1988 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

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. 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]

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 →
1988 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
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

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 3North CarolinaNo. 19W 31–1073,275[2]
September 10Western CarolinaNo. 16
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 38–068,800[3]
September 17East CarolinaNo. 14
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 17–066,000[4]
September 24No. 6 GeorgiaNo. 14
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
TBSW 23–1074,800[5]
October 1Appalachian StateNo. 8
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 35–971,380[6]
October 8at Virginia TechNo. 8W 26–2442,845[7]
October 15at Georgia TechNo. 8L 0–3445,103[8]
October 29at NC StateNo. 17ESPNW 23–754,800[9]
November 5No. 5 Florida StateNo. 15
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
ESPNL 0–5975,000[10]
November 12Navy
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 19–866,000[11]
November 19at No. 15 ClemsonJPSL 10–2984,867[12]
December 28vs. IndianaRaycomL 10–3439,210[13]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[14]

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 – RBMike Dingle – RBGerald Williams – RBAlbert Haynes – RBRay Bolton – RBEddie Miller WRCarl Platt – WRGeorge Rush – WRAnthony Parlor – WRHardin Brown – WRVic McConnell – WRBill Zorr – WRDarren Greene – WRKen Watson – TETrent Simpson – TEMark Fryer – OLIke Harris – OLRandy Harwell – OL Paul Shivers – OL Calvin Stephens – OL Dany Branch – OL Charles Gowan – OL Kenny Haynes – OL Marty Dye – DLDerrick Frazier – DLTim High – DLDavid Taylor – DLPatrick Blackwell – DLKevin Hendrix – DLKurt Wilson – DLTheartis Woodard – DLPatrick Hinton – LBDerrick Little – LBMatt McKernan – LBCorey Miller – LBKeith Emmons – LBMike Tolbert – DBRon Rabune . DBRobert Robinson – DBStephane Williams – DBDale Campbell – DBMike Conway – DBPat Turner – DB

Coaching staff

References

Additional sources

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


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