1992 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

1992 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
Record	5–6 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach	Sparky Woods (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Art Wilkins (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Tommy West (2nd season)
Home stadium	Williams-Brice Stadium (c. 72,400, grass)

1992 Southeastern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Eastern Division
No. 10 Florida xy	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	4	–	0
No. 8 Georgia x	6	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 12 Tennessee	5	–	3	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
South Carolina	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Vanderbilt	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Kentucky	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Western Division
No. 1 Alabama x$	8	–	0	–	0			13	–	0	–	0
No. 16 Ole Miss	5	–	3	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 23 Mississippi State	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Arkansas	3	–	4	–	1			3	–	7	–	1
Auburn	2	–	5	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
LSU	1	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Championship: Alabama 28, Florida 21
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 1992 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. This was the first season for the Gamecocks as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). In 1992 the SEC expanded to twelve teams and two divisions with South Carolina placed in the SEC East Division. The Gamecocks were led by Sparky Woods, in his fourth season as head coach, and finished the season with a 5–6 record. After beginning the season 0–5, Steve Taneyhill assumed the starting quarterback position and led the Gamecocks to a 5–1 finish.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	8:00 p.m.	No. 14 Georgia	Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, South Carolina (rivalry)	WIS	L 6–28	75,060
September 12	7:00 p.m.	Arkansas	Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, South Carolina		L 7–45	63,100
September 19	7:00 p.m.	East Carolina*	Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, South Carolina		L 18–20	60,030
September 26	12:30 p.m.	at Kentucky	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, Kentucky	JPS	L 9–13	55,700
October 3	3:30 p.m.	at No. 9 Alabama	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, Alabama	PPV	L 7–49	70,123
October 17	12:30 p.m.	No. 15 Mississippi State	Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, South Carolina	JPS	W 21–6	55,102
October 24	2:00 p.m.	at Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, Tennessee		W 21–17	40,900
October 31	12:30 p.m.	No. 16 Tennessee	Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, South Carolina	JPS	W 24–23	71,529
November 7	1:00 p.m.	Louisiana Tech*	Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, South Carolina		W 14–13	57,547
November 14	12:30 p.m.	at No. 11 Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, Florida	JPS	L 9–14	84,777
November 21	12:00 p.m.	at Clemson*	Memorial Stadium Clemson, South Carolina (Palmetto Bowl)	JPS	W 24-13	83,312
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

Steve Taneyhill – QB; Blake Williamson – QB; Desi Sargent - QB; Brandon Bennett – RB; Stanley Pritchett – RB; Rob DeBoer – FB; Matthew Campbell – TE; Boomer Foster – TE; Toby Cates – WR; Don Chaney – WR; Asim Penny – WR; James Dexter – OL; Delvin Herring – OL; Kevin Rosenkrans RT; Ernest Dye – LT; Ernest Dixon – LB; Aubrey Brooks – LB; Lawrence Mitchell – LB; Chris Rumph – LB; Hank Campbell – MLB; Eric Sullivan – DT; David Turnipseed – DE; Frank Adams – DB; Tony Watkins – DB; Rocky Clay – CB; Norman Greene – Safety; Marty Simpson – Kicker; Derwin Jeffcoat – Punter

References

Additional sources

• Griffin, J. C. (1992). The first hundred years: A history of South Carolina football. Atlanta: Longstreet Press