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1981 South Carolina

6–⁠6, coached by Jim Carlen.

Schedule and results

South Carolina in 1981, game by game: won at Wake Forest 23–6; lost vs. Ole Miss 13–20; won vs. Duke 17–3; lost at No. 17 Georgia 0–24; lost vs. No. 4 Pittsburgh 28–42; won at Kentucky 28–14; won vs. Virginia 21–3; won at No. 3 North Carolina 31–13; won vs. NC State 20–12; lost vs. Pacific 21–23; lost vs. No. 2 Clemson 13–29; lost at Hawai’i 10–33+18−24Won 23–6 at Wake Forest+17Wake ForestLost 13–20 vs. Ole Miss-7Ole MissWon 17–3 vs. Duke+14DukeLost 0–24 at No. 17 Georgia-24No. 17 GeorgiaLost 28–42 vs. No. 4 Pittsburgh-14No. 4 PittsburghWon 28–14 at Kentucky+14KentuckyWon 21–3 vs. Virginia+18VirginiaWon 31–13 at No. 3 North Carolina+18No. 3 North CarolinaWon 20–12 vs. NC State+8NC StateLost 21–23 vs. Pacific-2PacificLost 13–29 vs. No. 2 Clemson-16No. 2 ClemsonLost 10–33 at Hawai’i-23Hawai’i
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5atWake ForestW 23–⁠649%
Sep 12vsOle MissL 13–⁠2071%
Sep 19vsDukeW 17–⁠376%
Sep 26at17GeorgiaL 0–⁠2432%
Oct 3vs4PittsburghL 28–⁠4235%
Oct 10atKentuckyW 28–⁠1455%
Oct 17vsVirginiaW 21–⁠379%
Oct 24at3North CarolinaW 31–⁠1322%
Oct 31vsNC StateW 20–⁠1271%
Nov 7vsPacificL 21–⁠2385%
Nov 21vs2ClemsonL 13–⁠2944%
Dec 5atHawai’iL 10–⁠3343%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Hawai’i 33–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 19th-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 1981.

Record
6–⁠6
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
225–⁠222
Coach
Jim Carlen
Elo
1553 −2 this season
SP+ rating
9.2 No. 39 of 132; offense No. 57, defense No. 37
SRS
8.5 No. 35 of 137 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Richard Bell

Drafted in 1982

The 1982 draft
Rd 6DeWayne Chivers TEBuffalo Bills