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The 1988 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as an independent during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team played its home games at Williams–Brice Stadium. They compiled a record of 8–4 with a loss against Indiana in the 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]

ConferenceIndependent
Record8–4
Headcoach
OffensivecoordinatorAl Groh (1st season)
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1988 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Liberty Bowl, L 10–34 vs. Indiana
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–4
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAl Groh (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorJoe Lee Dunn (2nd season)
Home stadiumWilliams–Brice Stadium
Seasons
 1987
1989 
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1988 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Notre Dame   1200
No. 2 Miami (FL)   1110
No. 3 Florida State   1110
No. 5 West Virginia   1110
Southern Miss   1020
No. 13 Syracuse   1020
Army   930
Louisville   830
South Carolina   840
Northern Illinois   740
Pittsburgh   650
Memphis State   650
Southwestern Louisiana   650
Rutgers   560
Akron   560
Penn State   560
Tulane   560
Temple   470
Tulsa   470
Boston College   380
Cincinnati   380
East Carolina   380
Navy   380
Virginia Tech   380
Rankings from AP Poll
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South Carolina had its final eight-win season of the 1980s, and its fifth in ten years.[2] The Gamecocks started 6–0 and were ranked No. 8 in the country. However, they lost four of their final six games, and finished the season unranked.[3][4]

The 1988 season was also marked by a scandal which surfaced in October, concerning the alleged widespread use of steroids in the school's football program.[5][6]

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 3North CarolinaNo. 19W 31–1073,275[7]
September 10Western CarolinaNo. 16
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 38–068,800[8]
September 17East CarolinaNo. 14
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 17–066,000[9]
September 24No. 6 GeorgiaNo. 14
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
TBSW 23–1074,800[10]
October 1Appalachian StateNo. 8
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 35–971,380[11]
October 8at Virginia TechNo. 8W 26–2442,845[12]
October 15at Georgia TechNo. 8L 0–3445,103[13]
October 29at NC StateNo. 17ESPNW 23–754,800[14]
November 5No. 5 Florida StateNo. 15
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
ESPNL 0–5975,000[15]
November 12Navy
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 19–866,000[16]
November 19at No. 15 ClemsonJPSL 10–2984,867[17]
December 28vs. IndianaRaycomL 10–3439,210[18]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster

Todd Ellis – QB; Mike Dingle – RB; Harold Green – RB; Robert Brooks – WR; Jamie Penland- WR; Patrick Hinton – LB; Ron Rabune – Safety; Robert Robinson – CB; Kevin Hendrix – DE; Collin Mackie – Kicker; Keith Bing – RB Mike Dingle – RB Gerald Williams – RB Albert Haynes – RB Ray Bolton – RB Eddie Miller WR Carl Platt – WR George Rush – WR Anthony Parlor – WR Hardin Brown – WR Vic McConnell – WR Bill Zorr – WR Darren Greene – WR Ken Watson – TE Trent Simpson – TE Mark Fryer – OL Ike Harris – OL Randy Harwell – OL Paul Shivers – OL Calvin Stephens – OL Dany Branch – OL Charles Gowan – OL Kenny Haynes – OL Marty Dye – DL Derrick Frazier – DL Tim High – DL David Taylor – DL Patrick Blackwell – DL Kevin Hendrix – DL Kurt Wilson – DL Theartis Woodard – DL Patrick Hinton – LB Derrick Little – LB Matt McKernan – LB Corey Miller – LB Keith Emmons – LB Mike Tolbert – DB Ron Rabune – DB Robert Robinson – DB Stephane Williams – DB Dale Campbell – DB Mike Conway – DB Pat Turner – DB

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