1966 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

1966 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion; Rankings from AP Poll

1966 South Carolina Gamecocks football
1966 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
1966 record	1–9 (1–3 ACC)
Head coach	Paul Dietzel (1st season);
Home stadium	Carolina Stadium; (Capacity: 42,238)
	Seasons ← 1965 1967 →

The 1966 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the Atlantic Coast Conference in the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. The Gamecocks finished the season 1–9 overall.

Paul Dietzel, who coached LSU to the national championship in 1958 and another Southeastern Conference championship in 1961, became South Carolina's coach after four seasons at Army. Ironically, Dietzel's first game leading the Gamecocks was against LSU at Baton Rouge. The Tigers won 28-12.

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	at LSU*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 12–28
September 24	Memphis State*	Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC	L 7–16
October 1	Georgia*	Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC (rivalry)	L 0–7
October 8	at NC State	Carter Stadium Raleigh, NC	W 31–21
October 15	Wake Forest	Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC	L 6–10	26,593
October 22	at Tennessee*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	L 17–29
October 29	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 2–14
November 5	Florida State*	Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC	L 10–32
November 12	at No. 3 Alabama*	Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	L 0–24	57,282
November 26	at Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (rivalry)	L 10–35	46,000	^[2]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References[]

^ "1966 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
^ Jim Anderson (November 27, 1966). "Tigers Pluck Gamecocks 35-10, Win ACC Title". The Greenville News. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1966 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 28, 2017.

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[1] "1966 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2013.

[2] Jim Anderson (November 27, 1966). "Tigers Pluck Gamecocks 35-10, Win ACC Title". The Greenville News. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] "1966 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 28, 2017.

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v t South Carolina Gamecocks football
Venues	Old State Fairgrounds (1894, 1896–1898) Shandon Park (1895) College Park/Davis Field (1899–1925) Melton Field (1926–1934) Williams–Brice Stadium (1934–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Clemson Georgia North Carolina
Culture & lore	Spurrier Cocky "The Fighting Gamecocks Lead the Way" Mighty Sound of the Southeast "Sandstorm" The Brawl
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees
Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

1966 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Clemson $		6	–	1		6	–	4
NC State		5	–	2		5	–	5
Maryland		3	–	3		4	–	6
Virginia		3	–	3		4	–	6
Duke		2	–	3		5	–	5
Wake Forest		2	–	4		3	–	7
South Carolina		1	–	3		1	–	9
North Carolina		1	–	4		2	–	8

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll^[1]