1966 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

The 1966 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the Atlantic Coast Conference in the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. The Gamecocks finished the season 1–9 overall.

1966 South Carolina Gamecocks football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1966 record1–9 (1–3 ACC)
Head coachPaul Dietzel (1st season)
Home stadiumCarolina Stadium
(Capacity: 42,238)
1966 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
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]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at LSUL 12–28
September 24Memphis State
L 7-16
October 1GeorgiaL 0-7
October 8at NC StateW 31-21
October 15Wake Forest
L 6-10
October 22at TennesseeL 17-29
October 29at MarylandL 2-14
November 5Florida State
L 10-32
November 12at No. 3 Alabama
L 0-24
November 26at ClemsonL 10-3546,000[2]

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References

  1. "1966 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
  2. Jim Anderson (November 27, 1966). "Tigers Pluck Gamecocks 35-10, Win ACC Title". The Greenville News. p. 1 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "1966 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 28, 2017.


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