1959 South Carolina Gamecocks football team
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| 1959 South Carolina Gamecocks football | |
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Record | 6–4 (4–3 ACC) |
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| Captain | John Saunders, Ed Pitts |
| Home stadium | Carolina Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||
| September 26 | Furman* | No. 20 |
| W 30–0 | 14,000 | |
| October 3 | No. 13 Georgia* | No. 16 |
| W 30–14 | 27,000 | |
| October 10 | at North Carolina | No. 11 | L 6–19 | 29,000 | ||
| October 22 | No. 17 Clemson |
| L 0–27 | 47,000 | ||
| October 31 | Maryland |
| W 22–6 | 20,000 | ||
| November 7 | at Virginia | W 32–20 | 10,000 | |||
| November 13 | at Miami (FL)* | L 6–26 | 31,797 | |||
| November 21 | NC State |
| W 12–7 | 28,000 | ||
| November 28 | vs. Wake Forest | L 20–43 | 12,600 | |||
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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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