1967 South Carolina Gamecocks football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record5–5 (4–2 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainDon Somma, Joe Komoroski
Home stadiumCarolina Stadium
1967 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Clemson $ 6 0 06 4 0
NC State 5 1 09 2 0
South Carolina 4 2 05 5 0
Virginia 3 3 05 5 0
Wake Forest 3 4 04 6 0
Duke 2 4 04 6 0
North Carolina 2 5 02 8 0
Maryland 0 6 00 9 0
  • $ Conference champion

[1] 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.

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

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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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