1965 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

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

1965 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	5–5 (4–2 ACC, 4 wins forfeited)
Head coach	Marvin Bass (5th season)
Captain	J. R. Wilburn, Doug Senter
Home stadium	Carolina Stadium
Seasons ← 1964 1966 →

1965 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	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 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]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	at The Citadel*	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	W 13–3	20,111	[5]
September 25	Duke	Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC	L 15–20	39,000	[6]
October 2	NC State	Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC	L 13–7 (forfeit loss)	20,314	[7][8]
October 9	at Tennessee*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	L 3–24	38,519	[9]
October 16	Wake Forest	Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC	L 38–7 (forfeit loss)	28,000	[8][10]
October 23	at No. 9 LSU*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 7–21	66,000	[11]
October 30	Maryland	Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC	L 14–27	30,000	[12]
November 6	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	L 17–7 (forfeit loss)	15,000–18,000	[8][13]
November 13	at No. 5 Alabama*	Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	L 14–35	38,776–40,500	[14][15]
November 20	Clemson	Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC (rivalry)	L 17–16 (forfeit loss)	44,500	[8][16]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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