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1984 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

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1984 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Gator Bowl, L 14–21 vs. Oklahoma State
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 11
Record10–2
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorFrank Sadler (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorTom Gadd (2nd season)
Home stadiumWilliams–Brice Stadium
(capacity: 72,400)
Seasons
← 1983
1985 →
1984 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
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

The 1984 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as an independent 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

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 8The CitadelW 31–2471,200
September 22Duke
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 21–068,300
September 29No. 12 Georgia
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
W 17–1074,325
October 6Kansas State
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 49–1767,200
October 13PittsburghNo. 17
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
KATZ SportsW 45–2173,100
October 20at Notre DameNo. 11ESPNW 36–3259,075
October 27East CarolinaNo. 9
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 42–2073,800[2]
November 3NC StateNo. 5W 35–2846,200
November 10No. 11 Florida StateNo. 5
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
ABCW 38–2675,000
November 17at NavyNo. 2HTSL 21–3827,234
November 24at ClemsonNo. 9Raycom SportsW 22–2180,500[3]
December 28vs. No. 9 Oklahoma StateNo. 7ABCL 14–2182,138
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[4]

References

  1. ^ "Oklahoma St. Rally Wins Gator Bow". NYTimes.com. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
  2. ^ "Gamecocks rout East Carolina". The Charlotte Observer. October 28, 1984. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ David Talley (November 25, 1984). "Gamecocks break Death Valley drought". The Index-Journal. pp. 1D, 3D – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "1984 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 27, 2017.