1959 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

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1959 South Carolina Gamecocks football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record6–4 (4–3 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainJohn Saunders, Ed Pitts
Home stadiumCarolina Stadium
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
1959 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Clemson $ 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
North Carolina 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Maryland 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
South Carolina 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Wake Forest 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Duke 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
NC State 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
Virginia 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1959 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1959 NCAA University Division football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Warren Giese, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the ACC. The team played home games at Carolina Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19DukeNo. 14
W 12–737,000[1]
September 26Furman*No. 20
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 30–014,000[2]
October 3No. 13 Georgia*No. 16
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
W 30–1427,000[3]
October 10at North CarolinaNo. 11
L 6–1929,000[4]
October 22No. 17 Clemson
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
L 0–2747,000[5]
October 31Maryland
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 22–620,000[6]
November 7at Virginia
W 32–2010,000[7]
November 13at Miami (FL)*
L 6–2631,797[8]
November 21NC State
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 12–728,000[9]
November 28vs. Wake Forest
L 20–4312,600[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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