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1985 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

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1985 South Carolina Gamecocks football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorTom Gadd (3rd season)
Home stadiumWilliams–Brice Stadium
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Penn State       11 1 0
No. 9 Miami (FL)       10 2 0
Army       9 3 0
No. 15 Florida State       9 3 0
West Virginia       7 3 1
Southern Miss       7 4 0
Syracuse       7 5 0
Virginia Tech       6 5 0
Pittsburgh       5 5 1
Cincinnati       5 6 0
Notre Dame       5 6 0
South Carolina       5 6 0
Southwestern Louisiana       4 7 0
Navy       4 7 0
Temple       4 7 0
Boston College       4 8 0
Memphis State       2 7 2
Rutgers       2 8 1
East Carolina       2 9 0
Louisville       2 9 0
Tulane       1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1985 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as an independent during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team played its home games at Williams–Brice Stadium. Led by third-year head coach Joe Morrison, the Gamecocks compiled a record of 5–6.

South Carolina could not match the success of their national title-contending 1984 season. The Gamecocks started the season 2–0 and ranked No. 15, with the third highest-ranked offense in the country.[1][2] Their first game, against The Citadel, even broke the school record for yards in a game, with 636 yards.[3] However, the rout at home by No. 19 Michigan, led by quarterback Jim Harbaugh,[4] would be the first of three consecutive losses and six total losses in the season. South Carolina finished with their fourth non-winning season in five years.[5][6]

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 31The CitadelNo. 17W 56–1773,500[7]
September 7Appalachian StateNo. 18
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 20–1373,100[8]
September 21No. 19 MichiganNo. 15
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
ABCL 3–3474,200[9]
September 28at GeorgiaL 21–3582,122[10]
October 5at PittsburghL 7–4232,277[11]
October 12Duke
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 28–771,150[12]
October 19at East CarolinaW 52–1035,047[13]
November 2NC State
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
L 17–2169,100[14]
November 9at No. 16 Florida StateESPNL 14–5654,121[15]
November 16Navy
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 34–3169,542[16]
November 23Clemson
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
L 17–2475,026[17]

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References

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  1. ^ "MICHIGAN 34, SOUTH CAROLINA 3 - UPI Archives". UPI. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  2. ^ "1985 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  3. ^ Archives, L. A. Times (September 1, 1985). "Hold Leads South Carolina Rout of The Citadel, 56-17". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  4. ^ "MICHIGAN 34, SOUTH CAROLINA 3 - UPI Archives". UPI. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  5. ^ "1985 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  6. ^ "South Carolina Gamecocks College Football History, Stats, Records". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  7. ^ "Gamecocks pulverize Citadel 56–17". The State. September 1, 1985. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Struggling USC clips Appalachian". The State. September 8, 1985. Retrieved November 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Michigan grinds its way past South Carolina 34–3". Tallahassee Democrat. September 22, 1985. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "USC offense roars, but Georgia wins". The Greenville News. September 29, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Pitt mauls Carolina, 42–7". The Times and Democrat. October 6, 1985. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Gamecocks throttle Slayden, Blue Devils". Greensboro News & Record. October 13, 1985. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Gamecocks rout Pirates". The Charlotte Observer. October 27, 1985. Retrieved November 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Wolfpack edges past Gamecocks". Anderson Independent-Mail. November 3, 1985. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Fla. State buries South Carolina". The Daily Advertiser. November 10, 1985. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Gamecocks hold on to sink Navy". The Sun-News. November 17, 1985. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ Mike Hunt (November 24, 1985). "Tigers gain bowl berth over USC". The Greenville News. pp. 1C, 4C – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ "1985 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 26, 2017.