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South Carolina Football Team History

South Carolina Gamecocks

University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC
Founded: 1801
Stadium: Williams-Brice Stadium
Capacity: 80,250
Colors: Garnet & Black
Coach: Brad Scott
Conference: Southeastern-East

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1892 <-- 1995 <- 1996 -> 1997 --> 2024

1996 Season Highlights

Brad Scott enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at South Carolina.

1996 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 7	vs. Central Florida	33	14	W
Sat., Sep. 14	vs. Georgia	23	14	W
Sat., Sep. 21	vs. East Carolina	7	23	L
Sat., Sep. 28	vs. Mississippi State	10	14	L
Sat., Oct. 5	@ Auburn	24	28	L
Sat., Oct. 12	@ Kentucky	25	14	W
Sat., Oct. 19	vs. Arkansas	23	17	W
Sat., Oct. 26	@ Vanderbilt	27	0	W
Sat., Nov. 2	vs. Tennessee	14	31	L
Sat., Nov. 16	@ Florida	25	52	L
Sat., Nov. 23	@ Clemson	34	31	W

1996 Season Totals
Record	6-5
Points Scored	245
Scoring Average	22.3
Points Allowed	238
Defense Average	21.6
Opponents Record	70-56
Conference Record	4-4
Home Record	3-3
Away Record	3-2

1996 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1996 Southeastern-East Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Florida	12-1	611	221	Won 52-20	8-0	376	112	Steve Spurrier
Tennessee	10-2	437	185	Won 48-28	7-1	275	113	Phillip Fulmer
South Carolina	6-5	245	238		4-4	171	170	Brad Scott
Georgia	5-6	230	257		3-5	189	224	Jim Donnan
Kentucky	4-7	138	322		3-5	118	260	Bill Curry
Vanderbilt	2-9	122	234		0-8	65	198	Rod Dowhower

1996 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1996 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.