1955 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

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1955 South Carolina Gamecocks football
South Carolina Gamecocks logo.svg
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1955 record3–6 (1–5 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCarolina Stadium
(Capacity: 34,000)
Seasons
← 1954
1956 →
1955 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Maryland + 4 0 0 10 1 0
Duke + 4 0 0 7 2 1
Clemson 3 1 0 7 3 0
Wake Forest 3 3 1 5 4 1
North Carolina 3 3 0 3 7 0
NC State 0 2 1 4 5 1
South Carolina 1 5 0 3 6 0
Virginia 0 4 0 1 9 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1955 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the Atlantic Coast Conference in the 1955 college football season. The Gamecocks finished the season 3–6 overall.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17Wofford*W 26–7
September 24vs. Wake ForestL 19–348,500
October 1No. 15 Navy*
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
L 0–26
October 8Furman*
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 19–0
October 20Clemson
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
L 14–2835,000[2]
October 29at No. 1 MarylandL 0–2725,000
November 5at North CarolinaL 14–32
November 12No. 18 Duke
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
L 7–4118,000
November 26at VirginiaW 21–14
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "1955 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
  2. ^ Jim Anderson (October 21, 1955). "Clemson Wins Big Thursday Classic, 28-14". The Greenville News. pp. 1, 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1955 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
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