1968 South Carolina Gamecocks football team
The 1968 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. Led by third-year head coach Paul Dietzel, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the ACC. The team played home games at Carolina Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina.
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Record | 4–6 (4–3 ACC) |
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Captain | Johnny Gregory, Benny Galloway |
Home stadium | Carolina Stadium (capacity: 42,238) |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 21 | Duke | L 7–14 | 42,234 | ||
September 28 | at North Carolina | W 32–27 | 28,000 | ||
October 5 | No. 16 Georgia* |
| L 20–21 | 42,808 | |
October 12 | at NC State | L 12–36 | 33,400 | ||
October 19 | at Maryland | L 19–21 | 28,200 | ||
October 26 | No. 20 Florida State* |
| L 28–35 | 42,038 | |
November 2 | at Virginia | W 49–28 | 25,600 | ||
November 9 | at Wake Forest | W 34–21 | 16,000 | ||
November 16 | Virginia Tech* |
| L 6–17 | 40,137 | |
November 23 | at Clemson | W 7–3 | 53,000 | [2] | |
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References
- "1968 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
- "Underdog USC Takes 7-3 Victory Over Clemson". The Greenville News. November 24, 1968. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- "1968 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
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