1996 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

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.

1996 South Carolina Gamecocks football
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)
1996 Southeastern Conference football standings
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

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 AuburnCBSL 24–2884,107
October 127:00 p.m.at KentuckyW 25–1450,500
October 191:00 p.m.Arkansas
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, South Carolina
W 23–1779,419
October 262:00 p.m.at VanderbiltPPVW 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 FloridaESPNL 25–5285,701
November 235:30 p.m.at No. 22 Clemson*ESPN2W 34–3182,929

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Roster

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

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

References

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


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