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1991 South Carolina

3–⁠6–⁠2, coached by Sparky Woods.

Schedule and results

South Carolina in 1991, game by game: tied vs. Duke 24–24; lost at West Virginia 16–21; won vs. Virginia Tech 28–21; lost at East Carolina 20–31; won vs. East Tennessee State 55–7; tied vs. Louisiana Tech 12–12; won vs. Georgia Tech 23–14; lost vs. No. 19 NC State 21–38; lost at No. 1 Florida State 10–38; lost at North Carolina 17–21; lost vs. No. 14 Clemson 24–41+48−28Tied 24–24 vs. Duke0DukeLost 16–21 at West Virginia-5West VirginiaWon 28–21 vs. Virginia Tech+7Virginia TechLost 20–31 at East Carolina-11East CarolinaWon 55–7 vs. East Tennessee State+48East Tennessee …Tied 12–12 vs. Louisiana Tech0Louisiana TechWon 23–14 vs. Georgia Tech+9Georgia TechLost 21–38 vs. No. 19 NC State-17No. 19 NC StateLost 10–38 at No. 1 Florida State-28No. 1 Florida StateLost 17–21 at North Carolina-4North CarolinaLost 24–41 vs. No. 14 Clemson-17No. 14 Clemson
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 7vsDukeT 24–⁠2464%
Sep 14atWest VirginiaL 16–⁠2149%
Sep 21vsVirginia TechW 28–⁠2154%
Sep 28atEast CarolinaL 20–⁠3144%
Oct 5vsEast Tennessee StateW 55–⁠781%
Oct 12vsLouisiana TechT 12–⁠1249%
Oct 19vsGeorgia TechW 23–⁠1441%
Nov 2vs19NC StateL 21–⁠3848%
Nov 9at1Florida StateL 10–⁠3811%
Nov 16atNorth CarolinaL 17–⁠2144%
Nov 23vs14ClemsonL 24–⁠4130%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Clemson 41–⁠24; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 74th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
3–⁠6–⁠2
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
250–⁠268
Coach
Sparky Woods
Elo
1477 −45 this season
SP+ rating
3.2 No. 51 of 104; offense No. 49, defense No. 54
SRS
−0.1 No. 56 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Art Wilkins
Defensive coordinator
Tommy West

Drafted in 1992

The 1992 draft
Rd 3Robert Brooks WRGreen Bay Packers
Rd 3Gerald Dixon LBCleveland Browns