1983 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

The 1983 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as an independent during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Joe Morrison, the Gamecocks compiled a record of 5–6.

1983 South Carolina Gamecocks football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorFrank Sadler (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorTom Gadd (1st season)
Home stadiumWilliams–Brice Stadium
(capacity: 72,400)
1983 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Miami (FL)      11 1 0
Virginia Tech      9 2 0
No. 19 Boston College      9 3 0
No. 16 West Virginia      9 3 0
No. 20 East Carolina      8 3 0
No. 18 Pittsburgh      8 3 1
Penn State      8 4 1
Southern Miss      7 4 0
Memphis State      6 4 1
Florida State      8 4 0
Notre Dame      7 5 0
Syracuse      6 5 0
South Carolina      5 6 0
Cincinnati    4 6 1
Southwestern Louisiana      4 6 0
Temple      4 7 0
Tulane      4 7 0
Louisville      3 8 0
Navy      3 8 0
Rutgers      3 8 0
Army      2 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 3No. 11 North CarolinaL 8–2472,400
September 10Miami (OH)
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 24–363,475
September 17at DukeW 31–2420,500
September 24at No. 14 GeorgiaL 13–3182,122
October 1Southern Cal
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 38–1474,200
October 8Notre Dame
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
L 6–3074,500
October 22LSUPPVL 6–2071,951
October 29NC State
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 31–1769,400
November 5at Florida StateL 30–4555,542
November 12Navy
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 31–764,800
November 19No. 13 Clemson
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
L 13–2274,550[1]

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References

  1. Mike Hunt (November 20, 1983). "Clemson wins a fight to the finish". The Greenville News. p. 1C via Newspapers.com.
  2. "1983 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 28, 2017.


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