1970 South Carolina Gamecocks football team
American college football season
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The 1970 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Paul Dietzel and played home games at Carolina Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina.
- Paul Dietzel (5th season)
- Jimmy Poston
- Dave DeCamilla
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Record | 4–6–1 (3–2–1 ACC) |
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| Home stadium | Carolina Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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South Carolina attempted to defend their 1969 ACC title, in their final year in the conference, but were held back by injuries. The Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 4–6–1 with a mark of 3–2–1 in conference play, placing fourth in the ACC. The victory over Clemson left senior quarterback Tommy Suggs with a 3–0 record against the Tigers, which remains the best record any Gamecock quarterback has had in the rivalry.[1]
Athletic director and head football coach Paul Dietzel also signed the first black athlete to a football scholarship in 1970, after having mandated the recruitment of black athletes in all sports.[2]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 12 | at Georgia Tech* | No. 17 | L 20–23 | 51,206 | [3] | ||
| September 19 | Wake Forest | W 43–7 | 42,219 | [4] | |||
| September 26 | at NC State | T 7–7 | 25,200 | [5] | |||
| October 3 | Virginia Tech* |
| W 24–7 | 41,563 | [6] | ||
| October 10 | No. 18 North Carolina | W 35–21 | 47,500 | [7] | |||
| October 17 | at Maryland | L 15–21 | 15,400 | [8] | |||
| October 24 | Florida State* |
| L 13–21 | 42,537 | [9] | ||
| October 31 | at Georgia* | ABC | L 34–52 | 57,391 | [10] | ||
| November 7 | No. 8 Tennessee* |
| L 18–20 | 42,788 | [11] | ||
| November 14 | Duke |
| L 38–42 | 42,454 | [12] | ||
| November 21 | at Clemson | W 38–32 | 50,949 | [13][14] | |||
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