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1974 South Carolina

4–⁠7, coached by Paul Dietzel.

Schedule and results

South Carolina in 1974, game by game: lost at Georgia Tech 20–35; lost vs. Duke 14–20; lost at Georgia 14–52; lost vs. Houston 14–24; lost vs. Virginia Tech 17–31; won at Ole Miss 10–7; won vs. North Carolina 31–23; lost at NC State 27–42; won vs. App State 21–18; won vs. Wake Forest 34–21; lost at Clemson 21–39+13−38Lost 20–35 at Georgia Tech-15Georgia TechLost 14–20 vs. Duke-6DukeLost 14–52 at Georgia-38GeorgiaLost 14–24 vs. Houston-10HoustonLost 17–31 vs. Virginia Tech-14Virginia TechWon 10–7 at Ole Miss+3Ole MissWon 31–23 vs. North Carolina+8North CarolinaLost 27–42 at NC State-15NC StateWon 21–18 vs. App State+3App StateWon 34–21 vs. Wake Forest+13Wake ForestLost 21–39 at Clemson-18Clemson
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 14atGeorgia TechL 20–⁠3548%
Sep 21vsDukeL 14–⁠2067%
Sep 28atGeorgiaL 14–⁠5229%
Oct 5vsHoustonL 14–⁠2434%
Oct 12vsVirginia TechL 17–⁠3167%
Oct 19atOle MissW 10–⁠726%
Oct 26vsNorth CarolinaW 31–⁠2338%
Nov 2atNC StateL 27–⁠4223%
Nov 9vsApp StateW 21–⁠1876%
Nov 16vsWake ForestW 34–⁠2182%
Nov 23atClemsonL 21–⁠3933%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Clemson 39–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 97th-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
223–⁠312
Coach
Paul Dietzel
Elo
1428 −92 this season
SP+ rating
-7.9 No. 92 of 124; offense No. 52, defense No. 111
SRS
−3.2 No. 78 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captains
Jay Hodgin and Jerry Witherspoon