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1976 South Carolina

6–⁠5, coached by Jim Carlen.

Schedule and results

South Carolina in 1976, game by game: won vs. App State 21–10; won at Georgia Tech 27–17; won vs. Duke 24–6; lost at No. 7 Georgia 12–20; lost at Baylor 17–18; won vs. Virginia 35–7; won vs. No. 16 Ole Miss 10–7; lost vs. No. 12 Notre Dame 6–13; won vs. NC State 27–7; lost vs. Wake Forest 7–10; lost at Clemson 9–28+28−19Won 21–10 vs. App State+11App StateWon 27–17 at Georgia Tech+10Georgia TechWon 24–6 vs. Duke+18DukeLost 12–20 at No. 7 Georgia-8No. 7 GeorgiaLost 17–18 at Baylor-1BaylorWon 35–7 vs. Virginia+28VirginiaWon 10–7 vs. No. 16 Ole Miss+3No. 16 Ole MissLost 6–13 vs. No. 12 Notre Dame-7No. 12 Notre DameWon 27–7 vs. NC State+20NC StateLost 7–10 vs. Wake Forest-3Wake ForestLost 9–28 at Clemson-19Clemson
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsApp StateW 21–⁠1065%
Sep 11atGeorgia TechW 27–⁠1739%
Sep 18vsDukeW 24–⁠662%
Sep 25at7GeorgiaL 12–⁠2033%
Oct 2atBaylorL 17–⁠1849%
Oct 9vsVirginiaW 35–⁠787%
Oct 16vs16Ole MissW 10–⁠754%
Oct 23vs12Notre DameL 6–⁠1345%
Oct 30vsNC StateW 27–⁠760%
Nov 13vsWake ForestL 7–⁠1075%
Nov 20atClemsonL 9–⁠2867%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Clemson 28–⁠9; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 43rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 7: 19
  2. Wk 10: 20
Record
6–⁠5
Conference
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AP final
Unranked peak No. 19
Points
195–⁠143
Coach
Jim Carlen
Elo
1505 +9 this season
SP+ rating
8.9 No. 38 of 132; offense No. 91, defense No. 17
SRS
10.5 No. 27 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Defensive coordinator
Richard Bell

Drafted in 1977

The 1977 draft
Rd 5Clarence Williams RBSan Diego Chargers
Rd 5Steve Courson OGPittsburgh Steelers
Rd 7Kevin Long RBNew York Jets