1985 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

The 1985 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as an independent team in the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Gamecocks would finish the season 5–6 overall.

1985 South Carolina Gamecocks football
ConferenceIndependent
1985 record5–6
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorTom Gadd (3rd season)
Home stadiumWilliams-Brice Stadium
(Capacity: 72,400)
1985 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 3 Penn State        11 1 0
No. 9 Miami (FL)        10 2 0
Army        9 3 0
No. 15 Florida State        9 3 0
West Virginia        7 3 1
Southern Miss        7 4 0
Syracuse        7 5 0
Virginia Tech        6 5 0
Pittsburgh        5 5 1
Cincinnati        5 6 0
Notre Dame        5 6 0
South Carolina        5 6 0
Southwestern Louisiana        4 7 0
Navy        4 7 0
Temple        4 7 0
Boston College        4 8 0
Memphis State        2 7 2
Rutgers        2 8 1
East Carolina        2 9 0
Louisville        2 9 0
Tulane        1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 31The CitadelNo. 17W 56–1773,500
September 7Appalachian StateNo. 18
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, South Carolina
W 20-1373,100
September 21No. 19 MichiganNo. 15
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, South Carolina
ABCL 3-3474,200
September 28at GeorgiaL 21-3582,122
October 5at PittsburghL 7-4232,277
October 12Duke
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, South Carolina
W 28-771,150
October 19at East CarolinaW 52-1035,047
November 2NC State
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, South Carolina (rivalry)
L 17-2169,100
November 9at No. 16 Florida StateESPNL 14-5654,121
November 16Navy
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, South Carolina
W 34-3169,542
November 23Clemson
L 17-2475,026[1]

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References

  1. Mike Hunt (November 24, 1985). "Tigers gain bowl berth over USC". The Greenville News. pp. 1C, 4C via Newspapers.com.
  2. "1985 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 26, 2017.


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