1989 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

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1989 South Carolina Gamecocks football
South Carolina Gamecocks logo.svg
ConferenceIndependent
1989 record6–4–1
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorArt Wilkins (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorRick Whitt (1st season)
Home stadiumWilliams-Brice Stadium
(Capacity: 72,400)
Seasons
← 1988
1990 →
1989 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Miami (FL)   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 2 Notre Dame   –   12 – 1 – 0
No. 3 Florida State   –   10 – 2 – 0
Northern Illinois   –   9 – 2 – 0
No. 15 Penn State   –   8 – 3 – 1
No. 17 Pittsburgh   –   8 – 3 – 1
No. 21 West Virginia   –   8 – 3 – 1
Syracuse   –   8 – 4 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana   –   7 – 4 – 0
Akron   –   6 – 4 – 1
South Carolina   –   6 – 4 – 1
Virginia Tech   –   6 – 4 – 1
Louisiana Tech   –   5 – 4 – 1
Army   –   6 – 5 – 0
Louisville   –   6 – 5 – 0
East Carolina   –   5 – 5 – 1
Tulsa   –   6 – 6 – 0
Southern Miss   –   5 – 6 – 0
Tulane   –   4 – 8 – 0
Navy   –   3 – 8 – 0
Rutgers   –   2 – 7 – 2
Boston College   –   2 – 9 – 0
Memphis State   –   2 – 9 – 0
Cincinnati   –   1 – 9 – 1
Temple   –   1 – 10 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as an independent team in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season finishing with a 6–4–1 record. The Gamecocks were led by Sparky Woods in his first year as head coach following the death of former head coach Joe Morrison. Morrison died of a heart attack in February 1989.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 27:00 pmDuke
W 27–2174,232
September 97:00 pmVirginia Tech
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
T 17–1771,842
September 161:00 pmat No. 12 West Virginia
L 45–2166,015
September 237:00 pmGeorgia Tech
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 21–1070,018
September 301:00 pmat No. 23 Georgia
W 24–2080,961
October 71:30 pmEast Carolina
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 47–1465,600
October 211:30 pmWestern CarolinaNo. 24
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 24–362,000
October 281:00 pmNo. 20 NC StateNo. 25
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
L 20–1074,248
November 42:00 pmat No. 6 Florida State
SSNL 35–1061,852
November 112:00 pmat North Carolina
W 27–2044,200
November 187:30 pmNo. 15 Clemson
ESPNL 45–074,509
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Roster[]

Todd Ellis* QB Dickie DeMasi QB Ben Hogan QB Pat Turner QB Harold Green* RB Mike Dingle RB Albert Haynes RB Ken Watson RB Keith Bing RB Kevin Jones RB Robert Brooks* WR Eddie Miller* WR George Rush* WR Carl Platt WR David Pitchko WR Skeets Thomas WR Bill Zorr WR Darren Greene WR David Hodge* TE Charles Steward TE Dany Branch* OL Ike Harris* OL Kenny Haynes* OL Curt High* OL Calvin Stephens* OL Hal Hamrick OL Antoine Rivens OL Marty Dye* DL Curtis Godwin* DL Tim High* DL Corey Miller* DL Patrick Blackwell DL Troy Duke DL Trent Simpson DL Robert Gibson* LB Patrick Hinton* LB David Taylor* LB Scott Windsor* LB Mike Conway LB Joe Reaves LB Keith Emmons LB Erik Anderson* DB Leon Harris* DB Keith McDonald* DB Antonio Walker DB Stephane Williams DB

References[]

  1. ^ "1989 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 22, 2017.

Additional sources[]

Griffin, J. C. (1992). The first hundred years: A history of south carolina football. Atlanta, GA: Longstreet Press


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