The 1989 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as an

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. Led by first-year head coach

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, the Gamecocks compiled a record of 6–4–1. South Carolina was invited to the

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, where they lost to

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. The team played home games at

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. Woods succeeded Joe Morrison, who died of a heart attack in February 1989.

Schedule

Roster

Todd Ellis* QB Dickie DeMasi QB Ben Hogan QB Pat Turner QB Harold Green* RB Mike Dingle RB Albert Haynes RB Ken Watson RB Keith Bing RB Kevin Jones RB Robert Brooks* WR Eddie Miller* WR George Rush* WR Carl Platt WR David Pitchko WR Skeets Thomas WR Bill Zorr WR Darren Greene WR David Hodge* TE Charles Steward TE Dany Branch* OL Ike Harris* OL Kenny Haynes* OL Curt High* OL Calvin Stephens* OL Hal Hamrick OL Antoine Rivens OL Marty Dye* DL Curtis Godwin* DL Tim High* DL Corey Miller* DL Patrick Blackwell DL Troy Duke DL Trent Simpson DL Robert Gibson* LB Patrick Hinton* LB David Taylor* LB Scott Windsor* LB Mike Conway LB Joe Reaves LB Keith Emmons LB Erik Anderson* DB Leon Harris* DB Keith McDonald* DB Antonio Walker DB Stephane Williams DB

References

Additional sources

Griffin, J. C. (1992). ''The first hundred years: A history of south carolina football.'' Atlanta, GA: Longstreet Press

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