1989 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

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.

1989 South Carolina Gamecocks football
ConferenceIndependent
1989 record6–4–1
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorArt Wilkins (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorRick Whitt (1st season)
Home stadiumWilliams-Brice Stadium
(Capacity: 72,400)
1989 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Miami (FL)   –    11 –1 –0
No. 2 Notre Dame   –    12 –1 –0
No. 3 Florida State   –    10 –2 –0
Northern Illinois   –    9 –2 –0
No. 15 Penn State   –    8 –3 –1
No. 17 Pittsburgh   –    8 –3 –1
No. 21 West Virginia   –    8 –3 –1
Syracuse   –    8 –4 –0
Southwestern Louisiana   –    7 –4 –0
Akron   –    6 –4 –1
South Carolina   –    6 –4 –1
Virginia Tech   –    6 –4 –1
Louisiana Tech   –    5 –4 –1
Army   –    6 –5 –0
Louisville   –    6 –5 –0
East Carolina   –    5 –5 –1
Tulsa   –    6 –6 –0
Southern Miss   –    5 –6 –0
Tulane   –    4 –8 –0
Navy   –    3 –8 –0
Rutgers   –    2 –7 –2
Boston College   –    2 –9 –0
Memphis State   –    2 –9 –0
Cincinnati   –    1 –9 –1
Temple   –    1 –10 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 27:00 pmDuke
W 27–2174,232
September 97:00 pmVirginia Tech
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
T 17–1771,842
September 161:00 pmat No. 12 West Virginia
L 45–2166,015
September 237:00 pmGeorgia Tech
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 21–1070,018
September 301:00 pmat No. 23 Georgia
W 24–2080,961
October 71:30 pmEast Carolina
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 47–1465,600
October 211:30 pmWestern CarolinaNo. 24
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 24–362,000
October 281:00 pmNo. 20 NC StateNo. 25
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
L 20–1074,248
November 42:00 pmat No. 6 Florida State
SSNL 35–1061,852
November 112:00 pmat North Carolina
W 27–2044,200
November 187:30 pmNo. 15 Clemson
ESPNL 45–074,509

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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
  1. "1989 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 22, 2017.

Griffin, J. C. (1992). The first hundred years: A history of south carolina football. Atlanta, GA: Longstreet Press


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