1996 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

1996 South Carolina Gamecocks football

Conference

Southeastern Conference Eastern Division

1996 record

6-5 (4-4 SEC)

Head coach

Home stadium

Williams-Brice Stadium (c. 80,250, grass)

Seasons

« 1995

1997 »

	Conf							Overall
1996 SEC football standings
Team		W		L					W		L
Eastern Division
#1 Florida ^x†		8	–	0					12	–	1
#9 Tennessee		7	–	1					10	–	2
South Carolina		4	–	4					6	–	5
Georgia		3	–	5					5	–	6
Kentucky		3	–	5					4	–	7
Vanderbilt		0	–	8					2	–	9
Western Division
#11 Alabama ^x^y		6	–	2					10	–	3
#12 LSU ^x		6	–	2					10	–	2
#24 Auburn		4	–	4					8	–	4
Mississippi State		3	–	5					5	–	6
Ole Miss		2	–	6					5	–	6
Arkansas		2	–	6					4	–	7
Championship: Florida 45, Alabama 30
† – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the Southeastern Conference during the college football 1996 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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 7	7:00 PM	UCF*		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC		W 33-14	76,411
September 14	7:45 PM	Georgia		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	ESPN	W 23-14	82,950
September 21	7:00 PM	East Carolina*		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC		L 7-23	79,806
September 28	12:30 PM	Mississippi State		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	JP Sports	L 10-14	75,014
October 5	3:30 PM	at #20 Auburn		Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	CBS	L 24-28	84,107
October 12	7:00 PM	at Kentucky		Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY		W 25-14	50,500
October 19	1:00 PM	Arkansas		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC		W 23-17	79,419
October 26	2:00 PM	at Vanderbilt		Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN	PPV	W 27-0	36,583
November 2	12:30 PM	#6 Tennessee		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	JP Sports	L 14-31	82,808
November 16	7:45 PM	at #1 Florida		Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainsville, FL	ESPN	L 25-52	85,701
November 23	5:30 PM	at #22 Clemson*		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	ESPN2	W 34-31	82,929
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

^ College Football Data Warehouse

South Carolina Gamecocks football

Venues	Williams-Brice Stadium (1934–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Clemson

Culture & lore	Cocky "The Fighting Gamecocks Lead the Way" Mighty Sound of the Southeast Clemson–South Carolina football brawl

People	Head coaches

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