1983 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

1983 South Carolina Gamecocks football

Conference	Independent
1983 record	5–6
Head coach	Joe Morrison (1st season)
Home stadium	Williams-Brice Stadium (Capacity: 72,400)

1983 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Miami		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–		9	–	2	–	0
No. 19 Boston College		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
No. 16 West Virginia		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
No. 20 East Carolina		–		–		8	–	3	–	0
No. 18 Pittsburgh		–		–		8	–	3	–	1
Penn State		–		–		8	–	4	–	1
Southern Miss		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Memphis		–		–		6	–	4	–	1
Florida State		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–		7	–	5	–	0
Syracuse		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
William & Mary		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
South Carolina		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–		4	–	6	–	1
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–		4	–	6	–	0
Temple		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Tulane		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Louisville		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Navy		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Richmond		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Rutgers		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Army		–		–		2	–	9	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as an independent team in the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Gamecocks would finish the season 5–6 overall.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	No. 11 North Carolina	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC		L 8–24	72,400
September 10	Miami (OH)	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC		W 24-3	63,475
September 17	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC		W 31-24	20,500
September 24	at No. 14 Georgia	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Rivalry)		L 13-31	82,122
October 1	USC	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC		W 38-14	74,200
October 8	Notre Dame	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC		L 6-30	74,500
October 22	LSU	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	PPV	L 6-20	71,951
October 29	NC State	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC		W 31-17	69,400
November 5	at Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		L 30-45	55,542
November 12	Navy	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC		W 31-7	64,800
November 19	No. 13 Clemson	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC (Battle of the Palmetto State)		L 13-22	74,550
*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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