1981 South Carolina Gamecocks football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–6
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorRichard Bell (7th season)
Home stadiumWilliams–Brice Stadium
1981 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Pittsburgh      11 1 0
No. 3 Penn State      10 2 0
No. 8 Miami (FL)      9 2 0
Southern Miss      9 2 1
No. 17 West Virginia      9 3 0
Colgate      7 3 0
Virginia Tech      7 4 0
Navy      7 4 1
Cincinnati      6 5 0
Florida State      6 5 0
Holy Cross      6 5 0
Tulane      6 5 0
UNLV      6 6 0
South Carolina      6 6 0
Temple      5 5 0
Boston College      5 6 0
East Carolina      5 6 0
Northeast Louisiana      5 6 0
Louisville      5 6 0
Notre Dame      5 6 0
Rutgers      5 6 0
William & Mary      5 6 0
Syracuse      4 6 1
Richmond      4 7 0
Army      3 7 1
North Texas State      2 9 0
Georgia Tech      1 10 0
Memphis State      1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as an independent during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Jim Carlen in his seventh and final season as head coach, the Gamecocks compiled a record of 6–6.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 5at Wake ForestW 23–629,300
September 12Ole MissL 13–2056,424
September 19Duke
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 17–356,321
September 26at No. 17 GeorgiaL 0–2482,100[1]
October 3No. 4 Pittsburgh
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
ABCL 28–4256,495
October 10at KentuckyW 28–1457,553
October 17Virginia
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 21–356,101
October 24at No. 3 North CarolinaW 31–1350,500
October 31NC State
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
ABCW 20–1256,517
November 7Pacific (CA)
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
L 21–2351,679
November 21No. 2 Clemson
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
ESPNL 13–2956,971
December 5at HawaiiL 10–3343,958

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Roster

1981 South Carolina Gamecocks football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
G 67 Jeff Doyle Sr
OT 76 Chuck Slaughter Sr
RB 36 Johnnie Wright Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 70 Andrew Provence Jr
DT 52 Emanuel Weaver Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 13 Chris Norman So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. "Walker carrier Bulldogs". The News and Observer. September 27, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "1981 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 29, 2017.


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