1997 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

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1997 South Carolina Gamecocks football
South Carolina Gamecocks logo.svg
Conference Southeastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record5–6 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator John Eason (3rd season)
Offensive scheme Fast Break
Defensive coordinatorWally Burnham (4th season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Williams-Brice Stadium
Seasons
  1996
1998  
1997 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Eastern Division
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  
Western Division
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
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 67:00 p.m. UCF * FSS W 33–3181,908
September 133:30 p.m.at No. 25 Georgia CBS L 15–3186,117
September 203:00 p.m.at East Carolina *FSSW 26–038,902
September 2712:30 p.m.at Mississippi State JPS L 17–3730,120
October 412:30 p.m.No. 9 Auburn
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, South Carolina
JPSL 6–2379,411
October 1112:30 p.m. Kentucky
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, South Carolina
JPSW 38–2475,936
October 187:00 p.m.at Arkansas W 39–1349,178
October 257:00 p.m. Vanderbilt
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, South Carolina
W 35–379,014
November 112:30 p.m.at No. 8 Tennessee JPSL 7–22106,301
November 1512:30 p.m.No. 12 Florida
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, South Carolina
JPSL 21–4880,072
November 226:00 p.m. Clemson *
ESPN2 L 21–4783,700

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Roster

1997 South Carolina Gamecocks football team roster
PlayersCoaches
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)
Pos.#NameClass
QB 1 Anthony Wright Jr
RB 4 Boo Williams So
WR 8Ben Fleming Redshirt.svg  So
WR 9Kerry Hood Redshirt.svg  So
WR 10Carlos SpikesFr
FB 11Jacob BushSo
QB 14Phil PettyFr
QB 16Joey UnitasSr
QB 17Victor Penn Redshirt.svg  Fr
QB 18Kevin SidesJr
RB 19 Troy Hambrick So
WR 21 Zola Davis Redshirt.svg  Jr
RB 22Ryght JordanFr
C 53Paul BeckwithSr
G 63Ed Hrubiec Redshirt.svg  Sr
OL 64Taylor IrvinFr
OL 65Philip JonesFr
OL 67Jesse Washington Redshirt.svg  Sr
OT 68Reggie BakerSr
OL 69Todd DavisFr
OT 70Andray Spearman Redshirt.svg  Jr
OL 71Kevin RiversFr
OL 72Melvin PaigeFr
OL 73Jason Thomas Redshirt.svg  So
OL 75Adam BuckleyFr
OL 77Jim Pietrzak Redshirt.svg  Fr
OT 79 Jamar Nesbit Jr
WR 80Donovan NormanSo
TE 81Rod TraffordFr
WR 82Calvin Owens Redshirt.svg  Sr
WR 83Tyrance Williams Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR 84Jermale Kelly Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR 85Shah Mays Redshirt.svg  Jr
TE 86Trevon Matthews Redshirt.svg  So
Defense 57 Errol Rochester LB 6-0 245 So./RS 1VL Miami Springs, Fla. (Miami Springs)
Pos.#NameClass
DB 3Ray Green Redshirt.svg  So
CB 5Kevin BrooksJr
SS 6Ben WashingtonSr
FS 12 Arturo Freeman Jr
DB 20Willie OffordFr
LB 42 Darren Hambrick Sr
DE 55Selvesta Miller Redshirt.svg  Sr
LB 58Corey Atkins Redshirt.svg  So
LB 45James McDougaldSr
DT 90Henry TaylorSr
DL 91John StamperFr
LB 92Ryan KoopSr
DT 93Michael Maddox Redshirt.svg  Sr
DE 94Matt MarstersSo
DE 95 John Abraham So
DT 96 Cecil Caldwell So
DT 97Trey PenningtonSo
DT 98Rachad WilsonJr
DE 99Anthony Overstreet Redshirt.svg  Fr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P/K 7Courtney LeavittSo
K 15Steve FlorioJr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 1998-01-28

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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.

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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.

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References

  1. "College Football Data Warehouse". Archived from the original on September 15, 2010. Retrieved August 21, 2010.