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South Carolina

ACC · 1962 Season · Final

Failing +
Record
4–5–1
0.450 Win %
Conference
5th
3–4 in ACC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
119
1903–2026
All-Time Record
616–593–41
0.509 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#9
2012, 2013
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 3 · Top 25: 12
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 27 seasons
  • Pioneer Era · 1 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare South Carolina head-to-head · History & Eras

1962 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 25Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2HB107–2L 20–37
6Week 6 · Oct 2Duke (DUKE)H2HACC8–2L 8–21
7Week 7 · Oct 9Georgia (GEORGIA)H2HSEC3–4–3T 7–7
8Week 8 · Oct 16Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HACC0–10W 27–6
9Week 9 · Oct 23North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HACC3–7L 14–19
10Week 10 · Oct 30Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HACC6–4L 11–13
11Week 11 · Nov 6Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HACC5–5W 40–6
12Week 12 · Nov 13NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HACC3–6–1W 17–6
13Week 13 · Nov 20Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)H2HIND FBSI1–8W 26–13
14Week 14 · Nov 27Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC6–4L 17–20

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
4.088
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-10
-19+9
  • Virginia +5
  • NC State +3
  • Detroit Mercy +1
  • Georgia 0
  • Wake Forest 0
  • Northwestern -2
  • Duke -2
  • Maryland -4
  • Clemson -4
  • North Carolina -7

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #74Better than 47%
Win % Place 71stBetter than 49%

0.450 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#74Post-Season W1#74Post-Season W2#74Post-Season W3#74Post-Season W4#74Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-17
-13
0
+21
-5
-2
+34
+11
+13
-3

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#671957#291958#401959#861960#801961

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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