The 1968 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. Led by third-year head coach Paul Dietzel, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the ACC. The team played home games at Carolina Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina.
| 1968 South Carolina Gamecocks football | |
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Record | 4–6 (4–3 ACC) |
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| Captain | Johnny Gregory, Benny Galloway |
| Home stadium | Carolina Stadium |
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| Team | W | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1968 season remains the last in which South Carolina regularly wore helmets without a gamecock featured on them, instead featuring a garnet 'C'. The gamecock helmets had been worn in 1966 and 1967 and would be reinstated in 1969.[2][3]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 21 | Duke | L 7–14 | 42,234 | [4] | |
| September 28 | at North Carolina | W 32–27 | 28,000 | [5] | |
| October 5 | No. 16 Georgia* |
| L 20–21 | 42,800 | [6] |
| October 12 | at NC State | L 12–36 | 33,400 | [7] | |
| October 19 | at Maryland | L 19–21 | 28,200 | [8] | |
| October 26 | No. 20 Florida State* |
| L 28–35 | 42,038 | [9] |
| November 2 | at Virginia | W 49–28 | 25,600 | [10] | |
| November 9 | at Wake Forest | W 34–21 | 16,000 | [11] | |
| November 16 | Virginia Tech* |
| L 6–17 | 40,137 | [12] |
| November 23 | at Clemson | W 7–3 | 53,247 | [13][14] | |
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References
edit- ^ "1968 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
- ^ Adams, Emily. "South Carolina football wears throwback helmets from 1968 for Thursday game vs. S.C. State". The Greenville News. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
- ^ "South Carolina". HELMET HISTORY. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
- ^ "Duke pulls shocker on USC 14–10". The Daily Progress. September 22, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Last period touchdowns pull SC past Tar Heels". Florence Morning News. September 29, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia edges S.C." Asheville Citizen-Times. October 6, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "N.C. State rolls over Gamecocks". The Roanoke Times. October 13, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maryland nips South Carolina in last quarter". The Daily Times. October 20, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Seminoles top Gamecocks in 35 to 28 cliffhanger". The News and Observer. October 27, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Suggs in 5 TD passes as S. Car. wins". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 3, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "South Carolina whips Wake Forest, 34–21". The Danville Register. November 10, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gamecocks bow to VPI by 17–6". The News and Observer. November 17, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Underdog USC Takes 7–3 Victory Over Clemson". The Greenville News. November 24, 1968. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Clemson Football Media Guide - 1969". Clemson University. 1968. p. 9. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
- ^ "1968 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
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