Football--South Carolina vs Wake Forest 1958

Description: Item Description Title Football--South Carolina vs Wake Forest 1958 Creator Athletic Department, University of South Carolina Date 1958-11-27 Subjects South Carolina Gamecocks (Football team) Wake Forest Demon Deacons (Football team) Content Description This reel contains footage of the football game played between the University of South Carolina Gamecocks (white jerseys) and the Wake Forest University Demon Deacons (dark jerseys) on November 27, 1958. The Gamecocks won the home game played at Carolina Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina by a score of 24 to 7. Notable Plays: Runningback Alex Hawkins threw a 45 yd. bomb touchdown pass to fellow Gamecock runningback King Dixon on a spectacular halfback sweep pass play (14:41). Gamecock defensive backs (#22 and #12) intercepted the Demon Deacon quarterback at 15:58 and 19:33. Another halfback sweep pass play for a touchdown from Alex Hawkins to King Dixon (18:42). Notable Players: University of South Carolina offensive lineman Ed Pitts. One of the finest linemen in program history, Pitts was first-team all-ACC in his final two years and an All-American in 1959. One of only two Gamecocks to ever be named conference player of the year, University of South Carolina runningback Alex Hawkins took the ACC's prize in 1958 and was also named a third-team All-American. He ended with 1,490 career yards and led UofSC to 19 wins in three years. At the time, it was the second-most successful three-year period in program history, behind 20 wins from 1924-26. Contributing Institution University of South Carolina. Moving Image Research Collections Rights Copyright: University of South Carolina Moving Image Research Collections. All rights reserved. For further information please contact University of South Carolina, Moving Image Research Collections, Columbia, SC 29208. Supported By Digitization funding provided by the Digital Public Library of America Geographical Location Columbia (S.C.) Digital Collection University of South Carolina Film and Video Collections Collection Name University of South Carolina Athletic Department Collection Collection Description This collection includes 16mm film and video shot by the University of South Carolina's Athletic Department from the 1940s to the 1990s. Most of the films document UofSC's football and basketball programs; a handful document the University's track-and-field program. The majority of films and videos show games played by the Fighting Gamecocks, both football and basketball teams, and include full games and highlights, with defensive and offensive wide shots, for training, scouting and recruitment purposes, as well as special events in the athletic calendar. Item Title SCAR 21 Citation Football--South Carolina vs Wake Forest 1958. (SCAR 21.) University of South Carolina Athletic Department Collection. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. Type Moving Image Format video/H264 Media Type Motion pictures (visual works) Run Time 23:52 Title Id SCAR 21 Decade 1950 Time Period Civil Rights Era (1955-1969) Physical Notes Film: 16mm Silent B&W Positive 1.37:1 (Academy) Acetate. Website https://digital.library.sc.edu/collections/university-of-south-carolina-film-and-video-collections/