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1971 South Carolina

6–⁠5, coached by Paul Dietzel.

Schedule and results

South Carolina in 1971, game by game: won vs. No. 17 Georgia Tech 24–7; lost at Duke 12–28; won vs. NC State 24–6; won at Memphis 7–3; won vs. Virginia 34–14; won vs. Maryland 35–6; lost at Florida State 18–49; lost vs. No. 7 Georgia 0–24; lost at No. 11 Tennessee 6–35; won vs. Wake Forest 24–7; lost vs. Clemson 7–17+29−31Won 24–7 vs. No. 17 Georgia Tech+17No. 17 Georgia TechLost 12–28 at Duke-16DukeWon 24–6 vs. NC State+18NC StateWon 7–3 at Memphis+4MemphisWon 34–14 vs. Virginia+20VirginiaWon 35–6 vs. Maryland+29MarylandLost 18–49 at Florida State-31Florida StateLost 0–24 vs. No. 7 Georgia-24No. 7 GeorgiaLost 6–35 at No. 11 Tennessee-29No. 11 TennesseeWon 24–7 vs. Wake Forest+17Wake ForestLost 7–17 vs. Clemson-10Clemson
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 11vs17Georgia TechW 24–⁠746%
Sep 18atDukeL 12–⁠2844%
Sep 25vsNC StateW 24–⁠673%
Oct 2atMemphisW 7–⁠341%
Oct 9vsVirginiaW 34–⁠1475%
Oct 16vsMarylandW 35–⁠681%
Oct 23atFlorida StateL 18–⁠4934%
Oct 30vs7GeorgiaL 0–⁠2436%
Nov 6at11TennesseeL 6–⁠3522%
Nov 20vsWake ForestW 24–⁠754%
Nov 27vsClemsonL 7–⁠1775%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Clemson 17–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 61st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 2: 19
Record
6–⁠5
Conference
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AP final
Unranked peak No. 19
Points
191–⁠196
Coach
Paul Dietzel
Elo
1489 −5 this season
SP+ rating
4.4 No. 48 of 120; offense No. 77, defense No. 35
SRS
3.9 No. 45 of 128 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Dickie Harris

Drafted in 1972

The 1972 draft
Rd 5Dickie Harris DBNew York Jets
Rd 5Bo Davies DBNew Orleans Saints