1958 South Carolina Gamecocks football team
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
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AP | No. 15 |
Record | 7–3 (5–2 ACC) |
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Captain | King Dixon, Alex Hawkins, Dwight Keith |
Home stadium | Carolina Stadium |
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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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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
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 20 | Duke | W 8–0 | 38,000 | [3] | ||
September 27 | at No. 8 Army* | No. 18 | L 8–45 | 20,000 | [4] | |
October 4 | at Georgia* | W 24–14 | 28,000 | [5] | ||
October 11 | at North Carolina | L 0–6 | 26,000 | [6] | ||
October 23 | No. 10 Clemson |
| W 26–6 | 46,000 | [7] | |
November 1 | at Maryland | L 6–10 | 17,000 | [8] | ||
November 8 | at Furman* | W 32–7 | [9] | |||
November 15 | Virginia |
| W 28–14 | 20,000 | [10] | |
November 22 | NC State |
| W 12–7 | [11] | ||
November 27 | Wake Forest | No. 16 |
| W 24–7 | 16,000 | [12] |
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References
- ^ "1958 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
- ^ "South Carolina Gamecocks Poll History". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
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- ^ "1958 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 22, 2017.