1956 South Carolina Gamecocks football team
The 1956 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1956 NCAA University Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Warren Giese, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 7–3 with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, placing third in the ACC. The team played home games at Carolina Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina.
| 1956 South Carolina Gamecocks football | |
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Record | 7–3 (5–2 ACC) |
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| Captain | Mackie Prickett, Buddy Frick |
| Home stadium | Carolina Stadium (capacity: 34,000) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Clemson $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rankings from AP Poll[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 15 | Wofford* | W 26–13 | |||||
| September 22 | No. 16 Duke |
| W 7–0 | 25,000 | |||
| September 28 | at Miami (FL)* | No. 17 | L 6–14 | ||||
| October 6 | North Carolina |
| W 14–0 | ||||
| October 13 | vs. Virginia | No. 20 | W 27–13 | 19,000 | |||
| October 25 | Clemson |
| L 0–7 | 35,000 | [2] | ||
| November 3 | at Furman* | W 13–6 | [3] | ||||
| November 10 | at NC State | L 7–14 | |||||
| November 17 | Maryland |
| W 13–0 | ||||
| November 22 | 1:00 p.m. | vs. Wake Forest | W 13–0 | 12,072 | [4] | ||
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References
- "1956 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
- Jim Anderson (October 26, 1956). "Tigers Repel Late Drive To Whip Gamecocks, 7-0". The Greenville News. pp. 1, 15 – via Newspapers.com.
- "S.C. first period scores nose out Furman, 13–6". The Charlotte Observer. November 4, 1956. Retrieved September 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- Helms, Herman (November 22, 1956). "Gamecocks Rate TD Edge Over Deacons Here Today". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, North Carolina. p. 4C. Retrieved May 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com
. - "1956 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
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