1970 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

1970 South Carolina Gamecocks football

Conference	Independent
1970 record	4–6–1
Head coach	Paul Dietzel (5th season)
Home stadium	Williams-Brice Stadium (Capacity: 42,238)

1970 NCAA University Division independents football records
	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 2 Notre Dame		–		10	–	1	–	0
Villanova		–		9	–	2	–	0
No. 16 Air Force		–		9	–	3	–	0
No. 13 Georgia Tech		–		9	–	3	–	0
Boston College		–		8	–	2	–	0
No. 19 Houston		–		8	–	3	–	0
West Virginia		–		8	–	3	–	0
No. 17 Tulane		–		8	–	4	–	0
No. 18 Penn State		–		7	–	3	–	0
Temple		–		7	–	3	–	0
West Texas State		–		7	–	3	–	0
Cincinnati		–		7	–	4	–	0
Florida State		–		7	–	4	–	1
Virginia Tech		–		5	–	6	–	0
Syracuse		–		6	–	4	–	0
Dayton		–		5	–	4	–	1
Pittsburgh		–		5	–	5	–	0
Rutgers		–		5	–	5	–	0
Utah State		–		5	–	5	–	0
Colgate		–		5	–	6	–	0
Southern Miss		–		5	–	6	–	0
New Mexico State		–		4	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)		–		3	–	8	–	0
Northern Illinois		–		3	–	7	–	0
Marshall		–		3	–	6	–	0
Buffalo		–		2	–	9	–	0
Navy		–		2	–	9	–	0
Army		–		1	–	9	–	1
Xavier		–		1	–	9	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as an independent team in the 1970 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Gamecocks would finish the season 4–6–1 overall.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 12	at Georgia Tech	No. 17	Grant Field • Atlanta, GA		L 20–23	51,206
September 19	Wake Forest		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC		W 43-7	42,219
September 26	at NC State		Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC		T 7-7	25,200
October 3	Virginia Tech		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC		W 24-7	41,563
October 10	at No. 18 North Carolina		Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC		W 35-21	47,500
October 17	at Maryland		Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD		L 15-21	15,400
October 24	Florida State		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC		L 13-21	42,537
October 31	at Georgia		Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Rivalry)	ABC	L 34-52	57,391
November 7	No. 8 Tennessee		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC		L 18-20	42,788
November 14	Duke		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC		L 38-42	42,454
November 21	at Clemson		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Battle of the Palmetto State)		W 38-32	56,000
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

South Carolina Gamecocks football
Venues	Williams-Brice Stadium (1934–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Clemson Georgia North Carolina
Culture & lore	Cocky "The Fighting Gamecocks Lead the Way" Mighty Sound of the Southeast Sandstorm Clemson–South Carolina football brawl
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees
Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

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