| Roster - 1981 Media Guide | | Num | Name | Pos | Ht | Wt | Yr | City | St | High School | JuCo / Prep |
| Bacon, Emory | B | 5-11 | 165 | Fr | Reidsville | GA | Reidsville | |
| Barnhill, Bill | L | 6-4 | 235 | Fr | Smyrna | GA | Campbell | |
| Bradshaw, Bill | QB | 6-0 | 175 | Fr | Spartanburg | SC | Spartanburg | |
| Brown, Mark | C | 6-2 | 250 | Jr | Miami | FL | Southwest Miami | Arizona Western | | Byers, Gary | OG | 6-4 | 230 | So | Baltimore | MD | Mt. St. Josephs | | | Corley, Chris | L | 6-3 | 250 | Fr | Irmo | SC | Irmo | | | Desmond, Jim | B | 6-1 | 175 | Fr | Miami | FL | Columbus | |
| Edwards, Jeff | OT | 6-0 | 230 | RFr | Ansonville | NC | Bowman | |
| Evans, Tracey | L | 6-0 | 200 | Fr | Irmo | SC | Irmo | |
| Florio, Mark | QB | 6-0 | 170 | Jr | Springfield | VA | West Springfield | | | Frye, Jay | DE | 6-0 | 200 | So | Columbia | SC | Hammond Academy | | | Garner, Tom | L | 6-2 | 235 | Fr | Roswell | GA | Crestwood | | | Gilliam, Marcus | DT | 6-3 | 245 | Jr | Shreveport | LA | Northwood | Arizona Western |
| Golembiewski, David | QB | 6-0 | 185 | So | Republic | PA | Brownsville | |
| Guyton, Tony | L | 6-1 | 190 | Fr | Dublin | GA | Dublin | |
| Hagood, Kent | B | 6-2 | 200 | Fr | Easley | SC | Wren | | | Hiles, Tony | B | 5-10 | 195 | Fr | Duluth | GA | Duluth | | | Hillary, Ira | B | 5-11 | 180 | Fr | Edgefield | SC | Strom Thurmond | | | Ingold, Rich | QB | 6-0 | 190 | Fr | Pittsburgh | PA | Seton LaSalle | |
| Johnson, Earl | B | 6-0 | 180 | Fr | Daytona Beach | FL | Seabreeze | |
| Lewis, Quinton | B | 6-1 | 185 | Fr | Midway | GA | Bradwell Institute | |
| Martin, Paul | DT | 6-2 | 235 | So | Miami | FL | Coral Gables | | | McNichols, Tony | L | 6-3 | 215 | Fr | Satellite Beach | FL | Satellite | | | Minton, Skip | L | 6-1 | 195 | Fr | Hialeah | FL | Hialeah | | | Prickett, Dalton | DB | 6-0 | 185 | So | St. Matthews | SC | Hammond Academy | |
| Prosser, Lee | B | 5-10 | 170 | Fr | Hemingway | SC | Hemingway | |
| Russell, Rusty | OT | 6-6 | 260 | So | Orangeburg | SC | Orangeburg-Wilkinson | |
| Scroggin, Hank | LB | 6-2 | 235 | Jr | Sandy Hook | CT | Newtown | | | Seawright, James | LB | 6-3 | 195 | Fr | Simpsonville | SC | Hillcrest | | | Smith, George | OG | 5-11 | 240 | Jr | Denmark | SC | Denmark-Olar | | | South, Harry | L | 6-2 | 215 | Fr | Savannah | GA | Benedictine | |
| Stafford, Kendrick | B | 5-11 | 180 | Fr | Hollywood | FL | McArthur | |
| Sumpter, James | L | 6-2 | 185 | Fr | Camden | SC | Camden | |
| Tayloe, Hinton | B | 5-10 | 175 | Fr | Hollywood | FL | South Broward | | | Thomas, Jim | OT | 6-1 | 240 | Jr | Southgate | MI | Southgate | Arizona Western | | Vogel, Paul | LB | 6-1 | 210 | RFr | Greenville | SC | Eastside | | | Wade, Chris | L | 6-1 | 185 | Fr | Athens | GA | Oconee County | |
| Walker, Tony | L | 6-3 | 210 | Fr | Palm Beach Gardens | FL | Cardinal Newman | |
| Walsh, Jim | OT | 6-2 | 245 | So | Savannah | GA | Benedictine | |
| Woodley, Glenn | MG | 6-0 | 235 | So | Charlotte | NC | North Mecklenburg | | | Wright, Frank | L | 6-3 | 255 | Fr | Greenwood | SC | Greenwood | Tennessee Military Institute | 10 | Fleetwood, Mark | K | 5-10 | 180 | So | Atlanta | GA | Lakeside | | | 12 | Aubin, Jerry | QB | 6-0 | 200 | So | Albany | GA | Dougherty County | |
| 13 | Norman, Chris | P | 6-2 | 190 | So | Albany | GA | Dougherty County | |
| 14 | Beckham, Gordon | QB | 6-1 | 185 | Jr | Atlanta | GA | Westminster | |
15 | Bishop, Terry | QB | 6-0 | 170 | Jr | Thomson | GA | Briarwood Academy | | 18 | Vaughn, Timmy | QB | 6-1 | 190 | Sr | Lyons | GA | Lyons | | 19 | Tanner, John | K | 6-2 | 190 | Jr | Winnsboro | SC | Winnsboro | | | 20 | Gilliard, Bryant | FS | 6-1 | 190 | So | Hinesville | GA | Bradwell Institute | |
| 21 | Gadsden, Jake | CB | 5-10 | 180 | Jr | Charleston | SC | Garrett | |
| 22 | Snow, Freddy | SS | 6-2 | 190 | So | Duluth | GA | Duluth | |
23 | Rhino, Tim | FS | 5-10 | 185 | Jr | Doraville | GA | Henderson | | 24 | Perlotte, Robert | FS | 6-0 | 170 | Sr | Hodges | SC | Greenwood | Fork Union | 25 | Bowen, Pat | SS | 6-1 | 195 | Jr | Mechanicsburg | PA | Cumberland Valley | | | 26 | Skipper, Harry | CB | 5-10 | 175 | Jr | Baxley | GA | Appling County | |
| 27 | Finney, Chuck | CB | 6-1 | 190 | Jr | Miami | FL | Norland | |
| 29 | Thomas, Troy | CB | 5-10 | 180 | So | Valdosta | GA | Valdosta | |
31 | Reeves, Percy | TB | 6-2 | 190 | Sr | Irmo | SC | Irmo | | 34 | Berry, Todd | TB | 6-0 | 210 | So | Jefferson | GA | Jefferson | | 35 | Blasingame, Dominique | FB | 6-1 | 220 | So | Midway | GA | Bradwell Institute | | | 36 | Wright, Johnnie | TB | 6-1 | 205 | Sr | Fort Myers | FL | Cypress Lakes | |
| 39 | West, Carl | FB | 6-0 | 205 | Jr | MacClenny | FL | Baker County | |
| 41 | Berkeley, Fred | TE | 6-3 | 220 | So | Cedartown | GA | Cedartown | |
42 | Rietkovich, Ty | TE | 6-3 | 215 | So | West Columbia | SC | Airport | | 43 | Miller, Keith | SE | 5-10 | 175 | Jr | Mesa | AZ | Mountain View | Mesa | 44 | Smith, Horace | FL | 5-10 | 185 | Sr | Thomasville | GA | Thomasville Central | | | 49 | Chivers, DeWayne | TE | 6-5 | 225 | Sr | Camden | SC | Camden | |
| 50 | Hagood, Rickey | MG | 6-3 | 265 | So | Easley | SC | Wren | |
| 52 | Weaver, Emanuel | MG | 6-4 | 255 | Sr | New Orleans | LA | McDonogh | Arizona Western |
54 | Durrah, Mike | LB | 6-0 | 220 | So | Cowpens | SC | Broome | | 55 | Bailey, Anthony | LB | 6-0 | 225 | Jr | Charlotte | NC | West Mecklenburg | Lees-McRae | 58 | Fuller, J.D. | LB | 6-2 | 220 | So | Cross Hill | SC | Clinton | | | 60 | Austin, Mark | C | 6-4 | 255 | Jr | Union | SC | Union | |
| 61 | Womble, Carl | C | 6-3 | 250 | So | Savannah | GA | Benedictine | |
| 62 | Proctor, Phillip | C | 6-3 | 250 | Sr | Heath Springs | SC | Andrew Jackson | |
63 | Wilkes, Del | OG | 6-3 | 235 | So | Irmo | SC | Irmo | | 66 | Danielowski, Cas | OG | 6-3 | 240 | So | Columbia | SC | Columbia | | 66 | Smoake, Tommy | OG | 6-1 | 245 | Jr | West Columbia | SC | Airport | | | 67 | Doyle, Joe | OG | 6-3 | 245 | Sr | Wilmington | NC | Hoggard | |
| 68 | Gil, Kenny | OG | 6-3 | 230 | Jr | Tampa | FL | Chamberlain | Arizona Western |
| 70 | Provence, Andrew | DT | 6-3 | 260 | Jr | Savannah | GA | Benedictine | |
72 | McDaniel, Donnie | DT | 6-4 | 240 | Sr | Denver | CO | Thomas Jefferson | Arizona Western | 73 | Vargo, Mike | DT | 6-3 | 240 | Jr | Columbus | OH | Watterson | | 75 | Elliott, Ricky | OT | 6-5 | 250 | Jr | Miami | FL | Killian | | | 76 | Slaughter, Chuck | OT | 6-5 | 255 | Sr | Charleston | SC | Fort Johnson | |
| 78 | Chalmers, Freddie | OT | 6-2 | 255 | So | Newberry | SC | Newberry | |
| 79 | Dyches, Tim | OT | 6-3 | 240 | Jr | Hanahan | SC | Hanahan | |
80 | Ellis, Phil | DE | 6-1 | 220 | Jr | St. Petersburg | FL | Boca Ciega | | 81 | Henderson, Hal | DE | 6-2 | 220 | Sr | Charleston | SC | Garrett | Chowan | 84 | Johnson, Karey | DE | 5-11 | 200 | Jr | Athens | GA | Clarke Central | | | 85 | Williams, Paul | DE | 6-0 | 205 | Jr | Darlington | SC | Mayo | Clemson U. |