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.

1955 South Carolina Gamecocks football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record3–6 (1–5 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainCarl Brazell, Hugh Bell
Home stadiumCarolina Stadium
(capacity: 34,000)
1955 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Maryland + 4 0 010 1 0
Duke + 4 0 07 2 1
Clemson 3 1 07 3 0
Wake Forest 3 3 15 4 1
North Carolina 3 3 03 7 0
NC State 0 2 14 5 1
South Carolina 1 5 03 6 0
Virginia 0 4 01 9 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17Wofford*W 26–7
September 24vs. Wake ForestL 19–348,500
October 1No. 15 Navy*
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
L 0–26
October 8Furman*
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 19–0
October 20Clemson
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
L 14–2835,000[2]
October 29at No. 1 MarylandL 0–2725,000
November 5vs. North CarolinaL 14–32
November 12No. 18 Duke
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
L 7–4118,000
November 26at VirginiaW 21–14
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. "1955 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
  2. Jim Anderson (October 21, 1955). "Clemson Wins Big Thursday Classic, 28-14". The Greenville News. pp. 1, 22 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "1955 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 21, 2017.


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