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1973 South Carolina Gamecocks football Conference Independent 1973 record 7–4 Head coach Paul Dietzel (8th season)Home stadium Williams-Brice Stadium (Capacity: 53,865)Seasons
The 1973 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as an independent team in the 1973 NCAA Division I football season . The Gamecocks finished the season 7–4 overall.
Schedule [ ]
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 15 Georgia Tech W 41–2851,584
September 21 at Houston L 19–2724,019
September 29 Miami (OH) Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, South Carolina L 11–1341,606 [1]
October 6 at Virginia Tech W 27–2438,000 [2]
October 13 at Wake Forest Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, North Carolina W 28–1221,200
October 20 Ohio Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, South Carolina W 38–2239,021
October 27 No. 9 LSU Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, South Carolina L 29–3351,039
November 3 NC State Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, South Carolina L 35–5652,320
November 10 Appalachian State Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, South Carolina W 35–1433,705 [3]
November 17 at Florida State W 52–1217,778
November 24 Clemson W 32–2055,615 [4]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game
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Roster [ ]
1973 South Carolina Gamecocks football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
G
64
Rick Anthony
Sr
T
70
Darrell Austin
Sr
TE
91
Steve Blackmon
Jr
T
71
Jim Burke
Jr
T
73
Dave Cash
Sr
WR
24
Jim Collins
So
T
75
Dale Duncan
Jr
WR
88
Mike Farrell
Jr
QB
12
Jeff Grantz
So
WR
40
Eddie Muldrow
Jr
C
51
Jim Privette
Sr
QB
14
Lyn Rushing
Sr
TE
89
Jay Saldi
So
T
59
E. Z. Smith
So
G
50
Joe Smith
So
TE
84
Stevie Stephens
So
WR
83
Scott Thomas
So
C
72
Buck Thompson
Jr
G
65
Jerry Witherspoon
Jr
TE
16
Marty Woolbright
Sr
RB
43
Tom Zipperly
Jr
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
DB
21
Mel Baxley
Sr
DT
85
Jim Bread
Sr
DT
55
Dana Carpenter
Sr
LB
34
Bill Cregar
Jr
DB
7
Henry Laws
So
DT
76
Andy Levantis
Jr
DT
81
Monty Matthews
Jr
LB
61
Gary McLaren
Jr
LB
36
Garry Mott
So
DE
82
Grahl Phillips
So
DE
49
Bob Roe
Sr
DB
22
Thad Rowe
Sr
LB
45
Stan Thomas
So
DT
69
Roger Toy
Sr
LB
25
Phil Wallace
Sr
DB
3
C. A. Wilson
Jr
DE
87
Richard Wood
Jr
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
K
1
Bobby Marino
So
P
4
Robby Reymolds
Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
References [ ]
^ Bill Moeller (September 30, 1973). "For 'Skins, nothing could be finah than to . . . beat South Carlinah, 13-11!" . Journal-News . Hamilton, Ohio. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "South Carolina edges Gobblers, 27–24" . The Greenville News . October 7, 1973. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "S. Carolina romps, 35–14" . The Palm Beach Post . November 11, 1973. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Sophomore Quarterback Guns USC To Victory Over Arch-Rival Clemson" . The Greenville News . November 25, 1973. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "1973 Football Schedule" . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 11, 2017 .
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