2016 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

2016 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Birmingham Bowl, L 39–46 OT vs. South Florida
Conference Southeastern Conference
Division Eastern Division
2016 record 6–7 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach Will Muschamp (1st season)
Offensive coordinator Kurt Roper (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator Bryan McClendon (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Travaris Robinson (1st season)
Base defense Multiple 4–3
Home stadium Williams-Brice Stadium
(Capacity: 80,250)
2016 SEC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
No. 14 Florida x  6 –2     9 –4  
No. 22 Tennessee  4 –4     9 –4  
Georgia  4 –4     8 –5  
Kentucky  4 –4     7 –6  
South Carolina  3 –5     6 –7  
Vanderbilt  3 –5     6 –7  
Missouri  2 –6     4 –8  
West Division
No. 2 Alabama x$^  8 –0     14 –1  
No. 24 Auburn  5 –3     8 –5  
No. 13 LSU  5 –3     8 –4  
Texas A&M  4 –4     8 –5  
Arkansas  3 –5     7 –6  
Mississippi State  3 –5     6 –7  
Ole Miss  2 –6     5 –7  
Championship: Alabama 54, Florida 16
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Gamecocks played their home games at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina and competed in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Gamecocks first-year head coach was Will Muschamp, with Kurt Roper as offensive coordinator and Travaris Robinson as defensive coordinator.[1] They finished the season 6–7, 3–5 in SEC play to finish in a tie for fifth place in the Eastern Division. They were invited to the Birmingham Bowl where they lost to South Florida in overtime.

Schedule

South Carolina announced its 2016 football schedule on October 29, 2015. The 2016 schedule consisted of seven home and five away games in the regular season. The Gamecocks hosted SEC foes Georgia, Missouri, Tennessee, and Texas A&M, and traveled to Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi State, and Vanderbilt.[2]

For the tenth year, the Gamecocks opened their season on a Thursday. The team hosted three out of four of its non–conference games which were against Clemson (from the ACC), East Carolina (from the American), Massachusetts (from the MAC), and Western Carolina (from the Southern Conference).

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 1 8:00 p.m. at Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN ESPN W 13–10   30,304
September 10 7:00 p.m. at Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS ESPN2 L 14–27   57,763
September 17 4:00 p.m. East Carolina* Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC SECN W 20–15   80,384
September 24 7:30 p.m. at Kentucky Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY SECN L 10–17   51,702
October 1 4:00 p.m. No. 9 Texas A&M Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC SECN L 13–24   78,245
October 9[a] 2:30 p.m. Georgia Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC (Rivalry) SECN L 14–28   77,221
October 22 12:00 p.m. Massachusetts* Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC SECN W 34–28   73,428
October 29 7:15 p.m. No. 18 Tennessee Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC ESPN2 W 24–21   78,696
November 5 4:00 p.m. Missouridagger Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC SECN W 31–21   73,817
November 12 12:00 p.m. at No. 22 Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL CBS L 7–20   89,614
November 19 4:00 p.m. Western Carolina* Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC SECN W 44–31   76,650
November 26 7:30 p.m. at No. 4 Clemson* Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Rivalry) ESPN L 7–56   81,542
December 29 2:00 p.m. vs. No. 25 South Florida* Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (Birmingham Bowl) ESPN L 39–46 OT  31,229
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
^[a] The game between South Carolina and Georgia on October 8, 2016, was postponed due to Hurricane Matthew, and was rescheduled the following day on October 9, 2016.
Schedule Source:[3]

References

  1. ↑ Will Muschamp has both coordinators locked in
  2. ↑ "2016 Football Schedule Announced" (Press release). University of South Carolina Department of Athletics. October 29, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
  3. ↑ "2016 South Carolina Gamecocks Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
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