1999 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

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1999 South Carolina Gamecocks football
South Carolina Gamecocks logo.svg
Conference Southeastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record0–11 (0–8 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Skip Holtz (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Charlie Strong (1st season)
Home stadium Williams-Brice Stadium (c. 80,250, grass)
Seasons
←  1998
2000  →
1999 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Eastern Division
No. 12 Florida x  7 –1   9 –4  
No. 9 Tennessee  6 –2   9 –3  
No. 16 Georgia  5 –3   8 –4  
Kentucky  4 –4   6 –6  
Vanderbilt  2 –6   5 –6  
South Carolina  0 –8   0 –11  
Western Division
No. 8 Alabama x$  7 –1   10 –3  
No. 13 Mississippi State  6 –2   10 –2  
No. 22 Ole Miss  4 –4   8 –4  
No. 17 Arkansas  4 –4   8 –4  
Auburn  2 –6   5 –6  
LSU  1 –7   3 –8  
Championship: Alabama 34, Florida 7
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1999 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Gamecocks were led by Lou Holtz in his first season as head coach and played their home games in Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina.

Contents

In 1999, South Carolina went 0–11, surpassing the previous season as the worst record in program history. [1] This was the Gamecocks' first winless season in over a hundred years. South Carolina finished the 1990s with a 41–67–3 record. [2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 47:30 pmat No. 24 NC State *
 ESPN L 0–1051,500 [3]
September 115:00 pmat No. 12 Georgia
ESPN2 L 9–2486,117 [4]
September 187:00 pm East Carolina *
L 3–2182,605 [5]
September 257:00 pmat No. 23 Mississippi State
L 0–1737,693 [6]
October 27:00 pm Ole Miss
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
 PPV L 10–3681,600 [7]
October 91:00 pm Kentucky
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
PPVL 10–3073,150 [8]
October 167:00 pmat Arkansas
L 14–4855,123 [9]
October 237:00 pm Vanderbilt Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
L 10–1174,806 [10]
October 301:00 pmat No. 4 Tennessee
CSS L 7–30105,941 [11]
November 1312:30 pmNo. 4 Florida
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
 JPS L 3–2073,951 [12]
November 2012:30 pm Clemson *
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
JPSL 21–3183,523 [13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[14]

Roster

1999 South Carolina Gamecocks football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 4 Boo Williams Sr
QB Erik Kimrey So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 3Ray Green Redshirt.svg  Sr
CB 24 Sheldon Brown So
CB 35 André Goodman Redshirt.svg  So
DE 55 Kalimba Edwards So
DT 90Errol Rochester Redshirt.svg  Sr
DE 91John Stamper Redshirt.svg  So
DL 92C.J. FryeFr
DE 93Dennis Quinn Redshirt.svg  Fr
DE 94Matt MarstersSr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 1999-10-17

Coaching staff

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