1959 South Carolina Gamecocks football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1959
| team = South Carolina Gamecocks
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Atlantic Coast Conference
| short_conf = ACC
| record = 6–4
| conf_record = 4–3
| head_coach = Warren Giese
| hc_year = 4th
| captain = John Saunders
| captain3 = Ed Pitts
| stadium = Carolina Stadium
}}
{{1959 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings}}
The 1959 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1959 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Warren Giese, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the ACC. The team played home games at Carolina Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1959
| poll = AP
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 19
| w/l = w
| rank = 14
| opponent = Duke
| site_stadium = Carolina Stadium
| site_cityst = Columbia, SC
| score = 12–7
| attend = 37,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-and-record-nortons-big-run-downs-d/139090642/|title=Norton's big run downs Dukes 12–7|newspaper=Greensboro Daily News|date=September 20, 1959|accessdate=January 19, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 26
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| rank = 20
| opponent = Furman
| site_stadium = Carolina Stadium
| site_cityst = Columbia, SC
| score = 30–0
| attend = 14,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109617777/south-carolina-blanks-furman/|work=Asheville Citizen-Times|title=South Carolina blanks Furman|date=September 27, 1959|accessdate=January 19, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 3
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| rank = 16
| opponent = Georgia
| opprank = 13
| site_stadium = Carolina Stadium
| site_cityst = Columbia, SC
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 30–14
| attend = 27,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-spokesman-review-south-carolina-surp/133125679/|title=South Carolina surprises Georgia|newspaper=The Spokesman-Review|date=October 4, 1959|accessdate=October 8, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 10
| w/l = l
| away = y
| rank = 11
| opponent = North Carolina
| site_stadium = Kenan Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 6–19
| attend = 29,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/winston-salem-journal-pass-happy-north-c/139065270/|work=Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel|title=Pass-happy North Carolina hands S.C. first defeat of season, 19–6|date=October 11, 1959|accessdate=January 19, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 22
| w/l = l
| opponent = Clemson
| opprank = 17
| site_stadium = Carolina Stadium
| site_cityst = Columbia, SC
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 0–27
| attend = 47,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Tigers Blast Birds, 27–0, In Last 'Big Thursday'|newspaper=The Greenville News|author=Jim Anderson|date=October 23, 1957|pages= 1, 30 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36756468/tigers_blast_birds_270_in_last_big/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 31
| w/l = w
| opponent = Maryland
| site_stadium = Carolina Stadium
| site_cityst = Columbia, SC
| score = 22–6
| attend = 20,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-greenville-news-birds-topple-terps/139066232/|work=The Greenville News|title=Birds topple Terps, 22–6|date=November 1, 1959|accessdate=January 19, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 7
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Virginia
| site_stadium = Scott Stadium
| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA
| score = 32–20
| attend = 10,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-progress-index-gamecocks-win-3220/139090891/|work=The Progress-Index|title=Gamecocks win, 32–20, over Cavalier eleven|date=November 8, 1959|accessdate=January 19, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 13
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Miami (FL)
| site_stadium = Miami Orange Bowl
| site_cityst = Miami, FL
| score = 6–26
| attend = 31,797
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-press-miami-licks-gamecocks-266-as/139091021/|work=News-Press|title=Miami licks Gamecocks 26–6 as Curci and Bouffard star|date=November 14, 1959|accessdate=January 19, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 21
| w/l = w
| opponent = NC State
| site_stadium = Carolina Stadium
| site_cityst = Columbia, SC
| score = 12–7
| attend = 28,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/rocky-mount-telegram-norton-sparks-gamec/139091150/|work=The Rocky Mount Telegram|title=Norton sparks Gamecocks over State, 12–7|date=November 22, 1959|accessdate=January 19, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 28
| w/l = l
| neutral = y
| opponent = Wake Forest
| site_stadium = American Legion Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Charlotte, NC
| score = 20–43
| attend = 12,600
| source = {{cite news |last=Green |first=Ronald |title=Snead's Arm Give Wake TD Edge Here |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77788944/the-charlotte-news/ |newspaper=The Charlotte News |location=Charlotte, North Carolina |date=November 27, 1959 |page=6 |access-date=May 16, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
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References
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