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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.

DivisionEastern Division
Record5–6 (3–5 SEC)
Headcoach
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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 
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1993 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Eastern Division
No. 5 Florida x$7101120
No. 12 Tennessee* x7101020
Kentucky440660
Georgia260560
South Carolina*260470
Vanderbilt*170470
Western Division
No. 4 Auburn8001100
No. 14 Alabama* x521931
Arkansas*341551
LSU350560
Ole Miss*350560
Mississippi State*251362
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
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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 GeorgiaJPSW 23–2184,912[6]
September 113:00 p.m.at ArkansasNo. 19PPVL 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 StatePPVL 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 TennesseeJPSL 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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