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South Carolina Football Team History

South Carolina Gamecocks

University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC
Founded: 1801
Stadium: Williams-Brice Stadium
Capacity: 80,250
Colors: Garnet & Black
Coach: Paul Dietzel
Conference: Atlantic Coast-

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1892 <-- 1967 <- 1968 -> 1969 --> 2024

1968 Season Highlights

Paul Dietzel enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at South Carolina.

1968 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 21	vs. Duke	7	14	L
Sat., Sep. 28	@ North Carolina	32	27	W
Sat., Oct. 5	vs. Georgia	20	21	L
Sat., Oct. 12	@ North Carolina State	12	36	L
Sat., Oct. 19	@ Maryland	19	21	L
Sat., Oct. 26	vs. Florida State	28	35	L
Sat., Nov. 2	@ Virginia	49	28	W
Sat., Nov. 9	@ Wake Forest	34	21	W
Sat., Nov. 16	vs. Virginia Tech	6	17	L
Sat., Nov. 23	@ Clemson	7	3	W

1968 Season Totals
Record	4-6
Points Scored	214
Scoring Average	21.4
Points Allowed	223
Defense Average	22.3
Opponents Record	51-48
Conference Record	4-3
Home Record	0-4
Away Record	4-2

1968 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1968 Atlantic Coast- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
North Carolina State	6-4	205	185		6-1	170	74	Earle Edwards
Clemson	4-5-1	184	179		4-1-1	126	82	Frank Howard
South Carolina	4-6	214	223		4-3	160	150	Paul Dietzel
Virginia	7-3	328	222		3-2	147	117	George Blackie Blackburn
Duke	4-6	214	287		3-4	133	169	Tom Harp
Maryland	2-8	171	299		2-5	130	186	Bob Ward
Wake Forest	2-7-1	212	228		2-3-1	136	127	Bill Tate
North Carolina	3-7	178	272		1-6	133	230	Bill Dooley

1968 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1968 All Atlantic Coast Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.