1956 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

The 1956 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the Atlantic Coast Conference in the 1956 NCAA University Division football season. The Gamecocks finished the season 7–3 overall.

1956 South Carolina Gamecocks football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1956 record7–3 (5–2 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCarolina Stadium
(capacity: 34,000)
1956 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 19 Clemson $ 4 0 17 2 2
Duke 4 1 05 4 1
South Carolina 5 2 07 3 0
Maryland 2 2 12 7 1
North Carolina 2 3 12 7 1
NC State 2 4 03 7 0
Wake Forest 1 5 12 5 3
Virginia 1 4 03 7 0
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15Wofford*W 26–13
September 22No. 16 Duke
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 7–025,000
September 28at Miami (FL)*No. 17L 6–14
October 6North Carolina
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
W 14–0
October 13vs. VirginiaNo. 20W 27–13
October 25Clemson
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
L 0–735,000[2]
November 3at Furman*W 13–6
November 10at NC StateL 7–14
November 17Maryland
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 13–0
November 221:00 p.m.vs. Wake ForestW 13–012,072[3]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[4]

References

  1. "1956 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
  2. Jim Anderson (October 26, 1956). "Tigers Repel Late Drive To Whip Gamecocks, 7-0". The Greenville News. pp. 1, 15 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Helms, Herman (November 22, 1956). "Gamecocks Rate TD Edge Over Deacons Here Today". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, North Carolina. p. 4C. Retrieved May 15, 2021 via Newspapers.com .
  4. "1956 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
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