1959 South Carolina Gamecocks football team
American college football season
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
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 19 | Duke | No. 14 | | W 12–7 | 37,000 | [1] |
September 26 | Furman* | No. 20 | - Carolina Stadium
- Columbia, SC
| W 30–0 | 14,000 | [2] |
October 3 | No. 13 Georgia* | No. 16 | - Carolina Stadium
- Columbia, SC (rivalry)
| W 30–14 | 27,000 | [3] |
October 10 | at North Carolina | No. 11 | | L 6–19 | 29,000 | [4] |
October 22 | No. 17 Clemson | | - Carolina Stadium
- Columbia, SC (rivalry)
| L 0–27 | 47,000 | [5] |
October 31 | Maryland | | - Carolina Stadium
- Columbia, SC
| W 22–6 | 20,000 | [6] |
November 7 | at Virginia | | | W 32–20 | 10,000 | [7] |
November 13 | at Miami (FL)* | | | L 6–26 | 31,797 | [8] |
November 21 | NC State | | - Carolina Stadium
- Columbia, SC
| W 12–7 | 28,000 | [9] |
November 28 | vs. Wake Forest | | | L 20–43 | 12,600 | [10] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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References
- ^ "Norton's big run downs Dukes 12–7". Greensboro Daily News. September 20, 1959. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "South Carolina blanks Furman". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 27, 1959. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "South Carolina surprises Georgia". The Spokesman-Review. October 4, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pass-happy North Carolina hands S.C. first defeat of season, 19–6". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. October 11, 1959. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Jim Anderson (October 23, 1957). "Tigers Blast Birds, 27–0, In Last 'Big Thursday'". The Greenville News. pp. 1, 30 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Birds topple Terps, 22–6". The Greenville News. November 1, 1959. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gamecocks win, 32–20, over Cavalier eleven". The Progress-Index. November 8, 1959. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Miami licks Gamecocks 26–6 as Curci and Bouffard star". News-Press. November 14, 1959. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Norton sparks Gamecocks over State, 12–7". The Rocky Mount Telegram. November 22, 1959. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 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
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- ^ "1959 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
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