1989 South Carolina Gamecocks football team
| 1989 South Carolina Gamecocks football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 6–4–1 |
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| Home stadium | Williams-Brice Stadium (Capacity: 72,400) |
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
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2 | 7:00 PM | Duke | W 27–21 | 74,232 | |||
| September 9 | 7:00 PM | Virginia Tech |
| T 17–17 | 71,842 | ||
| September 16 | 1:00 PM | at No. 12 West Virginia | L 45–21 | 66,015 | |||
| September 23 | 7:00 PM | Georgia Tech |
| W 21–10 | 70,018 | ||
| September 30 | 1:00 PM | at No. 23 Georgia | W 24–20 | 80,961 | |||
| October 7 | 1:30 PM | East Carolina |
| W 47–14 | 65,600 | ||
| October 21 | 1:30 PM | Western Carolina | No. 24 |
| W 24–3 | 62,000 | |
| October 28 | 1:00 PM | No. 20 NC State | No. 25 |
| L 20–10 | 74,248 | |
| November 4 | 2:00 PM | at No. 6 Florida State | SSN | L 35–10 | 61,852 | ||
| November 11 | 2:00 PM | at North Carolina | W 27–20 | 44,200 | |||
| November 18 | 7:30 PM | No. 15 Clemson |
| ESPN | L 45–0 | 74,509 | |
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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
- ^ "1989 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
Griffin, J. C. (1992). The first hundred years: A history of south carolina football. Atlanta, GA: Longstreet Press
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