1958 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

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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
Seasons
← 1957
1959 →
1958 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

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.

The 1958 Gamecocks finished the season ranked in the AP Poll for the first time in school history. It would not be done again until 1984.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20DukeW 8–038,000[3]
September 27at No. 8 Army*No. 18L 8–4520,000[4]
October 4at Georgia*W 24–1428,000[5]
October 11at North CarolinaL 0–626,000[6]
October 23No. 10 Clemson
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
W 26–646,000[7]
November 1at MarylandL 6–1017,000[8]
November 8at Furman*W 32–7[9]
November 15Virginiadagger
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 28–1420,000[10]
November 22NC State
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 12–7[11]
November 27Wake ForestNo. 16
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 24–716,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "1958 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
  2. ^ "South Carolina Gamecocks Poll History". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
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  13. ^ "1958 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 22, 2017.