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1956 South Carolina

7–⁠3 (5–⁠2 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Warren Giese.

Schedule and results

South Carolina in 1956, game by game: won vs. Wofford 26–13; won vs. No. 16 Duke 7–0; lost at Miami 6–14; won vs. North Carolina 14–0; won at Virginia 27–13; lost vs. No. 20 Clemson 0–7; won at Furman 13–6; lost at NC State 7–14; won vs. Maryland 13–0; won vs. Wake Forest 13–0+14−8Won 26–13 vs. Wofford+13WoffordWon 7–0 vs. No. 16 Duke+7No. 16 DukeLost 6–14 at Miami-8MiamiWon 14–0 vs. North Carolina+14North CarolinaWon 27–13 at Virginia+14VirginiaLost 0–7 vs. No. 20 Clemson-7No. 20 ClemsonWon 13–6 at Furman+7FurmanLost 7–14 at NC State-7NC StateWon 13–0 vs. Maryland+13MarylandWon 13–0 vs. Wake Forest+13Wake Forest
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 15vsWoffordW 26–⁠1384%
Sep 22vs16DukeW 7–⁠037%
Sep 28atMiamiL 6–⁠1429%
Oct 6vsNorth CarolinaW 14–⁠067%
Oct 13atVirginiaW 27–⁠1358%
Oct 25vs20ClemsonL 0–⁠746%
Nov 3atFurmanW 13–⁠674%
Nov 10atNC StateL 7–⁠1457%
Nov 17vsMarylandW 13–⁠055%
Nov 22vsWake ForestW 13–⁠063%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Wake Forest 13–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 41st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 2: 17
  2. Wk 4: 20
  3. Wk 5: 20

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 1956.

Record
7–⁠3
Conference
5–⁠2 3rd in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 17
Points
126–⁠67
Coach
Warren Giese
Elo
1517 +71 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
6.9 No. 44 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Mackie Prickett and Buddy Frick

Drafted in 1957

The 1957 draft
Rd 2Sam DeLuca OTNew York Giants

All-ACC

1 first team, 4 second team

First team

  • Buddy FrickEAP-1; UP-2

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1956 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1956 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Clemson4–⁠0–⁠17–⁠2–⁠219
Duke4–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
South Carolina5–⁠27–⁠3
Maryland2–⁠2–⁠12–⁠7–⁠1
North Carolina2–⁠3–⁠12–⁠7–⁠1
NC State2–⁠43–⁠7
Wake Forest1–⁠5–⁠12–⁠5–⁠3
Virginia1–⁠43–⁠7

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