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South Carolina

ACC · 1959 Season · Final

Struggling +
Record
6–4
0.600 Win %
Conference
2nd
4–3 in ACC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
119
1903–2026
All-Time Record
616–593–41
0.509 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#9
2012, 2013
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 3 · Top 25: 12
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 27 seasons
  • Pioneer Era · 1 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare South Carolina head-to-head · History & Eras

1959 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 22Duke (DUKE)H2HACC4–6W 12–7
5Week 5 · Sep 29Furman (FURMAN)H2HIND SOCON3–7W 30–0
6Week 6 · Oct 6Georgia (GEORGIA)H2HSEC10–1W 30–14
7Week 7 · Oct 13North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HACC5–5L 6–19
9Week 9 · Oct 27Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC9–2L 0–27
10Week 10 · Nov 3Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HACC5–5W 22–6
11Week 11 · Nov 10Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HACC0–10W 32–20
12Week 12 · Nov 17Miami (MIAMI)H2HIND FBSI6–4L 6–26
13Week 13 · Nov 24NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HACC1–9W 12–7
14Week 14 · Dec 1Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HACC6–4L 20–43

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
2.757
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+8
-15+23
  • Georgia +10
  • Maryland +5
  • Duke +4
  • Furman +3
  • NC State +1
  • Virginia 0
  • Clemson -2
  • Miami -4
  • Wake Forest -4
  • North Carolina -5

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #40Better than 72%
Win % Place 33rdBetter than 77%

0.600 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#45W14#42Regular Season Final#42Post-Season W1#41Post-Season W2#40Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+5
+30
+16
-13
-27
+16
+12
-20
+5
-23

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#351954#831955#411956#671957#291958

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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