1969 South Carolina Gamecocks football team
The historic 1969 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Paul Dietzel, the Gamecocks won the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) championship, which remains their only conference championship in history. They were defeated by West Virginia in the Peach Bowl and finished with a record of 7-4. They played their home games at Carolina Stadium.
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ACC champion | |
Peach Bowl, L 3–14 vs. West Virginia | |
Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
1969 record | 7–4 (6–0 ACC) |
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Home stadium | Carolina Stadium (Capacity: 42,238) |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 20 | Duke | W 27–20 | 42,791 | ||
September 27 | North Carolina | W 14–6 | 42,559 | ||
October 4 | at No. 7 Georgia* | L 16–41 | 59,452 | ||
October 11 | NC State | W 21–16 | 42,786 | ||
October 18 | at Virginia Tech* | W 17–16 | 28,000 | ||
October 25 | Maryland | W 17–0 | 42,756 | ||
November 1 | at Florida State* | L 9–34 | 34,519 | ||
November 8 | at No. 3 Tennessee* | L 14–29 | 62,868 | ||
November 15 | at Wake Forest | W 24–6 | 25,000 | ||
November 22 | Clemson | W 27–13 | 42,921 | [2] | |
December 30 | vs. No. 19 West Virginia* | L 3–14 | 48,425 | ||
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References
- "1969 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
- Dan Foster (November 23, 1969). "USC Gamecocks Defeat Clemson's Tigers, 27-13". The Greenville News. p. 1.
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