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1990 South Carolina

6–⁠5, coached by Sparky Woods.

Schedule and results

South Carolina in 1990, game by game: won vs. Duke 21–10; won vs. North Carolina 27–5; won at Virginia Tech 35–24; lost at Georgia Tech 6–27; won vs. East Carolina 37–7; lost vs. The Citadel 35–38; lost at NC State 29–38; lost vs. No. 12 Florida State 10–41; won vs. Southern Illinois 38–13; lost at No. 17 Clemson 15–24; won vs. West Virginia 29–10+30−31Won 21–10 vs. Duke+11DukeWon 27–5 vs. North Carolina+22North CarolinaWon 35–24 at Virginia Tech+11Virginia TechLost 6–27 at Georgia Tech-21Georgia TechWon 37–7 vs. East Carolina+30East CarolinaLost 35–38 vs. The Citadel-3The CitadelLost 29–38 at NC State-9NC StateLost 10–41 vs. No. 12 Florida State-31No. 12 Florida StateWon 38–13 vs. Southern Illinois+25Southern Illino…Lost 15–24 at No. 17 Clemson-9No. 17 ClemsonWon 29–10 vs. West Virginia+19West Virginia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsDukeW 21–⁠1054%
Sep 8vsNorth CarolinaW 27–⁠577%
Sep 22atVirginia TechW 35–⁠2449%
Sep 29atGeorgia TechL 6–⁠2747%
Oct 13vsEast CarolinaW 37–⁠768%
Oct 20vsThe CitadelL 35–⁠3886%
Oct 27atNC StateL 29–⁠3847%
Nov 3vs12Florida StateL 10–⁠4129%
Nov 10vsSouthern IllinoisW 38–⁠1385%
Nov 17at17ClemsonL 15–⁠2419%
Nov 22vsWest VirginiaW 29–⁠1056%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat West Virginia 29–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 31st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 5: 25
Record
6–⁠5
Conference
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AP final
Unranked peak No. 25
Points
282–⁠237
Coach
Sparky Woods
Elo
1533 +10 this season
SP+ rating
16.8 No. 20 of 104; offense No. 28, defense No. 13
SRS
11.7 No. 21 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Offensive coordinator
Art Wilkins
Defensive coordinator
Rick Whitt

Drafted in 1991

The 1991 draft
Rd 3Calvin Stephens OGNew England Patriots
Rd 6Corey Miller LBNew York Giants