1984 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

The 1984 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as an independent during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Joe Morrison, Gamecocks finished the season 10–2 overall after losing to Oklahoma State in the Gator Bowl.[1]

1984 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Gator Bowl, L 14–21 vs. Oklahoma State
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 11
1984 record10–2
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorFrank Sadler (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorTom Gadd (2nd season)
Home stadiumWilliams–Brice Stadium
(capacity: 72,400)
1984 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Boston College      10 2 0
No. 11 South Carolina      10 2 0
Army      8 3 1
Rutgers      7 3 0
No. 17 Florida State      7 3 2
Virginia Tech      8 4 0
West Virginia      8 4 0
No. 18 Miami (FL)      8 5 0
Notre Dame      7 5 0
Southwestern Louisiana      6 5 0
Penn State      6 5 0
Syracuse      6 5 0
Temple      6 5 0
Memphis State      5 5 1
Navy      4 6 1
Southern Miss      4 7 0
Pittsburgh      3 7 1
Tulane      3 8 0
Cincinnati      2 9 0
East Carolina      2 9 0
Louisville      2 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 8The CitadelW 31–2471,200
September 22Duke
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 21–068,300
September 29No. 12 Georgia
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
W 17–1074,325
October 6Kansas State
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 49–1767,200
October 13PittsburghNo. 17
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
KATZ SportsW 45–2173,100
October 20at Notre DameNo. 11ESPNW 36–3259,075
October 27East CarolinaNo. 9
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 42–2073,800[2]
November 3NC StateNo. 5W 35–2846,200
November 10No. 11 Florida StateNo. 5
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
ABCW 38–2675,000
November 17at NavyNo. 2HTSL 21–3827,234
November 24at ClemsonNo. 9Raycom SportsW 22–2180,500[3]
December 28vs. No. 9 Oklahoma StateNo. 7ABCL 14–2182,138
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[4]

References

  1. "Oklahoma St. Rally Wins Gator Bow". NYTimes.com. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
  2. "Gamecocks rout East Carolina". The Charlotte Observer. October 28, 1984. Retrieved March 5, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. David Talley (November 25, 1984). "Gamecocks break Death Valley drought". The Index-Journal. pp. 1D, 3D via Newspapers.com.
  4. "1984 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
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