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1972 South Carolina

4–⁠7, coached by Paul Dietzel.

Schedule and results

South Carolina in 1972, game by game: lost vs. Virginia 16–24; lost at Georgia Tech 6–34; lost vs. No. 20 Ole Miss 0–21; won vs. Memphis 34–7; won vs. App State 41–7; lost vs. Miami (OH) 8–21; lost at NC State 24–42; won vs. Wake Forest 35–3; lost at Virginia Tech 20–45; won vs. Florida State 24–21; lost at Clemson 6–7+34−28Lost 16–24 vs. Virginia-8VirginiaLost 6–34 at Georgia Tech-28Georgia TechLost 0–21 vs. No. 20 Ole Miss-21No. 20 Ole MissWon 34–7 vs. Memphis+27MemphisWon 41–7 vs. App State+34App StateLost 8–21 vs. Miami (OH)-13Miami (OH)Lost 24–42 at NC State-18NC StateWon 35–3 vs. Wake Forest+32Wake ForestLost 20–45 at Virginia Tech-25Virginia TechWon 24–21 vs. Florida State+3Florida StateLost 6–7 at Clemson-1Clemson
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 9vsVirginiaL 16–⁠2471%
Sep 16atGeorgia TechL 6–⁠3435%
Sep 23vs20Ole MissL 0–⁠2132%
Sep 30vsMemphisW 34–⁠751%
Oct 14vsApp StateW 41–⁠788%
Oct 21vsMiami (OH)L 8–⁠2140%
Oct 28atNC StateL 24–⁠4231%
Nov 4vsWake ForestW 35–⁠369%
Nov 11atVirginia TechL 20–⁠4532%
Nov 18vsFlorida StateW 24–⁠2137%
Nov 25atClemsonL 6–⁠748%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Clemson 7–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 95th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
214–⁠232
Coach
Paul Dietzel
Elo
1433 −60 this season
SP+ rating
-4.5 No. 81 of 121; offense No. 78, defense No. 78
SRS
−2.3 No. 69 of 127 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Rick Brown

Drafted in 1973

The 1973 draft
Rd 7Mike Haggard WRNew York Jets