1960 South Carolina
3–6–1 (3–3–1 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Warren Giese. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Virginia 26–0Dec 3
By 26 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 | vs Duke | L 0–31 | 59% |
| Oct 1 | at Georgia | L 6–38 | 23% |
| Oct 14 | at Miami | L 6–21 | 33% |
| Oct 22 | vs North Carolina | W 22–6 | 48% |
| Oct 29 | at Maryland | L 0–15 | 38% |
| Nov 5 | at LSU | L 6–35 | 23% |
| Nov 12 | at Clemson | L 2–12 | 19% |
| Nov 19 | vs NC State | T 8–8 | 46% |
| Nov 26 | vs Wake Forest | W 41–20 | 58% |
| Dec 3 | vs Virginia | W 26–0 | 83% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Virginia 26–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
In program history: The 92nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).
- Record
- 3–6–1
- Conference
- 3–3–1 5th in Atlantic Coast Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 117–186
- Coach
- Warren Giese
- Elo
- 1442 −51 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −5.8 No. 74 of 113 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Jerry Frye and Jake Bodkin
All-ACC
1 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Jake BodkinOGAP-1; UPI-1
Second team
- Samuel B. Fewell Jr.OTUPI-2
From Wikipedia’s 1960 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1960 Atlantic Coast Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 5–1 | 8–3 | 10 |
| NC State | 4–1–1 | 6–3–1 | |
| Maryland | 5–2 | 6–4 | |
| Clemson | 4–2 | 6–4 | |
| South Carolina | 3–3–1 | 3–6–1 | |
| North Carolina | 2–5 | 3–7 | |
| Wake Forest | 2–5 | 2–8 | |
| Virginia | 0–6 | 0–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.