1962 South Carolina
4–5–1 (3–4 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Marvin Bass. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Virginia 40–6Nov 3
By 34 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22 | at Northwestern | L 20–37 | 36% |
| Sep 29 | at Duke | L 8–21 | 28% |
| Oct 6 | vs Georgia | T 7–7 | 51% |
| Oct 13 | vs Wake Forest | W 27–6 | 63% |
| Oct 20 | at North Carolina | L 14–19 | 46% |
| Oct 27 | at Maryland | L 11–13 | 25% |
| Nov 3 | vs Virginia | W 40–6 | 53% |
| Nov 10 | vs NC State | W 17–6 | 66% |
| Nov 17 | atDetroit Mercy | W 26–13 | 56% |
| Nov 24 | at Clemson | L 17–20 | 36% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Clemson 20–17; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
In program history: The 56th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).
- Record
- 4–5–1
- Conference
- 3–4 tied for 4th in Atlantic Coast Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 187–148
- Coach
- Marvin Bass
- Elo
- 1491 +29 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 8.2 No. 36 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- John Caskey, Dick Day and Richard Lomas
Drafted in 1963
The 1963 draft| Rd 7 | Jim Moss OT | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Rd 6 | Jim Moss LB | Buffalo Bills (AFL) |
All-ACC
1 first team, 3 second teamFirst team
Billy GambrellB
Second team
- John CaskeyEAP-2
- Jim MossOTAP-2
- Dan ReevesBAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1962 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1962 Atlantic Coast Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 6–0 | 8–2 | |
| Clemson | 5–1 | 6–4 | |
| Maryland | 5–2 | 6–4 | |
| South Carolina | 3–4 | 4–5–1 | |
| NC State | 3–4 | 3–6–1 | |
| North Carolina | 3–4 | 3–7 | |
| Virginia | 1–4 | 5–5 | |
| Wake Forest | 0–7 | 0–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.