1983 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

1983 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Conference	Independent
1983 record	5–6
Head coach	Joe Morrison (1st year)
Home stadium	Williams-Brice Stadium (Capacity: 72,400)

1983 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#1 Miami		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–				9	–	2	–	0
#19 Boston College		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
#16 West Virginia		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
#20 East Carolina		–		–				8	–	3	–	0
#18 Pittsburgh		–		–				8	–	3	–	1
Penn State		–		–				8	–	4	–	1
Southern Miss		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Memphis		–		–				6	–	4	–	1
Florida State		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–				7	–	5	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
William & Mary		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–				4	–	6	–	1
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–				4	–	6	–	0
Temple		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Tulane		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Louisville		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Navy		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Richmond		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Army		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as an independent team in the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Gamecocks would finish the season 5–6 overall.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	#11 North Carolina		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC		L 8–24	72,400
September 10	Miami (OH)		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC		W 24-3	63,475
September 17	at Duke		Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC		W 31-24	20,500
September 24	at #14 Georgia		Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Rivalry)		L 13-31	82,122
October 1	USC		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC		W 38-14	74,200
October 8	Notre Dame		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC		L 6-30	74,500
October 22	LSU		Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	PPV	L 6-20	71,951
October 29	NC State		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC		W 31-17	69,400
November 5	at Florida State		Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		L 30-45	55,542
November 12	Navy		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC		W 31-7	64,800
November 19	#13 Clemson		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC (Battle of the Palmetto State)		L 13-22	74,550
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.