1971 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

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1971 South Carolina Gamecocks football
South Carolina Gamecocks logo.svg
ConferenceIndependent
1971 record6–5
Head coach
Home stadiumCarolina Stadium
(Capacity: 56,140)
Seasons
← 1970
1972 →
1971 NCAA University Division independents football records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Penn State   –   11 – 1 – 0
Boston College   –   9 – 2 – 0
No. 17 Houston   –   9 – 3 – 0
No. 13 Notre Dame   –   8 – 2 – 0
Utah State   –   8 – 3 – 0
Florida State   –   8 – 4 – 0
Cincinnati   –   7 – 4 – 0
West Virginia   –   7 – 4 – 0
Temple   –   6 – 2 – 1
Air Force   –   6 – 4 – 0
Army   –   6 – 4 – 0
Colgate   –   6 – 4 – 0
Villanova   –   6 – 4 – 1
South Carolina   –   6 – 5 – 0
Southern Miss   –   6 – 5 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   6 – 6 – 0
New Mexico State   –   5 – 5 – 1
Northern Illinois   –   5 – 5 – 1
Syracuse   –   5 – 5 – 1
Dayton   –   5 – 6 – 0
Holy Cross   –   4 – 6 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   4 – 7 – 0
Rutgers   –   4 – 7 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   4 – 7 – 0
Navy   –   3 – 8 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   3 – 8 – 0
Tulane   –   3 – 8 – 0
Marshall   –   2 – 8 – 0
Xavier   –   1 – 9 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as an independent in the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. The Gamecocks finished the season 6–5 overall.

After competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference from its founding in 1953 through the spring of 1971, South Carolina withdrew due to a disagreement with the ACC. The Gamecocks honored existing contracts with the seven remaining ACC schools for the 1971 season.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11No. 17 Georgia Tech
W 24–754,842
September 18at DukeNo. 19
L 12–2835,113
September 25NC State
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 24–648,315
October 2at Memphis State
W 7–320,666
October 9Virginia
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 34–1443,861
October 16Maryland
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 35–645,653
October 23at Florida State
L 18–4930,764
October 30No. 7 Georgia
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
L 0–2454,613
November 6at No. 11 Tennessee
L 6–3563,509
November 20Wake Forest
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 24–743,285
November 27Clemson
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
L 7–1757,242[1]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster[]

1971 South Carolina Gamecocks football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
T 70 Darrell Austin So
WR 7 Jackie Brown Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References[]

  1. ^ Dan Foster (November 28, 1971). "Savage Tigers Slash Gamecocks Before Record 57,242 Crowd". The Greenville News. pp. 1A, 2C – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "1971 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
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