1994 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

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 first-year head coach Brad Scott and played their home games in Williams–Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina.

With 48 upperclassmen returning,[1] Scott's new pass-heavy offense, and decorated junior quarterback Steve Taneyhill,[2] the Gamecocks went 6–5 in the regular season.[3] This included a win over archrival Clemson, only the second in seven seasons.[4] Going into the 1995 Carquest Bowl against West Virginia, South Carolina had an all-time record of 0–8 in postseason games.[5] The Gamecocks defeated the Mountaineers with a final score of 24–21, winning the first bowl game in school history.[6] It was South Carolina's first winning season since 1990 and the seven wins were the most since 1988.[7]

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