1977 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

The 1977 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as an independent team in the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. The Gamecocks finished the season 5–7 overall.

1977 South Carolina Gamecocks football
ConferenceIndependent
1977 record5–7
Head coach
Home stadiumWilliams-Brice Stadium
(Capacity: 54,564)
1977 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Notre Dame        11 1 0
No. 5 Penn State        11 1 0
Colgate        10 1 0
North Texas State *        10 1 0
No. 16 San Diego State        10 1 0
Tennessee State        8 1 1
No. 14 Florida State        10 2 0
No. 8 Pittsburgh        9 2 1
East Carolina        8 3 0
Rutgers        8 3 0
Army        7 4 0
Louisville        7 4 1
Boston College        6 5 0
Cincinnati        5 4 2
Georgia Tech        6 5 0
Memphis State        6 5 0
Northwestern State        6 5 0
Syracuse        6 5 0
William & Mary        6 5 0
Southern Miss        6 5 0
Temple        5 5 1
Hawaii        5 6 0
Navy        5 6 0
West Virginia        5 6 0
South Carolina        5 7 0
Utah State        4 7 0
Villanova        4 7 0
Illinois State        3 7 1
Virginia Tech        3 7 1
Indiana State        3 7 0
Miami (FL)        3 8 0
Richmond        3 8 0
Tulane        3 8 0
Air Force        2 8 1
Holy Cross        2 8 0
Northeast Louisiana        2 9 0
  • North Texas State (originally 9–2) awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 3Appalachian StateW 32–1750,114
September 10Georgia Tech
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, South Carolina
W 17-055,934
September 17MIami (OH)
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, South Carolina
W 42-1946,234
September 24Georgia
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, South Carolina (rivalry)
L 13-1556,784
October 1East Carolina
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, South Carolina
ABCW 19-1652,813
October 8Duke
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, South Carolina
L 21-2549,385
October 15at Ole MissL 10-1730,100
October 22at North CarolinaL 0-1748,250
October 29at NC StateL 3-740,800
November 12at Wake ForestW 24-1413,150
November 19No. 15 Clemson
ABCL 27-3156,410[2]
November 26at HawaiiL 7-2430,146

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References

  1. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1977-standings.html
  2. Ed Rowland (November 20, 1977). "Clemson Dashes USC Comeback Try, 31-27". The Times and Democrat. p. 12 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "1977 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 1, 2017.


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