1973 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

1973 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Conference	Independent
1973 record	7–4
Head coach	Paul Dietzel (8th year)
Home stadium	Williams-Brice Stadium (Capacity: 53,865)

The 1973 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as an independent team in the 1973 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Gamecocks would finish the season 7–4 overall.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 15	Georgia Tech		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC		W 41–28	51,584
September 21	at Houston		Astrodome • Houston, TX		L 19-27	24,019
September 29	Miami (OH)		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC		L 11-13	41,606
October 6	at Virginia Tech		Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA		W 27-24	38,000
October 13	at Wake Forest		Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC		W 28-12	21,200
October 20	Ohio		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC		W 38-22	39,021
October 27	#9 LSU		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC		L 29-33	51,039
November 3	NC State		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC		L 35-56	52,320
November 10	Appalachian State		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC		W 35-14	33,705
November 17	at Florida State		Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		W 52-12	17,778
November 24	Clemson		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC (Battle of the Palmetto State)		W 32-20	55,615
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.