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1988 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

American college football season

American college football season

FieldValue
year1988
teamSouth Carolina Gamecocks
sportfootball
conferenceIndependent
record8–4
head_coachJoe Morrison
hc_year6th
off_coachAl Groh
oc_year1st
off_schemePro-style
def_coachJoe Lee Dunn
dc_year2nd
stadiumWilliams–Brice Stadium
bowl[Liberty Bowl](1988-liberty-bowl)
bowl_resultL 10–34 vs. [Indiana](1988-indiana-hoosiers-football-team)

The 1988 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as an independent during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team played its home games at Williams–Brice Stadium. They compiled a record of 8–4 with a loss against Indiana in the Liberty Bowl. The Gamecocks were led by head coach Joe Morrison in his final season as head coach prior to his dying of a heart attack in February 1989.

South Carolina had its final eight-win season of the 1980s, and its fifth in ten years. The Gamecocks started 6–0 and were ranked No. 8 in the country. However, they lost four of their final six games, and finished the season unranked.

The 1988 season was also marked by a scandal which surfaced in October, concerning the alleged widespread use of steroids in the school's football program.

Schedule

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Roster

Todd Ellis – QB; Mike Dingle – RB; Harold Green – RB; Robert Brooks – WR; Jamie Penland- WR; Patrick Hinton – LB; Ron Rabune – Safety; Robert Robinson – CB; Kevin Hendrix – DE; Collin Mackie – Kicker; Keith Bing – RB Mike Dingle – RB Gerald Williams – RB Albert Haynes – RB Ray Bolton – RB Eddie Miller WR Carl Platt – WR George Rush – WR Anthony Parlor – WR Hardin Brown – WR Vic McConnell – WR Bill Zorr – WR Darren Greene – WR Ken Watson – TE Trent Simpson – TE Mark Fryer – OL Ike Harris – OL Randy Harwell – OL Paul Shivers – OL Calvin Stephens – OL Dany Branch – OL Charles Gowan – OL Kenny Haynes – OL Marty Dye – DL Derrick Frazier – DL Tim High – DL David Taylor – DL Patrick Blackwell – DL Kevin Hendrix – DL Kurt Wilson – DL Theartis Woodard – DL Patrick Hinton – LB Derrick Little – LB Matt McKernan – LB Corey Miller – LB Keith Emmons – LB Mike Tolbert – DB Ron Rabune . DB Robert Robinson – DB Stephane Williams – DB Dale Campbell – DB Mike Conway – DB Pat Turner – DB

Coaching staff

  • Joe Morrison, head coach
  • Al Groh, offensive coordinator
  • Joe Lee Dunn, defensive coordinator
  • Charlie Weis, assistant coach
  • Fred Jackson, quarterbacks and wide receivers coach

References

Additional sources

  • Griffin, J. C. (1992). The First Hundred Years: A History of South Carolina Football. Atlanta: Longstreet Press

References

  1. (February 6, 1989). "Joe Morrison is dead at 51". Reading Eagle.
  2. "South Carolina Gamecocks College Football History, Stats, Records".
  3. "1988 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results".
  4. "1988 College Football Polls".
  5. Langford, Richard. "The Top 20 Scandals in College Football History".
  6. (2013-01-02). "South Carolina Lineman Tommy Chaikin Used Bodybuilding - 10.24.88 - S…".
  7. (September 4, 1988). "No. 19 S. Carolina overpowers UNC for 31–10 victory". The Times and Democrat.
  8. (September 11, 1988). "Gamecocks record substantial victory". Anderson Independent-Mail.
  9. (September 11, 1988). "Virginia Tech rolls by East Carolina". The News Leader.
  10. (September 25, 1988). "Ellis, defense power USC passt Georgia". The State.
  11. (October 2, 1988). "Appalachian gives USC tough time". The State.
  12. (October 9, 1988). "S. Carolina struggles, stops Virginia Tech". The Tampa Tribune.
  13. (October 16, 1988). "Tech's defense keys stunning 34–0 win over No. 8 South Carolina". Winston-Salem Journal.
  14. (October 30, 1988). "South Carolina topples Wolfpack". Greensboro News & Record.
  15. (November 6, 1988). "Seminoles destroy South Carolina 59–0". The Palm Beach Post.
  16. (November 13, 1988). "Mackie's four field goals help USC sink Navy 19–8". Florence Morning News.
  17. (November 20, 1988). "Tigers tame Gamecocks". The Herald.
  18. (December 29, 1988). "Hoosiers humble Gamecocks". The Commercial Appeal.
  19. "1988 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
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