1967 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

American college football season

1967 South Carolina Gamecocks football

Conference| Atlantic Coast Conference
Record| 5–5 (4–2 ACC)
Head coach|

* Paul Dietzel (2nd season)

Captains|

* Don Somma
* Joe Komoroski

Home stadium| Carolina Stadium

Seasons

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1968 ->

1967 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

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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

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.[1][2]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 16| Iowa State*|

* Carolina Stadium
* Columbia, SC

| W 34–3| 21,713–26,443| [3]
September 23| North Carolina|

* Carolina Stadium
* Columbia, SC (rivalry)

| W 16–10| 39,135| [4]
September 30| at Duke|

* Wallace Wade Stadium
* Durham, NC

| W 21–17| 25,000| [5]
October 7| at No. 5 Georgia*|

* Sanford Stadium
* Athens, GA (rivalry)

| L 0–21| 58,182| [6]
October 14| at Florida State*|

* Doak Campbell Stadium
* Tallahassee, FL

| L 0–17| 33,022| [7]
October 21| Virginia|

* Carolina Stadium
* Columbia, SC

| W 24–23| 34,159| [8]
October 28| Maryland|

* Carolina Stadium
* Columbia, SC

| W 31–0| 33,427| [9]
November 4| at Wake Forest|

* Bowman Gray Stadium
* Winston-Salem, NC

| L 21–35| 13,000| [10]
November 18| at Alabama*|

* Denny Stadium
* Tuscaloosa, AL

| L 0–17| 46,105| [11][12]
November 25| Clemson|

* Carolina Stadium
* Columbia, SC (rivalry)

| L 12–23| 43,338| [13]

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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## References

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1. ^ "1966 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
2. ^ "1967 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
3. ^ "Cyclones fail in opener, 34–3". The Des Moines Register. September 17, 1967. Retrieved January 21, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "South Carolina turns back North Carolina, 16 to 10". The Danville Register. September 24, 1967. Retrieved January 21, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "S.C. defeats Duke, 21–17". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 1, 1967. Retrieved January 21, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "USC runs out of comebacks". The Charlotte Observer. October 8, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "FSU rips S. Carolina 17–0". St. Lucie News Tribune. October 15, 1967. Retrieved January 21, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Gamecocks surge topples Virginia". The Rocky Mount Telegram. October 22, 1967. Retrieved January 21, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "S. Carolina gains tie in Atlantic". The Daily Advertiser. October 29, 1967. Retrieved January 21, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Deacons surprise Gamecocks, 35 to 21". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 5, 1967. Retrieved January 21, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ Land, Charles (November 19, 1967). "Cotton-pickin Tide bags Gamecocks". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 13. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
12. ^ Granger, Gene (November 19, 1967). "High tide washes out USC". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. p. B1. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
13. ^ Jim Anderson (November 26, 1967). "Clemson Takes Carolina And ACC Championship". The Greenville News. p. 1 - via Newspapers.com.
14. ^ "1967 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 27, 2017.

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South Carolina Gamecocks football

Venues|

* Old State Fairgrounds (1894, 1896–1898)
* Shandon Park (1895)
* College Park/Davis Field (1899–1913, 1915–1925)
* League Park (1914)
* Melton Field (1926–1934)
* Williams–Brice Stadium (1934–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Clemson
* Georgia
* North Carolina
* Tennessee

Culture & lore|

* Spurrier
* Cocky
* "The Fighting Gamecocks Lead the Way"
* Mighty Sound of the Southeast
* "Sandstorm"
* The Brawl
* University of South Carolina steroid scandal

People|

* Head coaches
* Statistical leaders
* NFL draftees

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