1989 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

The 1989 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as an independent dring the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Sparky Woods, the Gamecocks compiled a record of 6–4–1. South Carolina was invited to the Liberty Bowl, where they lost to Indiana. The team played home games at Williams–Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina.

1989 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Liberty Bowl, L 10–34 vs. Indiana
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–4–1
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorArt Wilkins (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorRick Whitt (1st season)
Home stadiumWilliams–Brice Stadium
(capacity: 72,400)
1989 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Miami (FL)   –  11 –1 –0
No. 2 Notre Dame   –  12 –1 –0
No. 3 Florida State   –  10 –2 –0
Northern Illinois   –  9 –2 –0
No. 15 Penn State   –  8 –3 –1
No. 17 Pittsburgh   –  8 –3 –1
No. 21 West Virginia   –  8 –3 –1
Syracuse   –  8 –4 –0
Southwestern Louisiana   –  7 –4 –0
Akron   –  6 –4 –1
South Carolina   –  6 –4 –1
Virginia Tech   –  6 –4 –1
Louisiana Tech   –  5 –4 –1
Army   –  6 –5 –0
Louisville   –  6 –5 –0
East Carolina   –  5 –5 –1
Tulsa   –  6 –6 –0
Southern Miss   –  5 –6 –0
Tulane   –  4 –8 –0
Navy   –  3 –8 –0
Rutgers   –  2 –7 –2
Boston College   –  2 –9 –0
Memphis State   –  2 –9 –0
Cincinnati   –  1 –9 –1
Temple   –  1 –10 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

Woods succeeded Joe Morrison, who died of a heart attack in February 1989.

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 27:00 pmDuke
W 27–2174,232
September 97:00 pmVirginia Tech
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
T 17–1771,842
September 161:00 pmat No. 12 West Virginia
L 45–2166,015
September 237:00 pmGeorgia Tech
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 21–1070,018
September 301:00 pmat No. 23 Georgia
W 24–2080,961
October 71:30 pmEast Carolina
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 47–1465,600[1]
October 211:30 pmWestern CarolinaNo. 24
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 24–362,000
October 281:00 pmNo. 20 NC StateNo. 25
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
L 20–1074,248
November 42:00 pmat No. 6 Florida State
SSNL 35–1061,852
November 112:00 pmat North Carolina
W 27–2044,200
November 187:30 pmNo. 15 Clemson
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
ESPNL 45–074,509

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Roster

Todd Ellis* QB Dickie DeMasi QB Ben Hogan QB Pat Turner QB Harold Green* RB Mike Dingle RB Albert Haynes RB Ken Watson RB Keith Bing RB Kevin Jones RB Robert Brooks* WR Eddie Miller* WR George Rush* WR Carl Platt WR David Pitchko WR Skeets Thomas WR Bill Zorr WR Darren Greene WR David Hodge* TE Charles Steward TE Dany Branch* OL Ike Harris* OL Kenny Haynes* OL Curt High* OL Calvin Stephens* OL Hal Hamrick OL Antoine Rivens OL Marty Dye* DL Curtis Godwin* DL Tim High* DL Corey Miller* DL Patrick Blackwell DL Troy Duke DL Trent Simpson DL Robert Gibson* LB Patrick Hinton* LB David Taylor* LB Scott Windsor* LB Mike Conway LB Joe Reaves LB Keith Emmons LB Erik Anderson* DB Leon Harris* DB Keith McDonald* DB Antonio Walker DB Stephane Williams DB

References
  1. "Gamecocks assume favorite's role - and win". The Charlotte Observer. October 8, 1989. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "1989 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, GA: Longstreet Press


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