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1956 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

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1956 South Carolina Gamecocks football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record7–3 (5–2 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCarolina Stadium
(Capacity: 34,000)
Seasons
← 1955
1957 →
1956 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
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 NCAA University Division football season. The Gamecocks finished the season 7–3 overall.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15Wofford*W 26–13
September 22No. 16 DukeW 7–0
September 28at Miami (FL)*No. 17L 6–14
October 6North CarolinaW 14–0
October 13vs. VirginiaNo. 20W 27–13
October 25ClemsonL 0–735,000[2]
November 3at Furman (SC)W 13–6
November 10at NC StateL 7–14
November 23MarylandW 13–0
November 22vs. Wake ForestCharlotte, NCW 13–0
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[3]

References

  1. ^ "1956 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
  2. ^ Jim Anderson (October 26, 1956). "Tigers Repel Late Drive To Whip Gamecocks, 7-0". The Greenville News. pp. 1, 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1956 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 20, 2017.