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1975 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

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.

1975 South Carolina Gamecocks football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–5
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorRichard Bell (1st season)
Home stadiumWilliams–Brice Stadium
Seasons
← 1974
1976 →
1975 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   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

Schedule edit

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 13Georgia Tech
W 23–1751,428[1]
September 20at Duke
W 24–1621,500[2]
September 27Georgia
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
L 20–2866,944[3]
October 4No. 18 Baylor
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 24–1344,192[4]
October 11Virginia
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 41–1451,574[5]
October 18at Ole Miss
W 35–2930,107[6]
October 25at LSUNo. 20
L 6–2461,445[7]
November 1at NC State
ABCL 21–2848,500[8]
November 8Appalachian State
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
L 34–3947,489[9]
November 15Wake Forest
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 37–2637,656[10]
November 22Clemson
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
W 56–2057,197[11]
December 20vs. No. 16 Miami (OH)
L 7–2020,247[12]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References edit

  1. ^ "Grantz passing gives Gamecocks 23–17 win". Durham Sunday Herald. September 14, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "South Carolina ends Duke streak, 24–16". Durham Sunday Herald. September 21, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Georgia clips South Carolina behind Goff". The Tennessean. September 28, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Bears bow, 24–13". The Victoria Advocate. October 5, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Grantz, Gamecocks roll on". The Chapel Hill News. October 12, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Grantz pulls out USC". The Times and Democrat. October 19, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "LSU whips error-prone Gamecocks". The Charlotte Observer. October 26, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "N.C. State nips USC in TV thriller, 28–21". The Greenville News. November 2, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Plucky Appalachian startles Gamecocks". The Charlotte Observer. November 9, 1975. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Gamecock record-setters aid triumph over Deacs". The News and Observer. November 16, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Dan Foster (November 23, 1975). "USC Wins 56-20 Rout". The Greenville News. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Mistake-proof Redskins shut down South Carolina". The Orlando Sentinel Star. December 21, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1975 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 7, 2017.


 

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