1975 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

1975 NCAA Division I independents football records
	Rankings from AP Poll

1975 South Carolina Gamecocks football
1975 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Tangerine Bowl, L 7–20 vs. Miami (OH)
Conference	Independent
1975 record	7–5
Head coach	Jim Carlen (1st season);
Defensive coordinator	Richard Bell (1st season)
Home stadium	Williams-Brice Stadium; (Capacity: 54,564)
	Seasons ← 1974 1976 →

The 1975 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as an independent team in the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. The Gamecocks finished the season 7–5 overall, but lost the Tangerine Bowl to the Miami Redskins, 20–7.

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	Georgia Tech		Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, South Carolina		W 23–17	51,428
September 20	at Duke		Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, North Carolina		W 24–16	21,500
September 27	Georgia		Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, South Carolina (rivalry)		L 20–28	56,944
October 4	No. 18 Baylor		Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, South Carolina		W 24–13	44,192
October 11	Virginia		Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, South Carolina		W 41–14	51,574
October 18	at Ole Miss		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, Mississippi		W 35–29	30,107
October 25	at LSU	No. 20	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, Louisiana		L 6–24	61,445
November 1	at NC State		Carter Stadium Raleigh, North Carolina	ABC	L 21–28	48,500
November 8	Appalachian State		Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, South Carolina		L 34–39	47,489	^[1]
November 15	Wake Forest		Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, South Carolina		W 37–26	37,656
November 22	Clemson		Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, South Carolina (Palmetto Bowl)		W 56–20	57,197	^[2]
December 20	vs. No. 16 Miami (OH)		Tangerine Bowl Orlando, Florida (Tangerine Bowl)		L 7–20	20,247
Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

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References[]

^ "Plucky Appalachian startles Gamecocks". The Charlotte Observer. November 9, 1975. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Dan Foster (November 23, 1975). "USC Wins 56-20 Rout". The Greenville News. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1975 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 7, 2017.

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[1] "Plucky Appalachian startles Gamecocks". The Charlotte Observer. November 9, 1975. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[2] Dan Foster (November 23, 1975). "USC Wins 56-20 Rout". The Greenville News. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] "1975 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 7, 2017.

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v t South Carolina Gamecocks football
Venues	Old State Fairgrounds (1894, 1896–1898) Shandon Park (1895) College Park/Davis Field (1899–1925) Melton Field (1926–1934) Williams–Brice Stadium (1934–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Clemson Georgia North Carolina
Culture & lore	Spurrier Cocky "The Fighting Gamecocks Lead the Way" Mighty Sound of the Southeast "Sandstorm" The Brawl
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees
Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

1975 NCAA Division I independents football records
v t	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Rutgers		–		9	–	2	–	0
No. 10 Penn State		–		9	–	3	–	0
No. 20 West Virginia		–		9	–	3	–	0
Notre Dame		–		8	–	3	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		8	–	3	–	0
No. 15 Pittsburgh		–		8	–	4	–	0
Boston College		–		7	–	4	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		7	–	4	–	0
Memphis State		–		7	–	4	–	0
Navy		–		7	–	4	–	0
North Texas State		–		7	–	4	–	0
Southern Miss		–		7	–	4	–	0
South Carolina		–		7	–	5	–	0
Colgate		–		6	–	4	–	0
Cincinnati		–		6	–	5	–	0
Hawaii		–		6	–	5	–	0
Syracuse		–		6	–	5	–	0
Temple		–		6	–	5	–	0
Utah State		–		6	–	5	–	0
Indiana State		–		5	–	5	–	0
Dayton		–		5	–	6	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		4	–	6	–	1
Tulane		–		4	–	7	–	0
Villanova		–		4	–	7	–	0
Florida State		–		3	–	8	–	0
Air Force		–		2	–	8	–	1
Houston		–		2	–	8	–	0
Miami (FL)		–		2	–	8	–	0
Army		–		2	–	9	–	0
Marshall		–		2	–	9	–	0
Southern Illinois		–		1	–	9	–	1
Holy Cross		–		1	–	10	–	0
Louisville		–		1	–	10	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll