1962 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

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.

1962 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	4–5–1 (3–4 ACC)
Head coach	Marvin Bass (2nd season)
Captains	John Caskey Dick Day Richard Lomas
Home stadium	Carolina Stadium
Seasons ← 1961 1963 →

1962 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	at Northwestern*	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 20–37	35,767	[1]
September 29	at Duke	Duke Stadium Durham, NC	L 8–21	24,500	[2]
October 6	Georgia*	Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC (rivalry)	T 7–7	28,000	[3]
October 13	Wake Forest	Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC	W 27–6	18,942	[4]
October 20	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	L 14–19	25,000	[5]
October 27	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 11–13	32,000	[6]
November 3	Virginia	Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC	W 40–6	17,033	[7]
November 10	NC State	Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC	W 17–6	19,938	[8]
November 17	at Detroit*	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	W 26–13		[9]
November 24	at Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (rivalry)	L 17–20	45,000	[10]
*Non-conference game

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