1971 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1971

| poll = AP

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| date = September 11

| w/l = w

| opponent = Georgia Tech

| opprank = 17

| site_stadium = Carolina Stadium

| site_cityst = Columbia, SC

| score = 24–7

| attend = 54,842

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal-carolina-uprising/139437461/|work=The Commercial Appeal|title=Carolina uprising stops Tech, 24–7|date=September 12, 1971|accessdate=January 23, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 18

| w/l = l

| away = y

| rank = 19

| opponent = Duke

| site_stadium = Wallace Wade Stadium

| site_cityst = Durham, NC

| score = 12–28

| attend = 35,113

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-duke-sticks-gamec/139417568/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=Duke sticks Gamecocks|date=September 19, 1971|accessdate=January 23, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 25

| w/l = w

| opponent = NC State

| site_stadium = Carolina Stadium

| site_cityst = Columbia, SC

| score = 24–6

| attend = 48,315

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-herald-s-carolina-plunges-pas/139436477/|work=The Miami Herald|title=S. Carolina plunges past Wolfpack, 24–6|date=September 26, 1971|accessdate=January 23, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 2

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Memphis State

| site_stadium = Memphis Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Memphis, TN

| score = 7–3

| attend = 20,666

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-and-advance-gamecocks-defense/139437553/|work=The Lynchburg News|title=Gamecocks' defense proves frustrating|date=October 3, 1971|accessdate=January 23, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 9

| w/l = w

| opponent = Virginia

| site_stadium = Carolina Stadium

| site_cityst = Columbia, SC

| score = 34–14

| attend = 43,861

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/danville-register-and-bee-south-carolina/139435782/|work=The Danville Register|title=South Carolina outclasses Virginia for 34–14 verdict|date=October 10, 1971|accessdate=January 23, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 16

| w/l = w

| opponent = Maryland

| site_stadium = Carolina Stadium

| site_cityst = Columbia, SC

| score = 35–6

| attend = 45,653

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-robesonian-south-carolina-struggles/139437146/|work=The Robesonian|title=South Carolina struggles to 35–6 win over Maryland|date=October 17, 1971|accessdate=January 23, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 23

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Florida State

| site_stadium = Doak Campbell Stadium

| site_cityst = Tallahassee, FL

| score = 18–49

| attend = 30,764

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/asheville-citizen-times-florida-states/139437681/|work=Asheville Citizen-Times|title=Florida State's Gary Huff picks Gamecocks, 49–18|date=October 24, 1971|accessdate=January 23, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 30

| w/l = l

| opponent = Georgia

| opprank = 7

| site_stadium = Carolina Stadium

| site_cityst = Columbia, SC

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 0–24

| attend = 54,613

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-state-ray-led-georgia-slugs-gamecock/133885879/|work=The State|title=Ray-led Georgia slugs Gamecocks, 24–0|date=October 31, 1971|accessdate=October 22, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 6

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Tennessee

| opprank = 11

| gamename = rivalry

| site_stadium = Neyland Stadium

| site_cityst = Knoxville, TN

| score = 6–35

| attend = 63,509

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101326806/tennessee-bowls-over-south-carolina-35/|work=The Times and Democrat|title=Tennessee bowls over South Carolina, 35–6|date=November 7, 1971|accessdate=May 7, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 20

| w/l = w

| opponent = Wake Forest

| site_stadium = Carolina Stadium

| site_cityst = Columbia, SC

| score = 24–7

| attend = 43,285

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-gastonia-gazette-gamecocks-upset-dea/139419307/|work=The Gastonia Gazette|title=Gamecocks upset Deacons, 24–7|date=November 21, 1971|accessdate=January 23, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 27

| w/l = l

| opponent = Clemson

| site_stadium = Carolina Stadium

| site_cityst = Columbia, SC

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 7–17

| attend = 57,242

| source = {{cite news|title=Savage Tigers Slash Gamecocks Before Record 57,242 Crowd|newspaper=The Greenville News|author=Dan Foster|date=November 28, 1971|pages=1A, 2C|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36784667/savage_tigers_slash_gamecocks_before/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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{{cite web|title=1971 Football Schedule|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|access-date=July 13, 2017|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/south-carolina/1971.html}}

{{American football roster/Header

| year = 1971

| team = South Carolina Gamecocks

| teamcolors = f

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{{American football roster/Player|num=7|class=Sr|first=Jackie|last=Brown|pos=WR}}

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{{American football roster/Footer

| head_coach = *Paul Dietzel

| asst_coach =

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