1989 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

American college football season

1989 South Carolina Gamecocks football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–4–1
Head coach
  • Sparky Woods (1st season)
Offensive coordinatorArt Wilkins (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorRick Whitt (1st season)
Home stadiumWilliams–Brice Stadium
Seasons
← 1988
1990 →
1989 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   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

The 1989 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as an independent dring the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Sparky Woods, the Gamecocks compiled a record of 6–4–1. The team played home games at Williams–Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina.

Woods succeeded Joe Morrison, who died of a heart attack in February 1989.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 27:00 pmDukeW 27–2174,232[1]
September 97:00 pmVirginia Tech
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
T 17–1771,842[2]
September 161:00 pmat No. 12 West VirginiaL 45–2166,015[3]
September 237:00 pmGeorgia Tech
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 21–1070,018[4]
September 301:00 pmat No. 23 GeorgiaW 24–2080,961[5]
October 71:30 pmEast Carolina
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 47–1465,600[6]
October 211:30 pmWestern CarolinaNo. 24
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 24–362,000[7]
October 281:00 pmNo. 20 NC StateNo. 25
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
L 20–1074,248[8]
November 42:00 pmat No. 6 Florida StateSSNL 35–1061,852[9]
November 112:00 pmat North CarolinaW 27–2044,200[10]
November 187:30 pmNo. 15 Clemson
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
ESPNL 45–074,509[11]

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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. ^ "Green's 160 yards lead Woods, Gamecocks to 27–21 victory". The Times and Democrat. September 3, 1989. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "South Carolina tied as Va. Tech rallies". The Charlotte Observer. September 10, 1989. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "W. Virginia runs USC awry 45–21". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. September 17, 1989. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Gamecocks win 21–10, make Georgia Tech see Green". The Sun-News. September 24, 1989. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Gamecocks turn Dog mistakes into win". Columbus Ledger-Enquirer. October 1, 1989. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Gamecocks assume favorite's role - and win". The Charlotte Observer. October 8, 1989. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Gamecocks go to power offense, wesr down Cats' defense 24–3". Winston-Salem Journal. October 22, 1989. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Gamecocks lose Ellis for season". Florence Morning News. October 29, 1989. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "A porous defense, not a poor offense, betrays Gamecocks". Anderson Independent-Mail. November 5, 1989. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Gamecocks rally over Tar Heels". The Herald. November 12, 1989. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Clemson thrashes USC, 45–0". The News and Observer. November 19, 1989. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1989 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 22, 2017.

Additional sources

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

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