1962 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

1962 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	4–5–1 (3–4 ACC)
Head coach	Marvin Bass (2nd season)
Captain	John Caskey, Dick Day, Richard Lomas
Home stadium	Carolina Stadium

1962 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 14 Duke $	6	–	0	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Clemson	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Maryland	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
South Carolina	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
NC State	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	1
North Carolina	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Virginia	1	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Wake Forest	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from Coaches Poll

The 1962 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. Led by second-year head coach Marvin Bass, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 4–5–1 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for fourth in the ACC. The team played home games at Carolina Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	at Northwestern*	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 20–37	35,767
September 29	at Duke	Duke Stadium Durham, NC	L 8–21	24,500
October 6	Georgia*	Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC (rivalry)	T 7–7	28,000
October 13	Wake Forest	Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC	W 27–6	18,942
October 20	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	L 14–19	25,000
October 27	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 11–13	32,000
November 3	Virginia	Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC	W 40–6	17,033
November 10	NC State	Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC	W 17–6	19,938
November 17	at Detroit*	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	W 26–13
November 24	at Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (rivalry)	L 17–20	45,000
*Non-conference game