1958 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

The 1958 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1958 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Warren Giese, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 7–3 with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, placing second in the ACC. The team played home games at Carolina Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina.

1958 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 15
Record	7–3 (5–2 ACC)
Head coach	Warren Giese (3rd season)
Captains	King Dixon Alex Hawkins Dwight Keith
Home stadium	Carolina Stadium
Seasons ← 1957 1959 →

1958 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 12 Clemson $	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
No. 15 South Carolina	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Duke	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
North Carolina	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Maryland	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Wake Forest	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
NC State	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	1
Virginia	1	–	5	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP poll[1]

In their final "Big Thursday" victory ever, South Carolina upset their archrival No. 10 Clemson.^[2][3][4]

The 1958 Gamecocks finished the season ranked in the AP Poll for the first time in school history. It would not be done again until 1984.^[5]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	Duke		Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC	W 8–0	38,000	[6]
September 27	at No. 8 Army*	No. 18	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 8–45	16,250–20,000	[7]
October 4	at Georgia*		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	W 24–14	28,000	[8]
October 11	at North Carolina		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	L 0–6	26,000	[9]
October 23	No. 10 Clemson		Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC (rivalry)	W 26–6	46,000	[10]
November 1	at Maryland		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 6–10	17,000	[11]
November 8	at Furman*		Sirrine Stadium Greenville, SC	W 32–7		[12]
November 15	Virginia		Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC	W 28–14	20,000	[13]
November 22	NC State		Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC	W 12–7		[14]
November 27	Wake Forest	No. 16	Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC	W 24–7	16,000	[15]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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