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{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
|Year=1984
{{Infobox college sports team season
|Team=South Carolina Gamecocks
| year = 1984
|Image=South Carolina Gamecocks logo.svg
| team = South Carolina Gamecocks
|ImageSize=125
| sport = football
|Conference=Independent
| image =
|ShortConference=
| image_size =
|CoachRank=13
| conference = Independent
|APRank=11
| CoachRank = 13
|Record=10–2
| APRank = 11
|ConfRecord=
| record = 10–2
|HeadCoach=[[Joe Morrison]]
| head_coach = [[Joe Morrison]]
|HCYear=2nd
| hc_year = 2nd
|OffCoach=
| off_coach = Frank Sadler
|OCYear=
| oc_year = 2nd
|DefCoach=
| off_scheme =
|DCYear=
| def_coach = [[Tom Gadd]]
|StadiumArena=[[Williams-Brice Stadium]]<br>(Capacity: 72,400)
| dc_year = 2nd
|BowlTourney=[[1984 Gator Bowl|Gator Bowl]]
| def_scheme =
|BowlTourneyResult=L 14–21 vs. [[1984 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team|Oklahoma State]]
| captain =
| stadium = [[Williams–Brice Stadium]]
| bowl = [[1984 Gator Bowl|Gator Bowl]]
| bowl_result = L 14–21 vs. [[1984 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team|Oklahoma State]]
}}
}}
{{1984 Division I-A independents football standings}}
{{1984 NCAA Division I-A independents football records}}
The '''1984 South Carolina Gamecocks football team''' represented the [[University of South Carolina]] as an [[NCAA Division I-A independent schools|independent team]] in the [[1984 NCAA Division I-A football season]]. The Gamecocks would finish the season 10–2 overall, after losing to [[1984 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team|Oklahoma State]] in the [[1984 Gator Bowl|Gator Bowl]].<ref>{{cite web |title=OKLAHOMA ST. RALLY WINS GATOR BOWL|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/12/29/sports/oklahoma-st-rally-wins-gator-bowl.html|publisher=NYTimes.com|accessdate=June 27, 2017}}</ref>
The '''1984 South Carolina Gamecocks football team''' represented the [[University of South Carolina]] as an [[NCAA Division I FBS independent schools|independent]] during the [[1984 NCAA Division I-A football season]]. Led by second-year head coach [[Joe Morrison]], the 1984 Gamecocks enjoyed a phenomenal and competitive season. The 1984 squad became the first team in school history to win 10 games (with a 10–2 record) and were ranked as high as No. 2 in the polls before losing to [[1984 Navy Midshipmen football team|an unranked Navy team]] by a score of 38–21 in the tenth game of the season. Along the way, they defeated [[1984 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]], [[1984 Pittsburgh Panthers football team|Pittsburgh]], [[1984 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]], [[1984 Florida State Seminoles football team|Florida State]], and [[1984 Clemson Tigers football team|Clemson]] to earn an appearance in the [[1984 Gator Bowl|Gator Bowl]] against [[1984 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team|Oklahoma State]], losing by a score of 21–14.

The Gamecocks finished No. 11 in the final AP Poll. At the time, the No. 11 final ranking was the highest ever achieved by South Carolina. It was only the second final ranking in school history, and the first since [[1958 South Carolina Gamecocks football team|1958]]. Joe Morrison won the [[Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award]]. The peak ranking of No. 2 remains the highest in school history.<ref>{{Cite web |title=South Carolina Gamecocks Poll History |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/south-carolina/polls.html |access-date=2023-10-29 |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Archives |first=L. A. Times |date=1989-02-06 |title=Morrison, 52, Dies of Heart Attack : South Carolina Coach, Ex-Giant Star Collapses After Racquetball Game |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-02-06-sp-1247-story.html |access-date=2023-10-29 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref>

The team was nicknamed '''"Black Magic"''' due to their success and their distinctive black jerseys.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-08-27 |title=Will Muschamp explains when South Carolina will wear its ‘Black Magic’ throwback uniforms |url=https://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/south-carolina-football/south-carolina-throwback-uniforms-2019/ |access-date=2023-03-17 |website=Saturday Down South |language=en-US}}</ref>


==Schedule==
==Schedule==
{{CFB schedule
{{CFB Schedule Start|time=no|rankyear=1984|attend=yes}}
| rankyear = 1984
{{CFB Schedule Entry
| poll = AP
| date = September 8

| time = no
|{{CFB schedule entry
| w/l = w
| date = September 8
| rank =
| w/l = w
| opponent = [[1984 The Citadel Bulldogs football team|The Citadel]]
| opponent = [[1984 The Citadel Bulldogs football team|The Citadel]]
| opprank =
| site_stadium = [[Williams-Brice Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Williams–Brice Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Columbia, South Carolina]]
| site_cityst = [[Columbia, South Carolina|Columbia, SC]]
| tv =
| score = 31–24
| score = 31–24
| attend = 71,200
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/florence-morning-news-usc-escapes-dogs/139863792/|work=Florence Morning News|title=USC escapes 'Dogs|date=September 9, 1984|accessdate=January 29, 2024|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
| attend = 71,200
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 22
| date = September 22
| time = no
| w/l = w
| opponent = [[1984 Duke Blue Devils football team|Duke]]
| w/l = w
| site_stadium = Williams–Brice Stadium
| rank =
| site_cityst = Columbia, SC
| opponent = [[1984 Duke Blue Devils football team|Duke]]
| opprank =
| score = 21–0
| attend = 68,300
| site_stadium = Williams-Brice Stadium
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/danville-register-and-bee-south-carolina/139863950/|work=The Danville Register|title=South Carolina shuts Duke down|date=September 23, 1984|accessdate=January 29, 2024|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
| site_cityst = Columbia, South Carolina
| tv =
| score = 21-0
| attend = 68,300
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 29
| date = September 29
| time = no
| w/l = w
| opponent = [[1984 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]]
| w/l = w
| away =
| opprank = 12
| site_stadium = Williams–Brice Stadium
| rank =
| site_cityst = Columbia, SC
| opponent = [[1984 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]]
| gamename = [[Georgia–South Carolina football rivalry|rivalry]]
| opprank = 12
| score = 17–10
| site_stadium = Williams-Brice Stadium
| attend = 74,325
| site_cityst = Columbia, South Carolina
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-index-journal-gamecocks-trip-georgia/134613602/|work=The Index-Journal|title=Gamecocks trip Georgia, 17–10|date=September 30, 1984|accessdate=November 4, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
| gamename = [[Georgia–South Carolina football rivalry|Rivalry]]
| tv =
| score = 17-0
| attend = 74,325
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 6
| date = October 6
| time = no
| w/l = w
| opponent = [[1984 Kansas State Wildcats football team|Kansas State]]
| w/l = w
| site_stadium = Williams–Brice Stadium
| rank =
| site_cityst = Columbia, SC
| opponent = [[1984 Kansas State Wildcats football team|Kansas State]]
| opprank =
| score = 49–17
| attend = 67,200
| site_stadium = Williams-Brice Stadium
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kansas-city-star-south-carolina-poun/139864110/|work=The Kansas City Star|title=South Carolina pounds defenseless Kansas State 49–17|date=October 7, 1984|accessdate=January 29, 2024|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
| site_cityst = Columbia, South Carolina
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 49-17
| attend = 67,200
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 13
| date = October 13
| time = no
| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| rank = 17
| opponent = [[1984 Pittsburgh Panthers football team|Pittsburgh]]
| rank = 17
| site_stadium = Williams–Brice Stadium
| opponent = [[1984 Pittsburgh Panthers football team|Pittsburgh]]
| site_cityst = Columbia, SC
| opprank =
| tv = KATZ Sports
| site_stadium = Williams-Brice Stadium
| score = 45–21
| site_cityst = Columbia, South Carolina
| attend = 73,100
| tv =
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/anderson-independent-mail-sc-pummels-p/139864231/|work=Anderson Independent-Mail|title=S.C. pummels Pittsburgh|date=October 14, 1984|accessdate=January 29, 2024|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
| score = 45-21
| attend = 73,100
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 20
| date = October 20
| time = no
| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| away = y
| away = yes
| rank = 11
| opponent = [[1984 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]]
| rank = 11
| opponent = [[1984 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]]
| opprank =
| site_stadium = [[Notre Dame Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Notre Dame Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Notre Dame, Indiana]]
| site_cityst = [[Notre Dame, Indiana|Notre Dame, IN]]
| tv = [[ESPN]]
| tv = [[ESPN College Football|ESPN]]
| score = 36-32
| score = 36–32
| attend = 59,075
| attend = 59,075
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tampa-bay-times-late-burst-lifts-south-c/139864325/|work=St. Petersburg Times|title=Late burst lifts South Carolina by Notre Dame|date=October 21, 1984|accessdate=January 29, 2024|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 27
| date = October 27
| time = no
| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| rank = 9
| opponent = [[1984 East Carolina Pirates football team|East Carolina]]
| rank = 9
| site_stadium = Williams–Brice Stadium
| opponent = [[1984 East Carolina Pirates football team|East Carolina]]
| site_cityst = Columbia, SC
| opprank =
| score = 42–20
| site_stadium = Williams-Brice Stadium
| attend = 73,800
| site_cityst = Columbia, South Carolina
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72726869/gamecocks-rout-east-carolina/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=Gamecocks rout East Carolina|date=October 28, 1984|accessdate=March 5, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
| tv =
| score = 42-20
| attend = 73,800
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 3
| date = November 3
| time = no
| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 5
| rank = 5
| opponent = [[1984 NC State Wolfpack football team|NC State]]
| opponent = [[1984 NC State Wolfpack football team|NC State]]
| opprank =
| site_stadium = [[Carter–Finley Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Carter–Finley Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Raleigh, North Carolina]]
| site_cityst = [[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh, NC]]
| tv =
| score = 35–28
| score = 35-28
| attend = 46,200
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tallahassee-democrat-south-carolina-rall/139864434/|work=Tallahassee Democrat|title=South Carolina rallies for win|date=November 4, 1984|accessdate=January 29, 2024|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
| attend = 46,200
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 10
| date = November 10
| time = no
| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| rank = 5
| opponent = [[1984 Florida State Seminoles football team|Florida State]]
| rank = 5
| opprank = 11
| opponent = [[1984 Florida State Seminoles football team|Florida State]]
| site_stadium = Williams–Brice Stadium
| opprank = 11
| site_cityst = Columbia, SC
| site_stadium = Williams-Brice Stadium
| tv = [[College Football on ABC|ABC]]
| site_cityst = Columbia, South Carolina
| score = 38–26
| tv = [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
| score = 38-26
| attend = 75,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/sun-news-usc-rolls-past-seminoles-3826/139864564/|work=The Sun-News|title=USC rolls past Seminoles, 38–26|date=November 11, 1984|accessdate=January 29, 2024|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
| attend = 75,000
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 17
| date = November 17
| time = no
| w/l = l
| w/l = l
| away = y
| away = yes
| rank = 2
| opponent = [[1984 Navy Midshipmen football team|Navy]]
| rank = 2
| opponent = [[1984 Navy Midshipmen football team|Navy]]
| opprank =
| site_stadium = [[Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Annapolis, Maryland]]
| site_cityst = [[Annapolis, Maryland|Annapolis, MD]]
| tv = [[NBC Sports Washington|HTS]]
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 21–38
| score = 21-38
| attend = 27,234
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-middies-stun-no-2-s/139864644/|work=The Baltimore Sun|title=Middies stun No. 2 S. Carolina|date=November 18, 1984|accessdate=January 29, 2024|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
| attend = 27,234
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 24
| date = November 24
| time = no
| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| away = y
| away = yes
| rank = 9
| opponent = [[1984 Clemson Tigers football team|Clemson]]
| rank = 9
| opponent = [[1984 Clemson Tigers football team|Clemson]]
| opprank =
| site_stadium = [[Memorial Stadium (Clemson)|Memorial Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Memorial Stadium (Clemson)|Memorial Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Clemson, South Carolina]]
| site_cityst = [[Clemson, South Carolina|Clemson, SC]]
| gamename = [[Clemson–South Carolina rivalry|Battle of the Palmetto State]]
| gamename = [[Clemson–South Carolina rivalry|rivalry]]
| tv = [[Raycom Sports]]
| tv =
| score = 22–21
| score = 22-21
| attend = 80,500
| source = <ref>{{cite news|title=Gamecocks break Death Valley drought|newspaper=The Index-Journal|author=David Talley|date=November 25, 1984|pages=1D, 3D |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36847476/gamecocks_break_death_valley_drought/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
| attend = 80,500
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = December 28
| date = December 28
| time = no
| w/l = l
| w/l = l
| neutral = y
| neutral = yes
| rank = 7
| opponent = [[1984 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team|Oklahoma State]]
| rank = 7
| opprank = 9
| opponent = [[1984 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team|Oklahoma State]]
| opprank = 9
| site_stadium = [[Gator Bowl Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Gator Bowl Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Jacksonville, Florida]]
| site_cityst = [[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville, FL]]
| gamename = [[1984 Gator Bowl|Gator Bowl]]
| gamename = [[1984 Gator Bowl|Gator Bowl]]
| tv = ABC
| tv = ABC
| score = 14-21
| score = 14–21
| attend = 82,138
| attend = 82,138
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-late-score-lift/139864777/|work=Fort Worth Star-Telegram|title=Late score lifts Oklahoma State|date=December 29, 1984|accessdate=January 29, 2024|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule End}}
<ref>{{cite web|title=1984 Football Schedule|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|accessdate=June 27, 2017|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/south-carolina/1984.html|deadurl=no}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|title=1984 Football Schedule|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|access-date=June 27, 2017|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/south-carolina/1984.html}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 03:25, 30 January 2024

1984 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Gator Bowl, L 14–21 vs. Oklahoma State
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 11
Record10–2
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorFrank Sadler (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorTom Gadd (2nd season)
Home stadiumWilliams–Brice Stadium
Seasons
← 1983
1985 →
1984 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Boston College   -   -   10 - 2 - 0
No. 11 South Carolina   -   -   10 - 2 - 0
Army   -   -   8 - 3 - 1
Rutgers   -   -   7 - 3 - 0
No. 17 Florida State   -   -   7 - 3 - 2
Virginia Tech   -   -   8 - 4 - 0
West Virginia   -   -   8 - 4 - 0
No. 18 Miami (FL)   -   -   8 - 5 - 0
Notre Dame   -   -   7 - 5 - 0
Southwestern Louisiana   -   -   6 - 5 - 0
Penn State   -   -   6 - 5 - 0
Syracuse   -   -   6 - 5 - 0
Temple   -   -   6 - 5 - 0
Memphis State   -   -   5 - 5 - 1
Navy   -   -   4 - 6 - 1
Southern Miss   -   -   4 - 7 - 0
Pittsburgh   -   -   3 - 7 - 1
Tulane   -   -   3 - 8 - 0
Cincinnati   -   -   2 - 9 - 0
East Carolina   -   -   2 - 9 - 0
Louisville   -   -   2 - 9 - 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as an independent during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Joe Morrison, the 1984 Gamecocks enjoyed a phenomenal and competitive season. The 1984 squad became the first team in school history to win 10 games (with a 10–2 record) and were ranked as high as No. 2 in the polls before losing to an unranked Navy team by a score of 38–21 in the tenth game of the season. Along the way, they defeated Georgia, Pittsburgh, Notre Dame, Florida State, and Clemson to earn an appearance in the Gator Bowl against Oklahoma State, losing by a score of 21–14.

The Gamecocks finished No. 11 in the final AP Poll. At the time, the No. 11 final ranking was the highest ever achieved by South Carolina. It was only the second final ranking in school history, and the first since 1958. Joe Morrison won the Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award. The peak ranking of No. 2 remains the highest in school history.[1][2]

The team was nicknamed "Black Magic" due to their success and their distinctive black jerseys.[3]

Zeitplan

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DateOpponentRankWebsiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 8The Citadel
W 31–2471,200[4]
September 22Duke
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 21–068,300[5]
September 29No. 12 Georgia
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
W 17–1074,325[6]
October 6Kansas State
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 49–1767,200[7]
October 13PittsburghNo. 17
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
KATZ SportsW 45–2173,100[8]
October 20at Notre DameNo. 11
ESPNW 36–3259,075[9]
October 27East CarolinaNo. 9
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 42–2073,800[10]
November 3at NC StateNo. 5
W 35–2846,200[11]
November 10No. 11 Florida StateNo. 5
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
ABCW 38–2675,000[12]
November 17at NavyNo. 2
HTSL 21–3827,234[13]
November 24at ClemsonNo. 9
Raycom SportsW 22–2180,500[14]
December 28vs. No. 9 Oklahoma StateNo. 7
ABCL 14–2182,138[15]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

[edit]
  1. ^ "South Carolina Gamecocks Poll History". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
  2. ^ Archives, L. A. Times (February 6, 1989). "Morrison, 52, Dies of Heart Attack : South Carolina Coach, Ex-Giant Star Collapses After Racquetball Game". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
  3. ^ "Will Muschamp explains when South Carolina will wear its 'Black Magic' throwback uniforms". Saturday Down South. August 27, 2019. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  4. ^ "USC escapes 'Dogs". Florence Morning News. September 9, 1984. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "South Carolina shuts Duke down". The Danville Register. September 23, 1984. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Gamecocks trip Georgia, 17–10". The Index-Journal. September 30, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "South Carolina pounds defenseless Kansas State 49–17". The Kansas City Star. October 7, 1984. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "S.C. pummels Pittsburgh". Anderson Independent-Mail. October 14, 1984. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Late burst lifts South Carolina by Notre Dame". St. Petersburg Times. October 21, 1984. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Gamecocks rout East Carolina". The Charlotte Observer. October 28, 1984. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "South Carolina rallies for win". Tallahassee Democrat. November 4, 1984. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "USC rolls past Seminoles, 38–26". The Sun-News. November 11, 1984. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Middies stun No. 2 S. Carolina". The Baltimore Sun. November 18, 1984. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ David Talley (November 25, 1984). "Gamecocks break Death Valley drought". The Index-Journal. pp. 1D, 3D – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Late score lifts Oklahoma State". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. December 29, 1984. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "1984 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 27, 2017.


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