1974 South Carolina Gamecocks football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–7
Head coach
CaptainJay Hodgin, Jerry Witherspoon
Home stadiumWilliams–Brice Stadium
1974 NCAA Division I independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Notre Dame   –  10 –2 –0
No. 7 Penn State   –  10 –2 –0
Temple   –  8 –2 –0
Boston College   –  8 –3 –0
Utah State   –  8 –3 –0
No. 19 Houston   –  8 –3 –1
Rutgers   –  7 –3 –1
Cincinnati   –  7 –4 –0
Memphis State   –  7 –4 –0
Pittsburgh   –  7 –4 –0
Georgia Tech   –  6 –5 –0
Hawaii   –  6 –5 –0
Miami (FL)   –  6 –5 –0
Southern Miss   –  6 –5 –0
Tampa   –  6 –5 –0
Holy Cross   –  5 –5 –1
Tulane   –  5 –6 –0
Colgate   –  4 –6 –0
Northern Illinois   –  4 –7 –0
Navy   –  4 –7 –0
South Carolina   –  4 –7 –0
Virginia Tech   –  4 –7 –0
West Virginia   –  4 –7 –0
Army   –  3 –8 –0
Dayton   –  3 –8 –0
Villanova   –  3 –8 –0
Air Force   –  2 –9 –0
Southern Illinois   –  2 –9 –0
Syracuse   –  2 –9 –0
Florida State   –  1 –10 –0
Marshall   –  1 –10 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1974 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as an independent in the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. Led by Paul Dietzel, in his ninth and final season as head coach, the Gamecocks compiled a record of 4–7. The team played home games at Williams–Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14at Georgia Tech
L 20–3547,171
September 21Duke
L 14–2045,620
September 28at Georgia
L 14–5250,200[1]
October 5Houston
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
L 14–2438,147
October 12Virginia Tech
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
L 17–3135,897[2]
October 19at Ole Miss
W 10–732,800[3]
October 26North Carolina
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
W 31–2341,512
November 2at NC State
L 27–4241,500
November 9Appalachian State
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 21–1832,285[4]
November 16Wake Forest
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 34–2127,677
November 23at Clemson
L 21–3952,677[5][6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Georgia rips USC in field day, 52–14". The State. September 29, 1974. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "VPI explosion buries Gamecocks in second half". The Charlotte Observer. October 13, 1974. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "USC wins first". Anderson Independent/Daily Mail. October 20, 1974. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Gamecocks clip Appalachian". The State. November 10, 1974. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Henry Freeman (November 24, 1974). "Parker: Seniors Turned Us Around". The Greenville News. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Clemson Football Media Guide - 1975". Clemson University. 1975. p. 2. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  7. ↑ "1974 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 10, 2017.


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