South Carolina Football Team History
South Carolina Gamecocks
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC
Founded: 1801 Stadium: Williams-Brice Stadium Capacity: 80,250 Colors: Garnet & Black Coach: Paul Dietzel Conference: Atlantic Coast-
1971 Season Highlights
Paul Dietzel enters his 6th season as Head Coach at South Carolina.
1971 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 11 vs.
Georgia Tech
24
7
W
Sat., Sep. 18 @
Duke
12
28
L
Sat., Sep. 25 vs.
North Carolina State
24
6
W
Sat., Oct. 2 @
Memphis
7
3
W
Sat., Oct. 9 vs.
Virginia
34
14
W
Sat., Oct. 16 vs.
Maryland
35
6
W
Sat., Oct. 23 @
Florida State
18
49
L
Sat., Oct. 30 vs.
Georgia
0
24
L
Sat., Nov. 6 @
Tennessee
6
35
L
Sat., Nov. 20 vs.
Wake Forest
24
7
W
Sat., Nov. 27 vs.
Clemson
7
17
L
1971 Season Totals
Record 6-5
Points Scored 191
Scoring Average 17.4
Points Allowed 196
Defense Average 17.8
Opponents Record 65-60
Conference Record 4-2
Home Record 5-2
Away Record 1-3
1971 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1971 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1971 All Atlantic Coast Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The most points scored in a college football Bowl game is 66, scored by Nebraska against Northwestern in the 2000 Alamo Bowl.