1967 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

The 1967 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. Led by second-year head coach Paul Dietzel, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, placing third in the ACC. The team played home games at Carolina Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina.

1967 South Carolina Gamecocks football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record5–5 (4–2 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainDon Somma, Joe Komoroski
Home stadiumCarolina Stadium
(capacity: 42,238)
1967 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Clemson $  6 0   6 4  
No. 17 NC State  5 1   9 2  
South Carolina  4 2   5 5  
Virginia  3 3   5 5  
Wake Forest  3 4   4 6  
Duke  2 4   4 6  
North Carolina  2 5   2 8  
Maryland  0 6   0 9  
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from Coaches Poll[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16Iowa State*W 34–326,443
September 23North Carolina
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
W 16–1039,135
September 30at DukeW 21–1725,000
October 7at No. 5 Georgia*L 0–2158,182[2]
October 14at Florida State*L 0–1733,022
October 21Virginia
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 24–2334,159
October 28Maryland
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 31–033,427
November 4at Wake ForestL 21–3513,000
November 18at Alabama*L 0–1746,105[3][4]
November 25Clemson
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
L 12–2343,338[5]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[6]

References

  1. "1967 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
  2. "USC runs out of comebacks". The Charlotte Observer. October 8, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Land, Charles (November 19, 1967). "Cotton-pickin Tide bags Gamecocks". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 13. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
  4. Granger, Gene (November 19, 1967). "High tide washes out USC". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. p. B1. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
  5. Jim Anderson (November 26, 1967). "Clemson Takes Carolina And ACC Championship". The Greenville News. p. 1 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "1967 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 27, 2017.


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