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1984 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

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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
(capacity: 72,400)
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 team during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Joe Morrison, Gamecocks finished the season 10–2 overall after losing to Oklahoma State in the Gator Bowl.[1]

Zeitplan

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

[3]

References

  1. ^ "Oklahoma St. Rally Wins Gator Bow". NYTimes.com. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
  2. ^ David Talley (November 25, 1984). "Gamecocks break Death Valley drought". The Index-Journal. pp. 1D, 3D – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1984 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 27, 2017.