1991 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

The 1991 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as an independent team in the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season finishing with a 3–6–2 record. The Gamecocks were led by Sparky Woods in his third year as head coach.

1991 South Carolina Gamecocks football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–6–2
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorArt Wilkins (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorTommy West (1st season)
Home stadiumWilliams-Brice Stadium
(Capacity: 72,400)
1991 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 East Carolina    11 1 0
No. 4 Florida State    11 2 0
No. 3 Penn State    11 2 0
No. 21 Tulsa    10 2 0
Louisiana Tech    8 1 2
No. 13 Notre Dame    10 3 0
Akron    5 6 0
Memphis State    5 6 0
Army    4 7 0
Cincinnati    4 7 0
Southern Miss    4 7 0
South Carolina    3 6 2
Southwestern Louisiana    2 8 1
Louisville    2 9 0
Northern Illinois    2 9 0
Tulane    1 10 0
Navy    1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

This was the Gamecocks' 21st and final season as an independent. South Carolina joined the Southeastern Conference for the 1992 season after joining the conference in all other sports on July 1, 1991.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 77:00 pmDukeT 24–2471,200
September 141:00 pmat West VirginiaL 16–2151,989
September 217:00 pmVirginia Tech
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, South Carolina
W 28–2168,200
September 281:30 pmat East CarolinaL 20–3133,100
October 51:30 pmEast Tennessee State
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, South Carolina
W 55–755,832
October 121:30 pmLouisiana Tech
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, South Carolina
T 12–1252,400[1]
October 191:30 pmGeorgia Tech
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, South Carolina
W 23–1467,220
November 24:00 pmNo. 19 NC State
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, South Carolina
ESPNL 21–3867,900
November 912:00 pmat No. 1 Florida StateJPSL 10–3860,244
November 161:30 pmat North CarolinaL 17–2147,500
November 231:30 pmNo. 14 Clemson
WYFFL 24–4174,200

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Roster

Bobby Fuller* QB Wright Mitchell QB Desi Sargent QB Brandon Bennett* RB Leroy Jeter* RB Rob DeBoer RB Terry Wilburn RB Albert Haynes RB Eddie Miller* WR Robert Brooks* WR David Pitchko WR Asim Penny WR Bralyn Bennett WR Bill Zorr WR Darren Greene WR Mike Whitman* TE Matthew Campbell TE Boomer Foster TE Roderick Howell TE Mathew Campbell TE Ernest Dye* OL Kenny Farrell* OL Jay Killen* OL Antoine Rivens* OL Rich Sweet* OL Vincent Dinkins OL Kevin Rosenkrans OL Cedric Bembery* DL Bobby Brown* DL Marty Dye* DL Troy Duke DL David Turnipseed DL Ernest Dixon* LB Eric Brown* LB Gerald Dixon* LB Robert Gibson* LB Keith Franklin LB Joe Reaves LB Keith Emmons LB Toby Cates* DB Jerry Inman* DB Bru Pender* DB Tony Watkins* DB Frank Adams DB Cedric Surratt DB Norman Greene DB Daren Parker P

References

  1. "Louisiana Tech rallies to tie South Carolina". The Charlotte Observer. October 13, 1991. Retrieved July 14, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "College Football Data Warehouse". Archived from the original on October 23, 2014. Retrieved October 22, 2014.


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