1988 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

1988 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Liberty Bowl, L 10–34 vs. Indiana
Conference Independent
1988 record 8–4
Head coach Joe Morrison (6th season)
Offensive coordinator Al Groh (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Joe Lee Dunn (2nd season)
Home stadium Williams-Brice Stadium
1988 Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Notre Dame   –  –   12 –0 –0
No. 2 Miami (FL)   –  –   11 –1 –0
No. 3 Florida State   –  –   11 –1 –0
No. 5 West Virginia   –  –   11 –1 –0
Southern Miss   –  –   10 –2 –0
No. 13 Syracuse   –  –   10 –2 –0
Army   –  –   9 –3 –0
Louisville   –  –   8 –3 –0
South Carolina   –  –   8 –4 –0
Northern Illinois   –  –   7 –4 –0
Pittsburgh   –  –   6 –5 –0
Memphis State   –  –   6 –5 –0
Southwest Louisiana   –  –   6 –5 –0
Rutgers   –  –   5 –6 –0
Akron   –  –   5 –6 –0
Penn State   –  –   5 –6 –0
Tulane   –  –   5 –6 –0
Louisiana Tech   –  –   4 –7 –0
Temple   –  –   4 –7 –0
Tulsa   –  –   4 –7 –0
Boston College   –  –   3 –8 –0
Cincinnati   –  –   3 –8 –0
East Carolina   –  –   3 –8 –0
Navy   –  –   3 –8 –0
Virginia Tech   –  –   3 –8 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as an independent team in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. They finished with eight wins and four losses (8–4) and with a loss against Indiana in the 1988 Liberty Bowl. The Gamecocks were led by head coach Joe Morrison in his final season as head coach prior to his dying of a heart attack in February 1989.[1]

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 3 North Carolina No. 19 Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina W 31–10   73,275
September 10 Western Carolina No. 16 Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina W 38–0   68,800
September 17 East Carolina No. 14 Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina W 17–0   66,000
September 24 No. 6 Georgia No. 14 Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina (Rivalry) TBS W 23–10   74,800
October 1 Appalachian State No. 8 Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina W 35–9   71,380
October 8 at Virginia Tech No. 8 Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia W 26–24   42,845
October 15 at Georgia Tech No. 8 Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta L 0–34   45,103
October 29 at North Carolina State No. 17 Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina ESPN W 23–7   54,800
November 5 No. 5 Florida State No. 15 Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina ESPN L 0–59   75,000
November 12 Navy Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina W 19–7   66,000
November 19 at No. 15 Clemson Memorial Stadium • Clemson, South Carolina (Rivalry) JPS L 10–29   84,867
December 28 vs. Indiana Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee (Liberty Bowl) Raycom L 10–34   39,210
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

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Roster

Todd Ellis – QB; Mike Dingle – RB; Harold Green – RB; Robert Brooks – WR; Jamie Penland- WR; Patrick Hinton – LB; Ron Rabune – Safety; Robert Robinson – CB; Kevin Hendrix – DE; Collin Mackie – Kicker; Keith Bing – RB Mike Dingle – RB Gerald Williams – RB Albert Haynes – RB Ray Bolton – RB Eddie Miller WR Carl Platt – WR George Rush – WR Anthony Parlor – WR Hardin Brown – WR Vic McConnell – WR Bill Zorr – WR Darren Greene – WR Ken Watson – TE Trent Simpson – TE Mark Fryer – OL Ike Harris – OL Randy Harwell – OL Paul Shivers – OL Calvin Stephens – OL Dany Branch – OL Charles Gowan – OL Kenny Haynes – OL Marty Dye – DL Derrick Frazier – DL Tim High – DL David Taylor – DL Patrick Blackwell – DL Kevin Hendrix – DL Kurt Wilson – DL Theartis Woodard – DL Patrick Hinton – LB Derrick Little – LB Matt McKernan – LB Corey Miller – LB Keith Emmons – LB Mike Tolbert – DB Ron Rabune . DB Robert Robinson – DB Stephane Williams – DB Dale Campbell – DB Mike Conway – DB Pat Turner – DB

Coaching staff

References

  1. ↑ "Joe Morrison is dead at 51". Reading Eagle. Associated Press. February 6, 1989. p. 19. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
  2. ↑ "1988 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
  • Griffin, J. C. (1992). The First Hundred Years: A History of South Carolina Football. Atlanta: Longstreet Press


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