1972 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

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

1972 South Carolina Gamecocks football
ConferenceIndependent
1972 record4–7
Head coachPaul Dietzel (7th season)
Home stadiumCarolina Stadium
(Capacity: 53,865)
1972 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9Virginia
L 16–2443,695
September 16at Georgia Tech
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, Georgia
L 6-3448,224
September 30No. 20 Ole Miss
L 0-2148,405
September 30Memphis
W 34-737,893
October 14Appalachian State
W 41-736,836
October 21Ohio
L 8-2140,351
October 28at No. 9 NC StateL 24-4232,200
November 4Wake Forest
W 35-338,689
November 11at Virginia TechL 20-4530,000
November 18Florida State
W 24-2135,585
November 25at ClemsonL 6-745,000[1]

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References

  1. Dan Foster (November 26, 1972). "Clemson Tigers Beat Gamecocks (And Nasty Weather), 7-6". The Greenville News. p. 1 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "1972 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 12, 2017.


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