 66 | 1954 | RG | 6′ 2″ | 193 | Junior | Fort Motte, SC |
| Al Cabrinha | 31 | 1954 | FB | 5′ 11″ | 178 | Junior | Honolulu, HA |
| Jack Cantrell | 74 | 1954 | RG | 6′ 3″ | 196 | Junior | McMinnville, TN |
| Paul Chapman | 25 | 1953 | LHB | 5′ 9″ | 172 | Senior | Hartsville, SC |
| Dick Cole | 77 | 1955 | RT | 6′ 2″ | 205 | Soph | Palatka, FL |
| Kelly Cronin | 73 | 1956 | RG | 6′ 1″ | 200 | Fresh | Long Island, NY |
| Charles Darby | 67 | 1955 | LG | 6′ 1″ | 184 | Soph | Mt. Pleasant, SC |
| Arlis Denny | 82 | 1955 | LE | 5′ 10″ | 168 | Soph | Winston-Salem, NC |
| Paul Drews | 86 | 1953 | RE | 5′ 11″ | 174 | Senior | Charleston, SC |
| John Droze | 74 | 1954 | RG | 5′ 10″ | 188 | Junior | Charleston, SC |
| Jack Ellis | 90 | 1953 | LG | 6′ 1″ | 195 | Senior | Atlanta, GA |
| Gus Englehardt | 89 | 1953 | LE | 6′ 0″ | 180 | Senior | New Orleans, LA |
| Buddy Friedlin | 43 | 1953 | QB | 5′ 10″ | 158 | Senior | Jacksonville, FL |
| Charles Harvey | 33 | 1954 | FB | 6′ 0″ | 187 | Junior | Charleston, SC |
| Ken Hill | 35 | 1956 | FB | 6′ 3″ | 209 | Fresh | Naval Base, SC |
| Al Hutchinson | 62 | 1955 | LG | 5′ 11″ | 178 | Soph | Mt. Pleasant, SC |
| Les Irvin | 50 | 1954 | C | 6′ 1″ | 180 | Junior | Atlanta, GA |
| Charles James | 12 | 1955 | QB | 5′ 11″ | 165 | Soph | Augusta, GA |
| Lonnie Jenkins | 20 | 1956 | LHB | 5′ 11″ | 170 | Fresh | Mt. Pleasant, SC |
| Bryant Johnson | 85 | 1953 | LE | 5′ 11″ | 184 | Senior | Charleston, SC |
| George Kelly | 54 | 1956 | C | 6′ 1″ | 197 | Fresh | Conshoochen, PA |
| Jack Knox | 72 | 1953 | LT | 6′ 2″ | 195 | Senior | Nashville, TN |
| Fred Levine | 79 | 1955 | LT | 6′ 0″ | 187 | Soph | Charleston, SC |
| John Mamajek | 11 | 1953 | LHB | 5′ 9″ | 184 | Senior | Pittsburg, GA |
| Bob McDowell | 56 | 1955 | C | 6′ 2″ | 194 | Soph | Polo Alto, CA |
| Ken Parsons | 83 | 1954 | RE | 6′ 1″ | 192 | Junior | Unionville, CT |
| Paul Petrick | 80 | 1953 | RT | 6′ 1″ | 196 | Senior | Summit Hills, PA |
| Samuel Pratt | 27 | 1955 | RHB | 5′ 10″ | 167 | Soph | Rock Hill, SC |
| Ralph Renken | 71 | 1954 | RG | 6′ 2″ | 210 | Junior | Charleston, SC |
| Duby Rierson | 26 | 1955 | LHB | 5′ 10″ | 167 | Soph | Winston-Salem, NC |
| Lenny Smith | 34 | 1953 | FB | 5′ 9″ | 180 | Senior | New Orleans, LA |
| Jerry Thayer | 63 | 1954 | LT | 6′ 4″ | 220 | Junior | Ellwood City, PA |
| Robert Tucker | 32 | RHB | 5′ 10″ | 168 | Lynchburg, VA | ||
| Nick Wackym | 69 | 1953 | RG | 5′ 9″ | 187 | Senior | Columbia, SC |
| Fernie Walker | 27 | 1955 | FB | 5′ 9″ | 175 | Soph | Sumter, SC |
| Rudy Willcox | 42 | 1953 | LHB | 5′ 11″ | 175 | Senior | Florence, SC |
| Bill Williams | 60 | 1953 | RG | 5′ 9″ | 185 | Senior | N. Augusta, SC |
| W.O.“Bubba” Williams | 16 | 1954 | QB | 5′ 10″ | 178 | Junior | Jacksonville, FL |
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Score | Site | ||
| 20-Sep | Georgia Tech | L | 6 | 54 | Atlanta, GA |
| 27-Sep | Virginia Tech * | L | 7 | 14 | Charleston, SC |
| 4-Oct | Florida | L | 0 | 33 | Jacksonville, FL |
| 11-Oct | Newberry | W | 18 | 7 | Newberry, SC |
| 17-Oct | Furman * | T | 7 | 7 | Orangeburg, SC |
| 25-Oct | Presbyterian | W | 28 | 7 | Clinton, SC |
| 8-Nov | South Carolina | L | 0 | 35 | Charleston, SC |
| 15-Nov | VMI * | L | 19 | 20 | Lexington, VA |
| 22-Nov | Davidson * | W | 34 | 14 | Charleston, SC |
| *Denotes conference game | |||||
1952 Team Picture
