1968 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

The 1968 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the Atlantic Coast Conference in the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. The Gamecocks finished the season 4–6 overall.

1968 South Carolina Gamecocks football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1968 record4–6 (4–3 ACC)
Head coachPaul Dietzel (3rd season)
Home stadiumCarolina Stadium
(Capacity: 42,238)
1968 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
NC State $ 6 1 0  6 4 0
Clemson 4 1 1  4 5 1
Virginia 3 2 0  7 3 0
South Carolina 4 3 0  4 6 0
Duke 3 4 0  4 6 0
Wake Forest 2 3 1  2 7 1
Maryland 2 5 0  2 8 0
North Carolina 1 6 0  3 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Duke
L 7–1442,234
September 28at North CarolinaW 32-2728,000
October 5No. 16 GeorgiaL 20-2142,808
October 12at NC StateL 12-3633,400
October 19at MarylandL 19-2128,200
October 26No. 20 Florida State
L 28-3542,038
November 2at VirginiaW 49-2825,600
November 9at Wake ForestW 34-2116,000
November 16Virginia Tech
L 6-1740,137
November 23ClemsonW 7-353,000[2]

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References

  1. "1968 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
  2. "Underdog USC Takes 7-3 Victory Over Clemson". The Greenville News. November 24, 1968. p. 1 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "1968 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 26, 2017.


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