1958 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

1958 South Carolina Gamecocks football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
APNo. 15
Record7–3 (5–2 ACC)
Head coach
Captains
Home stadiumCarolina Stadium
1958 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 12 Clemson $ 5 1 08 3 0
No. 15 South Carolina 5 2 07 3 0
Duke 3 2 05 5 0
North Carolina 4 3 06 4 0
Maryland 3 3 04 6 0
Wake Forest 2 4 03 7 0
NC State 2 5 02 7 1
Virginia 1 5 01 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP poll

The 1958 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1958 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Warren Giese, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 7–3 with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, placing second in the ACC. The team played home games at Carolina Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina.

In their final "Big Thursday" victory ever, South Carolina upset their archrival No. 10 Clemson.

The 1958 Gamecocks finished the season ranked in the AP Poll for the first time in school history. It would not be done again until 1984.