1992 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

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1992 South Carolina Gamecocks football
South Carolina Gamecocks logo.svg
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
1992 record5–6 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorArt Wilkins (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorTommy West (2nd season)
Home stadiumWilliams-Brice Stadium (c. 72,400, grass)
Seasons
← 1991
1993 →
1992 Southeastern Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Eastern Division
No. 10 Florida xy 6 – 2 – 0 9 – 4 – 0
No. 8 Georgia x 6 – 2 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 12 Tennessee 5 – 3 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
South Carolina 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Vanderbilt 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Kentucky 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Western Division
No. 1 Alabama x$ 8 – 0 – 0 13 – 0 – 0
No. 16 Ole Miss 5 – 3 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 23 Mississippi State 4 – 4 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Arkansas 3 – 4 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
Auburn 2 – 5 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
LSU 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Championship: Alabama 28, Florida 21
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1992 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. This was the first season for the Gamecocks as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). In 1992 the SEC expanded to twelve teams and two divisions with South Carolina placed in the SEC East Division. The Gamecocks were led by Sparky Woods, in his fourth season as head coach, and finished the season with a 5–6 record. After beginning the season 0–5, Steve Taneyhill assumed the starting quarterback position and led the Gamecocks to a 5–1 finish.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 58:00 p.m.No. 14 Georgia
WISL 6–2875,060
September 127:00 p.m.Arkansas
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, South Carolina
L 7–4563,100
September 197:00 p.m.East Carolina*
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, South Carolina
L 18–2060,030[1]
September 2612:30 p.m.at Kentucky
JPSL 9–1355,700
October 33:30 p.m.at No. 9 Alabama
PPVL 7–4870,123[2]
October 1712:30 p.m.No. 15 Mississippi State
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, South Carolina
JPSW 21–655,102
October 242:00 p.m.at Vanderbilt
W 21–1740,900
October 3112:30 p.m.No. 16 Tennessee
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, South Carolina
JPSW 24–2371,529
November 71:00 p.m.Louisiana Tech*
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, South Carolina
W 14–1357,547[3]
November 1412:30 p.m.at No. 11 Florida
JPSL 9–1484,777
November 2112:00 p.m.at Clemson*
JPSW 24-1383,312
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Roster[]

Steve Taneyhill – QB; Blake Williamson – QB; - QB; Brandon Bennett – RB; Stanley Pritchett – RB; Rob DeBoer – FB; Matthew Campbell – TE; Boomer Foster – TE; Toby Cates – WR; Don Chaney – WR; Asim Penny – WR; James Dexter – OL; Delvin Herring – OL; Kevin Rosenkrans RT; Ernest Dye – LT; Ernest Dixon – LB; Aubrey Brooks – LB; Lawrence Mitchell – LB; Chris Rumph – LB; Hank Campbell – MLB; Eric Sullivan – DT; David Turnipseed – DE; Frank Adams – DB; Tony Watkins – DB; Rocky Clay – CB; Norman Greene – Safety; Marty Simpson – Kicker; Derwin Jeffcoat – Punter

References[]

  1. ^ "ECU extends Gamecocks' loss string to 7". The Charlotte Observer. September 20, 1992. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "USC drowns in high Tide, 48–7". The Greenville News. October 4, 1992. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "USC pounds out 14–13 victory". The Charlotte Observer. November 8, 1992. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "1992 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 22, 2017.

Additional sources[]

  • Griffin, J. C. (1992). The first hundred years: A history of South Carolina football. Atlanta: Longstreet Press


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