2017 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

2017 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Outback Bowl champion
Outback Bowl, W 26–19 vs. Michigan
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record9–4 (5–3[1] SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKurt Roper (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinatorBryan McClendon (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorTravaris Robinson (2nd season)
Base defenseMultiple 4–3
Home stadiumWilliams-Brice Stadium
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 2 Georgia x$^   7 – 1     13 – 2  
South Carolina   5 – 3     9 – 4  
Kentucky   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Missouri   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Florida   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Vanderbilt   1 – 7     5 – 7  
Tennessee   0 – 8     4 – 8  
West Division
No. 10 Auburn xy   7 – 1     10 – 4  
No. 1 Alabama x#^   7 – 1     13 – 1  
No. 18 LSU   6 – 2     9 – 4  
No. 19 Mississippi State   4 – 4     9 – 4  
Texas A&M   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Ole Miss*   3 – 5     6 – 6  
Arkansas   1 – 7     4 – 8  
Championship: Georgia 28, Auburn 7
  • # – College Football Playoff champion
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • * Ole Miss ineligible for postseason due to NCAA sanctions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the 2017 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). They were led by second-year head coach Will Muschamp. They finished the season 9–4, 5–3 in SEC play to finish in second place in the East Division. They were invited to the Outback Bowl, where they defeated Michigan.

Led by quarterback Jake Bentley,[2] the Gamecocks' nine wins were the most since 2013.[3] It was the first winning season since 2014, and seventh and most recent nine-win season in school history.[3]

  1. ^ "2017 Southeastern Conference Year Summary". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
  2. ^ "Jake Bentley". University of South Carolina Athletics. June 22, 2018. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "South Carolina Gamecocks College Football History, Stats, Records". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 26, 2024.