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1977 South Carolina

5–⁠7, coached by Jim Carlen.

Schedule and results

South Carolina in 1977, game by game: won vs. App State 32–17; won vs. Georgia Tech 17–0; won vs. Miami (OH) 42–19; lost vs. Georgia 13–15; won vs. East Carolina 19–16; lost vs. Duke 21–25; lost at Ole Miss 10–17; lost at North Carolina 0–17; lost at NC State 3–7; won at Wake Forest 24–14; lost vs. No. 15 Clemson 27–31; lost at Hawai’i 7–24+23−17Won 32–17 vs. App State+15App StateWon 17–0 vs. Georgia Tech+17Georgia TechWon 42–19 vs. Miami (OH)+23Miami (OH)Lost 13–15 vs. Georgia-2GeorgiaWon 19–16 vs. East Carolina+3East CarolinaLost 21–25 vs. Duke-4DukeLost 10–17 at Ole Miss-7Ole MissLost 0–17 at North Carolina-17North CarolinaLost 3–7 at NC State-4NC StateWon 24–14 at Wake Forest+10Wake ForestLost 27–31 vs. No. 15 Clemson-4No. 15 ClemsonLost 7–24 at Hawai’i-17Hawai’i
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsApp StateW 32–⁠1761%
Sep 10vsGeorgia TechW 17–⁠062%
Sep 17vsMiami (OH)W 42–⁠1966%
Sep 24vsGeorgiaL 13–⁠1547%
Oct 1vsEast CarolinaW 19–⁠1649%
Oct 8vsDukeL 21–⁠2564%
Oct 15atOle MissL 10–⁠1752%
Oct 22atNorth CarolinaL 0–⁠1735%
Oct 29atNC StateL 3–⁠742%
Nov 12atWake ForestW 24–⁠1463%
Nov 19vs15ClemsonL 27–⁠3151%
Nov 26atHawai’iL 7–⁠2462%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Hawai’i 24–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 84th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1977.

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
215–⁠202
Coach
Jim Carlen
Elo
1458 −46 this season
SP+ rating
6.8 No. 56 of 140; offense No. 88, defense No. 31
SRS
5.4 No. 52 of 145 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Richard Bell