1976 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

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1976 NCAA Division I independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Pittsburgh			–					12	–	0	–	0
No. 17 Rutgers			–					11	–	0	–	0
San Diego State			–					10	–	1	–	0
No. 12 Notre Dame			–					9	–	3	–	0
Colgate			–					8	–	2	–	0
Boston College			–					8	–	3	–	0
Cincinnati			–					8	–	3	–	0
Memphis State			–					7	–	4	–	0
North Texas State *			–					7	–	4	–	0
Southern Illinois			–					7	–	4	–	0
Penn State			–					7	–	5	–	0
Villanova			–					6	–	4	–	1
South Carolina			–					6	–	5	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					6	–	5	–	0
Army			–					5	–	6	–	0
Florida State			–					5	–	6	–	0
Illinois State			–					5	–	6	–	0
Richmond			–					5	–	6	–	0
West Virginia			–					5	–	6	–	0
Georgia Tech			–					4	–	6	–	1
Temple			–					4	–	6	–	0
Air Force			–					4	–	7	–	0
Dayton			–					4	–	7	–	0
Louisville			–					4	–	7	–	0
Marshall			–					4	–	7	–	0
Navy			–					4	–	7	–	0
Indiana State			–					3	–	7	–	0
Hawaii			–					3	–	8	–	0
Holy Cross			–					3	–	8	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					3	–	8	–	0
Syracuse			–					3	–	8	–	0
Utah State			–					3	–	8	–	0
Northeast Louisiana			–					2	–	9	–	0
Southern Miss			–					2	–	9	–	0
Tulane			–					2	–	9	–	0
North Texas State (originally 6–5) was awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player. Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as an independent team in the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. The Gamecocks finished the season 6–5 overall.

Schedule

September 4Appalachian State

• Williams-Brice Stadium
• Columbia, South Carolina

W 21–1044,536 September 11at Georgia Tech

• Grant Field
• Atlanta, Georgia

ABCW 27-1738,923 September 18Duke

• Williams-Brice Stadium
• Columbia, South Carolina

W 24-652,237 September 25at No. 7 Georgia

• Sanford Stadium
• Athens, Georgia (Rivalry)

L 12-2059,925 October 2at Baylor

• Baylor Stadium
• Waco, Texas

L 17-1834,500 October 9Virginia

• Williams-Brice Stadium
• Columbia, South Carolina

W 35-747,237 October 16No. 16 Ole Miss

• Williams-Brice Stadium
• Columbia, South Carolina

W 10-753,079 October 23No. 12 Notre DameNo. 19

• Williams-Brice Stadium
• Columbia, South Carolina

L 6-1356,721 October 30NC State

• Williams-Brice Stadium
• Columbia, South Carolina

W 27-750,703 November 13Wake Forest

• Williams-Brice Stadium
• Columbia, South Carolina

L 7-1049,779 November 20at Clemson

• Memorial Stadium
• Clemson, South Carolina (Battle of the Palmetto State)

L 9-2854,129

Roster

1976 South Carolina Gamecocks football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 10 Ronnie Bass Jr C 65 Danny Clancy So G 66 Steve Courson Sr OT 76 Mike Fralic So OT 75 Stan James Jr WR 40 Philip Logan Jr RB 32 Kevin Long Sr WR 41 Zion McKinney Fr OT 78 Jerome Provence Jr G 61 Tami Tarbush Jr TE 45 Brad Thomas Jr RB 33 Clarence Williams Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DT 71 Charles Barber Sr DE 80 Scott Blackman Jr DB 24 Bill Currier Sr LB 57 John Green Jr DE 82 Rus Mangari Sr LB 50 David Prezioso Jr DB 25 Rick Sanford So LB 54 Tim Singleton Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 14 Max Runager So K 15 Steve Young Sr	Head coach Jim Carlen Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Team players in the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Clarence Williams	Running back	5	124	San Diego Chargers
Steve Courson	Guard	5	125	Pittsburgh Steelers
Kevin Long	Running back	7	195	New York Jets
Bill Currier	Safety	9	232	Houston Oilers