1981 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

The 1981 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as an independent during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Jim Carlen in his seventh and final season as head coach, the Gamecocks compiled a record of 6–6.

1981 South Carolina Gamecocks football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–6
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorRichard Bell (7th season)
Home stadiumWilliams–Brice Stadium
(capacity: 54,564)
1981 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Pittsburgh      11 1 0
No. 3 Penn State      10 2 0
No. 8 Miami (FL)      9 2 0
Southern Miss      9 2 1
No. 17 West Virginia      9 3 0
Colgate      7 3 0
Virginia Tech      7 4 0
Navy      7 4 1
Cincinnati      6 5 0
Florida State      6 5 0
Holy Cross      6 5 0
Tulane      6 5 0
UNLV      6 6 0
South Carolina      6 6 0
Temple      5 5 0
Boston College      5 6 0
East Carolina      5 6 0
Northeast Louisiana      5 6 0
Louisville      5 6 0
Notre Dame      5 6 0
Rutgers      5 6 0
William & Mary      5 6 0
Syracuse      4 6 1
Richmond      4 7 0
Army      3 7 1
North Texas State      2 9 0
Georgia Tech      1 10 0
Memphis State      1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 5at Wake ForestW 23–629,300
September 12Ole MissL 13–2056,424
September 19Duke
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 17–356,321
September 26at No. 17 GeorgiaL 0–2482,100
October 3No. 4 Pittsburgh
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
ABCL 28–4256,495
October 10at KentuckyW 28–1457,553
October 17Virginia
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 21–356,101
October 24at No. 3 North CarolinaW 31–1350,500
October 31NC State
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
ABCW 20–1256,517
November 7Pacific (CA)
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
L 21–2351,679
November 21No. 2 Clemson
ESPNL 13–2956,971
December 5at HawaiiL 10–3343,958

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References

  1. "1981 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 29, 2017.


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