1997 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

1997 South Carolina Gamecocks football

Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
1997 record	5–6 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach	Brad Scott (4th season)
Home stadium	Williams-Brice Stadium (c. 80,250, grass)

1997 SEC football standings
	Conf				Overall
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
Alabama		2	–	6		4	–	7
Arkansas		2	–	6		4	–	7
Championship: Tennessee 30, Auburn 29
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant 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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 6	7:00 PM	UCF*	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	FSS	W 33–31	81,908
September 13	3:30 PM	at No. 25 Georgia	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	CBS	L 15–31	86,117
September 20	3:00 PM	at East Carolina*	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC	FSS	W 26–0	38,902
September 27	12:30 PM	at Mississippi State	Scott Field • Starkville, MS	JPS	L 17–37	30,120
October 4	12:30 PM	No. 9 Auburn	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	JPS	L 6–23	79,411
October 11	12:30 PM	Kentucky	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	JPS	W 38–24	75,936
October 18	7:00 PM	at Arkansas	War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR		W 39–13	49,178
October 25	7:00 PM	Vanderbilt	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC		W 35–3	79,014
November 1	12:30 PM	at No. 8 Tennessee	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	JPS	L 7–22	106,301
November 15	12:30 PM	No. 12 Florida	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	JPS	L 21–48	80,072
November 22	6:00 PM	Clemson*	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC (Battle of the Palmetto State)	ESPN2	L 21–47	83,700
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

South Carolina Gamecocks football
Venues	Williams-Brice Stadium (1934–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Clemson Georgia North Carolina
Culture & lore	Cocky "The Fighting Gamecocks Lead the Way" Mighty Sound of the Southeast Sandstorm Clemson–South Carolina football brawl
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees
Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

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