1996 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

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1996 South Carolina Gamecocks football
South Carolina Gamecocks logo.svg
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
1996 record6–5 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJohn Eason (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorWally Burnham (3rd season)
Home stadiumWilliams-Brice Stadium (c. 80,250, grass)
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 Southeastern Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Eastern Division
No. 1 Florida x$   8 – 0     12 – 1  
No. 9 Tennessee   7 – 1     10 – 2  
South Carolina   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Kentucky   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Georgia   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Vanderbilt   0 – 8     2 – 9  
Western Division
No. 11 Alabama xy   6 – 2     10 – 3  
No. 12 LSU x   6 – 2     10 – 2  
No. 24 Auburn   4 – 4     8 – 4  
Mississippi State   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Ole Miss   2 – 6     5 – 6  
Arkansas   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Championship: Florida 45, Alabama 30
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Gamecocks were led by head coach Brad Scott and played their home games in Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 77:00 p.m.UCF*
W 33–1476,411
September 147:45 p.m.Georgia
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, South Carolina (rivalry)
ESPNW 23–1482,950
September 217:00 p.m.East Carolina*
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, South Carolina
L 7–2379,806
September 2812:30 p.m.Mississippi State
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, South Carolina
JPSL 10–1475,014
October 53:30 p.m.at No. 20 Auburn
CBSL 24–2884,107
October 127:00 p.m.at Kentucky
W 25–1450,500
October 191:00 p.m.Arkansasdagger
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, South Carolina
W 23–1779,419
October 262:00 p.m.at Vanderbilt
PPVW 27–036,583
November 212:30 p.m.No. 6 Tennessee
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, South Carolina
JPSL 14–3182,808
November 167:45 p.m.at No. 1 Florida
ESPNL 25–5285,701
November 235:30 p.m.at No. 22 Clemson*
ESPN2W 34–3182,929
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Roster[]

1996 South Carolina Gamecocks football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 21 Zola Davis So
WR 81 Ben Fleming Fr
QB 16 Joey Unitas Redshirt.svg So
RB 22 Duce Staley Sr
QB 1 Anthony Wright Redshirt.svg So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DL 95 John Abraham Fr
DB 28 Chris Abrams Sr
LB 58 Corey Atkins Redshirt.svg Fr
LB 52 Shane Burnham Jr
LB 45 James McDougald Jr
DE 89 Maynard Caldwell Sr
DB 5 Terry Cousin Sr
DB 12 So
LB 18 Darren Hambrick Jr
LB 92 Ryan Koop Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
PK 14 Reed Morton Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

References[]

  1. ^ "College Football Data Warehouse". Archived from the original on 2012-10-19. Retrieved 2010-09-30.
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