[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.
| 1967 South Carolina Gamecocks football | |
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Record | 5–5 (4–2 ACC) |
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| Captain | Don Somma, Joe Komoroski |
| Home stadium | Carolina Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 16 | Iowa State* | W 34–3 | 21,713–26,443 | [4] | |
| September 23 | North Carolina |
| W 16–10 | 39,135 | [5] |
| September 30 | at Duke | W 21–17 | 25,000 | [6] | |
| October 7 | at No. 5 Georgia* | L 0–21 | 58,182 | [7] | |
| October 14 | at Florida State* | L 0–17 | 33,022 | [8] | |
| October 21 | Virginia |
| W 24–23 | 34,159 | [9] |
| October 28 | Maryland |
| W 31–0 | 33,427 | [10] |
| November 4 | at Wake Forest | L 21–35 | 13,000 | [11] | |
| November 18 | at Alabama* | L 0–17 | 46,105 | [12][13] | |
| November 25 | Clemson |
| L 12–23 | 43,338 | [14] |
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References
edit- ^ "1967 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
- ^ "1966 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
- ^ "1967 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
- ^ "Cyclones fail in opener, 34–3". The Des Moines Register. September 17, 1967. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "South Carolina turns back North Carolina, 16 to 10". The Danville Register. September 24, 1967. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "S.C. defeats Duke, 21–17". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 1, 1967. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "USC runs out of comebacks". The Charlotte Observer. October 8, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "FSU rips S. Carolina 17–0". St. Lucie News Tribune. October 15, 1967. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gamecocks surge topples Virginia". The Rocky Mount Telegram. October 22, 1967. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "S. Carolina gains tie in Atlantic". The Daily Advertiser. October 29, 1967. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Deacons surprise Gamecocks, 35 to 21". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 5, 1967. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Land, Charles (November 19, 1967). "Cotton-pickin Tide bags Gamecocks". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 13. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
- ^ Granger, Gene (November 19, 1967). "High tide washes out USC". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. p. B1. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
- ^ Jim Anderson (November 26, 1967). "Clemson Takes Carolina And ACC Championship". The Greenville News. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1967 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
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