1955 South Carolina

3–⁠6 (1–⁠5 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Rex Enright.

Schedule and results

South Carolina in 1955, game by game: won vs. Wofford 26–7; lost at Wake Forest 19–34; lost vs. Navy 0–26; won vs. Furman 19–0; lost vs. Clemson 14–28; lost at Maryland 0–27; lost vs. North Carolina 14–32; lost vs. Duke 7–41; won at Virginia 21–14+19−34Won 26–7 vs. Wofford+19WoffordLost 19–34 at Wake Forest-15Wake ForestLost 0–26 vs. Navy-26NavyWon 19–0 vs. Furman+19FurmanLost 14–28 vs. Clemson-14ClemsonLost 0–27 at Maryland-27MarylandLost 14–32 vs. North Carolina-18North CarolinaLost 7–41 vs. Duke-34DukeWon 21–14 at Virginia+7Virginia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 17vsWoffordW 26–⁠793%
Sep 24atWake ForestL 19–⁠3453%
Oct 1vsNavyL 0–⁠2636%
Oct 8vsFurmanW 19–⁠080%
Oct 20vsClemsonL 14–⁠2854%
Oct 29atMarylandL 0–⁠2712%
Nov 5vsNorth CarolinaL 14–⁠3261%
Nov 12vsDukeL 7–⁠4131%
Nov 26atVirginiaW 21–⁠1455%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Virginia 21–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 101st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1955.

Record
3–⁠6
Conference
1–⁠5 tied for 6th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
120–⁠209
Coach
Rex Enright
Elo
1419 −115 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−11.3 No. 90 of 110 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Carl Brazell and Hugh Bell

1955 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Maryland4–⁠010–⁠13
Duke4–⁠07–⁠2–⁠1
Clemson3–⁠17–⁠3
Wake Forest3–⁠3–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
North Carolina3–⁠33–⁠7
South Carolina1–⁠53–⁠6
NC State0–⁠2–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
Virginia0–⁠41–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.