1988 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

1988 South Carolina Gamecocks football

Liberty Bowl, L 10–34 vs. Indiana
Conference	Independent
1988 record	8–4
Head coach	Joe Morrison (6th year)
Offensive coordinator	Al Groh (1st year)
Defensive coordinator	Joe Lee Dunn (2nd year)
Home stadium	Williams-Brice Stadium

1988 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#1 Notre Dame		–		–		12	–	0	–	0
#2 Miami (FL)		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
#3 Florida State		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
#5 West Virginia		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–		10	–	2	–	0
#13 Syracuse		–		–		10	–	2	–	0
Army		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
Louisville		–		–		8	–	3	–	0
South Carolina		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
Northern Illinois		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Memphis		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Rutgers		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Southwest Louisiana		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Akron		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Penn State		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Tulane		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Temple		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Tulsa		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Boston College		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
East Carolina		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Navy		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–		3	–	8	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as an independent team in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. They finished with eight wins and four losses (8–4) and with a loss against Indiana in the 1988 Liberty Bowl. The Gamecocks were led by head coach Joe Morrison in his final season as head coach prior to his dying of a heart attack in February 1989.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	North Carolina	No. 19	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC		W 31–10	73,275
September 10	Western Carolina	No. 16	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC		W 38–0	68,800
September 17	East Carolina	No. 14	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC		W 17–0	66,000
September 24	No. 6 Georgia	No. 14	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC (Rivalry)	TBS	W 23–10	74,800
October 1	Appalachian State	No. 8	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC		W 35–9	71,380
October 8	at Virginia Tech	No. 8	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA		W 26–24	42,845
October 15	at Georgia Tech	No. 8	Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA		L 0–34	45,103
October 29	at North Carolina State	No. 17	Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC	ESPN	W 23–7	54,800
November 5	No. 5 Florida State	No. 15	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	ESPN	L 0–59	75,000
November 12	Navy		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC		W 19–7	66,000
November 19	at No. 15 Clemson		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Rivalry)	JPS	L 10–29	84,867
December 28	vs. Indiana		Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl)	Raycom	L 10–34	39,210
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

Roster

Todd Ellis - QB; Mike Dingle - RB; Harold Green - RB; Robert Brooks - WR; Eddie Miller - WR; Patrick Hinton - LB; Ron Rabune - Safety; Robert Robinson - CB; Kevin Hendrix - DE; Collin Mackie - Kicker;

Coaching staff

Joe Morrison, head coach
Al Groh, offensive coordinator
Joe Lee Dunn, defensive coordinator
Charlie Weiss, assistant coach
Fred Jackson, quarterbacks and wide receivers coach

References

↑ "Joe Morrison is dead at 51". Reading Eagle. Associated Press. February 6, 1989. p. 19. Retrieved January 27, 2013.

Griffin, J. C. (1992). The First Hundred Years: A History of South Carolina Football. Atlanta, GA: Longstreet Press

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

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