1993 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

1993 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
Record	5–6 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach	Sparky Woods (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Art Wilkins (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Miles Aldridge (1st season)
Home stadium	Williams–Brice Stadium
Seasons ←  1992 1994  →

1993 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Eastern Division
No. 5 Florida x$	7	–	1	–	0			11	–	2	–	0
No. 12 Tennessee* x	6	–	1	–	1			9	–	2	–	1
Kentucky	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
Georgia	2	–	6	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
South Carolina*	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Vanderbilt*	1	–	7	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Western Division
No. 4 Auburn†	8	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	0
No. 14 Alabama* x	5	–	2	–	1			9	–	3	–	1
Arkansas*	3	–	4	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
LSU	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Ole Miss*	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Mississippi State*	2	–	5	–	1			3	–	6	–	2
Championship: Florida 28, Alabama 13
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions † – Ineligible for the postseason due to NCAA probation. * – Alabama later forfeited all regular-season wins and one tie due to NCAA violations, giving an official record of 1–12 overall and 0–8 SEC. The forfeit of the tie retroactively gave Tennessee a share of the East title. Rankings from AP Poll

The 1993 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Gamecocks were led by head coach Sparky Woods, in his fifth and final season, and played their home games in Williams–Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina.

Beginning in 1993, the "Orange Crush" would dominate the end of Gamecock football schedules for eight seasons, with the final three regular season games always consisting of Tennessee, Florida, and Clemson, in that order. South Carolina would go 2–22 in the "Orange Crush" before changes to scheduling in 2001. ^[1]

South Carolina had a third consecutive losing season for the first time since 1964. ^[2] As a result, Woods was fired following the season, with one year remaining on his contract. He finished his tenure with a 25–27–3 record, and a 1–4 record against Clemson. ^{[3] [4]} He was replaced by Brad Scott, who won a national championship and coached the Heisman Trophy winner this season, as an offensive coordinator at Florida State. ^[5]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	12:30 p.m.	at No. 14 Georgia		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	JPS	W 23–21	84,912	[6]
September 11	3:00 p.m.	at Arkansas	No. 19	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	PPV	L 17–18	47,321	[7]
September 18	7:00 p.m.	Louisiana Tech *		Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC		W 34–3	69,208	[8]
September 23	8:00 p.m.	Kentucky		Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	ESPN	L 17–21	65,326	[9]
October 2	7:30 p.m.	No. 2 Alabama		Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	ESPN	W 6–17 (Alabama Forfeit)	74,718	[10] [11]
October 9	1:00 p.m.	East Carolina *		Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC		W 27–3	62,307	[12]
October 16	7:00 p.m.	at Mississippi State		Scott Field Starkville, MS	PPV	L 0–23	33,915	[13]
October 23	1:00 p.m.	Vanderbilt		Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC		W 22–0	58,128	[14]
October 30	12:30 p.m.	at No. 8 Tennessee		Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	JPS	L 3–55	94,791	[15]
November 13	12:30 p.m.	No. 8 Florida		Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	JPS	L 26–37	70,188	[16]
November 20	12:30 p.m.	No. 24 Clemson *		Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC (rivalry)	JPS	L 13–16	72,928	[17]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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References

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5. Gillespie, Bob. "How the Gamecocks firing Brad Scott turned out so well for Clemson and his son Jeff". The Greenville News. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
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8. "Gamecocks let secret out, beat La. Tech". The Charlotte Observer. September 19, 1993. Retrieved July 15, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
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12. "QB shuffle central to USC's 27–3 win". The Charlotte Observer. October 10, 1993. Retrieved March 7, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
13. "Davis, Mississippi State pound Gamecocks 23–0". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 17, 1993. Retrieved November 16, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
14. "Gamecocks outwit option in 22–0 victory". Anderson Independent-Mail. October 24, 1993. Retrieved November 16, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
15. "Fast starting Vols romp USC". The Daily News-Journal. October 31, 1993. Retrieved November 16, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
16. "Gators, bowl hopes elude Gamecocks' grasp 37–26". The State. November 14, 1993. Retrieved November 16, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
17. "Tigers triumph". The Times and Democrat. November 21, 1993. Retrieved November 16, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
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