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Today's Date In Gamecock History
April 4th
1980 - #3 South Carolina knocked off #1 Miami 15-5 in Coral Gables, snapping a 13-game win streak for the Canes. The offense got the game started with a bang as Robby Vollmer led off the contest with a home run. Joe McCarthy led the USC offense, as he drove in four runs with a walk, a double and a solo home run. Elsewhere in the lineup Etienne Farquharson drove in three and Jim Curl had a home run and two doubles. Gamecocks pitcher Martin Small picked up the win with five solid innings of relief for his first decision of the year as Carolina improved to 15-5. The Hurricanes dropped to 36-6 on the year.

Birthdays
SportAthletePositionHometownBeginEndNote
FB Jerry Habersham Offensive Guard Soperton, GA 1979 1980 Backup guard
FB Josh Irby Long Snapper Spartanburg, SC 2001 2001 Walk-on squad member for one season
FB Ken Lester End Florence, SC 1960 1962 Had 11 catches, 2 TDs receiving in run-oriented offense in '62, was Academic All-ACC
FB Jim Salanger Linebacker Liverpool, NY 1973 1974 Played on freshman team in 1973
FB Cody Wells Linebacker Belleview, FL 2003 2007 Undersized linebacker sealed Wofford win in 2005 with fumble recovery. 9 career starts, 98 tackles

Games Played on April 4th
Football
DateScoreNote
Men's Basketball
DateScore
Baseball
DateScore
1903-04-04 South Carolina 10 , Newberry 9
1907-04-04 Wofford 9 , South Carolina 6
1910-04-04 Davidson 6 , South Carolina 2
1912-04-04 Penn State 8 , South Carolina 7
1916-04-04 Guilford 6 , South Carolina 2
1917-04-04 South Carolina 8 , Furman 8
1918-04-04 South Carolina 3 , North Carolina 1
1921-04-04 South Carolina 5 , Presbyterian 4
1922-04-04 South Carolina 7 , Washington & Lee 5
1930-04-04 South Carolina 9 , Presbyterian 0
1932-04-04 South Carolina 21 , Presbyterian 2
1933-04-04 Furman 6 , South Carolina 5
1934-04-04 Erskine 3 , South Carolina 2
1938-04-04 Presbyterian 5 , South Carolina 4
1939-04-04 South Carolina 11 , Ohio 10
1940-04-04 South Carolina 7 , The Citadel 2
1947-04-04 Erskine 4 , South Carolina 3
1952-04-04 Clemson 5 , South Carolina 2
1953-04-04 The Citadel 4 , South Carolina 2
1955-04-04 Georgia 3 , South Carolina 1
1955-04-04 South Carolina 5 , Georgia 4
1957-04-04 South Carolina 3 , Erskine 2
1959-04-04 Newberry 5 , South Carolina 4
1962-04-04 South Carolina 10 , Washington & Lee 6
1966-04-04 South Carolina 12 , Wake Forest 5
1967-04-04 South Carolina 3 , Belmont Abbey 0
1969-04-04 South Carolina 9 , Wake Forest 8
1969-04-04 Florida State 4 , South Carolina 3
1970-04-04 Duke 5 , South Carolina 0
1970-04-04 Duke 5 , South Carolina 4
1972-04-04 Clemson 8 , South Carolina 0
1973-04-04 Clemson 4 , South Carolina 2
1975-04-04 South Carolina 3 , UNC-Wilmington 2
1978-04-04 South Carolina 7 , Newberry 3
1980-04-04 South Carolina 15 , Miami (Fla.) 5
1981-04-04 South Carolina 12 , Clemson 7
1983-04-04 South Carolina 8 , Georgia Southern 0
1985-04-04 Georgia Southern 9 , South Carolina 4
1986-04-04 South Carolina 16 , Baptist 3
1987-04-04 South Carolina 11 , Virginia Tech 4
1987-04-04 South Carolina 14 , Virginia Tech 8
1988-04-04 Baptist 6 , South Carolina 5
1991-04-04 Clemson 10 , South Carolina 1
1992-04-04 Auburn 4 , South Carolina 1
1992-04-04 Auburn 3 , South Carolina 2
1993-04-04 South Carolina 5 , Arkansas 3
1995-04-04 Clemson 7 , South Carolina 2
1997-04-04 LSU 9 , South Carolina 8
1998-04-04 South Carolina 4 , Mississippi 2
1999-04-04 South Carolina 12 , Alabama 4
2001-04-04 South Carolina 8 , Furman 2
2003-04-04 LSU 5 , South Carolina 1
2004-04-04 South Carolina 10 , Vanderbilt 4
2007-04-04 South Carolina 10 , Furman 0
2009-04-04 South Carolina 9 , Arkansas 1
2010-04-04 South Carolina 14 , Mississippi State 2
2012-04-04 South Carolina 7 , College of Charleston 0
2014-04-04 South Carolina 2 , Arkansas 1
2014-04-04 Arkansas 4 , South Carolina 1
2015-04-04 South Carolina 13 , Mississippi State 7
2017-04-04 South Carolina 6 , Furman 1
Men's Soccer
DateScore
Volleyball
DateScore
Women's Soccer
DateScore
Women's Basketball
DateScore
Softball
DateScore
1977-04-04 South Carolina 25 , Furman 5
1990-04-04 South Carolina 2 , Charlotte 0
1990-04-04 Charlotte 1 , South Carolina 0
1990-04-04 South Carolina 10 , Texas A&M 4
2014-04-04 Georgia 6 , South Carolina 2
2015-04-04 Florida 19 , South Carolina 0
2015-04-04 Florida 16 , South Carolina 3
2018-04-04 South Carolina 5 , Georgia Southern 2