1970 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

The 1970 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. The Gamecocks finished the season 4–6–1 overall.

1970 South Carolina Gamecocks football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1970 record4–6–1 (3–2–1 ACC)
Head coachPaul Dietzel (5th season)
Home stadiumCarolina Stadium
(Capacity: 42,238)
1970 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Wake Forest $ 5 1 0  6 5 0
North Carolina 5 2 0  8 4 0
Duke 5 2 0  6 5 0
South Carolina 3 2 1  4 6 1
NC State 2 3 1  3 7 1
Clemson 2 4 0  3 8 0
Maryland 2 4 0  2 9 0
Virginia 0 6 0  5 6 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 12at Georgia Tech*No. 17
L 20–2351,206
September 19Wake Forest
W 43–742,219
September 26at NC StateT 7–725,200
October 3Virginia Tech*
W 24–741,563
October 10at No. 18 North CarolinaW 35–2147,500
October 17at MarylandL 15–2115,400
October 24Florida State*
L 13–2142,537
October 31at Georgia*ABCL 34–5257,391
November 7No. 8 Tennessee*
L 18–2042,788
November 14Duke
L 38–4242,454
November 21at ClemsonW 38–3251,000[2]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. "1970 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  2. "Gamecocks Nip Tigers 38-32 In Seesaw Clash". The Greenville News. November 22, 1970. p. 1 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "1970 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 14, 2017.


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