1997 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

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1997 South Carolina Gamecocks football
South Carolina Gamecocks logo.svg
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
1997 record5–6 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJohn Eason (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorWally Burnham (4th season)
Home stadiumWilliams-Brice Stadium (c. 80,250, grass)
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
1997 Southeastern Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Eastern Division
No. 7 Tennessee x$   7 – 1     11 – 2  
No. 10 Georgia   6 – 2     10 – 2  
No. 4 Florida   6 – 2     10 – 2  
South Carolina   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Kentucky   2 – 6     5 – 6  
Vanderbilt   0 – 8     3 – 8  
Western Division
No. 11 Auburn xy   6 – 2     10 – 3  
No. 13 LSU x   6 – 2     9 – 3  
No. 22 Ole Miss   4 – 4     8 – 4  
Mississippi State   4 – 4     7 – 4  
Arkansas   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Alabama   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Championship: Tennessee 30, Auburn 29
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1997 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 67:00 p.m.UCF*
FSSW 33–3181,908
September 133:30 p.m.at No. 25 Georgia
CBSL 15–3186,117
September 203:00 p.m.at East Carolina*
FSSW 26–038,902
September 2712:30 p.m.at Mississippi State
JPSL 17–3730,120
October 412:30 p.m.No. 9 Auburn
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, South Carolina
JPSL 6–2379,411
October 1112:30 p.m.Kentucky
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, South Carolina
JPSW 38–2475,936
October 187:00 p.m.at Arkansas
W 39–1349,178
October 257:00 p.m.Vanderbilt
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, South Carolina
W 35–379,014
November 112:30 p.m.at No. 8 Tennessee
JPSL 7–22106,301
November 1512:30 p.m.No. 12 Florida
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, South Carolina
JPSL 21–4880,072
November 226:00 p.m.Clemson*
ESPN2L 21–4783,700
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Roster[]

1997 South Carolina Gamecocks football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense 74 Kevin Rolack OL 6-3 302 Jr. HS Saint George, S.C. (St.George) 78 Travis Whitfield OG 6-4 293 Sr./RS 3VL Honea-Path, S.C. (Belton-Honea Path)
Pos. # Name Class
QB 1 Anthony Wright Jr
RB 4 Boo Williams So
WR 8 Ben Fleming Redshirt.svg So
WR 9 Kerry Hood Redshirt.svg So
WR 10 Carlos Spikes Fr
FB 11 Jacob Bush So
QB 14 Phil Petty Fr
QB 16 Joey Unitas Sr
QB 17 Victor Penn Redshirt.svg Fr
QB 18 Kevin Sides Jr
RB 19 Troy Hambrick So
WR 21 Zola Davis Redshirt.svg Jr
RB 22 Ryght Jordan Fr
C 53 Paul Beckwith Sr
G 63 Ed Hrubiec Redshirt.svg Sr
OL 64 Taylor Irvin Fr
OL 65 Philip Jones Fr
OL 67 Jesse Washington Redshirt.svg Sr
T 68 Reggie Baker Sr
OL 69 Todd Davis Fr
T 70 Andray Spearman Redshirt.svg Jr
OL 71 Kevin Rivers Fr
OL 72 Melvin Paige Fr
OL 73 Jason Thomas Redshirt.svg So
OL 75 Adam Buckley Fr
OL 77 Jim Pietrzak Redshirt.svg Fr
T 79 Jamar Nesbit Jr
WR 80 Donovan Norman So
TE 81 Rod Trafford Fr
WR 82 Calvin Owens Redshirt.svg Sr
WR 83 Tyrance Williams Redshirt.svg Fr
WR 84 Jermale Kelly Redshirt.svg Fr
WR 85 Shah Mays Redshirt.svg Jr
TE 86 Trevon Matthews Redshirt.svg So
Defense 57 Errol Rochester LB 6-0 245 So./RS 1VL Miami Springs, Fla. (Miami Springs)
Pos. # Name Class
DB 3 Ray Green Redshirt.svg So
CB 5 Kevin Brooks Jr
SS 6 Ben Washington Sr
FS 12 Arturo Freeman Jr
DB 20 Willie Offord Fr
LB 42 Darren Hambrick Sr
DE 55 Selvesta Miller Redshirt.svg Sr
LB 58 Corey Atkins Redshirt.svg So
LB 45 James McDougald Sr
DT 90 Henry Taylor Sr
DL 91 John Stamper Fr
LB 92 Ryan Koop Sr
DT 93 Michael Maddox Redshirt.svg Sr
DE 94 Matt Marsters So
DE 95 John Abraham So
DT 96 Cecil Caldwell So
DT 97 Trey Pennington So
DT 98 Rachad Wilson Jr
DE 99 Anthony Overstreet Redshirt.svg Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P/K 7 Courtney Leavitt So
K 15 Steve Florio Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 1998-01-28

References[]

  1. ^ "College Football Data Warehouse". Archived from the original on 2010-09-15. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
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