1986 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

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1986 South Carolina Gamecocks football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–6–2
Head coach
Offensive scheme Run N' Shoot
Defensive coordinator Tom Gadd (4th season)
Home stadium Williams–Brice Stadium
Seasons
  1985
1987  
1986 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Penn State    12 0 0
No. 2 Miami (FL)    11 1 0
No. 20 Virginia Tech    9 2 1
No. 19 Boston College    9 3 0
Tulsa    7 4 0
Florida State    7 4 1
Army    6 5 0
Southwestern Louisiana    6 5 0
Southern Miss    6 5 0
Temple    6 5 0
Pittsburgh    5 5 1
Rutgers    5 5 1
Cincinnati    5 6 0
Notre Dame    5 6 0
Syracuse    5 6 0
South Carolina    3 6 2
Tulane    4 7 0
West Virginia    4 7 0
Louisville    3 8 0
Navy    3 8 0
Wichita State    3 8 0
East Carolina    2 9 0
Northern Illinois    2 9 0
Memphis State    1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as an independent during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team played its home games at Williams–Brice Stadium. Led by fourth-year head coach Joe Morrison, the Gamecocks compiled a record of 3–6–2.

The Gamecocks' three wins were the fewest in two decades. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 30No. 3 Miami (FL) ESPN L 14–3473,500 [2]
September 6at Virginia L 20–3134,700 [3]
September 13 Western Carolina
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 45–2465,731 [4]
September 27 Georgia
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
ESPNL 26–3174,200 [5]
October 4No. 3 Nebraska
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
L 24–2773,109 [6]
October 11at Virginia Tech T 27–2740,700 [7]
October 25 East Carolina
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 38–368,327 [8]
November 1at No. 16 NC State L 22–2350,230 [9]
November 8 Florida State
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
L 28–4571,689 [10]
November 15 Wake Forest
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 48–2164,186 [11]
November 22at No. 19 Clemson T 21–2182,492 [12]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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The 1981 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as an independent during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Jim Carlen in his seventh and final season as head coach, the Gamecocks compiled a record of 6–6.

The 1979 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as an independent during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Jim Carlen, the Gamecocks compiled a record of 8–4. South Carolina was invited to the Hall of Fame Classic, where they lost to Missouri, 24–14.

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The 1976 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as an independent during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. Led by second-year head coach Jim Carlen, the Gamecocks compiled a record of 6–5. The team played its home games at Williams–Brice Stadium.

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 were led by first-year head coach Jim Carlen and played home games at Williams–Brice Stadium. They finished the season 7–5 overall, but lost the Tangerine Bowl to the Miami Redskins, 20–7.

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.

The 1968 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. Led by third-year head coach Paul Dietzel, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the ACC. The team played home games at Carolina Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina.

The 1967 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. Led by second-year head coach Paul Dietzel, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, placing third in the ACC. The team played home games at Carolina Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina.

The 1958 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1958 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Warren Giese, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 7–3 with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, placing second in the ACC. The team played home games at Carolina Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina.

The 1955 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1954 college football season. Led by Rex Enright in his 15th and final season as head coach, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 3–6 with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the ACC. The team played home games at Carolina Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina.

References

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