| 1965 Results | | Date | Opponent | USC | Opp | City | St | Top Rusher | Top Passer | Top Receiver | Comment |
1965-09-18 | Citadel | 13 | 3 | Charleston | SC | Branson ( 66 ) | Rogers ( 0 ) | ( ) | Wingard comes off bench, scores twice for win | 1965-09-25 | Duke | 15 | 20 | Columbia | SC | Smith ( 32 ) | Fair ( 116 ) | Wilburn ( 38 ) | | 1965-10-02 | N.C. State | 13 | 7 | Columbia | SC | Garnto ( 91 ) | Fair ( 70 ) | Wilburn ( 23 ) | | 1965-10-09 | Tennessee | 3 | 24 | Knoxville | TN | Branson ( 42 ) | Fair ( 121 ) | Wilburn ( 86 ) | | 1965-10-16 | Wake Forest | 38 | 7 | Columbia | SC | Garnto ( 104 ) | Fair ( 146 ) | Wilburn ( 105 ) | | 1965-10-23 | LSU | 7 | 21 | Baton Rouge | LA | Fair ( 36 ) | Fair ( 124 ) | Wilburn ( 70 ) | | 1965-10-30 | Maryland | 14 | 27 | Columbia | SC | Garnto ( 37 ) | Fair ( 190 ) | Garnto ( 72 ) | | 1965-11-06 | Virginia | 17 | 7 | Charlottesville | VA | Garnto ( 57 ) | Wingard ( 40 ) | Smith ( 28 ) | | 1965-11-13 | Alabama | 14 | 35 | Tuscaloosa | AL | Fair ( 55 ) | Fair ( 188 ) | Wilburn ( 99 ) | | 1965-11-20 | Clemson | 17 | 16 | Columbia | SC | Branson ( 36 ) | Fair ( 94 ) | Wilburn ( 72 ) | |