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1986 South Carolina

3–⁠6–⁠2, coached by Joe Morrison.

Schedule and results

South Carolina in 1986, game by game: lost vs. Miami 14–34; lost at Virginia 20–30; won vs. Western Carolina 45–24; lost vs. Georgia 26–31; lost vs. No. 3 Nebraska 24–27; tied at Virginia Tech 27–27; won vs. East Carolina 38–3; lost at No. 16 NC State 22–23; lost vs. Florida State 28–45; won vs. Wake Forest 48–21; tied at No. 19 Clemson 21–21+35−20Lost 14–34 vs. Miami-20MiamiLost 20–30 at Virginia-10VirginiaWon 45–24 vs. Western Carolina+21Western CarolinaLost 26–31 vs. Georgia-5GeorgiaLost 24–27 vs. No. 3 Nebraska-3No. 3 NebraskaTied 27–27 at Virginia Tech0Virginia TechWon 38–3 vs. East Carolina+35East CarolinaLost 22–23 at No. 16 NC State-1No. 16 NC StateLost 28–45 vs. Florida State-17Florida StateWon 48–21 vs. Wake Forest+27Wake ForestTied 21–21 at No. 19 Clemson0No. 19 Clemson
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsMiamiL 14–⁠3435%
Sep 6atVirginiaL 20–⁠3034%
Sep 13vsWestern CarolinaW 45–⁠2478%
Sep 27vsGeorgiaL 26–⁠3139%
Oct 4vs3NebraskaL 24–⁠2725%
Oct 11atVirginia TechT 27–⁠2725%
Oct 25vsEast CarolinaW 38–⁠374%
Nov 1at16NC StateL 22–⁠2336%
Nov 8vsFlorida StateL 28–⁠4536%
Nov 15vsWake ForestW 48–⁠2156%
Nov 22at19ClemsonT 21–⁠2124%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Clemson 21–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 71st-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 1986.

Record
3–⁠6–⁠2
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
313–⁠286
Coach
Joe Morrison
Elo
1480 −12 this season
SP+ rating
11.1 No. 29 of 101; offense No. 12, defense No. 61
SRS
7.6 No. 31 of 105 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Tom Gadd
Offense
Run N’ Shoot