Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 11 No. 17 Georgia Tech W 24–754,842 [ 1]
September 18 at Duke No. 19 L 12–2835,113 [ 2]
September 25 NC State Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC W 24–648,315 [ 3]
October 2 at Memphis State W 7–320,666 [ 4]
October 9 Virginia Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC W 34–1443,861 [ 5]
October 16 Maryland Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC W 35–645,653 [ 6]
October 23 at Florida State L 18–4930,764 [ 7]
October 30 No. 7 Georgia Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC (rivalry ) L 0–2454,613 [ 8]
November 6 at No. 11 Tennessee L 6–3563,509 [ 9]
November 20 Wake Forest Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC W 24–743,285 [ 10]
November 27 Clemson Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC (rivalry ) L 7–1757,242 [ 11]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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1971 South Carolina Gamecocks football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
^ "Carolina uprising stops Tech, 24–7" . The Commercial Appeal . September 12, 1971. Retrieved January 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Duke sticks Gamecocks" . The Charlotte Observer . September 19, 1971. Retrieved January 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "S. Carolina plunges past Wolfpack, 24–6" . The Miami Herald . September 26, 1971. Retrieved January 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Gamecocks' defense proves frustrating" . The Lynchburg News . October 3, 1971. Retrieved January 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "South Carolina outclasses Virginia for 34–14 verdict" . The Danville Register . October 10, 1971. Retrieved January 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "South Carolina struggles to 35–6 win over Maryland" . The Robesonian . October 17, 1971. Retrieved January 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Florida State's Gary Huff picks Gamecocks, 49–18" . Asheville Citizen-Times . October 24, 1971. Retrieved January 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Ray-led Georgia slugs Gamecocks, 24–0" . The State . October 31, 1971. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Tennessee bowls over South Carolina, 35–6" . The Times and Democrat . November 7, 1971. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Gamecocks upset Deacons, 24–7" . The Gastonia Gazette . November 21, 1971. Retrieved January 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Dan Foster (November 28, 1971). "Savage Tigers Slash Gamecocks Before Record 57,242 Crowd" . The Greenville News . pp. 1A, 2C – via Newspapers.com .
^ "1971 Football Schedule" . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 13, 2017 .