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1993 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

The 1993 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Gamecocks were led by head coach Sparky Woods, in his fifth and final season, and played their home games in Williams–Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina.

1993 South Carolina Gamecocks football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record5–6 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorArt Wilkins (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorMiles Aldridge (1st season)
Home stadiumWilliams–Brice Stadium
Seasons
← 1992
1994 →
1993 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Eastern Division
No. 5 Florida x$ 7 – 1 – 0 11 – 2 – 0
No. 12 Tennessee* x 6 – 1 – 1 9 – 2 – 1
Kentucky 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
Georgia 2 – 6 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
South Carolina* 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Vanderbilt* 1 – 7 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Western Division
No. 4 Auburn† 8 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0
No. 14 Alabama* x 5 – 2 – 1 9 – 3 – 1
Arkansas* 3 – 4 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
LSU 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Ole Miss* 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Mississippi State* 2 – 5 – 1 3 – 6 – 2
Championship: Florida 28, Alabama 13
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • † – Ineligible for the postseason due to NCAA probation.
    * – Alabama later forfeited all regular-season wins and one tie due to NCAA violations, giving an official record of 1–12 overall and 0–8 SEC. The forfeit of the tie retroactively gave Tennessee a share of the East title.
Rankings from AP Poll

Beginning in 1993, the "Orange Crush" would dominate the end of Gamecock football schedules for eight seasons, with the final three regular season games always consisting of Tennessee, Florida, and Clemson, in that order. South Carolina would go 2–22 in the "Orange Crush" before changes to scheduling in 2001.[1]

South Carolina had a third consecutive losing season for the first time since 1964.[2] As a result, Woods was fired following the season, with one year remaining on his contract. He finished his tenure with a 25–27–3 record, and a 1–4 record against Clemson.[3][4] He was replaced by Brad Scott, who won a national championship and coached the Heisman Trophy winner this season, as an offensive coordinator at Florida State.[5]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 412:30 p.m.at No. 14 Georgia
JPSW 23–2184,912[6]
September 113:00 p.m.at ArkansasNo. 19
PPVL 17–1847,321[7]
September 187:00 p.m.Louisiana Tech*
W 34–369,208[8]
September 238:00 p.m.Kentucky
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
ESPNL 17–2165,326[9]
October 27:30 p.m.No. 2 Alabama
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
ESPNW 6–17 (Alabama Forfeit)74,718[10][11]
October 91:00 p.m.East Carolina*
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 27–362,307[12]
October 167:00 p.m.at Mississippi State
PPVL 0–2333,915[13]
October 231:00 p.m.Vanderbilt
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 22–058,128[14]
October 3012:30 p.m.at No. 8 Tennessee
JPSL 3–5594,791[15]
November 1312:30 p.m.No. 8 Florida
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
JPSL 26–3770,188[16]
November 2012:30 p.m.No. 24 Clemson*
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
JPSL 13–1672,928[17]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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References

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  1. ^ "'Crush' no longer just orange". 247Sports. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  2. ^ "South Carolina Gamecocks College Football History, Stats, Records". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
  3. ^ Writer, Staff. "COLUMBIA - The end to South Carolina head football coach Sp". Spartanburg Herald Journal. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  4. ^ "Sparky Woods College Coaching Records, Awards and Leaderboards". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  5. ^ Gillespie, Bob. "How the Gamecocks firing Brad Scott turned out so well for Clemson and his son Jeff". The Greenville News. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
  6. ^ "South Carolina beats clock, Georgia 23–21". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 5, 1993. Retrieved November 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "This time, USC loses at the wire". The Greenville News. September 12, 1993. Retrieved November 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Gamecocks let secret out, beat La. Tech". The Charlotte Observer. September 19, 1993. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Kentucky runs past S.C. 21–17". The Palm Beach Post. September 24, 1993. Retrieved November 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "USC falls". The Greenville News. October 3, 1993. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Dishing out the discipline: SEC". ESPN. November 26, 2001. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  12. ^ "QB shuffle central to USC's 27–3 win". The Charlotte Observer. October 10, 1993. Retrieved March 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Davis, Mississippi State pound Gamecocks 23–0". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 17, 1993. Retrieved November 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Gamecocks outwit option in 22–0 victory". Anderson Independent-Mail. October 24, 1993. Retrieved November 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Fast starting Vols romp USC". The Daily News-Journal. October 31, 1993. Retrieved November 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Gators, bowl hopes elude Gamecocks' grasp 37–26". The State. November 14, 1993. Retrieved November 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "Tigers triumph". The Times and Democrat. November 21, 1993. Retrieved November 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ "1993 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 16, 2023.


 

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