1988 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

The 1988 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as an independent during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. They compiled a record of 8–4 with a loss against Indiana in the Liberty Bowl. The Gamecocks were led by head coach Joe Morrison in his final season as head coach prior to his dying of a heart attack in February 1989.[1]

1988 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Liberty Bowl, L 10–34 vs. Indiana
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–4
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAl Groh (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJoe Lee Dunn (2nd season)
Home stadiumWilliams–Brice Stadium
(capacity: 72,400)
1988 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Notre Dame   –  – 12 –0 –0
No. 2 Miami (FL)   –  – 11 –1 –0
No. 3 Florida State   –  – 11 –1 –0
No. 5 West Virginia   –  – 11 –1 –0
Southern Miss   –  – 10 –2 –0
No. 13 Syracuse   –  – 10 –2 –0
Army   –  – 9 –3 –0
Louisville   –  – 8 –3 –0
South Carolina   –  – 8 –4 –0
Northern Illinois   –  – 7 –4 –0
Pittsburgh   –  – 6 –5 –0
Memphis State   –  – 6 –5 –0
Southwestern Louisiana   –  – 6 –5 –0
Rutgers   –  – 5 –6 –0
Akron   –  – 5 –6 –0
Penn State   –  – 5 –6 –0
Tulane   –  – 5 –6 –0
Louisiana Tech   –  – 4 –7 –0
Temple   –  – 4 –7 –0
Tulsa   –  – 4 –7 –0
Boston College   –  – 3 –8 –0
Cincinnati   –  – 3 –8 –0
East Carolina   –  – 3 –8 –0
Navy   –  – 3 –8 –0
Virginia Tech   –  – 3 –8 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 3North CarolinaNo. 19
W 31–1073,275
September 10Western CarolinaNo. 16
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 38–068,800
September 17East CarolinaNo. 14
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 17–066,000[2]
September 24No. 6 GeorgiaNo. 14
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
TBSW 23–1074,800
October 1Appalachian StateNo. 8
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 35–971,380[3]
October 8at Virginia TechNo. 8
W 26–2442,845
October 15at Georgia TechNo. 8
L 0–3445,103
October 29at North Carolina StateNo. 17
ESPNW 23–754,800
November 5No. 5 Florida StateNo. 15
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
ESPNL 0–5975,000
November 12Navy
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 19–766,000
November 19at No. 15 Clemson
JPSL 10–2984,867
December 28vs. Indiana
RaycomL 10–3439,210

[4]

Roster

Todd Ellis – QB; Mike Dingle – RB; Harold Green – RB; Robert Brooks – WR; Jamie Penland- WR; Patrick Hinton – LB; Ron Rabune – Safety; Robert Robinson – CB; Kevin Hendrix – DE; Collin Mackie – Kicker; Keith Bing – RB Mike Dingle – RB Gerald Williams – RB Albert Haynes – RB Ray Bolton – RB Eddie Miller WR Carl Platt – WR George Rush – WR Anthony Parlor – WR Hardin Brown – WR Vic McConnell – WR Bill Zorr – WR Darren Greene – WR Ken Watson – TE Trent Simpson – TE Mark Fryer – OL Ike Harris – OL Randy Harwell – OL Paul Shivers – OL Calvin Stephens – OL Dany Branch – OL Charles Gowan – OL Kenny Haynes – OL Marty Dye – DL Derrick Frazier – DL Tim High – DL David Taylor – DL Patrick Blackwell – DL Kevin Hendrix – DL Kurt Wilson – DL Theartis Woodard – DL Patrick Hinton – LB Derrick Little – LB Matt McKernan – LB Corey Miller – LB Keith Emmons – LB Mike Tolbert – DB Ron Rabune . DB Robert Robinson – DB Stephane Williams – DB Dale Campbell – DB Mike Conway – DB Pat Turner – DB

Coaching staff

References
  1. "Joe Morrison is dead at 51". Reading Eagle. Associated Press. February 6, 1989. p. 19. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
  2. "Virginia Tech rolls by East Carolina". The News Leader. September 11, 1988. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Appalachian gives USC tough time". The State. October 2, 1988. Retrieved November 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "1988 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 22, 2017.

Additional sources
  • Griffin, J. C. (1992). The First Hundred Years: A History of South Carolina Football. Atlanta: Longstreet Press


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