1961 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

1961 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
1961 record 4–6 (3–4 ACC)
Head coach Marvin Bass (1st season)
Home stadium Carolina Stadium
(Capacity: 43,099)
1961 ACC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 20 Duke $  5 1     7 3  
North Carolina  4 3     5 5  
Maryland  3 3     7 3  
Clemson  3 3     5 5  
NC State  3 4     4 6  
South Carolina  3 4     4 6  
Wake Forest  3 4     4 6  
Virginia  2 4     4 6  
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1961 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the Atlantic Coast Conference in the 1961 college football season. The Gamecocks finished the season 4–6 overall.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result
September 23 Duke Carolina StadiumColumbia, South Carolina L 6–7  
September 30 at Wake Forest Bowman Gray StadiumWinston-Salem, North Carolina W 10-7  
October 7 at Georgia Sanford StadiumAthens, Georgia (Rivalry) L 14-17  
October 14 LSU Carolina StadiumColumbia, South Carolina L 0-42  
October 21 North Carolina Carolina StadiumColumbia, South Carolina L 0-17  
October 28 Maryland Carolina StadiumColumbia, South Carolina W 20-10  
November 4 at Virginia Scott StadiumCharlottesville, Virginia L 20-28  
November 11 Clemson Carolina StadiumColumbia, South Carolina (Battle of the Palmetto State) W 21-14  
November 18 at NC State Riddick StadiumRaleigh, North Carolina L 14-38  
November 25 at Vanderbilt Dudley FieldNashville, Tennessee W 23-7  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

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References

  1. "1961 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
  2. "1961 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 10, 2017.


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