1985 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

1985 South Carolina Gamecocks football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorTom Gadd (3rd season)
Home stadiumWilliams–Brice Stadium
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Penn State       11 1 0
No. 9 Miami (FL)       10 2 0
Army       9 3 0
No. 15 Florida State       9 3 0
West Virginia       7 3 1
Southern Miss       7 4 0
Syracuse       7 5 0
Virginia Tech       6 5 0
Pittsburgh       5 5 1
Cincinnati       5 6 0
Notre Dame       5 6 0
South Carolina       5 6 0
Southwestern Louisiana       4 7 0
Navy       4 7 0
Temple       4 7 0
Boston College       4 8 0
Memphis State       2 7 2
Rutgers       2 8 1
East Carolina       2 9 0
Louisville       2 9 0
Tulane       1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1985 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as an independent during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team played its home games at Williams–Brice Stadium. Led by third-year head coach Joe Morrison, the Gamecocks compiled a record of 5–6.

South Carolina could not match the success of their national title-contending 1984 season. The Gamecocks started the season 2–0 and ranked No. 15, with the third highest-ranked offense in the country.[1][2] Their first game, against The Citadel, even broke the school record for yards in a game, with 636 yards.[3] However, the rout at home by No. 19 Michigan, led by quarterback Jim Harbaugh,[4] would be the first of three consecutive losses and six total losses in the season. South Carolina finished with their fourth non-winning season in five years.[5][6]

  1. ^ "MICHIGAN 34, SOUTH CAROLINA 3 - UPI Archives". UPI. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  2. ^ "1985 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  3. ^ Archives, L. A. Times (September 1, 1985). "Hold Leads South Carolina Rout of The Citadel, 56-17". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  4. ^ "MICHIGAN 34, SOUTH CAROLINA 3 - UPI Archives". UPI. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  5. ^ "1985 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  6. ^ "South Carolina Gamecocks College Football History, Stats, Records". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 25, 2024.