1963 South Carolina
1–8–1 (1–5–1 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Marvin Bass. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Maryland 21–13Sep 28
By 8 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | at Duke | L 14–22 | 30% |
| Sep 28 | vs Maryland | W 21–13 | 57% |
| Oct 5 | at Georgia | L 7–27 | 45% |
| Oct 12 | vs NC State | L 6–18 | 46% |
| Oct 19 | at Virginia | T 10–10 | 45% |
| Oct 26 | vs North Carolina | L 0–7 | 47% |
| Nov 2 | vs Tulane | L 7–20 | 74% |
| Nov 9 | at Memphis | L 0–9 | 11% |
| Nov 16 | at Wake Forest | L 19–20 | 65% |
| Nov 28 | vs Clemson | L 20–24 | 32% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Clemson 24–20; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
In program history: The 112th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).
- Record
- 1–8–1
- Conference
- 1–5–1 6th in Atlantic Coast Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 104–170
- Coach
- Marvin Bass
- Elo
- 1365 −129 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −5.4 No. 78 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Tim Gibson and Sammy Anderson
Drafted in 1964
The 1964 draft| Rd 6 | Tom Gibson OG | Pittsburgh Steelers |
All-ACC
1 first teamFirst team
Tom GibsonOGAP-1
From Wikipedia’s 1963 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1963 Atlantic Coast Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 6–1 | 9–2 | |
| NC State | 6–1 | 8–3 | |
| Duke | 5–2 | 5–4–1 | |
| Clemson | 5–2 | 5–4–1 | |
| Maryland | 2–5 | 3–7 | |
| South Carolina | 1–5–1 | 1–8–1 | |
| Wake Forest | 1–5 | 1–9 | |
| Virginia | 0–5–1 | 2–7–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.