1975 South Carolina Gamecocks football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–5
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorRichard Bell (1st season)
Home stadiumWilliams–Brice Stadium
1975 NCAA Division I independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Rutgers    9 2 0
No. 10 Penn State    9 3 0
No. 20 West Virginia    9 3 0
Notre Dame    8 3 0
Virginia Tech    8 3 0
No. 15 Pittsburgh    8 4 0
Boston College    7 4 0
Georgia Tech    7 4 0
Memphis State    7 4 0
Navy    7 4 0
North Texas State    7 4 0
Southern Miss    7 4 0
South Carolina    7 5 0
Colgate    6 4 0
Cincinnati    6 5 0
Hawaii    6 5 0
Syracuse    6 5 0
Temple    6 5 0
Utah State    6 5 0
Indiana State    5 5 0
Dayton    5 6 0
Northeast Louisiana    4 6 1
Tulane    4 7 0
Villanova    4 7 0
Florida State    3 8 0
Air Force    2 8 1
Houston    2 8 0
Miami (FL)    2 8 0
Army    2 9 0
Marshall    2 9 0
Southern Illinois    1 9 1
Holy Cross    1 10 0
Louisville    1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as an independent in the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. The Gamecocks finished the season 7–5 overall, but lost the Tangerine Bowl to the Miami Redskins, 20–7.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 13Georgia TechW 23–1751,428
September 20at DukeW 24–1621,500
September 27Georgia
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
L 20–2866,944[1]
October 4No. 18 Baylor
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 24–1344,192
October 11Virginia
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 41–1451,574
October 18at Ole MissW 35–2930,107[2]
October 25at LSUNo. 20L 6–2461,445[3]
November 1at NC StateABCL 21–2848,500
November 8Appalachian State
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
L 34–3947,489[4]
November 15Wake Forest
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 37–2637,656
November 22Clemson
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
W 56–2057,197[5]
December 20vs. No. 16 Miami (OH)L 7–2020,247
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. "Georgia clips South Carolina behind Goff". The Tennessean. September 28, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Grantz pulls out USC". The Times and Democrat. October 19, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "LSU whips error-prone Gamecocks". The Charlotte Observer. October 26, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Plucky Appalachian startles Gamecocks". The Charlotte Observer. November 9, 1975. Retrieved December 3, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. Dan Foster (November 23, 1975). "USC Wins 56-20 Rout". The Greenville News. p. 1 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "1975 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 7, 2017.


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