1972 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

1972 NCAA University Division independents football records
	Rankings from AP Poll

South Carolina Gamecocks football
1972 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Conference	Independent
1972 record	4–7
Head coach	Paul Dietzel (7th season)
Home stadium	Carolina Stadium; (Capacity: 53,865)

The 1972 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as an independent team in the 1972 college football season. The Gamecocks finished the season 4–7 overall.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 9	Virginia	Carolina Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina	L 16–24	43,695
September 16	at Georgia Tech	Grant Field • Atlanta, Georgia	L 6-34	48,224
September 30	No. 20 Ole Miss	Carolina Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina	L 0-21	48,405
September 30	Memphis	Carolina Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina	W 34-7	37,893
October 14	Appalachian State	Carolina Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina	W 41-7	36,836
October 21	Ohio	Carolina Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina	L 8-21	40,351
October 28	at No. 9 NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina	L 24-42	32,200
November 4	Wake Forest	Carolina Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina	W 35-3	38,689
November 11	at Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia	L 20-45	30,000
November 18	Florida State	Carolina Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina	W 24-21	35,585
November 25	at Clemson	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, South Carolina (Battle of the Palmetto State)	L 6-7	45,000
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

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South Carolina Gamecocks football
Venues	Melton Field (1892–1934) Williams-Brice Stadium (1934–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Clemson Georgia North Carolina NC State
Culture & lore	Cocky "The Fighting Gamecocks Lead the Way" Mighty Sound of the Southeast Sandstorm Clemson–South Carolina football brawl
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees
Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

1972 NCAA University Division independents football records
	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 10 Penn State		–		10	–	2	–	0
No. 14 Notre Dame		–		8	–	3	–	0
Utah State		–		8	–	3	–	0
West Virginia		–		8	–	4	–	0
Florida State		–		7	–	4	–	0
Northern Illinois		–		7	–	4	–	0
Rutgers		–		7	–	4	–	0
No. 20 Georgia Tech		–		7	–	4	–	1
Air Force		–		6	–	4	–	0
Army		–		6	–	4	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		6	–	4	–	1
Houston		–		6	–	4	–	1
Tulane		–		6	–	5	–	0
Temple		–		5	–	4	–	0
Colgate		–		5	–	4	–	1
Holy Cross		–		5	–	4	–	1
Syracuse		–		5	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)		–		5	–	6	–	0
Dayton		–		4	–	6	–	1
Boston College		–		4	–	7	–	0
Navy		–		4	–	7	–	0
South Carolina		–		4	–	7	–	0
Southern Miss		–		3	–	7	–	1
Xavier		–		2	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati		–		2	–	9	–	0
Villanova		–		2	–	9	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		1	–	10	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll