2016 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

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2016 South Carolina Gamecocks football
South Carolina Gamecocks logo.svg
Birmingham Bowl, L 39–46 OT vs. South Florida
Conference Southeastern Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record6–7 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Kurt Roper (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator Bryan McClendon (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Travaris Robinson (1st season)
Base defenseMultiple 4–3
Home stadium Williams-Brice Stadium
Seasons
←  2015
2017  →
2016 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 14 Florida x  6 –2   9 –4  
No. 22 Tennessee  4 –4   9 –4  
Georgia  4 –4   8 –5  
Kentucky  4 –4   7 –6  
South Carolina  3 –5   6 –7  
Vanderbilt  3 –5   6 –7  
Missouri*  2 –6   4 –8  
West Division
No. 2 Alabama x$^  8 –0   14 –1  
No. 24 Auburn  5 –3   8 –5  
No. 13 LSU  5 –3   8 –4  
Texas A&M  4 –4   8 –5  
Arkansas  3 –5   7 –6  
Mississippi State  3 –5   6 –7  
Ole Miss*  2 –6   5 –7  
Championship: Alabama 54, Florida 16
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * Ole Miss and Missouri vacated all wins due to NCAA violations.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Gamecocks played their home games at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina and competed in the East Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Gamecocks first-year head coach was Will Muschamp, with Kurt Roper as offensive coordinator and Travaris Robinson as defensive coordinator. [1] They finished the season 6–7, 3–5 in SEC play to finish in fifth place in the East Division. They were invited to the Birmingham Bowl where they lost to South Florida in overtime.

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Schedule

South Carolina announced its 2016 football schedule on October 29, 2015. The 2016 schedule consisted of seven home and five away games in the regular season. The Gamecocks hosted SEC foes Georgia, Missouri, Tennessee, and Texas A&M, and traveled to Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi State, and Vanderbilt. [2]

For the tenth year, the Gamecocks opened their season on a Thursday. The team hosted three out of four of its non–conference games which were against Clemson (from the ACC), East Carolina (from the American), Massachusetts (from the MAC), and Western Carolina (from the Southern Conference).

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 18:00 p.m.at Vanderbilt
ESPN W 13–1030,304
September 107:00 p.m.at Mississippi State
ESPN2 L 14–2757,763
September 174:00 p.m. East Carolina *
 SECN W 20–1580,384
September 247:30 p.m.at Kentucky
SECNL 10–1751,702
October 14:00 p.m.No. 9 Texas A&M
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
SECNL 13–2478,245
October 9 [a] 2:30 p.m. Georgia
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
SECNL 14–2877,221
October 2212:00 p.m. Massachusetts *
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
SECNW 34–2873,428
October 297:15 p.m.No. 18 Tennessee
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
ESPN2W 24–2178,696
November 54:00 p.m. Missouri Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (Mayor's Cup)
SECNW 31–2173,817
November 1212:00 p.m.at No. 22 Florida
CBS L 7–2089,614
November 194:00 p.m. Western Carolina *
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
SECNW 44–3176,650
November 267:30 p.m.at No. 4 Clemson *
 ESPN L 7–5681,542
December 292:00 p.m.vs. No. 25 South Florida *
ESPNL 39–46 OT31,229
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
  • All times are in Eastern time
^[a] The game between South Carolina and Georgia on October 8, 2016, was postponed due to Hurricane Matthew, and was rescheduled the following day on October 9, 2016.
Schedule Source: [3]

Roster

2016 South Carolina Gamecocks football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 1 Deebo Samuel Redshirt.svg  So
WR 3K. C. Crosby Redshirt.svg  So
QB 4 Jake Bentley Fr
WR 5Terry Googer Redshirt.svg  So
WR 8Randrecous DavisFr
WR 9Jerad Washington Redshirt.svg  Fr
QB 10Perry Orth Redshirt.svg  Sr
QB 11 Brandon McIlwain Fr
WR 12Korey BanksFr
QB 12Michael Scarnecchia Redshirt.svg  So
WR 13 Shi Smith Fr
WR 14Jamari Smith Redshirt.svg  Jr
WR 15Matrick Belton Redshirt.svg  Sr
QB 16Bailey HartFr
QB 18Danny Gordon Redshirt.svg  So
WR 22Montray FeasterFr
RB 23 Rico Dowdle Fr
WR 24Garrett FrederickFr
RB 25A. J. Turner Redshirt.svg  Fr
RB 27 Ty'Son Williams So
RB 30Darius Paulk Redshirt.svg  Sr
RB 32Rod Talley Redshirt.svg  Jr
RB 33David Williams Redshirt.svg  Jr
RB 34Mon Denson Redshirt.svg  Fr
RB 36C. J. FreemanFr
TE 39Rivers Bedenbaugh Redshirt.svg  Jr
TE 40Jacob August Redshirt.svg  So
RB 44Adrian McGeeFr
OL 50 Sadarius Hutcherson Fr
OL 51Cory Helms Redshirt.svg  Jr
OL 55Christian PellageSo
OL 60Chandler FarrellFr
OL 61Cameron JohnsonFr
OL 63Blake CamperSo
OL 65Pika LeotaFr
OL 66Will PutnamFr
OL 67Ryan GreenSo
OL 69D. J. Park Redshirt.svg  Jr
OL 70Alan Knott Redshirt.svg  Jr
OL 71Eric DouglasFr
OL 72Donell Stanley Redshirt.svg  So
OL 73Summie CarlayFr
OL 74Mason Zandi Redshirt.svg  Sr
OL 77Malik Young Redshirt.svg  So
OL 78 Zack Bailey So
OL 79Trey Derouen Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR 80Shemar Glenn Redshirt.svg  Fr
TE 81 Hayden Hurst So
TE 82Evan HinsonFr
WR 83Chavis DawkinsFr
TE 84 Kyle Markway So
WR 85Devin Dingle Redshirt.svg  Fr
TE 86Robert Tucker IIIFr
TE 87Kiel PollardFr
WR 88Javon Charleston Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR 89 Bryan Edwards Fr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 3 Chris Lammons Jr
LB 4Bryson Allen-WilliamsJr
DL 5Darius English Redshirt.svg  Sr
LB 6Chris Moody Redshirt.svg  Sr
DB 7Jamarcus KingJr
DL 8Marquavius LewisSr
LB 9Sherrod Pittman Redshirt.svg  Fr
LB 10 Skai Moore Sr
LB 11T. J. Holloman Redshirt.svg  Sr
DB 12Kaleb Chalmers Redshirt.svg  So
LB 13Jalen DreadSo
DB 16 Rashad Fenton So
DB 17Chaz Elder Redshirt.svg  Sr
DL 18 Keir Thomas Fr
DB 21Antoine Wilder Redshirt.svg  Fr
DB 22Steven MontacSo
LB 23Larenz BryantSr
DB 24D. J. SmithJr
DB 26Jasper Sasser Redshirt.svg  Jr
LB 28Jonathan WaltonSr
DB 30Shannon James Redshirt.svg  Sr
DB 31Chris SmithFr
LB 32Brett Shore Redshirt.svg  Jr
DB 34Scott Grant Redshirt.svg  So
DL 35Daniel Fennell Redshirt.svg  Fr
DB 36Morgan VestFr
DB 39Demetrius Smalls Redshirt.svg  Jr
DB 40Jason Senn Redshirt.svg  Fr
LB 41Tyler Ragsdale Redshirt.svg  Fr
DB 42Jordan Diggs Redshirt.svg  Sr
DB 43Benji Russell Redshirt.svg  Jr
LB 44 T. J. Brunson Fr
LB 45Spencer Eason-RiddleFr
LB 46Trey MitchellFr
DL 48Dexter Wideman Redshirt.svg  Fr
DL 49Boosie WhitlowSo
DL 50Griffin GentryFr
DL 52Jajuan BlankenshipFr
LB 57Hassan BeltonSo
DL 61Javion Duncan Redshirt.svg  So
DL 90 Taylor Stallworth Jr
DL 91Shameik Blackshear Redshirt.svg  Fr
DL 92 D. J. Wonnum Fr
DL 93Ulric Jones Redshirt.svg  Jr
DL 94Kelsey GriffinSr
DL 95Dante SawyerJr
DL 96Aaron ThompsonFr
DL 97 Kobe Smith Fr
DL 98Stephon TaylorFr
DL 99Abu Lamin Redshirt.svg  Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 13Sean Kelly Redshirt.svg  Sr
K/P 20 Joseph Charlton Redshirt.svg  Fr
K 29 Elliott Fry Sr
K 42Alexander WoznickFr
LS 45Ben Asbury Redshirt.svg  So
LS 46Harrison FreemanFr
LS 47Drew WilliamsSr
LS 48Nick McGriff Redshirt.svg  So
LS 59Logan Crane Redshirt.svg  Fr
K/P 85Michael Almond Redshirt.svg  Fr
LS 90Wyman BaxleyFr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster

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References

  1. ↑ Will Muschamp has both coordinators locked in
  2. ↑ "2016 Football Schedule Announced" (Press release). University of South Carolina Department of Athletics. October 29, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
  3. ↑ "2016 South Carolina Gamecocks Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
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