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.
| 1958 South Carolina Gamecocks football | |
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 15 |
| Record | 7–3 (5–2 ACC) |
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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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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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