1955 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

The 1955 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1954 college football season. Led by Rex Enright in his 15th and final season as head coach, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 3–6 with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the ACC. The team played home games at Carolina Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina.

1955 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	3–6 (1–5 ACC)
Head coach	Rex Enright (15th season)
Captain	Carl Brazell, Hugh Bell
Home stadium	Carolina Stadium (capacity: 34,000)
Seasons ← 1954 1956 →

1955 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Maryland +	4	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Duke +	4	–	0	–	0			7	–	2	–	1
Clemson	3	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Wake Forest	3	–	3	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
North Carolina	3	–	3	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
NC State	0	–	2	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
South Carolina	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Virginia	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	Wofford*	Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC	W 26–7
September 24	vs. Wake Forest	Bowman Gray Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	L 19–34	8,500
October 1	No. 15 Navy*	Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC	L 0–26
October 8	Furman*	Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC	W 19–0
October 20	Clemson	Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC (rivalry)	L 14–28	35,000	^[2]
October 29	at No. 1 Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 0–27	25,000
November 5	vs. North Carolina	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA (Oyster Bowl, rivalry)	L 14–32
November 12	No. 18 Duke	Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC	L 7–41	18,000
November 26	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	W 21–14
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "1955 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
2. Jim Anderson (October 21, 1955). "Clemson Wins Big Thursday Classic, 28-14". The Greenville News. pp. 1, 22 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "1955 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 21, 2017.