1965 South Carolina
5–5 (4–2 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Marvin Bass. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Wake Forest 38–7Oct 16
By 31 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18 | at The Citadel | W 13–3 | 50% |
| Sep 25 | vs Duke | L 15–20 | 53% |
| Oct 2 | vs NC State | W 13–7 | 55% |
| Oct 9 | at Tennessee | L 3–24 | 36% |
| Oct 16 | vs Wake Forest | W 38–7 | 60% |
| Oct 23 | at 9LSU | L 7–21 | 22% |
| Oct 30 | vs Maryland | L 14–27 | 58% |
| Nov 6 | at Virginia | W 17–7 | 42% |
| Nov 13 | at 5Alabama | L 14–35 | 12% |
| Nov 20 | vs Clemson | W 17–16 | 56% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Clemson 17–16; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for first in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
In program history: The 83rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).
- Record
- 5–5
- Conference
- 4–2 shared first in Atlantic Coast Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 151–167
- Coach
- Marvin Bass
- Elo
- 1458 +13 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 3.7 No. 46 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- J.R. Wilburn and Doug Senter
All-ACC
3 first teamFirst team
J.R. WilburnEAP-1; UPI-1- Steve CoxDTUPI-1
- Benny GallowayDBAP-1; UPI-1
From Wikipedia’s 1965 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1965 Atlantic Coast Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 4–2 | 6–4 | |
| South Carolina | 4–2 | 5–5 | |
| NC State | 4–3 | 6–4 | |
| Clemson | 4–3 | 5–5 | |
| Maryland | 3–3 | 4–6 | |
 North Carolina | 3–3 | 4–6 | |
| Virginia | 2–4 | 4–6 | |
| Wake Forest | 1–5 | 3–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.