2016 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

2016 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Birmingham Bowl, L 39–46 OT vs. South Florida
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record6–7 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKurt Roper (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorBryan McClendon (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorTravaris Robinson (1st season)
Base defenseMultiple 4–3
Home stadiumWilliams-Brice Stadium
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Southeastern Conference 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
  • * Ole Miss and Missouri vacated all wins due to NCAA violations.
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 East 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 fifth place in the East Division.[2] They were invited to the Birmingham Bowl, where they lost to No. 25 South Florida in overtime.[3]

In 2016, Muschamp's first year, South Carolina had a three-win improvement over the previous year, and returned to the postseason.[2][4] The upset over No. 18 Tennessee at home was another highlight.[5][6]

  1. ^ Will Muschamp has both coordinators locked in
  2. ^ a b "2016 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  3. ^ "South Florida 46-39 South Carolina (Dec 29, 2016) Game Recap". ESPN. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  4. ^ "South Carolina Gamecocks College Football History, Stats, Records". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  5. ^ "South Carolina 24-21 Tennessee (Oct 29, 2016) Game Recap". ESPN. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  6. ^ "Tennessee vs South Carolina Betting Odds and Pick - October 29, 2016 | Odds Shark". www.oddsshark.com. Retrieved November 5, 2024.