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. They were invited to the Birmingham Bowl where they lost to South Florida in overtime.