1982 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

1982 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
	Rankings from AP Poll

1982 South Carolina Gamecocks football
1982 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Conference	Independent
1982 record	4–7
Head coach	Richard Bell (1st season);
Home stadium	Williams-Brice Stadium; (Capacity: 72,400)
	Seasons ← 1981 1983 →

The 1982 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as an independent team in the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Gamecocks would finish the season 4–7 overall. The team was led by Richard Bell in his first and only year as head coach.

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	Pacific (CA)	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC		W 41–6	61,254
September 11	Richmond	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC		W 30-10	52,288
September 18	Duke	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC		L 17-30	66,928
September 25	No. 7 Georgia	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC (rivalry)	USA	L 18-34	74,200
October 2	Cincinnati	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC		W 37-10	59,148
October 16	Furman	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC		L 23-28	56,244	^[1]
October 23	at No. 14 LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	WOLO	L 6-14	78,944
October 30	at NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC		L 3-33	42,300
November 6	No. 12 Florida State	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC		L 26-56	62,821
November 13	Navy	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC		W 17-14	51,662
November 19	at No. 10 Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (Palmetto Bowl)	USA	L 6-24	64,700	^[2]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

^ "Furman erupts, ambushes Gamecocks 28–23". The State. October 17, 1982. Retrieved November 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Will Lester (November 21, 1982). "Tigers devour Gamecocks, 24-6". The Times and Democrat. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1982 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 28, 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

1982 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Penn State		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
No. 10 Pittsburgh		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
No. 13 Florida State		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
No. 19 West Virginia		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
Boston College		–		–		8	–	3	–	1
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–		7	–	3	–	1
East Carolina		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Miami (FL)		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–		6	–	4	–	1
Cincinnati		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Navy		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Louisville		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Rutgers		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Army		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
South Carolina		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Temple		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Tulane		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Syracuse		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Memphis State		–		–		1	–	10	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll