1962 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

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1962 South Carolina Gamecocks football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record4–5–1 (3–4 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainJohn Caskey, Dick Day, Richard Lomas
Home stadiumCarolina Stadium
Seasons
← 1961
1963 →
1962 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 14 Duke $ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Clemson 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Maryland 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
South Carolina 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
NC State 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 1
North Carolina 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Virginia 1 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Wake Forest 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Coaches Poll

The 1962 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. Led by second-year head coach Marvin Bass, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 4–5–1 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for fourth in the ACC. The team played home games at Carolina Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at Northwestern*
L 20–3735,767[1]
September 29at Duke
L 8–2124,500[2]
October 6Georgia*
T 7–728,000[3]
October 13Wake Forest
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 27–618,942[4]
October 20at North Carolina
L 14–1925,000[5]
October 27at
Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
    		• L 11–1332,000[6]
    November 3Virginia
    • Carolina Stadium
    • Columbia, SC
    		W 40–617,033[7]
    November 10NC State
    • Carolina Stadium
    • Columbia, SC
    		W 17–619,938[8]
    November 17at Detroit*
    		W 26–13[9]
    November 24at Clemson
    		L 17–2045,000[10]
    • *Non-conference game

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