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: Joe Morrison Conference: Independent-
1983 Season Highlights
Joe Morrison enters his 1st season as Head Coach at South Carolina.
1983 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 3 vs.
North Carolina
8
24
L
Sat., Sep. 10 vs.
Miami Ohio
24
3
W
Sat., Sep. 17 @
Duke
31
24
W
Sat., Sep. 24 @
Georgia
13
31
L
Sat., Oct. 1 vs.
Southern California
38
14
W
Sat., Oct. 8 vs.
Notre Dame
6
30
L
Sat., Oct. 22 @
Louisiana State
6
20
L
Sat., Oct. 29 vs.
North Carolina State
31
17
W
Sat., Nov. 5 @
Florida State
30
45
L
Sat., Nov. 12 vs.
Navy
31
7
W
Sat., Nov. 19 vs.
Clemson
13
22
L
1983 Season Totals
Record 5-6
Points Scored 231
Scoring Average 21.0
Points Allowed 237
Defense Average 21.5
Opponents Record 63-59
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-3
Away Record 1-3
1983 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1983 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1983 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The oldest college football bowl game is the Rose Bowl, which was first played in 1902.