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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: Independent-

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1892 <-- 1972 <- 1973 -> 1974 --> 2024

1973 Season Highlights

Paul Dietzel enters his 8th season as Head Coach at South Carolina.

1973 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 15	vs. Georgia Tech	41	28	W
Fri., Sep. 21	@ Houston	19	27	L
Sat., Sep. 29	vs. Miami Ohio	11	13	L
Sat., Oct. 6	@ Virginia Tech	27	24	W
Sat., Oct. 13	@ Wake Forest	28	12	W
Sat., Oct. 20	vs. Ohio	38	22	W
Sat., Oct. 27	vs. Louisiana State	29	33	L
Sat., Nov. 3	vs. North Carolina State	35	56	L
Sat., Nov. 10	vs. Appalachian State	35	14	W
Sat., Nov. 17	@ Florida State	52	12	W
Sat., Nov. 24	vs. Clemson	32	20	W

1973 Season Totals
Record	7-4
Points Scored	347
Scoring Average	31.5
Points Allowed	261
Defense Average	23.7
Opponents Record	61-60
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	4-3
Away Record	3-1

1973 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1973 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Louisiana Monroe	3-5-2	133	222					Ollie Keller
Penn State	12-0	447	129	Won 16-9				Joe Paterno
Houston	11-1	363	142	Won 47-7				Bill Yeoman
Notre Dame	11-0	382	89	Won 24-23				Ara R. Parseghian
Temple	9-1	353	167					Wayne Hardin
Tulane	9-3	228	194	Lost 7-47				Bennie Ellender
Nevada Las Vegas	8-3	304	151					Ron Meyer
Boston College	7-4	311	174					Joseph Joe Yukica
Nevada	7-4	295	143					Jerry Scattine
South Carolina	7-4	347	261					Paul Dietzel
Utah State	7-4	230	202					Phil Krueger
Air Force	6-4	223	239					Ben Martin
Pittsburgh	6-5-1	225	211	Lost 7-28				Johnny Majors
Southern Mississippi	6-4-1	227	166					P.W. Bear Underwood
West Virginia	6-5	212	266					Bobby Bowden
Georgia Tech	5-6	192	211					Bill Fulcher
Miami	5-6	163	240					Peter R. Elliot
Cincinnati	4-7	210	109					Tony Mason
Marshall	4-7	212	288					Jack Lengyel
Navy	4-7	221	232					George Welsh
James Madison	3-5	149	164					Challace McMillin
Liberty	3-3	145	115					Lee Royer
Syracuse	2-9	129	288					Floyd B. Ben Schwartzwalder
Virginia Tech	2-9	223	380					Charlie Coffey
Army	0-10	67	382					Tom Cahill
Florida State	0-11	98	331					Larry Jones

1973 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1973 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 first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.