1955 South Carolina Gamecocks football team
The 1955 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1954 college football season. Led by Rex Enright in his 15th and final season as head coach, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 3–6 with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the ACC. The team played home games at Carolina Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina.
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Record | 3–6 (1–5 ACC) |
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Captain | Carl Brazell, Hugh Bell |
Home stadium | Carolina Stadium (capacity: 34,000) |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Maryland + | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke + | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 17 | Wofford* | W 26–7 | |||
September 24 | vs. Wake Forest | L 19–34 | 8,500 | ||
October 1 | No. 15 Navy* |
| L 0–26 | ||
October 8 | Furman* |
| W 19–0 | ||
October 20 | Clemson |
| L 14–28 | 35,000 | [2] |
October 29 | at No. 1 Maryland | L 0–27 | 25,000 | ||
November 5 | vs. North Carolina | L 14–32 | |||
November 12 | No. 18 Duke |
| L 7–41 | 18,000 | |
November 26 | at Virginia | W 21–14 | |||
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References
- "1955 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
- Jim Anderson (October 21, 1955). "Clemson Wins Big Thursday Classic, 28-14". The Greenville News. pp. 1, 22 – via Newspapers.com.
- "1955 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
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