1958 South Carolina Gamecocks football team
The 1958 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1958 NCAA University Division football season. Led by third-year head coach Warren Giese, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 7–3 with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, placing second in the ACC. The team played home games at Carolina Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina.
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Ranking | |
AP | No. 15 |
Record | 7–3 (5–2 ACC) |
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Captain | King Dixon, Alex Hawkins, Dwight Keith |
Home stadium | Carolina Stadium (capacity: 42,517) |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Clemson $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 South Carolina | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 20 | Duke | W 8–0 | 38,000 | |||
September 27 | at No. 8 Army* | No. 18 | L 8–45 | |||
October 4 | at Georgia* | W 24–14 | ||||
October 11 | at North Carolina | L 0–6 | ||||
October 23 | No. 10 Clemson |
| W 26–6 | 46,000 | [2] | |
November 1 | at Maryland | L 6–10 | 20,000 | |||
November 8 | at Furman* | W 32–7 | [3] | |||
November 15 | Virginia |
| W 28–14 | 20,000 | ||
November 22 | NC State |
| W 12–7 | |||
November 28 | Wake Forest | No. 16 |
| W 24–7 | 16,000 | |
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References
- "1958 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
- Jim Anderson (October 24, 1958). "Aroused Gamecocks Defeat Clemson 26-6". The Greenville News. pp. 1, 20 – via Newspapers.com.
- "USC overpowers Furman, 32–7". The Times and Democrat. November 9, 1958. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "1958 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
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