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1975 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

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The 1975 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as an independent in the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. The Gamecocks were led by first-year head coach Jim Carlen and played home games at Williams–Brice Stadium. They finished the season 7–5 overall, but lost the Tangerine Bowl to the Miami Redskins, 20–7.

ConferenceIndependent
Record7–5
Headcoach
DefensivecoordinatorRichard Bell (1st season)
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1975 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Tangerine Bowl, L 7–20 vs. Miami (OH)
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–5
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorRichard Bell (1st season)
Home stadiumWilliams–Brice Stadium
Seasons
 1974
1976 
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1975 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Rutgers  920
No. 10 Penn State  930
No. 20 West Virginia  930
Notre Dame  830
Virginia Tech  830
No. 15 Pittsburgh  840
Boston College  740
Georgia Tech  740
Memphis State  740
Navy  740
North Texas State  740
Southern Miss  740
South Carolina  750
Colgate  640
Cincinnati  650
Hawaii  650
Syracuse  650
Temple  650
Utah State  650
Dayton  560
Northeast Louisiana  461
Tulane  470
Villanova  470
Florida State  380
Air Force  281
Houston  280
Miami (FL)  280
Army  290
Marshall  290
Southern Illinois  191
Holy Cross  1100
Louisville  1100
Rankings from AP Poll
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South Carolina had its first two 1,000-yard rushers in school history: Kevin Long and Clarence Williams. Long eclipsed 1,000 yards in the tenth game of the season against Wake Forest; Williams followed him a week later in the game against Clemson. By 2023, Long's and Williams' final rushing totals in 1975 would remain two of the eight highest single-season rushing totals in program history.[1]

South Carolina's appearance in the Tangerine Bowl was only the third bowl game in school history, and the first since 1969.[2] It would be the first of three bowl games in Carlen's tenure as head coach.[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 13Georgia TechW 23–1751,428[4]
September 20at DukeW 24–1621,500[5]
September 27Georgia
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
L 20–2866,944[6]
October 4No. 18 Baylor
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 24–1344,192[7]
October 11Virginia
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 41–1451,574[8]
October 18at Ole MissW 35–2930,107[9]
October 25at LSUNo. 20L 6–2461,445[10]
November 1at NC StateABCL 21–2848,500[11]
November 8Appalachian State
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
L 34–3947,489[12]
November 15Wake Forest
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 37–2637,656[13]
November 22Clemson
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
W 56–2057,197[14]
December 20vs. No. 16 Miami (OH)L 7–2020,247[15]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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