1992 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

1992 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Conference	Southeastern Conference Eastern Division
1992 record	5-6 (3-4 SEC)
Head coach	Sparky Woods
Home stadium	Williams-Brice Stadium (c. 72,400, grass)

1992 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Eastern Division
#10 Florida xy	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	4	–	0
#8 Georgia x	6	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
#12 Tennessee	5	–	3	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
South Carolina	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Kentucky	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Vanderbilt	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Western Division
#1 Alabama x$	8	–	0	–	0			13	–	0	–	0
#16 Ole Miss	5	–	3	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
#23 Mississippi State	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Arkansas	3	–	4	–	1			3	–	7	–	1
Auburn	2	–	5	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
LSU	1	–	7	–	0			2	–	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 marked the rookie season for the Gamecocks in the Southeastern Conference (SEC). In 1992 the SEC expanded to twelve teams and two divisions with USC placed in the SEC East Division. The Gamecocks were led by Sparky Woods as head coach and finished the season with a 5-6 record overall After beginning the season 0-5, Steve Taneyhill assumed the starting quarterback position and led the Gamecocks to a 5-1 finish.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	8:00 PM	#14 Georgia	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	WIS	L 28–6	75,060
September 12	7:00 PM	Arkansas	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC		L 45–7	63,100
September 19	7:00 PM	East Carolina*	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC		L 20–18	60,030
September 26	12:30 PM	at Kentucky	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY	JPS	L 13–9	55,700
October 3	3:30 PM	at #9 Alabama	Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	PPV	L 48–7	70,123
October 17	12:30 PM	#15 Mississippi State	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	JPS	W 21–6	55,102
October 24	2:00 PM	at Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN		W 21–17	40,900
October 31	12:30 PM	#16 Tennessee	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	JPS	W 24–23	71,529
November 7	1:00 PM	Louisiana Tech*	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC		W 14–13	57,547
November 14	12:30 PM	at #11 Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL	JPS	L 14–9	84,777
November 21	12:00 PM	at Clemson*	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Battle of the Palmetto State)	JPS	W 24-13	83,312
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Roster

Steve Taneyhill - QB; Blake Williamson - 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; Corey Louchiey - OL; 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

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