South Carolina Gamecocks

The South Carolina Gamecocks represent the University of South Carolina in the NCAA Division I. The Gamecocks compete at the Division I level of the NCAA, and all but men's soccer and women's beach volleyball compete in the Southeastern Conference. Men's soccer competes in Conference USA and women's beach volleyball competes in the Coastal Collegiate Sports Association because the SEC does not sponsor those sports.

The University's athletic teams have been known as Gamecocks for almost 100 years. At the turn of the century (1900), after struggling for more than decade under numerous nicknames, the school's football team was first referred to unofficially as "Gamecocks." In 1903, Columbia's morning newspaper, The State, shortened the name to one word and South Carolina teams have been Gamecocks ever since.

Football

South Carolina Gamecocks college football

First Season
1892
Team History
South Carolina Gamecocks (1892-present)
Conference
Southeastern Conference (1992-present) Independent (1892-1921, 1971-91) Atlantic Coast Conference (1953-70) Southern Conference (1922-52)
Venue
Williams-Brice Stadium (1934-present) Melton Field (1926-34) College Park/Davis Field (1899-1925) Shandon Park (1895) Old State Fairgrounds (1894, 1896-98)
Key People
Players • Coaches

Programs by season

1940s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1940
October 26	vs. Ole Miss	Crump Stadium
1941
November 8	at Rice	Rice Field
1947
October 18	vs. Texas	Crump Stadium
1949
October 15	vs. Texas	War Memorial Stadium

1950s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1952
November 1	at Texas A&M	Kyle Field
1953
October 3	vs. TCU	Razorback Stadium
1954
October 16	at Texas	Memorial Stadium
November 20	at LSU	State Fair Stadium
January 1, 1955	vs. Georgia Tech	Cotton Bowl
1955
October 29	vs. Texas A&M	Razorback Stadium
1958
October 18	at Texas	Memorial Stadium
1959
October 10	at Baylor	Baylor Stadium

1960s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1960
January 2, 1961	vs. Duke	Cotton Bowl
1961
January 1, 1962	vs. Alabama	Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, LA)
1962
October 20	at Texas	Memorial Stadium
January 1, 1963	vs. Ole Miss	Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, LA)
1964*
September 19	vs. Oklahoma State	War Memorial Stadium
October 17	at Texas	Memorial Stadium
October 31	at Texas A&M	Kyle Field
January 1, 1965	vs. Nebraska	Cotton Bowl
1965
January 1, 1966	vs. LSU	Cotton Bowl
1966
October 15	at Texas	Memorial Stadium
October 29	at Texas A&M	Kyle Field
1968
January 1, 1969	vs. Georgia	Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, LA)
1969
January 1, 1970	vs. Ole Miss	Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, LA)

1970s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1970
November 21	at Texas Tech	Clifford B. & Audrey Jones Stadium
1971
October 2	vs. TCU	Razorback Stadium
1972
October 7	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium
1973
November 17	at SMU	Cotton Bowl
1974
October 19	at Texas	Memorial Stadium
1975
January 1, 1976	vs. Georgia	Cotton Bowl
1976
September 11	vs. Utah State	War Memorial Stadium
December 4	at Texas	Memorial Stadium
1977
October 1	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium
January 2, 1978	vs. Oklahoma	Orange Bowl
1978
November 18	vs. Texas A&M	War Memorial Stadium
December 2	vs. Texas Tech	Razorback Stadium
December 25	vs. UCLA	Fiesta Bowl (Tempe, AZ)
1979
September 15	vs. Colorado State	War Memorial Stadium
September 22	vs. Oklahoma State	War Memorial Stadium
September 29	vs. Tulsa	Razorback Stadium
October 6	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium
October 13	at Texas Tech	Clifford B. & Audrey Jones Stadium
October 27	vs. Houston	Razorback Stadium
January 1, 1980	vs. Alabama	Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, LA)

1980s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1980
September 1	at Texas	Memorial Stadium
1981
December 28	vs. North Carolina	Gator Bowl
1982
December 31	vs. Florida	Bluebonnet Bowl (Houston, TX)
1983
October 15	vs. Texas	War Memorial Stadium
1984
November 10	at Baylor	Baylor Stadium
November 24	at SMU	Texas Stadium
December 27	vs. Auburn	Liberty Bowl (Memphis, TN)
1985
September 14	at Ole Miss	Memorial Stadium
October 5	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium
October 12	at Texas Tech	Clifford B. & Audrey Jones Stadium
December 22	vs. Arizona State	Holiday Bowl (San Diego, CA)
1986
November 15	vs. Texas A&M	War Memorial Stadium
January 1, 1987	vs. Oklahoma	Orange Bowl
1987
November 14	at Texas A&M	Kyle Field
December 29	vs. Georgia	Liberty Bowl (Memphis, TN)
1988
January 2, 1989	vs. UCLA	Cotton Bowl
1989
January 1, 1990	vs. Tennessee	Cotton Bowl

1990s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1991
August 31	vs. Miami	War Memorial Stadium
1992
September 19	vs. Alabama	War Memorial Stadium
1995
December 30	vs. North Carolina	Joe Robbie Stadium

2000s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
2001
January 1, 2002	vs. Oklahoma	Cotton Bowl
2002
December 30	vs. Minnesota	LP Field
2003
September 6	vs. Tulsa	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium
September 27	at Alabama	Bryant-Denny Stadium
2007
January 1, 2008	vs. Missouri	Cotton Bowl

2010s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
2011
January 6, 2012	vs. Kansas State	Cowboys Stadium
2015
January 2, 2016	vs. Kansas State	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium

Media guides and yearbooks

Media guides

1980s	1982 • 1985 • 1986
1990s	1992
2000s	2006
2020s	2020

Men's Basketball

South Carolina Gamecocks men's college basketball

First Season
1908-09
Team History
South Carolina Gamecocks (1908-present)
Conference
Southeastern Conference (1991-present)
Venue
Colonial Life Arena (2002-present) Carolina Coliseum (1968-2002) Carolina Fieldhouse (1927-68)
Key People
Players • Coaches

Programs by season

1990s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1994-95
April 1 & 3, 1995	vs. North Carolina & UCLA	Kingdome
1996-97
February 15, 1997	vs. Georgia	Bud Walton Arena

Media guides and yearbooks

Media guides

1970s	1977-78
2000s	2008-09

Yearbooks

2010s	2016-17