1997 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

The 1997 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1997 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.

1997 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
1997 record	5–6 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach	Brad Scott (4th season)
Home stadium	Williams-Brice Stadium (c. 80,250, grass)

1997 Southeastern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Eastern Division
No. 7 Tennessee x$		7	–	1					11	–	2
No. 10 Georgia		6	–	2					10	–	2
No. 4 Florida		6	–	2					10	–	2
South Carolina		3	–	5					5	–	6
Kentucky		2	–	6					5	–	6
Vanderbilt		0	–	8					3	–	8
Western Division
No. 11 Auburn xy		6	–	2					10	–	3
No. 13 LSU x		6	–	2					9	–	3
No. 22 Ole Miss		4	–	4					8	–	4
Mississippi State		4	–	4					7	–	4
Alabama		2	–	6					4	–	7
Arkansas		2	–	6					4	–	7
Championship: Tennessee 30, Auburn 29
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 6	7:00 p.m.	UCF*	Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, South Carolina	FSS	W 33–31	81,908
September 13	3:30 p.m.	at No. 25 Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia (rivalry)	CBS	L 15–31	86,117
September 20	3:00 p.m.	at East Carolina*	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, North Carolina	FSS	W 26–0	38,902
September 27	12:30 p.m.	at Mississippi State	Scott Field Starkville, Mississippi	JPS	L 17–37	30,120
October 4	12:30 p.m.	No. 9 Auburn	Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, South Carolina	JPS	L 6–23	79,411
October 11	12:30 p.m.	Kentucky	Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, South Carolina	JPS	W 38–24	75,936
October 18	7:00 p.m.	at Arkansas	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, Arkansas		W 39–13	49,178
October 25	7:00 p.m.	Vanderbilt	Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, South Carolina		W 35–3	79,014
November 1	12:30 p.m.	at No. 8 Tennessee	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee	JPS	L 7–22	106,301
November 15	12:30 p.m.	No. 12 Florida	Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, South Carolina	JPS	L 21–48	80,072
November 22	6:00 p.m.	Clemson*	Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, South Carolina (Palmetto Bowl)	ESPN2	L 21–47	83,700
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

1997 South Carolina Gamecocks football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense 74 Kevin Rolack OL 6-3 302 Jr. HS Saint George, S.C. (St.George) 78 Travis Whitfield OG 6-4 293 Sr./RS 3VL Honea-Path, S.C. (Belton-Honea Path) Pos. # Name Class QB 1 Anthony Wright Jr RB 4 Boo Williams So WR 8 Ben Fleming  So WR 9 Kerry Hood  So WR 10 Carlos Spikes Fr FB 11 Jacob Bush So QB 14 Phil Petty Fr QB 16 Joey Unitas Sr QB 17 Victor Penn  Fr QB 18 Kevin Sides Jr RB 19 Troy Hambrick So WR 21 Zola Davis  Jr RB 22 Ryght Jordan Fr C 53 Paul Beckwith Sr G 63 Ed Hrubiec  Sr OL 64 Taylor Irvin Fr OL 65 Philip Jones Fr OL 67 Jesse Washington  Sr T 68 Reggie Baker Sr OL 69 Todd Davis Fr T 70 Andray Spearman  Jr OL 71 Kevin Rivers Fr OL 72 Melvin Paige Fr OL 73 Jason Thomas  So OL 75 Adam Buckley Fr OL 77 Jim Pietrzak  Fr T 79 Jamar Nesbit Jr WR 80 Donovan Norman So TE 81 Rod Trafford Fr WR 82 Calvin Owens  Sr WR 83 Tyrance Williams  Fr WR 84 Jermale Kelly  Fr WR 85 Shah Mays  Jr TE 86 Trevon Matthews  So	Defense 57 Errol Rochester LB 6-0 245 So./RS 1VL Miami Springs, Fla. (Miami Springs) Pos. # Name Class DB 3 Ray Green  So CB 5 Kevin Brooks Jr SS 6 Ben Washington Sr FS 12 Arturo Freeman Jr DB 20 Willie Offord Fr LB 42 Darren Hambrick Sr DE 55 Selvesta Miller  Sr LB 58 Corey Atkins  So LB 45 James McDougald Sr DT 90 Henry Taylor Sr DL 91 John Stamper Fr LB 92 Ryan Koop Sr DT 93 Michael Maddox  Sr DE 94 Matt Marsters So DE 95 John Abraham So DT 96 Cecil Caldwell So DT 97 Trey Pennington So DT 98 Rachad Wilson Jr DE 99 Anthony Overstreet  Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P/K 7 Courtney Leavitt So K 15 Steve Florio Jr	Head coach Brad Scott Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 1998-01-28

References

1. "College Football Data Warehouse". Archived from the original on 2010-09-15. Retrieved 2010-08-21.