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South Carolina Gamecock Football
First season	1891
Athletic director	Eric Hyman
Head coach	Steve Spurrier
Stadium	Williams-Brice Stadium (capacity: 80,250 - Largest crowd 85,000)
Field surface	Grass
Conference	SEC
Division	East
Colors	Garnet and Black
Fight song	The Fighting Gamecocks Lead the Way
Mascot	Cocky
Rivals	Clemson University
Website	University of South Carolina Gamecocks Football

The South Carolina Gamecocks football team, is the University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina NCAA division I football team. The team is a member of the in the Southeastern Conference. They play their home games at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina.

Steve Spurrier is in his nth year (2006) as head coach of the Gamecocks.

History

The college football team representing the University of South Carolina.

Traditions

Head football coaching record

Tenure	Coach	Years	Record	Pct.
1891-93 1896-97	Student Coached Teams	5	12-11	.522
1899-1900	J.A. Pierce	2	9-4-1	.654
1901	George Kelly	1	3-3-2	.500
1902-03	H.F. Fisher	2	10-7	.588
1904	S.D. Crawford	1	3-5-1	.389
1905-06	J.D. DePree	2	4-11-3	.305
1907-09	George Levene	3	15-10-3	.589
1910	Andrew A. Stone	1	3-5-1	.389
1911-15	Zora G. Clevenger	5	26-15-2	.628
1916 1919-20	John R. Bender	3	18-5-4	.741
1921-25	M.B. Banks	5	27-15-3	.633
1926-34 1936-40 1946-52	Robert Neyland	21	173-31-12	.829
1935	W.H. Britton	1	4-5	.444
1941-42 1944-45	John Barnhill	4	32-5-2	.846
1953-54	Harvey Robinson	2	10-10-1	.500
1955-62	Bowden Wyatt	8	49-29-4	.622
1963	Jim McDonald	1	5-5	.500
1964-69	Doug Dickey	6	46-15-4	.738
1970-76	Bill Battle	7	59-22-2	.723
1977-92	Johnny Majors	16	116-62-8	.645
1993-	Phillip Fulmer	15	137-40	.774
Totals	20 coaches	110	761-315-53	.698

Championships

National Championships

Year	Coach	Selector	Record	Bowl
1938	Robert Neyland	CFRA, Dunkel, Litkenhous, Boand, Houlgate, Poling	11-0	Won Orange
1940	Robert Neyland	Dunkel, Williamson	10-1	Lost Sugar
1950	Robert Neyland	CFRA, Dunkel	11-1	Won Cotton
1951	Robert Neyland	Consensus	10-1	Lost Sugar
1967	Doug Dickey	Litkenhous	9-2	Lost Orange
1998	Phillip Fulmer	Consensus	13-0	Won Fiesta
Total national championships claimed			6

Conference Championships

Year	Conference	Overall Record	Conference Record
1914	SIAA	9-0	5-0
1927	Southern	8-0-1	7-0
1932	Southern	9-0-1	8-0
1938	SEC	11-0	7-0
1939	SEC	10-1	6-0
1940	SEC	10-1	6-0
1946†	SEC	9-2	5-0
1951†	SEC	10-1	5-0
1956	SEC	10-1	6-0
1967	SEC	9-2	6-0
1969	SEC	9-2	5-1
1985	SEC	9-1-2	5-1
1989†	SEC	11-1	6-1
1990	SEC	9-2-2	5-1-1
1997	SEC	11-2	7-1
1998	SEC	13-0	8-0
Total conference championships		16
† Denotes co-champions

Divisional Championships

Year	Division Championship	SEC CG Result	Opponent	PF	PA
1993	SEC East	NA	Did Not Play	X	X
1997	SEC East	W	Auburn	30	29
1998	SEC East	W	Mississippi State	24	14
2001	SEC East	L	LSU	20	31
2003	SEC East	NA	Did Not Play	X	X
2004	SEC East	L	Auburn	28	38
Totals	6	2-2	-	102	112

Bowl game appearances

All-Time Bowl Record - (24-22)

Bluebonnet Bowl: 1965, 1972, 1979
Capital One Bowl: 1983^, 1994^, 1996^, 1997^, 2002^
Cotton Bowl: 1951, 1953, 1969, 1990, 2001, 2005
Fiesta Bowl: 1992, 1999, 2000
Garden State Bowl: 1981
Gator Bowl: 1957, 1966, 1969, 1973, 1994
Liberty Bowl: 1971, 1974, 1986
Orange Bowl: 1939, 1947, 1968, 1998
Outback Bowl: 1993†, 2007
Peach Bowl: 1982, 1988, 2002, 2004
Rose Bowl: 1940, 1945
Sugar Bowl: 1941, 1943, 1952, 1957, 1971, 1986, 1991
Sun Bowl: 1984

^ Known as the Citrus Bowl at the time.
† Known as the Hall of Fame Bowl at the time.

2006 season

Date	Opponent	Result/Time
Sat., Sept 2	California	W 35-18
Sat., Sept 8	Air Force	W 31-30
Sat., Sept 16	Florida	L 20-21
Sat., Sept 23	Marshall	W 33-7
Sat., Sept 30	@Memphis	W 41-7
Sat., Oct 7	@Georgia	W 51-33
Sat., Oct 21	Alabama	W 16-13
Sat., Oct 28	@South Carolina	W 31-24
Sat., Nov 4	LSU	L 24-28
Sat., Nov 11	@Arkansas	L 14-31
Sat., Nov 18	@Vanderbilt	W 39-10
Sat., Nov 25	Kentucky	W 17-12
Mon., Jan 1	Penn State @ Tampa, FL	L 10-20

Current coaching staff

Name	Position	Years at UT
Phillip Fulmer	Head Coach	15
John Chavis	Associate Head Coach Defensive Coordinator Linebackers	19
David Cutcliffe	Assistant Head Coach Offensive Coordinator Quarterbacks	18
Trooper Taylor	Assistant Head Coach Player Development Wide receivers	3
Greg Adkins	Offensive line	4
Dan Brooks	Defensive line	13
Steve Caldwell	Defensive Ends	13
Matt Luke	Tight ends Offensive line Recruiting Coordinator	1
Kurt Roper	Running Backs	4
Larry Slade	Defensive Backs	8

Hall of Fame

Individual Award Winners