1964 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

The 1964 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1964 NCAA University Division football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Marvin Bass, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 3–5–2 with a mark of 2–3–1 in conference play, placing sixth in the ACC. The team played home games at Carolina Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina.

1964 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	3–5–2 (2–3–1 ACC)
Head coach	Marvin Bass (4th season)
Captains	Steve Cox Jim Johnson Pete Divenere
Home stadium	Carolina Stadium
Seasons ← 1963 1965 →

1964 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
NC State $	5	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Duke	3	–	2	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Maryland	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
North Carolina	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Wake Forest	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
South Carolina	2	–	3	–	1			3	–	5	–	2
Clemson	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Virginia	1	–	5	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	Duke	Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC	T 9–9	35,000	[2]
September 26	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 6–24	23,500	[3]
October 3	Georgia*	Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC (rivalry)	T 7–7	17,994	[4]
October 10	at No. 8 Nebraska*	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	L 6–28	47,874	[5]
October 17	at Florida*	Florida Field Gainesville, FL	L 0–37	43,000	[6]
October 24	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	L 6–24	36,000	[7]
October 31	at NC State	Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC	L 14–17	21,000	[8]
November 7	The Citadel*	Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC	W 17–14	19,000	[9]
November 14	Wake Forest	Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC	W 23–13	21,963	[10]
November 21	at Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (rivalry)	W 7–3	40,000	[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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