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: Lou Holtz Conference: Southeastern-East
2002 Season Highlights
Lou Holtz enters his 4th season as Head Coach at South Carolina.
2002 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Aug. 31 vs.
New Mexico State
34
24
W
Sat., Sep. 7 @
Virginia
21
34
L
Sat., Sep. 14 vs.
Georgia
7
13
L
Sat., Sep. 21 vs.
Temple
42
21
W
Sat., Sep. 28 @
Vanderbilt
20
14
W
Sat., Oct. 5 vs.
Mississippi State
34
10
W
Sat., Oct. 12 @
Kentucky
16
12
W
Sat., Oct. 19 @
Louisiana State
14
38
L
Sat., Nov. 2 vs.
Tennessee
10
18
L
Sat., Nov. 9 vs.
Arkansas
0
23
L
Sat., Nov. 16 @
Florida
7
28
L
Sat., Nov. 23 @
Clemson
20
27
L
2002 Season Totals
Record 5-7
Points Scored 225
Scoring Average 18.8
Points Allowed 262
Defense Average 21.8
Opponents Record 85-69
Conference Record 3-5
Home Record 3-3
Away Record 2-4
2002 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2002 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2002 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.