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1967 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

1967 South Carolina Gamecocks football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record5–5 (4–2 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainDon Somma, Joe Komoroski
Home stadiumCarolina Stadium
Seasons
← 1966
1968 →
1967 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Clemson $ 6 0 0 6 4 0
NC State 5 1 0 9 2 0
South Carolina 4 2 0 5 5 0
Virginia 3 3 0 5 5 0
Wake Forest 3 4 0 4 6 0
Duke 2 4 0 4 6 0
North Carolina 2 5 0 2 8 0
Maryland 0 6 0 0 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.

In Dietzel's second year, the Gamecocks made a four-win improvement over the previous season, but still did not finish with a winning record.[2][3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16Iowa State*W 34–321,713–26,443[4]
September 23North Carolina
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
W 16–1039,135[5]
September 30at DukeW 21–1725,000[6]
October 7at No. 5 Georgia*L 0–2158,182[7]
October 14at Florida State*L 0–1733,022[8]
October 21Virginia
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 24–2334,159[9]
October 28Maryland
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 31–033,427[10]
November 4at Wake ForestL 21–3513,000[11]
November 18at Alabama*L 0–1746,105[12][13]
November 25Clemson
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
L 12–2343,338[14]
  • *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. ^ "1966 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
  3. ^ "1967 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
  4. ^ "Cyclones fail in opener, 34–3". The Des Moines Register. September 17, 1967. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "South Carolina turns back North Carolina, 16 to 10". The Danville Register. September 24, 1967. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "S.C. defeats Duke, 21–17". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 1, 1967. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "USC runs out of comebacks". The Charlotte Observer. October 8, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "FSU rips S. Carolina 17–0". St. Lucie News Tribune. October 15, 1967. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Gamecocks surge topples Virginia". The Rocky Mount Telegram. October 22, 1967. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "S. Carolina gains tie in Atlantic". The Daily Advertiser. October 29, 1967. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Deacons surprise Gamecocks, 35 to 21". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 5, 1967. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Land, Charles (November 19, 1967). "Cotton-pickin Tide bags Gamecocks". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 13. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
  13. ^ Granger, Gene (November 19, 1967). "High tide washes out USC". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. p. B1. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
  14. ^ Jim Anderson (November 26, 1967). "Clemson Takes Carolina And ACC Championship". The Greenville News. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "1967 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 27, 2017.