1956 South Carolina Gamecocks football team
| 1956 South Carolina Gamecocks football | |
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Record | 7–3 (5–2 ACC) |
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| Captain | Mackie Prickett, Buddy Frick |
| Home stadium | Carolina Stadium |
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| Team | W | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1956 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1956 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Warren Giese, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 7–3 with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, placing third in the ACC. The team played home games at Carolina Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 15 | Wofford* | W 26–13 | 20,000 | [2] | |||
| September 22 | No. 16 Duke |
| W 7–0 | 25,000 | [3] | ||
| September 28 | at Miami (FL)* | No. 17 | L 6–14 | 44,184 | [4] | ||
| October 6 | North Carolina |
| W 14–0 | 20,000 | [5] | ||
| October 13 | vs. Virginia | No. 20 | W 27–13 | 19,000 | [6] | ||
| October 25 | Clemson |
| L 0–7 | 35,000 | [7] | ||
| November 3 | at Furman* | W 13–6 | [8] | ||||
| November 10 | at NC State | L 7–14 | 11,000 | [9] | |||
| November 17 | Maryland |
| W 13–0 | 25,000 | [10] | ||
| November 22 | 1:00 p.m. | vs. Wake Forest | W 13–0 | 12,072 | [11] | ||
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References
- ^ "1956 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
- ^ "'Birds top Wofford by 26–13". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 16, 1956. Retrieved January 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "S. Carolina shades Duke". The Palm Beach Post. September 23, 1956. Retrieved January 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bosseler powers Miami by South Carolina, 14–6". Pensacola News Journal. September 29, 1956. Retrieved January 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gamecock drive tops N.C., 14–0". The Progress-Index. October 7, 1956. Retrieved January 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dixon paces Gamecocks in 27–13 win". Greensboro Daily News. October 14, 1956. Retrieved January 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Jim Anderson (October 26, 1956). "Tigers Repel Late Drive To Whip Gamecocks, 7-0". The Greenville News. pp. 1, 15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "S.C. first period scores nose out Furman, 13–6". The Charlotte Observer. November 4, 1956. Retrieved September 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "N.C. State upsets S. Carolina, 14–7". The Birmingham News. November 11, 1956. Retrieved January 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gamecocks whip Maryland, 13–0". The State. November 18, 1956. Retrieved January 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Helms, Herman (November 22, 1956). "Gamecocks Rate TD Edge Over Deacons Here Today". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, North Carolina. p. 4C. Retrieved May 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "1956 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
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