1974 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

The 1974 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as an independent in the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. Led by Paul Dietzel, in his ninth and final season as head coach, the Gamecocks compiled a record of 4–7. The team played home games at Williams–Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina.

1974 South Carolina Gamecocks football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–7
Head coach
CaptainJay Hodgin, Jerry Witherspoon
Home stadiumWilliams–Brice Stadium
(capacity: 54,564)
1974 NCAA Division I independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Notre Dame    10 2 0
No. 7 Penn State    10 2 0
Temple    8 2 0
Boston College    8 3 0
Utah State    8 3 0
No. 19 Houston    8 3 1
Rutgers    7 3 1
Cincinnati    7 4 0
Memphis State    7 4 0
Pittsburgh    7 4 0
Georgia Tech    6 5 0
Hawaii    6 5 0
Miami (FL)    6 5 0
Southern Miss    6 5 0
Tampa    6 5 0
Holy Cross    5 5 1
Tulane    5 6 0
Colgate    4 6 0
Northern Illinois    4 7 0
Navy    4 7 0
South Carolina    4 7 0
Virginia Tech    4 7 0
West Virginia    4 7 0
Army    3 8 0
Dayton    3 8 0
Villanova    3 8 0
Air Force    2 9 0
Southern Illinois    2 9 0
Syracuse    2 9 0
Florida State    1 10 0
Marshall    1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14at Georgia TechL 20–3547,171
September 21DukeL 14–2045,620
September 28at GeorgiaL 14–5250,200
October 5Houston
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
L 14–2438,147
October 12Virginia Tech
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
L 17–3135,897[1]
October 19at Ole MissW 10–732,800
October 26North Carolina
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
W 31–2341,512
November 2at NC StateL 27–4241,500
November 9Appalachian State
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 21–1832,285[2]
November 16Wake Forest
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 34–2127,677
November 23ClemsonL 21–3952,575[3]

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References

  1. "VPI explosion buries Gamecocks in second half". The Charlotte Observer. October 13, 1974. Retrieved December 14, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Gamecocks clip Appalachian". The State. November 10, 1974. Retrieved December 5, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Henry Freeman (November 24, 1974). "Parker: Seniors Turned Us Around". The Greenville News. p. 1C via Newspapers.com.
  4. "1974 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 10, 2017.


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