1965 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

1965 South Carolina Gamecocks football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record5–5 (4–2 ACC, 4 wins forfeited)
Head coach
CaptainJ. R. Wilburn, Doug Senter
Home stadiumCarolina Stadium
Seasons
← 1964
1966 →
1965 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
NC State + 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0†
Clemson + 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0†
Duke 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Maryland 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
North Carolina 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Virginia 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0†
Wake Forest 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0†
South Carolina 0 – 6 – 0 5 – 5 – 0†
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • † South Carolina forfeited its 4 conference wins (Clemson, NC State, Virginia, Wake Forest) due to use of ineligible players. This improved Clemson and NC State from 4–3 to 5–2, making them co-champions. Overall records did not change due to the forfeits. Duke and South Carolina were originally co-champions with records of 4–2.

The 1965 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. Led by Marvin Bass in his fifth and final season, the Gamecocks finished the season with an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, sharing the ACC title with Duke. In July 1966, the ACC ruled that South Carolina had used two ineligible players during the 1965 season and required the Gamecocks to forfeit their four conference victories and share of the conference title.[1] Clemson and NC State, who both lost to South Carolina, had finished tied for third in the ACC with 4–3 records. After the forfeits from South Carolina, Clemson and NC State improved to 5–2 in conference play and were declared ACC co-champions. Duke dropped to third place.[2] NCAA and South Carolina records still reflect the Gamecocks' original win–loss marks prior to the forfeits.[3][4]

South Carolina played home games at Carolina Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina.

  1. ^ "South Carolina Forfeits ACC Wins Due To Illegal Aid". Durham Morning Herald. Durham, North Carolina. Associated Press. July 30, 1966. p. 2B. Retrieved September 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "2022 ACC Football Record Book". Atlantic Coast Conference. p. 96. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  3. ^ "South Carolina Football 2022 Media Guide". South Carolina Gamecocks. p. 147. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  4. ^ "NCAA Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 6, 2022.