1994 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Carquest Bowl champion
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record7–5 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRickey Bustle (1st season)
Offensive schemeFast Break
Defensive coordinatorWally Burnham (1st season)
Home stadiumWilliams-Brice Stadium (c. 72,400, grass)
Seasons
← 1993
1995 →
1994 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Eastern Division
No. 7 Florida x$ 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 1
No. 22 Tennessee 5 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
South Carolina 4 – 4 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Georgia 3 – 4 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
Vanderbilt 2 – 6 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Kentucky 0 – 8 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
Western Division
No. 5 Alabama x 8 – 0 – 0 12 – 1 – 0
No. 9 Auburn 6 – 1 – 1 9 – 1 – 1
No. 24 Mississippi State 5 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
LSU 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Arkansas 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Ole Miss 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Championship: Florida 24, Alabama 23
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1994 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Gamecocks were led by head coach Brad Scott and played their home games in Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 38:00 p.m.Georgia
WISL 21–2473,605[1]
September 107:00 p.m.Arkansas
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
PPVW 14–071,542[2]
September 177:00 p.m.Louisiana Tech*
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 31–668,498[3]
September 247:00 p.m.at Kentucky
PPVW 23–956,900[4]
October 18:00 p.m.at LSU
PPVW 18–1763,281[5]
October 81:00 p.m.East Carolina*
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
L 42–5670,075[6]
October 151:00 p.m.Mississippi State
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
L 36–4164,902[7]
October 2212:30 p.m.at Vanderbilt
JPSW 19–1630,419[8]
October 291:00 p.m.Tennessee
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
PPVL 22–3174,200[9]
November 1212:30 p.m.at No. 4 Florida
JPSL 17–4885,028[10]
November 1912:00 p.m.at Clemson*
JPSW 33–785,872[11]
January 21:30 p.m.vs. West Virginia*
CBSW 24–2150,833[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

QB Wright Mitchell QB Brandon Bennett* RB Leroy Jeter* RB Rob DeBoer RB Terry Wilburn RB Albert Haynes RB Anthony Jacobs(WO) RB Eddie Miller* WR Robert Brooks* WR David Pitchko WR Asim Penny WR Bralyn Bennett WR Bill Zorr WR Darren Greene WR Mike Whitman* TE Matthew Campbell TE Boomer Foster TE Roderick Howell TE Mathew Campbell TE Ernest Dye* OL Kenny Farrell* OL Jay Killen* OL Antoine Rivens* OL Rich Sweet* OL Vincent Dinkins OL Kevin Rosenkrans OL Cedric Bembery* DL Bobby Brown* DL Marty Dye* DL Troy Duke DL David Turnipseed DL Ernest Dixon* LB James C Mcdougald* LB Eric Brown* LB Gerald Dixon* LB Robert Gibson* LB Keith Franklin LB Joe Reaves LB Keith Emmons LB Toby Cates* DB Jerry Inman* DB Bru Pender* DB Tony Watkins* DB Frank Adams DB Cedric Surratt DB Norman Greene DB Daren Parker P

References

  1. ^ "S. Carolina rally falls short against Georgia". The Commercial Appeal. September 4, 1994. Retrieved February 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Game and ball slip away from Arkansas". The Springfield News-Leader. September 11, 1994. Retrieved February 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Gamecocks find spark to spank Louisiana Tech". The Charlotte Observer. September 18, 1994. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Kentucky's downhill slide continues". The Kentucky Advocate. September 25, 1994. Retrieved February 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Gamecocks rally in the rain to beat Louisiana St". The Herald. October 2, 1994. Retrieved February 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Pirates pop USC". The Charlotte Observer. October 9, 1994. Retrieved March 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Gamecocks watch victory evaporate". The Sun-News. October 16, 1994. Retrieved February 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "USC defense simply dandy". The State. October 23, 1994. Retrieved February 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Vols fly past Gamecocks". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 30, 1994. Retrieved February 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Gators out of Gamecocks' league". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. November 13, 1994. Retrieved February 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Gamecocks rip Clemson". The Charlotte Observer. November 20, 1994. Retrieved February 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "South Carolina climbs the mountain". South Florida Sun Sentinel. January 3, 1995. Retrieved February 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1994 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 5, 2024.


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