South Carolina Gamecocks football

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First season 1892
Staff
Head coach Steve Spurrier
4th year, 21–16
Stadium
Home stadium Williams-Brice Stadium
Stadium capacity 80,250
Stadium surface Grass
Location Columbia, South Carolina
League/Conference
Conference SEC
Division East
Team records
All-time record 521–523–44 (.499)
Postseason bowl record 4–9–0
Awards
Conference titles 1
Heisman winners 1
All-Americans 51
Pageantry
Colors Garnet and Black            
Fight song The Fighting Gamecocks Lead the Way
Mascot Cocky
Rival Clemson Tigers
Website GamecocksOnline.com

The South Carolina Gamecocks football team represents the University of South Carolina in NCAA Division I college football. Since joining the Southeastern Conference in 1992, the team has competed in the Eastern division. Steve Spurrier is the current head coach of the football team. The team plays its home games in Williams-Brice Stadium.

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[edit] History

Carolina fielded its first football team in 1892 to play against Furman on Christmas Eve in Charleston. The football team was not sanctioned by the University and had to pay their own train fare as well as buy their own uniforms. They were nicknamed the "College Boys" by The News and Courier and their supporters wore garnet and black. The team lost the game because of their inexperience and lack of training.[1]

The Board of Trustees banned participation in football for the 1906 season after the faculty complained about the coarseness of chants yelled by the students at football games. However, the board was so harassed by petitions from the students and alumni that it voted to allow the resumption of the sport in 1907. A hastily assembled football team competed in an abbreviated season and won all three games it played.[2]

[edit] Head Coaches[3]

Name Years Seasons Won Lost Tie Pct.
No coach 1892–1895 4 1 4 0 .200
W. A. Whaley 1896 1 1 3 0 .250
W.P. Murphy 1897 1 0 3 0 .000
W. Wertenbaker 1898 1 1 2 0 .333
I. O. Hunt 1899–1900 2 6 6 0 .500
B. W. Dickson 1901 1 3 4 0 .429
C. R. Williams 1902–1903 2 14 3 0 .824
Christie Benet 1904–1905
1908–1909		 4 13 16 3 .453
Douglas McKay 1907 1 3 0 0 1.000
John H. Neff 1910–1911 2 5 8 2 .400
N. B. Edgerton 1912–1915 4 19 13 3 .586
Rice Warren 1916 1 3 6 0 .333
Dixon Foster 1917
1919		 2 4 12 1 .265
Frank Dobson 1918 1 2 1 1 .625
Sol Metzger 1920–1924 5 26 18 2 .587
Branch Bocock 1925–1926 2 13 7 0 .650
Harry Lightsey 1927 1 4 5 0 .444
Billy Laval 1928–1934 7 39 26 6 .592
Don McCallister 1935–1937 3 13 20 1 .397
Rex Enright 1938–1942
1946–1955		 15 64 69 7 .482
J. P. Moran 1943 1 5 2 0 .714
William Newton 1944 1 3 4 2 .444
Johnnie McMillan 1945 1 2 4 3 .389
Warren Giese 1956–1960 5 28 21 1 .570
Marvin Bass 1961–1965 5 17 29 4 .380
Paul Dietzel 1966–1974 9 42 53 1 .443
Jim Carlen 1975–1981 7 45 36 1 .555
Richard Bell 1982 1 4 7 0 .364
Joe Morrison 1983–1988 6 39 28 2 .580
Sparky Woods 1989–1993 5 24 28 3 .464
Brad Scott 1994–1998 5 23 32 1 .420
Lou Holtz 1999–2004 6 33 37 0 .471
Steve Spurrier 2005–present 3 21 16 0 .568
 

[edit] Year-by-Year Results

Season Coach Record Notes
Overall Conference
Independent
1892 No coach 0-1 —
1893 No coach — — No team
1894 No coach 0-2 —
1895 No coach 2-1 —
1896 W. H. Whaley 1-3 —
1897 W. P. Murphy 0-3 —
1898 W. Wertenbaker 1-2 —
1899 I. O. Hunt 2-3 —
1900 I. O. Hunt 4-3 —
1901 R. W. Dickson 3-4 —
1902 C. R. Williams 6-1 —
1903 C. R. Williams 8-2 —
1904 Christie Benet 4-3-1 —
1905 Christie Benet 4-2-1 —
1906 No coach — — No team
1907 Douglas McKay 3-0 —
1908 Christie Benet 3-5-1 —
1909 Christie Benet 2-6 —
1910 John H. Neff 4-4 —
1911 John H. Neff 1-4-2 —
1912 N. B. Edgerton 5-2-1 —
1913 N. B. Edgerton 4-3 —
1914 N. B. Edgerton 5-5-1 —
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1915 N. B. Edgerton 5-3-1 —
1916 Rice Warren 2-7 —
1917 Dixon Foster 3-5 —
1918 Frank Dobson 2-1-1 —
1919 Dixon Foster 1-7-1 —
1920 Sol Metzger 5-4 —
1921 Sol Metzger 5-1-2 —
Southern Conference
1922 Sol Metzger 5-4 0-2
1923 Sol Metzger 4-6 0-4
1924 Sol Metzger 7-3 3-2
1925 Branch Bobcock 7-3 2-2
1926 Branch Bobcock 6-4 4-2
1927 Harry Lightsey 4-5 2-4
1928 Billy Laval 6-2-2 2-2-1
1929 Billy Laval 6-5 2-5
1930 Billy Laval 6-4 4-3
1931 Billy Laval 5-4-1 3-3-1
1932 Billy LaVal 5-4-2 2-2-2
1933 Billy Laval 6-3-1 3-0
1934 Billy Laval 5-4 2-3
1935 Don McCallister 3-7 1-4
1936 Don McCallister 5-7 2-5
1937 Don McCallister 5-6-1 2-2-1
1938 Rex Enright 6-4-1 2-2
1939 Rex Enright 3-6-1 1-3
1940 Rex Enright 3-6 1-3
1941 Rex Enright 4-4-1 4-0-1
1942 Rex Enright 1-7-1 1-4
1943 J. P. Moran 5-2 2-1
1944 William William Newton 3-4-2 1-3
1945 Johnny McMillan 2-4-3 0-2-2 Gator Bowl
1946 Rex Enright 5-3 4-2
1947 Rex Enright 6-2-1 4-1-1
1948 Rex Enright 3-5 1-3
1949 Rex Enright 4-6 3-3
1950 Rex Enright 3-4-2 2-4-1
1951 Rex Enright 5-4 5-3
1952 Rex Enright 5-5 2-4
Atlantic Coast Conference
1953 Rex Enright 7-3 2-2
1954 Rex Enright 6-4 3-3
1955 Rex Enright 3-6 1-5
1956 Warren Giese 7-3 4-2
1957 Warren Giese 5-5 2-5
1958 Warren Giese 7-3 5-2
1959 Warren Giese 6-4 4-3
1960 Warren Giese 3-6-1 3-3-1
1961 Marvin Bass 4-6 3-4
1962 Marvin Bass 4-5-1 3-4
1963 Marvin Bass 1-8-1 1-5-1
1964 Marvin Bass 3-5-2 2-3-1
1965 Marvin Bass 5-5 4-2
1966 Paul Dietzel 1-9 1-3
1967 Paul Dietzel 5-5 4-2
1968 Paul Dietzel 4-6 4-3
1969 Paul Dietzel 7-4 6-0 ACC Champions; Peach Bowl
1970 Paul Dietzel 4-6-1 3-2-1
Independent
1971 Paul Dietzel 6-5 —
1972 Paul Dietzel 4-7 —
1973 Paul Dietzel 7-4 —
1974 Paul Dietzel 4-7 —
1975 Jim Carlen 7-5 — Tangerine Bowl
1976 Jim Carlen 6-5 —
1977 Jim Carlen 5-7 —
1978 Jim Carlen 5-5-1 —
1979 Jim Carlen 8-4 — Hall of Fame Classic
1980 Jim Carlen 8-4 — Gator Bowl
1981 Jim Carlen 6-6 —
1982 Richard Bell 4-7 —
1983 Joe Morrison 5-6 —
1984 Joe Morrison 10-2 — Gator Bowl
1985 Joe Morrison 5-6 —
1986 Joe Morrison 3-6-2 —
1987 Joe Morrison 8-4 — Gator Bowl
1988 Joe Morrison 8-4 — Liberty Bowl
1989 Sparky Woods 6-4-1 —
1990 Sparky Woods 6-5 —
1991 Sparky Woods 3-6-2 —
Southeastern Conference (East Division)
1992 Sparky Woods 5-6 3-5
1993 Sparky Woods 4-7 2-6
1994 Brad Scott 7-5 3-5 Carquest Bowl
1995 Brad Scott 4-6-1 2-5-1
1996 Brad Scott 6-5 4-4
1997 Brad Scott 5-6 3-5
1998 Brad Scott 1-10 0-8
1999 Lou Holtz 0-11 0-8
2000 Lou Holtz 8-4 5-3 Outback Bowl
2001 Lou Holtz 9-3 5-3 Outback Bowl
2002 Lou Holtz 5-7 3-5
2003 Lou Holtz 5-7 2-6
2004 Lou Holtz 6-5 4-4
2005 Steve Spurrier 7-5 5-3 Independence Bowl
2006 Steve Spurrier 8-5 3-5 Liberty Bowl
2007 Steve Spurrier 6-6 3-5
 

[edit] Notable players

[edit] College Football Hall of Famer

Inductee Position(s) Class Year(s)
George Rogers Running Back 1997 1977-1980

[edit] Gamecocks in the NFL

[edit] Retired jerseys

Retired jerseys[4]
No. Player Years
37 Steve Wadiak 1948-1951
56 Mike Johnson 1964
38 George Rogers 1977-1980
2 Sterling Sharpe 1983, 85-87


[edit] See also

[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^ Hollis, Daniel Walker (1956), University of South Carolina, vol. II, University of South Carolina Press, pp. 189-190 
  2. ^ Hollis, Daniel Walker (1956), University of South Carolina, vol. II, University of South Carolina Press, pp. 229-230 
  3. ^ 2007 Football Media Guide History.
  4. ^ Carolina History.

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