1959 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

The 1959 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the Atlantic Coast Conference in the 1959 NCAA University Division football season. The Gamecocks finished the season 6–4 overall.

1959 South Carolina Gamecocks football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1959 record6–4 (4–3 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCarolina Stadium
(capacity: 42,517)
1959 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 11 Clemson $  6 1   9 2  
North Carolina  5 2   5 5  
Maryland  4 2   5 5  
South Carolina  4 3   6 4  
Wake Forest  4 3   6 4  
Duke  2 3   4 6  
NC State  0 6   1 9  
Virginia  0 5   0 10  
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Schedule

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

[4]

References

  1. "1959 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
  2. Jim Anderson (October 23, 1957). "Tigers Blast Birds, 27-0, In Last 'Big Thursday'". The Greenville News. pp. 1, 30 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Green, Ronald (November 27, 1959). "Snead's Arm Give Wake TD Edge Here". The Charlotte News. Charlotte, North Carolina. p. 6. Retrieved May 16, 2021 via Newspapers.com .
  4. "1959 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
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