1964 South Carolina

3–⁠5–⁠2 (2–⁠3–⁠1 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Marvin Bass.

Schedule and results

South Carolina in 1964, game by game: tied vs. Duke 9–9; lost at Maryland 6–24; tied vs. Georgia 7–7; lost at No. 8 Nebraska 6–28; lost at Florida 0–37; lost at North Carolina 6–24; lost at NC State 14–17; won vs. The Citadel 17–14; won vs. Wake Forest 23–13; won at Clemson 7–3+10−37Tied 9–9 vs. Duke0DukeLost 6–24 at Maryland-18MarylandTied 7–7 vs. Georgia0GeorgiaLost 6–28 at No. 8 Nebraska-22No. 8 NebraskaLost 0–37 at Florida-37FloridaLost 6–24 at North Carolina-18North CarolinaLost 14–17 at NC State-3NC StateWon 17–14 vs. The Citadel+3The CitadelWon 23–13 vs. Wake Forest+10Wake ForestWon 7–3 at Clemson+4Clemson
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Clemson 7–⁠3; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 102nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
3–⁠5–⁠2
Conference
2–⁠3–⁠1 6th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
95–⁠176
Coach
Marvin Bass
Elo
1417 +7 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−2.6 No. 75 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Steve Cox, Jim Johnson and Pete Divenere

All-ACC

2 second team

Second team

  • J.R. WilburnEAP-2
  • Dan ReevesBAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1964 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1964 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
NC State5–⁠25–⁠5
Duke3–⁠2–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
North Carolina4–⁠35–⁠5
Wake Forest4–⁠35–⁠5
Maryland4–⁠35–⁠5
South Carolina2–⁠3–⁠13–⁠5–⁠2
Clemson2–⁠43–⁠7
Virginia1–⁠55–⁠5

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.