| 1955 South Carolina Gamecocks football | |
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Record | 3–6 (1–5 ACC) |
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| Captain | Carl Brazell, Hugh Bell |
| Home stadium | Carolina Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1955 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1954 college football season. Led by Rex Enright in his 15th and final season as head coach, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 3–6 with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the ACC. The team played home games at Carolina Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 17 | Wofford* | W 26–7 | 15,000 | [2] | |
| September 24 | vs. Wake Forest | L 19–34 | 11,000 | [3] | |
| October 1 | No. 15 Navy* |
| L 0–26 | 28,000 | [4] |
| October 8 | Furman* |
| W 19–0 | 15,000 | [5] |
| October 20 | Clemson |
| L 14–28 | 35,000 | [6] |
| October 29 | at No. 1 Maryland | L 0–27 | 25,000 | [7] | |
| November 5 | vs. North Carolina | L 14–32 | 25,000 | [8] | |
| November 12 | No. 18 Duke |
| L 7–41 | 18,000 | [9] |
| November 26 | at Virginia | W 21–14 | 9,000 | [10] | |
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References
- ↑ "1955 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
- ↑ "Caskey, Brazell spark USC over Wofford eleven, 26–7". The Charlotte Observer. September 18, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Wake Forest routs South Carolina here, 33–19". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. September 25, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Welsh passes Middies to 26–0 decision over South Carolina". Fort Lauderdale News. October 2, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "South Carolina whips Furman by 19–0 margin". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 9, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Jim Anderson (October 21, 1955). "Clemson Wins Big Thursday Classic, 28-14". The Greenville News. pp. 1, 22 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Maryland slaughters SC, 27–0". The Knoxville Journal. October 30, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "North Carolina triumphs in Oyster Bowl, 32–14". Norfolk Virginian-Pilot. November 6, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Duke raps Gamecocks". The Rocky Mount Telegram. November 13, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Long runs spark Carolina victory". The State. November 27, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "1955 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
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