1958 South Carolina Gamecocks football team
| 1958 South Carolina Gamecocks football | |
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 15 |
| Record | 7–3 (5–2 ACC) |
| Head coach |
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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 college 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.
In their final "Big Thursday" victory ever, South Carolina upset their archrival No. 10 Clemson.[2][3][4]
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.[5]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 20 | Duke | W 8–0 | 38,000 | [6] | ||
| September 27 | at No. 8 Army* | No. 18 | L 8–45 | 20,000 | [7] | |
| October 4 | at Georgia* | W 24–14 | 28,000 | [8] | ||
| October 11 | at North Carolina | L 0–6 | 26,000 | [9] | ||
| October 23 | No. 10 Clemson |
| W 26–6 | 46,000 | [10] | |
| November 1 | at Maryland | L 6–10 | 17,000 | [11] | ||
| November 8 | at Furman* | W 32–7 | [12] | |||
| November 15 | Virginia |
| W 28–14 | 20,000 | [13] | |
| November 22 | NC State |
| W 12–7 | [14] | ||
| November 27 | Wake Forest | No. 16 |
| W 24–7 | 16,000 | [15] |
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References
[edit]- ^ "1958 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
- ^ "1958 South Carolina Gamecocks Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
- ^ "Winsipedia - Clemson Tigers vs. South Carolina Gamecocks football series history". Winsipedia. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
- ^ "Clemson-Carolina: The end of Big Thursday". The Clemson Insider. November 21, 2019. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
- ^ "South Carolina Gamecocks Poll History". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
- ^ "Gamecocks win, 8–0, over Duke". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 21, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Army routs South Carolina, 45–8; Dawkins get 4 TDs". The Sunday Home News. September 28, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gamecocks whip Bulldogs, 24–14". The Greenville News. October 5, 1958. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gamecocks defeated in 6–0 league game". Daily Press. October 12, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Jim Anderson (October 24, 1958). "Aroused Gamecocks Defeat Clemson 26-6". The Greenville News. pp. 1, 20 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Terps defeat Gamecocks, 10–6". The Progress-Index. November 2, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "USC overpowers Furman, 32–7". The Times and Democrat. November 9, 1958. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gamecocks win homecoming game from Virginia 28 to 14". The Rocky Mount Telegram. November 16, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gamecocks keep Gator berth hopes alive, 12–6". The Greenville News. November 23, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gamecocks keep bowl hopes alive, rout Deacs, 24–7". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 28, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1958 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
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