The 1989 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as an independent team in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season finishing with a 6-4-1 record. The Gamecocks were led by Sparky Woods in his first year as USC head coach following the death of former head coach Joe Morrison. Morrison died of a fatal heart attack in February 1989 following the Gamecocks 1988 season.
Schedule[]
Date
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Time
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Opponent#
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Rank#
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Site
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TV
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Result
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Attendance
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September 2
|
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Duke
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Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC
|
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W 27-21
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74,232
|
September 9
|
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Virginia Tech
|
|
Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC
|
|
T 17-17
|
71,842
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September 16
|
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at #12 West Virginia
|
|
Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV
|
|
L 45-21
|
66,015
|
September 23
|
|
Georgia Tech
|
|
Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC
|
|
W 21-10
|
70,018
|
September 30
|
|
at #12 Georgia
|
|
Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA
|
|
W 24-20
|
80,961
|
October 7
|
|
East Carolina
|
|
Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC
|
|
W 47-14
|
65,600
|
October 21
|
|
Western Carolina
|
|
Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC
|
|
W 24-3
|
62,000
|
October 28
|
|
North Carolina State
|
|
Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC
|
|
L 20-10
|
74,248
|
November 4
|
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at #6 Florida State
|
|
Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
|
|
L 35-10
|
61,852
|
November 11
|
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at North Carolina
|
|
Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC
|
|
W 27-20
|
44,200
|
November 18
|
|
#15 Clemson
|
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Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC (Carolina-Clemson rivalry)
|
ESPN
|
L 45-0
|
74,509
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*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.
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References[]
Griffin, J. C. (1992). The first hundred years: A history of south carolina football. Atlanta, GA: Longstreet Press