1992 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

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1992 South Carolina Gamecocks football
South Carolina Gamecocks logo.svg
Conference Southeastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record5–6 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Art Wilkins (4th season)
Defensive coordinator Tommy West (2nd season)
Home stadium Williams–Brice Stadium
Seasons
←  1991
1993  →
1992 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Eastern Division
No. 10 Florida xy 6 –2 –09 –4 –0
No. 8 Georgia x 6 –2 –010 –2 –0
No. 12 Tennessee 5 –3 –09 –3 –0
South Carolina 3 –5 –05 –6 –0
Vanderbilt 2 –6 –04 –7 –0
Kentucky 2 –6 –04 –7 –0
Western Division
No. 1 Alabama x$ 8 –0 –013 –0 –0
No. 16 Ole Miss 5 –3 –09 –3 –0
No. 23 Mississippi State 4 –4 –07 –5 –0
Arkansas 3 –4 –13 –7 –1
Auburn 2 –5 –15 –5 –1
LSU 1 –7 –02 –9 –0
Championship: Alabama 28, Florida 21
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1992 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. This was the first season for the Gamecocks as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). In 1992, the SEC expanded to twelve teams and two divisions with South Carolina placed in the SEC East Division. The Gamecocks were led by Sparky Woods, in his fourth season as head coach, and finished the season with a 5–6 record. They played their home games at Williams–Brice Stadium.

Contents

After beginning the season 0–5, freshman Steve Taneyhill assumed the starting quarterback position and led the Gamecocks to a 5–1 finish, with wins vs. ranked foes Mississippi State and Tennessee.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 58:00 p.m.No. 14 Georgia
WIS L 6–2875,060 [1]
September 127:00 p.m. Arkansas
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
L 7–4563,100 [2]
September 197:00 p.m. East Carolina *
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
L 18–2060,030 [3]
September 2612:30 p.m.at Kentucky
JPS L 9–1355,700 [4]
October 33:30 p.m.at No. 9 Alabama
PPV L 7–4970,123 [5]
October 1712:30 p.m.No. 15 Mississippi State
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
JPSW 21–655,102 [6]
October 242:00 p.m.at Vanderbilt
W 21–1740,900 [7]
October 3112:30 p.m.No. 16 Tennessee
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
JPSW 24–2371,529 [8]
November 71:00 p.m. Louisiana Tech *
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 14–1357,547 [9]
November 1412:30 p.m.at No. 11 Florida
JPSL 9–1484,777 [10]
November 2112:00 p.m.at Clemson *
JPSW 24–1383,312 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

Steve Taneyhill – QB; Blake Williamson – QB; Brandon Bennett – RB; Stanley Pritchett – RB; Rob DeBoer – FB; Matthew Campbell – TE; Boomer Foster – TE; Toby Cates – WR; Don Chaney – WR; Asim Penny – WR; James Dexter – OL; Delvin Herring – OL; Kevin Rosenkrans RT; Ernest Dye – LT; Ernest Dixon – LB; Aubrey Brooks – LB; Lawrence Mitchell – LB; Chris Rumph – LB; Hank Campbell – MLB; Eric Sullivan – DT; David Turnipseed – DE; Frank Adams – DB; Tony Watkins – DB; Rocky Clay – CB; Norman Greene – Safety; Marty Simpson – Kicker; Derwin Jeffcoat – Punter

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