1966 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

The 1966 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Paul Dietzel, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 1–9 with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, placing seventh in the ACC. The team played home games at Carolina Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina.

1966 South Carolina Gamecocks football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record1–9 (1–3 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainBobby Bryant
Home stadiumCarolina Stadium
(capacity: 42,238)
1966 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Clemson $  6 –1   6 –4  
NC State  5 –2   5 –5  
Maryland  3 –3   4 –6  
Virginia  3 –3   4 –6  
Duke  2 –3   5 –5  
Wake Forest  2 –4   3 –7  
South Carolina  1 –3   1 –9  
North Carolina  1 –4   2 –8  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Dietzel, who had coached LSU to a national championship in 1958 and Southeastern Conference (SEC) titles in 1958 and 1961, became South Carolina's coach after four seasons at Army. Dietzel's first game leading the Gamecocks was against LSU Tigers at Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The Tigers won, 28–12.

In South Carolina's only win of the season, against NC State, defensive back and team captain Bobby Bryant returned a punt 98 yards for a touchdown, setting a program record for longest punt return.[2]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at LSU*
L 12–2867,512[3]
September 24Memphis State*
L 7–1624,404
October 1Georgia*
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
L 0–731,141[4]
October 8at NC State
W 31–2135,200
October 15Wake Forest
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
L 6–1026,593
October 22at Tennessee*
L 17–2938,944[5]
October 29at Maryland
L 2–14
November 5Florida State*
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
L 10–3229,286
November 12at No. 3 Alabama*
L 0–2457,282–59,500[6][7]
November 26at Clemson
L 10–3546,000[8]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[9]

References
  1. "1966 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
  2. "Where Are They Now? Bobby Bryant". October 10, 2003.
  3. "LSU has 28–12 victory; Crowd boos Dietzel". The Greenville News. September 18, 1966. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Bulldogs win, 7–0, over South Carolina". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 2, 1966. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Flowers leads Vols over Birds, 29–17". The Times and Democrat. October 23, 1966. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Land, Charles (November 13, 1966). "Tide's just enough". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 11. Retrieved July 21, 2013 – via Google News Archives.
  7. "Third-ranked Crimson Tide waterlog Gamecocks 24–0". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. Associated Press. November 13, 1966. p. B1. Retrieved July 21, 2013 – via Google News Archives.
  8. Jim Anderson (November 27, 1966). "Tigers Pluck Gamecocks 35-10, Win ACC Title". The Greenville News. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "1966 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 28, 2017.


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