1957 South Carolina Gamecocks football team
The 1957 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1957 NCAA University Division football season. Led by second-year head coach Warren Giese, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, placing seventh in the ACC. The team played home games at Carolina Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina.
| 1957 South Carolina Gamecocks football | |
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Record | 5–5 (2–5 ACC) |
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| Captain | Nelson Weston, Julius Derrick |
| Home stadium | Carolina Stadium (capacity: 42,517) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 NC State $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Duke | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 21 | No. 10 Duke | L 14–26 | 40,000 | ||
| September 28 | Wofford* |
| W 26–0 | ||
| October 5 | at No. 20 Texas* | W 27–21 | 38,500 | [2] | |
| October 12 | Furman* |
| W 58–13 | 15,000 | [3] |
| October 24 | Clemson |
| L 0–13 | 44,020 | [4] |
| November 2 | Maryland |
| L 6–10 | 18,000 | |
| November 9 | at North Carolina | L 6–28 | |||
| November 16 | at Virginia | W 13–0 | 12,000 | ||
| November 23 | No. 20 NC State |
| L 26–29 | ||
| November 30 | at Wake Forest | W 26–7 | 3,000 | ||
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References
- "1957 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
- "Gamecocks rally, beat Texas 27–21". The State. October 6, 1957. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Gamecocks crush Furman, 58–13". The Florence Morning News. October 13, 1957. Retrieved September 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- Jim Anderson (October 25, 1957). "Tigers Take To Air To Upset Birds, 13-0". The Greenville News. pp. 1, 19 – via Newspapers.com.
- "1957 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
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