1956 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

1956 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
1956 record 7–3 (5–2 ACC)
Head coach Warren Giese (1st season)
Home stadium Carolina Stadium
(Capacity: 34,000)
1956 ACC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 19 Clemson $ 4 0 1  7 2 2
Duke 4 1 0  5 4 1
South Carolina 5 2 0  7 3 0
Maryland 2 2 1  2 7 1
North Carolina 2 3 1  2 7 1
NC State 2 4 0  3 7 0
Wake Forest 1 5 1  2 5 3
Virginia 1 4 0  3 7 0
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1956 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the Atlantic Coast Conference in the 1956 college football season. The Gamecocks finished the season 7–3 overall.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result
September 15 Wofford* Carolina StadiumColumbia, SC W 26–13  
September 22 No. 16 Duke Carolina StadiumColumbia, SC W 7–0  
September 28 at Miami (FL)* No. 17 Burdine StadiumMiami, FL L 6–14  
October 6 North Carolina Carolina StadiumColumbia, SC W 14–0  
October 13 vs. Virginia No. 20 Scott StadiumRichmond, VA W 27–13  
October 25 Clemson Carolina StadiumColumbia, SC (Rivalry) L 0–7  
November 3 at Furman (SC) Sirrine StadiumGreenville, SC W 13–6  
November 10 at NC State Riddick StadiumRaleigh, NC L 7–14  
November 23 Maryland Carolina StadiumColumbia, SC W 13–0  
November 22 vs. Wake Forest Bowman Gray StadiumCharlotte, NC W 13–0  
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

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References

  1. "1956 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
  2. "1956 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 20, 2017.


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