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1973 South Carolina

7–⁠4, coached by Paul Dietzel.

Schedule and results

South Carolina in 1973, game by game: won vs. Georgia Tech 41–28; lost at No. 16 Houston 19–27; lost vs. Miami (OH) 11–13; won at Virginia Tech 27–24; won at Wake Forest 28–12; won vs. Ohio 38–22; lost vs. No. 9 LSU 29–33; lost vs. NC State 35–56; won vs. App State 35–14; won at Florida State 52–12; won vs. Clemson 32–20+40−21Won 41–28 vs. Georgia Tech+13Georgia TechLost 19–27 at No. 16 Houston-8No. 16 HoustonLost 11–13 vs. Miami (OH)-2Miami (OH)Won 27–24 at Virginia Tech+3Virginia TechWon 28–12 at Wake Forest+16Wake ForestWon 38–22 vs. Ohio+16OhioLost 29–33 vs. No. 9 LSU-4No. 9 LSULost 35–56 vs. NC State-21NC StateWon 35–14 vs. App State+21App StateWon 52–12 at Florida State+40Florida StateWon 32–20 vs. Clemson+12Clemson
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 15vsGeorgia TechW 41–⁠2844%
Sep 21at16HoustonL 19–⁠2729%
Sep 29vsMiami (OH)L 11–⁠1340%
Oct 6atVirginia TechW 27–⁠2445%
Oct 13atWake ForestW 28–⁠1261%
Oct 20vsOhioW 38–⁠2275%
Oct 27vs9LSUL 29–⁠3330%
Nov 3vsNC StateL 35–⁠5644%
Nov 10vsApp StateW 35–⁠1487%
Nov 17atFlorida StateW 52–⁠1261%
Nov 24vsClemsonW 32–⁠2068%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Clemson 32–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 32nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
347–⁠261
Coach
Paul Dietzel
Elo
1530 +75 this season
SP+ rating
8.6 No. 42 of 123; offense No. 12, defense No. 90
SRS
7.0 No. 46 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captains
Dana Carpenter and Darrell Austin

Drafted in 1974

The 1974 draft
Rd 7Marty Woolbright TENew York Giants