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.

1958 South Carolina Gamecocks football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
APNo. 15
Record7–3 (5–2 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainKing Dixon, Alex Hawkins, Dwight Keith
Home stadiumCarolina Stadium
(capacity: 42,517)
1958 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 12 Clemson $ 5 1 08 3 0
No. 15 South Carolina 5 2 07 3 0
Duke 3 2 05 5 0
North Carolina 4 3 06 4 0
Maryland 3 3 04 6 0
Wake Forest 2 4 03 7 0
NC State 2 5 02 7 1
Virginia 1 5 01 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20DukeW 8–038,000
September 27at No. 8 Army*No. 18L 8–45
October 4at Georgia*W 24–14
October 11at North CarolinaL 0–6
October 23No. 10 Clemson
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
W 26–646,000[2]
November 1at MarylandL 6–1020,000
November 8at Furman*W 32–7[3]
November 15Virginia
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 28–1420,000
November 22NC State
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 12–7
November 28Wake ForestNo. 16
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 24–716,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[4]

References

  1. "1958 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
  2. Jim Anderson (October 24, 1958). "Aroused Gamecocks Defeat Clemson 26-6". The Greenville News. pp. 1, 20 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "USC overpowers Furman, 32–7". The Times and Democrat. November 9, 1958. Retrieved August 21, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "1958 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 22, 2017.


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