1984 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

The 1984 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as an independent team in the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Gamecocks would finish 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 coachJoe Morrison (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorTom Gadd (2nd season)
Home stadiumWilliams-Brice Stadium
(Capacity: 72,400)
1984 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W 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 Citadel
W 31–2471,200
September 22Duke
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, South Carolina
W 21-068,300
September 29No. 12 Georgia
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, South Carolina (rivalry)
W 17-1074,325
October 6Kansas State
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, South Carolina
W 49-1767,200
October 13PittsburghNo. 17
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, South Carolina
KATZ SportsW 45-2173,100
October 20at Notre DameNo. 11MetrosportsW 36-3259,075
October 27East CarolinaNo. 9
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, South Carolina
W 42-2073,800
November 3NC StateNo. 5W 35-2846,200
November 10No. 11 Florida StateNo. 5
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, South Carolina
ABCW 38-2675,000
November 17at NavyNo. 2L 21-3827,234
November 24at ClemsonNo. 9ESPN/Raycom Sports (tape delay)W 22-2180,500[2]
December 28vs. No. 9 Oklahoma StateNo. 7ABCL 14-2182,138

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References

  1. "OKLAHOMA ST. RALLY WINS GATOR BOWL". NYTimes.com. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
  2. David Talley (November 25, 1984). "Gamecocks break Death Valley drought". The Index-Journal. pp. 1D, 3D via Newspapers.com.
  3. "1984 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 27, 2017.


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