1984 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

1984 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
	Rankings from AP Poll

1984 South Carolina Gamecocks football
1984 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Gator Bowl, L 14–21 vs. Oklahoma State
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 13
AP	No. 11
1984 record	10–2
Head coach	Joe Morrison (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Frank Sadler (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Tom Gadd (2nd season)
Home stadium	Williams–Brice Stadium; (capacity: 72,400)
	Seasons ← 1983 1985 →

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]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	The Citadel		Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC		W 31–24	71,200
September 22	Duke		Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC		W 21–0	68,300
September 29	No. 12 Georgia		Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC (rivalry)		W 17–10	74,325
October 6	Kansas State		Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC		W 49–17	67,200
October 13	Pittsburgh	No. 17	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	KATZ Sports	W 45–21	73,100
October 20	at Notre Dame	No. 11	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	Metrosports	W 36–32	59,075
October 27	East Carolina	No. 9	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC		W 42–20	73,800	^[2]
November 3	NC State	No. 5	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC		W 35–28	46,200
November 10	No. 11 Florida State	No. 5	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	ABC	W 38–26	75,000
November 17	at Navy	No. 2	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	HTS	L 21–38	27,234
November 24	at Clemson	No. 9	Memorial Stadium Clemson, South Carolina (rivalry)	ESPN/Raycom Sports (tape delay)	W 22–21	80,500	^[3]
December 28	vs. No. 9 Oklahoma State	No. 7	Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)	ABC	L 14–21	82,138
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^ "Oklahoma St. Rally Wins Gator Bow". NYTimes.com. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
^ "Gamecocks rout East Carolina". The Charlotte Observer. October 28, 1984. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ David Talley (November 25, 1984). "Gamecocks break Death Valley drought". The Index-Journal. pp. 1D, 3D – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1984 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 27, 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

1984 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
v t	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