1971 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

The 1971 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as an independent in the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. The Gamecocks finished the season 6–5 overall.

1971 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Conference	Independent
1971 record	6–5
Head coach	Paul Dietzel (6th season)
Home stadium	Carolina Stadium (Capacity: 56,140)

1971 NCAA University Division independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Penn State			–					11	–	1	–	0
Boston College			–					9	–	2	–	0
No. 17 Houston			–					9	–	3	–	0
No. 13 Notre 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
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
Xavier			–					1	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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

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Roster

1971 South Carolina Gamecocks football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class T 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

1. Dan Foster (November 28, 1971). "Savage Tigers Slash Gamecocks Before Record 57,242 Crowd". The Greenville News. pp. 1A, 2C – via Newspapers.com.
2. "1971 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 13, 2017.