1966 South Carolina
1–9 (1–3 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Paul Dietzel. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat NC State 31–21Oct 8
By 10 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | at LSU | L 12–28 | 26% |
| Sep 24 | vs Memphis | L 7–16 | 51% |
| Oct 1 | vs Georgia | L 0–7 | 34% |
| Oct 8 | at NC State | W 31–21 | 29% |
| Oct 15 | vs Wake Forest | L 6–10 | 71% |
| Oct 22 | at Tennessee | L 17–29 | 19% |
| Oct 29 | at Maryland | L 2–14 | 33% |
| Nov 5 | vs Florida State | L 10–32 | 37% |
| Nov 12 | at 3Alabama | L 0–24 | 8% |
| Nov 26 | at Clemson | L 10–35 | 25% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Clemson 35–10; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
In program history: The 111th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).
- Record
- 1–9
- Conference
- 1–3 7th in Atlantic Coast Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 95–216
- Coach
- Paul Dietzel
- Elo
- 1367 −105 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −0.2 No. 63 of 119 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Bobby Bryant
Drafted in 1967
The 1967 draft| Rd 7 | Bob Bryant DB | Minnesota Vikings |
All-ACC
1 first teamFirst team
Bobby BryantDBAP
From Wikipedia’s 1966 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1966 Atlantic Coast Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clemson | 6–1 | 6–4 | |
| NC State | 5–2 | 5–5 | |
| Maryland | 3–3 | 4–6 | |
 Virginia | 3–3 | 4–6 | |
 Duke | 2–3 | 5–5 | |
| Wake Forest | 2–4 | 3–7 | |
| South Carolina | 1–3 | 1–9 | |
 North Carolina | 1–4 | 2–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.