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1959 South Carolina Gamecocks football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record6–4 (4–3 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainJohn Saunders, Ed Pitts
Home stadiumCarolina Stadium
Seasons← 19581960 →
1959 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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 college 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

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19DukeNo. 14W 12–737,000
September 26Furman*No. 20
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 30–014,000
October 3No. 13 Georgia*No. 16
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
W 30–1427,000
October 10at North CarolinaNo. 11L 6–1929,000
October 22No. 17 Clemson
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
L 0–2747,000
October 31Maryland
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 22–620,000
November 7at VirginiaW 32–2010,000
November 13at Miami (FL)*L 6–2631,797
November 21NC State
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 12–728,000
November 28vs. Wake ForestL 20–4312,600
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "Norton's big run downs Dukes 12–7". Greensboro Daily News. September 20, 1959. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "South Carolina blanks Furman". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 27, 1959. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "South Carolina surprises Georgia". The Spokesman-Review. October 4, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "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.
  5. Jim Anderson (October 23, 1957). "Tigers Blast Birds, 27–0, In Last 'Big Thursday'". The Greenville News. pp. 1, 30 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Birds topple Terps, 22–6". The Greenville News. November 1, 1959. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Gamecocks win, 32–20, over Cavalier eleven". The Progress-Index. November 8, 1959. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Miami licks Gamecocks 26–6 as Curci and Bouffard star". News-Press. November 14, 1959. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Norton sparks Gamecocks over State, 12–7". The Rocky Mount Telegram. November 22, 1959. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. 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 Open access icon.
  11. "1959 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
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