1996 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

1996 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
Record	6–5 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach	Brad Scott (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	John Eason (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Wally Burnham (3rd season)
Home stadium	Williams-Brice Stadium (c. 80,250, grass)

1996 Southeastern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Eastern Division
No. 1 Florida x$		8	–	0					12	–	1
No. 9 Tennessee		7	–	1					10	–	2
South Carolina		4	–	4					6	–	5
Kentucky		3	–	5					4	–	7
Georgia		3	–	5					5	–	6
Vanderbilt		0	–	8					2	–	9
Western Division
No. 11 Alabama xy		6	–	2					10	–	3
No. 12 LSU x		6	–	2					10	–	2
No. 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 (SEC) during the 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	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 7	7:00 p.m.	UCF*	Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, South Carolina		W 33–14	76,411
September 14	7:45 p.m.	Georgia	Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, South Carolina (rivalry)	ESPN	W 23–14	82,950
September 21	7:00 p.m.	East Carolina*	Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, South Carolina		L 7–23	79,806
September 28	12:30 p.m.	Mississippi State	Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, South Carolina	JPS	L 10–14	75,014
October 5	3:30 p.m.	at No. 20 Auburn	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, Alabama	CBS	L 24–28	84,107
October 12	7:00 p.m.	at Kentucky	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, Kentucky		W 25–14	50,500
October 19	1:00 p.m.	Arkansas	Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, South Carolina		W 23–17	79,419
October 26	2:00 p.m.	at Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, Tennessee	PPV	W 27–0	36,583
November 2	12:30 p.m.	No. 6 Tennessee	Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, South Carolina	JPS	L 14–31	82,808
November 16	7:45 p.m.	at No. 1 Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, Florida	ESPN	L 25–52	85,701
November 23	5:30 p.m.	at No. 22 Clemson*	Memorial Stadium Clemson, South Carolina (Palmetto Bowl)	ESPN2	W 34–31	82,929
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

1996 South Carolina Gamecocks football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 21 Zola Davis So WR 81 Ben Fleming Fr QB 16 Joey Unitas  So RB 22 Duce Staley Sr QB 1 Anthony Wright  So	Defense Pos. # Name Class DL 95 John Abraham Fr DB 28 Chris Abrams Sr LB 58 Corey Atkins  Fr LB 52 Shane Burnham Jr LB 45 James McDougald Jr DE 89 Maynard Caldwell Sr DB 5 Terry Cousin Sr DB 12 Arthuro Freeman So LB 18 Darren Hambrick Jr LB 92 Ryan Koop Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class PK 14 Reed Morton Sr	Head coach Brad Scott Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster