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South Carolina Football Team History

South Carolina Gamecocks

University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC
Founded: 1801
Stadium: Williams-Brice Stadium
Capacity: 80,250
Colors: Garnet & Black
Coach: Warren Giese
Conference: Atlantic Coast-

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1892 <-- 1959 <- 1960 -> 1961 --> 2024

1960 Season Highlights

Warren Giese enters his 5th season as Head Coach at South Carolina.

1960 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 24	vs. Duke	0	31	L
Sat., Oct. 1	@ Georgia	6	38	L
Fri., Oct. 14	@ Miami	6	21	L
Sat., Oct. 22	vs. North Carolina	22	6	W
Sat., Oct. 29	@ Maryland	0	15	L
Sat., Nov. 5	@ Louisiana State	6	35	L
Sat., Nov. 12	@ Clemson	2	12	L
Sat., Nov. 19	vs. North Carolina State	8	8	T
Sat., Nov. 26	vs. Wake Forest	41	20	W
Sat., Dec. 3	vs. Virginia	26	0	W

1960 Season Totals
Record	3-6 -1
Points Scored	117
Scoring Average	11.7
Points Allowed	186
Defense Average	18.6
Opponents Record	48-51
Conference Record	3-3
Home Record	3-1 -1
Away Record	0-5

1960 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1960 Atlantic Coast- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Duke	8-3	173	114	Won 7-6	5-1	129	40	William D. Bill Murray
Maryland	6-4	171	164		5-2	131	94	Thomas N. Tom Nugent
Clemson	6-4	197	124		4-2	108	56	Frank Howard
North Carolina State	6-3-1	148	113		4-1-1	77	54	Earle Edwards
South Carolina	3-6-1	117	186		3-3-1	99	92	Warren Giese
North Carolina	3-7	117	161		2-5	79	98	James M. Jim Tatum
Wake Forest	2-8	119	215		2-5	100	163	Bill Hildebrand
Virginia	0-10	103	332		0-6	54	180	Richard Dick Voris

1960 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1960 All Atlantic Coast Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.