1965 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

The 1965 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the Atlantic Coast Conference in the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. The Gamecocks finished the season 5–5 overall.

1965 South Carolina Gamecocks football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1965 record5–5 (0–6 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCarolina Stadium
(Capacity: 43,232)
1965 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
NC State + 5 2 0  6 4 0†
Clemson + 5 2 0  5 5 0†
Duke 4 2 0  6 4 0
Maryland 3 3 0  4 6 0
North Carolina 3 3 0  4 6 0
Virginia 3 3 0  4 6 0†
Wake Forest 2 4 0  3 7 0†
South Carolina 0 6 0  5 5 0†
  • + Conference co-champions
  • † South Carolina forfeited its 4 conference wins (Clemson, NC State, Virginia, Wake Forest) due to an ineligible player. This moved Clemson and NC State to 5–2, making them co-champions. Overall records do not reflect this. Duke and South Carolina were originally co-champions with records of 4–2.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at The CitadelW 13–3
September 25DukeL 15-20
October 2NC StateW 13-7
October 9at TennesseeL 3-24
October 16Wake ForestW 38-7
October 23at No. 9 LSUL 7-21
October 30MarylandL 14-27
November 6at VirginiaW 17-7
November 13at No. 5 AlabamaL 14-35
November 20ClemsonW 17-1644,500[3]

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References

  1. "ACC Champions". 2007 Football Media Guide. Atlantic Coast Conference. p. 93. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 10, 2011. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
  2. "1965 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
  3. Jim Anderson (November 21, 1965). "USC Edges Clemson In A Thriller, 17 To 16". The Greenville News. p. 1 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "1965 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 31, 2017.


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