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font-weight:bold;">(4–3–1)</td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">(2–3–3)</td> </tr><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:center;"><i><a href="/wiki/Southern_Conference" title="Southern Conference">SoCon</a></i></td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:center;"><i><a href="/wiki/Southern_Conference" title="Southern Conference">SoCon</a></i></td> </tr><tr> <td style="font-size:300%; line-height:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">26</td> <td style="font-size:300%; line-height:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">14</td> </tr><tr> <td style="text-align:center;">Head coach: <br /><b><a href="/wiki/Peahead_Walker" title="Peahead Walker">Peahead Walker</a></b></td> <td style="text-align:center;">Head coach: <br /><b><a href="/wiki/John_D._McMillan" title="John D. McMillan">John D. McMillan</a></b></td> </tr><tr> <td><table style="margin:0 auto; font-size:110%; border:1px solid #AAA; background:#EFEFEF;"> <tbody><tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/AP_Poll" class="mw-redirect" title="AP Poll">AP</a></i></td> </tr><tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><i>19</i></td> </tr></tbody></table></td> <td><table style="margin:0 auto; font-size:110%; border:1px solid #AAA; background:#EFEFEF;"> <tbody><tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/AP_Poll" class="mw-redirect" title="AP Poll">AP</a></i></td> </tr><tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><i>NR</i></td> </tr></tbody></table></td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><table align="center" style="font-size: 90%"> <tbody><tr> <th></th> <th style="text-align:center; width: 20px; vertical-align: bottom">1</th><th style="text-align:center; width: 20px; vertical-align: bottom">2</th><th style="text-align:center; width: 20px; vertical-align: bottom">3</th><th style="text-align:center; width: 20px; vertical-align: bottom">4</th> <th style="text-align:center; width: 20px; vertical-align: bottom">Total</th> </tr><tr> <td style="text-align:right; white-space: nowrap"><b>Wake Forest</b></td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">6</td><td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">0</td><td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">6</td><td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">14</td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight: bold">26</td> </tr><tr> <td style="text-align:right; white-space: nowrap"><b>South Carolina</b></td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">0</td><td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">7</td><td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">0</td><td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">7</td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight: bold">14</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Date</th><td class="infobox-data">January 1, 1946</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Season</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1945_college_football_season" title="1945 college football season">1945</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Stadium</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Gator_Bowl_Stadium" title="Gator Bowl Stadium">Fairfield Stadium</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data location"><a href="/wiki/Jacksonville,_Florida" title="Jacksonville, Florida">Jacksonville, Florida</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">MVP</th><td class="infobox-data">Back Nick Sacrinty (Wake Forest)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Official_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Official (American football)">Referee</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Gerry_Gerard" title="Gerry Gerard">Gerry Gerard</a> (<a href="/wiki/Southern_Conference" title="Southern Conference">Southern</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Attendance</th><td class="infobox-data">7,362</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below noprint"><table style="background:#efefef; width:100%; border-collapse:collapse"> <tbody><tr> <th style="text-align:center" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Gator_Bowl_(game)" class="mw-redirect" title="Gator Bowl (game)"> Gator Bowl </a></th> </tr><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:center; padding-right:1em"><b>   </b></td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:center; padding-left:1em"><b><a href="/wiki/1947_Gator_Bowl" title="1947 Gator Bowl"> 1947</a> >  </b></td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1946 Gator Bowl</b> was the first inaugural game and it featured the Wake Forest Demon Deacons and the South Carolina Gamecocks, both from the <a href="/wiki/Southern_Conference" title="Southern Conference">Southern Conference</a>. It was one of only two <a href="/wiki/List_of_college_football_post-season_games_that_were_rematches_of_regular_season_games" title="List of college football post-season games that were rematches of regular season games">bowl rematches</a> of a regular season game that ended in a tie. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1946_Gator_Bowl&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>This was the first bowl game appearance for either team. The two had played earlier in the season (November 22) in Charlotte, ending in a tie, 13–13. Wake Forest had finished 4–0–1 down the stretch, while South Carolina was 2–3–3, but were still invited to play. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Game_summary">Game summary</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1946_Gator_Bowl&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Game summary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Nick Sacrinty scored for Wake Forest on a touchdown run to give them a 6–0 lead in the first quarter. South Carolina responded with a Bobby Giles touchdown run to have a 7–6 halftime lead. But Wake Forest would score three straight running touchdowns with two Dick Brinkley touchdowns and a Bob Smathers touchdown to have a 26–7 lead. 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title="1951 Gator Bowl">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_Gator_Bowl" title="1952 Gator Bowl">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_Gator_Bowl" title="1953 Gator Bowl">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_Gator_Bowl_(January)" title="1954 Gator Bowl (January)">1954 (Jan)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_Gator_Bowl_(December)" title="1954 Gator Bowl (December)">1954 (Dec)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_Gator_Bowl" title="1955 Gator Bowl">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_Gator_Bowl" title="1956 Gator Bowl">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_Gator_Bowl" title="1957 Gator Bowl">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_Gator_Bowl" title="1958 Gator Bowl">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_Gator_Bowl_(January)" title="1960 Gator Bowl (January)">1960 (Jan)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_Gator_Bowl_(December)" title="1960 Gator Bowl (December)">1960 (Dec)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_Gator_Bowl" title="1961 Gator Bowl">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_Gator_Bowl" 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title="1987 Gator Bowl">1987 Gator Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Liberty_Bowl" title="1988 Liberty Bowl">1988 Liberty Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Carquest_Bowl_(January)" title="1995 Carquest Bowl (January)">1995 Carquest Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Outback_Bowl" title="2001 Outback Bowl">2001 Outback Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Outback_Bowl" title="2002 Outback Bowl">2002 Outback Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Independence_Bowl" title="2005 Independence Bowl">2005 Independence Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Liberty_Bowl" title="2006 Liberty Bowl">2006 Liberty Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Outback_Bowl" title="2009 Outback Bowl">2009 Outback Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_PapaJohns.com_Bowl" title="2010 PapaJohns.com Bowl">2010 PapaJohns.com Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Chick-fil-A_Bowl" title="2010 Chick-fil-A Bowl">2010 Chick-fil-A Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Capital_One_Bowl" title="2012 Capital 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