1976 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

The 1976 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as an independent team in the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. The Gamecocks finished the season 6–5 overall.

1976 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Conference	Independent
1976 record	6–5
Head coach	Jim Carlen (2nd season)
Home stadium	Williams-Brice Stadium (Capacity: 54,564)

1976 NCAA Division I independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Pittsburgh			–					12	–	0	–	0
No. 17 Rutgers			–					11	–	0	–	0
San Diego State			–					10	–	1	–	0
No. 12 Notre Dame			–					9	–	3	–	0
Colgate			–					8	–	2	–	0
Boston College			–					8	–	3	–	0
Cincinnati			–					8	–	3	–	0
Memphis State			–					7	–	4	–	0
North Texas State *			–					7	–	4	–	0
Southern Illinois			–					7	–	4	–	0
Penn State			–					7	–	5	–	0
Villanova			–					6	–	4	–	1
South Carolina			–					6	–	5	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					6	–	5	–	0
Army			–					5	–	6	–	0
Florida State			–					5	–	6	–	0
Illinois State			–					5	–	6	–	0
Richmond			–					5	–	6	–	0
West Virginia			–					5	–	6	–	0
Georgia Tech			–					4	–	6	–	1
Temple			–					4	–	6	–	0
Air Force			–					4	–	7	–	0
Dayton			–					4	–	7	–	0
Louisville			–					4	–	7	–	0
Navy			–					4	–	7	–	0
Indiana State			–					3	–	7	–	0
Hawaii			–					3	–	8	–	0
Holy Cross			–					3	–	8	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					3	–	8	–	0
Syracuse			–					3	–	8	–	0
Utah State			–					3	–	8	–	0
Northeast Louisiana			–					2	–	9	–	0
Southern Miss			–					2	–	9	–	0
Tulane			–					2	–	9	–	0
North Texas State (originally 6–5–0) was awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player.[1] Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	Appalachian State		Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, South Carolina		W 21–10	44,536
September 11	at Georgia Tech		Grant Field Atlanta, Georgia	ABC	W 27-17	38,923
September 18	Duke		Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, South Carolina		W 24-6	52,237
September 25	at No. 7 Georgia		Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia (rivalry)		L 12-20	59,925
October 2	at Baylor		Baylor Stadium Waco, Texas		L 17-18	34,500
October 9	Virginia		Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, South Carolina		W 35-7	47,237
October 16	No. 16 Ole Miss		Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, South Carolina		W 10-7	53,079
October 23	No. 12 Notre Dame	No. 19	Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, South Carolina		L 6-13	56,721
October 30	NC State		Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, South Carolina (rivalry)		W 27-7	50,703
November 13	Wake Forest		Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, South Carolina		L 7-10	49,779
November 20	at Clemson		Memorial Stadium Clemson, South Carolina (Palmetto Bowl)		L 9-28	54,129	[2]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1976 South Carolina Gamecocks football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 10 Ronnie Bass Jr C 65 Danny Clancy So G 66 Steve Courson Sr T 76 Mike Fralic So T 75 Stan James Jr WR 40 Philip Logan Jr RB 32 Kevin Long Sr WR 41 Zion McKinney Fr T 78 Jerome Provence Jr G 61 Tami Tarbush Jr TE 45 Brad Thomas Jr RB 33 Clarence Williams Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DT 71 Charles Barber Sr DE 80 Scott Blackman Jr DB 24 Bill Currier Sr LB 57 John Green Jr DE 82 Rus Mangari Sr LB 50 David Prezioso Jr DB 25 Rick Sanford So LB 54 Tim Singleton Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 14 Max Runager So K 15 Steve Young Sr	Head coach Jim Carlen Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Team players in the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Clarence Williams	Running back	5	124	San Diego Chargers
Steve Courson	Guard	5	125	Pittsburgh Steelers
Kevin Long	Running back	7	195	New York Jets
Bill Currier	Safety	9	232	Houston Oilers

References

1. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1976-standings.html
2. Frank Vehorn (November 21, 1976). "Tigers upset USC, 28-9". The Greenville News. p. 1E – via Newspapers.com.
3. "1976 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 6, 2017.