1975 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

The 1975 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as an independent in the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. The Gamecocks finished the season 7–5 overall, but lost the Tangerine Bowl to the Miami Redskins, 20–7.

1975 South Carolina Gamecocks football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–5
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorRichard Bell (1st season)
Home stadiumWilliams–Brice Stadium
(capacity: 54,564)
1975 NCAA Division I independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Rutgers    9 2 0
No. 10 Penn State    9 3 0
No. 20 West Virginia    9 3 0
Notre Dame    8 3 0
Virginia Tech    8 3 0
No. 15 Pittsburgh    8 4 0
Boston College    7 4 0
Georgia Tech    7 4 0
Memphis State    7 4 0
Navy    7 4 0
North Texas State    7 4 0
Southern Miss    7 4 0
South Carolina    7 5 0
Colgate    6 4 0
Cincinnati    6 5 0
Hawaii    6 5 0
Syracuse    6 5 0
Temple    6 5 0
Utah State    6 5 0
Indiana State    5 5 0
Dayton    5 6 0
Northeast Louisiana    4 6 1
Tulane    4 7 0
Villanova    4 7 0
Florida State    3 8 0
Air Force    2 8 1
Houston    2 8 0
Miami (FL)    2 8 0
Army    2 9 0
Marshall    2 9 0
Southern Illinois    1 9 1
Holy Cross    1 10 0
Louisville    1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 13Georgia TechW 23–1751,428
September 20at DukeW 24–1621,500
September 27Georgia
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
L 20–2856,944
October 4No. 18 Baylor
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 24–1344,192
October 11Virginia
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 41–1451,574
October 18at Ole MissW 35–2930,107
October 25at LSUNo. 20L 6–2461,445
November 1at NC StateABCL 21–2848,500
November 8Appalachian State
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
L 34–3947,489[1]
November 15Wake Forest
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 37–2637,656
November 22Clemson
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
W 56–2057,197[2]
December 20vs. No. 16 Miami (OH)L 7–2020,247

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References

  1. "Plucky Appalachian startles Gamecocks". The Charlotte Observer. November 9, 1975. Retrieved December 3, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. Dan Foster (November 23, 1975). "USC Wins 56-20 Rout". The Greenville News. p. 1 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "1975 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 7, 2017.


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