1966 South Carolina Gamecocks football team
The 1966 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the Atlantic Coast Conference in the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. The Gamecocks finished the season 1–9 overall. Paul Dietzel, who coached LSU to the national championship in 1958 and another Southeastern Conference championship in 1961, became South Carolina's coach after four seasons at Army. Ironically, Dietzel's first game leading the Gamecocks was against LSU at Baton Rouge. The Tigers won 28-12.