South Carolina Gamecocks

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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

1950s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1951
October 25 vs. Clemson Carolina Stadium
1952
September 27 at Army Michie Stadium
1953
October 31 at Maryland Byrd Stadium
November 14 at West Virginia Mountaineer Field
1954
September 25 at Army Michie Stadium
1957
October 5 at Texas Memorial Stadium
1958
November 28 vs. Wake Forest Carolina Stadium

1960s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1960
November 12 at Clemson Memorial Stadium
1961
November 25 at Vanderbilt Dudley Field
1962
November 24 at Clemson Memorial Stadium
1963
November 23 vs. Clemson Carolina Stadium
1964
November 14 vs. Wake Forest Carolina Stadium
November 21 at Clemson Memorial Stadium
1966
November 26 at Clemson Memorial Stadium
1967
November 18 at Alabama Denny Stadium
1968
November 23 at Clemson Memorial Stadium
1969
October 11 vs. NC State Carolina Stadium
December 30 vs. West Virginia Grant Field

1970s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1970
September 12 at Georgia Tech Grant Field
October 24 vs. Florida State Carolina Stadium
November 14 vs. Duke Carolina Stadium
November 21 at Clemson Memorial Stadium
1971
November 6 at Tennessee Neyland Stadium
1972
November 11 at Virginia Tech Lane Stadium
November 25 at Clemson Memorial Stadium
1974
November 23 at Clemson Memorial Stadium
1975
October 25 at LSU Tiger Stadium
1976
October 2 at Baylor Baylor Stadium
October 23 vs. Notre Dame Williams-Brice Stadium
November 20 at Clemson Memorial Stadium
1977
September 10 vs. Georgia Tech Williams-Brice Stadium
October 22 at North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium
1978
November 25 at Clemson Memorial Stadium
1979
September 29 at Georgia Sanford Stadium
December 29 vs. Missouri Legion Field

1980s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1980
December 29 vs. Pittsburgh Gator Bowl
1981
September 26 at Georgia Sanford Stadium
October 24 at North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium
1984
September 29 vs. Georgia Williams-Brice Stadium
November 24 at Clemson Memorial Stadium
December 28 vs. Oklahoma State Gator Bowl
1985
September 28 at Georgia Sanford Stadium
1986
November 22 at Clemson Memorial Stadium
1987
December 31 vs. LSU Gator Bowl
1988
September 17 vs. East Carolina Williams-Brice Stadium
October 1 vs. Appalachian State Williams-Brice Stadium
December 28 vs. Indiana Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium

1990s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1992
November 14 at Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field
1993
November 13 vs. Florida Williams-Brice Stadium
1994
November 12 at Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field
December 30 vs. West Virginia Joe Robbie Stadium
1995
October 28 at Tennessee Neyland Stadium
1996
November 16 at Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field
1997
November 15 vs. Florida Williams-Brice Stadium

2000s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
2000
January 1, 2001 vs. Ohio State Raymond James Stadium
2001
January 1, 2002 vs. Ohio State Raymond James Stadium
2002
September 21 vs. Temple Williams-Brice Stadium
2004
September 11 vs. Georgia Williams-Brice Stadium
2005
December 30 vs. Missouri Independence Stadium
2006
September 9 vs. Georgia Williams-Brice Stadium
December 29 vs. Houston Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
2008
September 13 vs. Georgia Williams-Brice Stadium
November 15 at Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field
January 1, 2009 vs. Iowa Raymond James Stadium
2009
January 2, 2010 vs. Connecticut Legion Field

2010s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
2010
October 9 vs. Alabama Williams-Brice Stadium
2011
January 2, 2012 vs. Nebraska Florida Citrus Bowl
2012
January 1, 2013 vs. Michigan Raymond James Stadium
2013
January 1, 2014 vs. Wisconsin Florida Citrus Bowl
2014
December 27 vs. Miami Independence Stadium
2016
November 26 at Clemson Memorial Stadium
2017
January 1, 2018 vs. Michigan Raymond James Stadium
2018
October 13 vs. Texas A&M Williams-Brice Stadium

Media guides and yearbooks by season

Media guides

1960s 1963
1990s 1994
2000s 2001
2010s 2013 • 2018 • 2019
2020s 2021
South Carolina Gamecocks football head coaches
Richard S. Whaley (1896) • Frederick M. Murphy (1897) • Bill Wertenbaker (1898) • Irving O. Hunt (1899-1900) • Byron W. Dickson (1901) • Bob Williams (1902-03) • Christie Benet (1904-05) •  No team (1906) • Douglas McKay (1907) • Christie Benet (1908-09) • John Neff (1910-11) • Norman B. Edgerton (1912-15) • W. Rice Warren (1916) • Dixon Foster (1917) • Frank Dobson (1918) • Dixon Foster (1919) • Sol Metzger (1920-24) • Branch Bocock (1925-26) • Harry Lightsey (1927) • Billy Laval (1928-34) • Don McCallister (1935-37) • Rex Enright (1938-42) • James Moran Sr. (1943) • Williams Newton (1944) • John D. McMillan (1945) • Rex Enright (1946-55) • Warren Giese (1956-60) • Marvin Bass (1961-65) • Paul Dietzel (1966-74) • Jim Carlen (1975-81) • Richard Bell (1982) • Joe Morrison (1983-88) • Sparky Woods (1989-93) • Brad Scott (1994-98) • Lou Holtz (1999-2004) • Steve Spurrier (2005-15) • Shawn Elliott* (2015) • Will Muschamp (2016-20) • Mike Bobo* (2020) • Shane Beamer (2021-present)

*interim head coach


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

2010s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
2016-17
April 1, 2017 vs. Gonzaga University of Phoenix Stadium

Media guides and yearbooks

Media guides

2000s 2009-10

Women's Basketball

South Carolina Gamecocks women's college basketball
First Season
1923-24
Team History
South Carolina Gamecocks (?-present)
South Carolina Lady Gamecocks (1977-?)
Carolina Chicks (1974-77)
South Carolina Pullets (1923-74)
Conference
Southeastern Conference
Venue
Colonial Life Arena (2002-present)
Carolina Coliseum (1974-2002)
Key People
Players • Coaches


Media guides and yearbooks

Media guides

2000s 2007-08
2020s 2022-23
Southeastern Conference
Full Members Alabama Crimson Tide • Arkansas Razorbacks • Auburn Tigers • Florida Gators • Georgia Bulldogs • Kentucky Wildcats • LSU Tigers • Mississippi State Bulldogs • Missouri Tigers • Oklahoma Sooners • Ole Miss Rebels • South Carolina Gamecocks • Tennessee Volunteers • Texas A&M Aggies • Texas Longhorns • Vanderbilt Commodores
Basketball Venues Bud Walton Arena • Coleman Coliseum • Lloyd Noble Center • Rupp Arena
Football Venues Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Bryant-Denny Stadium • Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium • Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Jordan-Hare Stadium • Kroger Field • Kyle Field • Neyland Stadium • Sanford Stadium • Tiger Stadium • Vanderbilt Stadium • Vaught-Hemingway Stadium • War Memorial Stadium
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