1963 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

The 1963 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. Led by third-year head coach Marvin Bass, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 1–8–1 with a mark of 1–5–1 in conference play, placing sixth in the ACC. The team played home games at Carolina Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina.

1963 South Carolina Gamecocks football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record1–8–1 (1–5–1 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainTim Gibson, Sammy Anderson
Home stadiumCarolina Stadium
(capacity: 43,232)
1963 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 19 North Carolina + 6 1 09 2 0
NC State + 6 1 08 3 0
Clemson 5 2 05 4 1
Duke 5 2 05 4 1
Maryland 2 5 03 7 0
South Carolina 1 5 11 8 1
Wake Forest 1 5 01 9 0
Virginia 0 5 12 7 1
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from Coaches Poll[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at DukeL 14–2225,000
September 28MarylandW 21–1313,550
October 5at Georgia*L 7–2733,500[2]
October 12NC State
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
L 6–1816,672
October 19at VirginiaT 10–1016,000
October 26North Carolina
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
L 0–723,170
November 2Tulane*
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
L 7–2018,372[3]
November 9at Memphis State*L 0–917,006
November 16at Wake ForestL 19–207,000
November 28Clemson
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
L 20–2437,414[4]
  • *Non-conference game

[5]

References

  1. "1963 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
  2. "Rakestraw leads Bulldogs to 27–7 win over Gamecocks". The Times and Democrat. October 6, 1963. Retrieved October 12, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Carolina makes Wake Forest losingest club in land". The State. November 2, 1963. Retrieved September 20, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Jim Anderson (November 29, 1963). "Clemson Tigers Beat USC Gamecocks, 24 To 20". The Greenville News. p. 1 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "1963 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 7, 2017.


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