1971 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

The 1971 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as an independent in the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Paul Dietzel, the Gamecocks compiled a record of 6–5. The team played home games at Carolina Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina.

1971 South Carolina Gamecocks football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–5
Head coach
CaptainDickie Harris
Home stadiumCarolina Stadium
(capacity: 56,140)
1971 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Penn State   –  11 –1 –0
Boston College   –  9 –2 –0
No. 17 Houston   –  9 –3 –0
No. 13 Notre Dame   –  8 –2 –0
Utah State   –  8 –3 –0
Florida State   –  8 –4 –0
Cincinnati   –  7 –4 –0
West Virginia   –  7 –4 –0
Temple   –  6 –2 –1
Air Force   –  6 –4 –0
Army   –  6 –4 –0
Colgate   –  6 –4 –0
Villanova   –  6 –4 –1
South Carolina   –  6 –5 –0
Southern Miss   –  6 –5 –0
Georgia Tech   –  6 –6 –0
New Mexico State   –  5 –5 –1
Northern Illinois   –  5 –5 –1
Syracuse   –  5 –5 –1
Dayton   –  5 –6 –0
Holy Cross   –  4 –6 –0
Miami (FL)   –  4 –7 –0
Rutgers   –  4 –7 –0
Virginia Tech   –  4 –7 –0
Navy   –  3 –8 –0
Pittsburgh   –  3 –8 –0
Tulane   –  3 –8 –0
Marshall   –  2 –8 –0
Xavier   –  1 –9 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

After competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) from its founding in 1953 through the spring of 1971, South Carolina withdrew due to a disagreement with the ACC's desire to strengthen its academic requirements. The Gamecocks honored existing contracts with the seven remaining ACC schools for the 1971 season.

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11No. 17 Georgia Tech
W 24–754,842
September 18at DukeNo. 19
L 12–2835,113
September 25NC State
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 24–648,315
October 2at Memphis State
W 7–320,666
October 9Virginia
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 34–1443,861
October 16Maryland
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 35–645,653
October 23at Florida State
L 18–4930,764
October 30No. 7 Georgia
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
L 0–2454,613[1]
November 6at No. 11 Tennessee
L 6–3563,509[2]
November 20Wake Forest
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 24–743,285
November 27Clemson
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
L 7–1757,242[3]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster
1971 South Carolina Gamecocks football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OT 70 Darrell Austin So
WR 7 Jackie Brown Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References
  1. "Ray-led Georgia slugs Gamecocks, 24–0". The State. October 31, 1971. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Tennessee bowls over South Carolina, 35–6". The Times and Democrat. November 7, 1971. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Dan Foster (November 28, 1971). "Savage Tigers Slash Gamecocks Before Record 57,242 Crowd". The Greenville News. pp. 1A, 2C – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "1971 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 13, 2017.


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