1992 South Carolina Gamecocks football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record5–6 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorArt Wilkins (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorTommy West (2nd season)
Home stadiumWilliams–Brice Stadium
1992 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Eastern Division
No. 10 Florida xy 6 –2 –09 –4 –0
No. 8 Georgia x 6 –2 –010 –2 –0
No. 12 Tennessee 5 –3 –09 –3 –0
South Carolina 3 –5 –05 –6 –0
Vanderbilt 2 –6 –04 –7 –0
Kentucky 2 –6 –04 –7 –0
Western Division
No. 1 Alabama x$ 8 –0 –013 –0 –0
No. 16 Ole Miss 5 –3 –09 –3 –0
No. 23 Mississippi State 4 –4 –07 –5 –0
Arkansas 3 –4 –13 –7 –1
Auburn 2 –5 –15 –5 –1
LSU 1 –7 –02 –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, with wins vs. ranked foes Mississippi State and Tennessee.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 58:00 p.m.No. 14 Georgia
WISL 6–2875,060[1]
September 127:00 p.m.Arkansas
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
L 7–4563,100[2]
September 197:00 p.m.East Carolina*
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
L 18–2060,030[3]
September 2612:30 p.m.at Kentucky
JPSL 9–1355,700[4]
October 33:30 p.m.at No. 9 Alabama
PPVL 7–4970,123[5]
October 1712:30 p.m.No. 15 Mississippi State
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
JPSW 21–655,102[6]
October 242:00 p.m.at Vanderbilt
W 21–1740,900[7]
October 3112:30 p.m.No. 16 Tennessee
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
JPSW 24–2371,529[8]
November 71:00 p.m.Louisiana Tech*
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 14–1357,547[9]
November 1412:30 p.m.at No. 11 Florida
JPSL 9–1484,777[10]
November 2112:00 p.m.at Clemson*
JPSW 24–1383,312[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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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

  1. ↑ "USC coming-out party spoiled". The Herald. September 6, 1992. Retrieved November 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Arkansas hogs the show in drubbing Gamecocks". The Charlotte Observer. September 13, 1992. Retrieved November 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "ECU extends Gamecocks' loss string to 7". The Charlotte Observer. September 20, 1992. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Gamecocks sink to SEC depths". The State. September 27, 1992. Retrieved November 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "USC drowns in high Tide, 48–7". The Greenville News. October 4, 1992. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Gamecocks shock Mississippi State". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 18, 1992. Retrieved November 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "USC's fortunes reverse". The Charlotte Observer. October 25, 1992. Retrieved November 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Stumbling Vols fall short". The Commercial Appeal. November 1, 1992. Retrieved November 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "USC pounds out 14–13 victory". The Charlotte Observer. November 8, 1992. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Florida sneaks past USC". Florence Morning News. November 15, 1992. Retrieved November 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "USC air show grounds Tigers in 24–13 win". The Item. November 22, 1992. Retrieved November 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "1992 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 22, 2017.

Additional sources

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