1997 South Carolina Gamecocks football | |
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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Eastern Division | |
Record | 5–6 (3–5 SEC) |
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Offensive coordinator | John Eason (3rd season) |
Offensive scheme | Fast Break |
Defensive coordinator | Wally Burnham (4th season) |
Base defense | 4–3 |
Home stadium | Williams-Brice Stadium |
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No. 7 Tennessee x$ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Georgia | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Florida | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 0 | – | 8 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No. 11 Auburn xy | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 LSU x | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 22 Ole Miss | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Tennessee 30, Auburn 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1997 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Gamecocks were led by head coach Brad Scott and played their home games in Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 6 | 7:00 p.m. | UCF * | FSS | W 33–31 | 81,908 | |
September 13 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 25 Georgia | CBS | L 15–31 | 86,117 | |
September 20 | 3:00 p.m. | at East Carolina * | FSS | W 26–0 | 38,902 | |
September 27 | 12:30 p.m. | at Mississippi State | JPS | L 17–37 | 30,120 | |
October 4 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 9 Auburn |
| JPS | L 6–23 | 79,411 |
October 11 | 12:30 p.m. | Kentucky |
| JPS | W 38–24 | 75,936 |
October 18 | 7:00 p.m. | at Arkansas | W 39–13 | 49,178 | ||
October 25 | 7:00 p.m. | Vanderbilt |
| W 35–3 | 79,014 | |
November 1 | 12:30 p.m. | at No. 8 Tennessee | JPS | L 7–22 | 106,301 | |
November 15 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 12 Florida |
| JPS | L 21–48 | 80,072 |
November 22 | 6:00 p.m. | Clemson * |
| ESPN2 | L 21–47 | 83,700 |
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Offense 74 Kevin Rolack OL 6-3 302 Jr. HS Saint George, S.C. (St.George) 78 Travis Whitfield OG 6-4 293 Sr./RS 3VL Honea-Path, S.C. (Belton-Honea Path)
| Defense 57 Errol Rochester LB 6-0 245 So./RS 1VL Miami Springs, Fla. (Miami Springs)
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The South Carolina Gamecocks represent the University of South Carolina in the NCAA Division I.
The South Carolina Gamecocks football program represents the University of South Carolina. The Gamecocks compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference. The team's head coach is Shane Beamer. They play their home games at Williams–Brice Stadium.
The 1998 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Gamecocks were led by head coach Brad Scott and played their home games in Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina. Scott was fired following the end of the season, but was quickly hired as an assistant coach by Clemson. Lou Holtz was subsequently hired as South Carolina's new head coach.
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.
The 1924 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina during the 1924 Southern Conference football season. Led by Sol Metzger in his fifth and final season as head coach, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 7–3 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the SoCon. The season was notable for its low scoring.
The 1977 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as an independent during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. Led by third-year head coach Jim Carlen, the Gamecocks compiled a record of 5–7.
The 1971 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as an independent in the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Paul Dietzel, the Gamecocks compiled a record of 6–5. The team played home games at Carolina Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina.
The 1965 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. Led by Marvin Bass in his fifth and final season, the Gamecocks finished the season with an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, sharing the ACC title with Duke. In July 1966, the ACC ruled that South Carolina had used two ineligible players during the 1965 season and required the Gamecocks to forfeit their four conference victories and share of the conference title. Clemson and NC State, who both lost to South Carolina, had finished tied for third in the ACC with 4–3 records. After the forfeits from South Carolina, Clemson and NC State improved to 5–2 in conference play and were declared ACC co-champions. Duke dropped to third place. NCAA and South Carolina records still reflect the Gamecocks' original win–loss marks prior to the forfeits.
The 1958 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1958 NCAA University Division football season. Led by third-year head coach Warren Giese, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 7–3 with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, placing second in the ACC. The team played home games at Carolina Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina.
The 1927 South Carolina Gamecocks football team was an American football team that represented the University of South Carolina as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1927 college football season. Led by Harry Lightsey in his first and only season as head coach, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 4–5 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, tying for 16th place in the SoCon.
The 1949 South Carolina Gamecocks football team was an American football team that represented the University of South Carolina as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1949 college football season. In their ninth season under head coach Rex Enright, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, tying for seventh place in the SoCon.
The 1948 South Carolina Gamecocks football team was an American football team that represented the University of South Carolina as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1948 college football season. In their eighth season under head coach Rex Enright, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 3–5 with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, placing 13th in the SoCon.
The 1942 South Carolina Gamecocks football team was an American football team that represented the University of South Carolina as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1942 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Rex Enright, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 1–7–1 with a mark of 1–4 in conference play, placing 14th in the SoCon. The team's only victory was over The Citadel.
The 1940 South Carolina Gamecocks football team was an American football team that represented the University of South Carolina as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1940 college football season. In their third season under head coach Rex Enright, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 3–6 with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, tying for 12th place in the SoCon.
The 1936 South Carolina Gamecocks football team was an American football team that represented the University of South Carolina as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1936 college football season. In their second season under head coach Don McCallister, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 5–7 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, placing 12th in the SoCon.
The 1944 South Carolina Gamecocks football team was an American football team that represented the University of South Carolina as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1944 college football season. In their first and only season under head coach Williams Newton, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 3–4–2 with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, placing seventh in the SoCon.
The 1945 South Carolina Gamecocks football team was an American football team that represented the University of South Carolina as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1945 college football season. In their first and only season season under head coach John D. McMillan, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 2–4–3 with a mark of 0–2–2 in conference play, placing tenth in the SoCon. South Carolina was invited to the Gator Bowl, where they lost to Wake Forest.
The 1913 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as an independent during the 1913 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Norman B. Edgerton, the Gamecocks compiled a record of 4–3 record.
The 1915 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina during the 1915 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. It was the team's first season in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA). Led by Norman B. Edgerton in his fourth and final season as head coach, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 5–3–1 with a mark of 1–1–1 in SIAA play.
The 1919 South Carolina Gamecocks football team was an American football team that represented the University of South Carolina as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association during the 1919 college football season. Led by Dixon Foster in his second and final season as head coach, the team compiled an overall record of 1–7–1 with a mark of 0–4–1 in SIAA play.