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1971 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

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1971 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–5
Head coach	Paul Dietzel (6th season)
Captain	Dickie Harris
Home stadium	Carolina Stadium
Seasons ← 1970 1972 →

1971 NCAA University Division independents football records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No.5Penn State		–		11	–	1	–	0
Boston College		–		9	–	2	–	0
No.17Houston		–		9	–	3	–	0
No.13Notre Dame		–		8	–	2	–	0
Utah State		–		8	–	3	–	0
Florida State		–		8	–	4	–	0
Cincinnati		–		7	–	4	–	0
West Virginia		–		7	–	4	–	0
Temple		–		6	–	2	–	1
Air Force		–		6	–	4	–	0
Army		–		6	–	4	–	0
Colgate		–		6	–	4	–	0
Villanova		–		6	–	4	–	1
South Carolina		–		6	–	5	–	0
Southern Miss		–		6	–	5	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		6	–	6	–	0
New Mexico State		–		5	–	5	–	1
Northern Illinois		–		5	–	5	–	1
Syracuse		–		5	–	5	–	1
Dayton		–		5	–	6	–	0
Holy Cross		–		4	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)		–		4	–	7	–	0
Rutgers		–		4	–	7	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		4	–	7	–	0
Navy		–		3	–	8	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		3	–	8	–	0
Tulane		–		3	–	8	–	0
Marshall		–		2	–	8	–	0
Xavier		–		1	–	9	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as an independent in the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Paul Dietzel, the Gamecocks compiled a record of 6–5. The team played home games at Carolina StadiuminColumbia, South Carolina.

After competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) from its founding in 1953 through the spring of 1971, South Carolina withdrew due to a disagreement with the ACC's desire to strengthen its academic requirements. The Gamecocks honored existing contracts with the seven remaining ACC schools for the 1971 season.

Schedule

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Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	No. 17Georgia Tech		Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC	W 24–7	54,842	^[1]
September 18	atDuke	No. 19	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	L 12–28	35,113	^[2]
September 25	NC State		Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC	W 24–6	48,315	^[3]
October 2	atMemphis State		Memphis Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	W 7–3	20,666	^[4]
October 9	Virginia		Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC	W 34–14	43,861	^[5]
October 16	Maryland		Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC	W 35–6	45,653	^[6]
October 23	atFlorida State		Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 18–49	30,764	^[7]
October 30	No. 7Georgia		Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC (rivalry)	L 0–24	54,613	^[8]
November 6	at No. 11Tennessee		Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	L 6–35	63,509	^[9]
November 20	Wake Forest		Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC	W 24–7	43,285	^[10]
November 27	Clemson		Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC (rivalry)	L 7–17	57,242	^[11]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^[12]

Roster

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1971 South Carolina Gamecocks football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
OT	`70`	Darrell Austin	So
WR	`7`	Jackie Brown	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Paul Dietzel

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

References

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^ "Carolina uprising stops Tech, 24–7". The Commercial Appeal. September 12, 1971. Retrieved January 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Duke sticks Gamecocks". The Charlotte Observer. September 19, 1971. Retrieved January 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "S. Carolina plunges past Wolfpack, 24–6". The Miami Herald. September 26, 1971. Retrieved January 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Gamecocks' defense proves frustrating". The Lynchburg News. October 3, 1971. Retrieved January 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "South Carolina outclasses Virginia for 34–14 verdict". The Danville Register. October 10, 1971. Retrieved January 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "South Carolina struggles to 35–6 win over Maryland". The Robesonian. October 17, 1971. Retrieved January 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Florida State's Gary Huff picks Gamecocks, 49–18". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 24, 1971. Retrieved January 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Ray-led Georgia slugs Gamecocks, 24–0". The State. October 31, 1971. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Tennessee bowls over South Carolina, 35–6". The Times and Democrat. November 7, 1971. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Gamecocks upset Deacons, 24–7". The Gastonia Gazette. November 21, 1971. Retrieved January 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

^ Dan Foster (November 28, 1971). "Savage Tigers Slash Gamecocks Before Record 57,242 Crowd". The Greenville News. pp. 1A, 2C – via Newspapers.com.

^ "1971 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 13, 2017.

v t e South Carolina Gamecocks football
Venues	Old State Fairgrounds (1894, 1896–1898) Shandon Park (1895) College Park/Davis Field (1899–1925) Melton Field (1926–1934) Williams–Brice Stadium (1934–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Clemson Georgia North Carolina Tennessee
Culture & lore	Spurrier Cocky "The Fighting Gamecocks Lead the Way" Mighty Sound of the Southeast "Sandstorm" The Brawl University of South Carolina steroid scandal
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees
Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

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