If it is true that this decision is made in interest of keeping college football regionalized to reduce the spread of COVID-19 then why can’t South Carolina play Clemson? From 1971 through 1991, they competed as a major independent, producing 1980 Heisman Trophy winner George Rogers, six bowl appearances, and Final Top-25 rankings in 1984 and 1987 (AP No. School officials are developing a plan to account for social distancing at home football games, which will significantly impact the number of fans that can attend these events. The Southeastern Conference announced Thursday that it will be moving to a 10-game, conference-only schedule for the 2020 season, meaning that the Gamecocks will not be able to play their rivals from the Atlantic Coast Conference. South Carolina has 23 bowl appearances, with a 9–14 record overall. School officials are developing a plan to account for social distancing at home football games, which will significantly impact the number of fans that can attend these events. Led by Coach Morrison, the 1984 Gamecocks became the first team in school history to win 10 games (10–2 record) and were ranked as high as No. We hope that you and your family are keeping safe and healthy. [28], Under coach Rex Enright, who came to USC from his post as an assistant coach at Georgia,[29] the Gamecocks produced another undefeated Southern Conference season, (4–0–1), in 1941. "Naturally, the Clemson guys didn't take too kindly to that, and on Wednesday and again on Thursday, there were sporadic fistfights involving brass knuckles and other objects and so forth, some of which resulted, according to the newspapers, in blood being spilled and persons having to seek medical assistance. There were no recruiting inducements. B. Stoney played on the team. This seems shortsighted. "Coach Tanner and the conference's athletics directors have worked tirelessly on this plan, keeping the safety of our student-athletes first in their discussions and decision. We appreciate your patience and support of our student-athletes with your ticket purchases and Gamecock Club contributions during these challenging times. 1 Auburn, 56–17. [49] Scott's final record at South Carolina was 23–32–1 in five seasons. Subscribe for unlimited digital access to the news that matters to your community. Woods' overall record at South Carolina was 25–27–3. [3] They provided their own uniforms and paid their own train fare in order to participate in the game. South Carolina has affiliated with three conferences and twice been an independent. [11], The Board of Trustees banned participation in football for the 1906 season after the faculty complained that the coarseness of chants and cheers, yelled by the students at football games, were not gentlemanly in nature.