1961 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

1961 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
1961 record	4–6 (3–4 ACC)
Head coach	Marvin Bass (1st year)
Home stadium	Williams-Brice Stadium (Capacity: 43,099)

1961 ACC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#20 Duke $		5	–	1					7	–	3
North Carolina		4	–	3					5	–	5
Maryland		3	–	3					7	–	3
Clemson		3	–	3					5	–	5
NC State		3	–	4					4	–	6
South Carolina		3	–	4					4	–	6
Wake Forest		3	–	4					4	–	6
Virginia		2	–	4					4	–	6
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1961 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the Atlantic Coast Conference in the 1961 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Gamecocks would finish the season 4–6 overall.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result
September 23	Duke		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC		L 6–7
September 30	at Wake Forest		Bowman Gray Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC		W 10-7
October 7	at Georgia		Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Rivalry)		L 14-17
October 14	LSU		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC		L 0-42
October 21	North Carolina		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC		L 0-17
October 28	Maryland		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC		W 20-10
November 4	at Virginia		Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA		L 20-28
November 11	Clemson		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC (Battle of the Palmetto State)		W 21-14
November 18	at NC State		Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, NC		L 14-38
November 25	at Vanderbilt		Dudley Field • Nashville, TN		W 23-7
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.