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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.[2] They finished the season 6–7, 3–5 in SEC play to finish in fifth place in the East Division.[3] They were invited to the Birmingham Bowl, where they lost to No. 25 South Florida in overtime.[4]

ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record6–7 (3–5 [1] SEC)
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2016 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Birmingham Bowl, L 39–46 OT vs. South Florida
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record6–7 (3–5 [1] SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKurt Roper (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorBryan McClendon (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorTravaris Robinson (1st season)
Base defenseMultiple 4–3
Home stadiumWilliams-Brice Stadium
Seasons
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2016 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Eastern 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 
Western 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
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Following a 2–4 start,[3] freshman Jake Bentley became the starting quarterback and led the Gamecocks to a 4–3 finish,[5] including an upset over No. 18 Tennessee.[6] South Carolina had a three-win improvement over the previous year and returned to the postseason, but finished with a second consecutive losing season.[7]

Schedule

South Carolina announced its 2016 football schedule on October 29, 2015. The 2016 schedule consisted of seven home and five away games in the regular season. The Gamecocks hosted SEC foes Georgia, Missouri, Tennessee, and Texas A&M, and traveled to Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi State, and Vanderbilt.[8]

For the tenth year, the Gamecocks opened their season on a Thursday. The team hosted three out of four of its non–conference games which were against Clemson (from the ACC), East Carolina (from the American), Massachusetts (from the MAC), and Western Carolina (from the Southern Conference).

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 18:00 p.m.at Vanderbilt
ESPNW 13–1030,304
September 107:00 p.m.at Mississippi State
ESPN2L 14–2757,763
September 174:00 p.m.East Carolina*
SECNW 20–1580,384
September 247:30 p.m.at Kentucky
SECNL 10–1751,702
October 14:00 p.m.No. 9 Texas A&M
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
SECNL 13–2478,245
October 9[a]2:30 p.m.Georgia
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
SECNL 14–2877,221
October 2212:00 p.m.Massachusetts*
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
SECNW 34–2873,428
October 297:15 p.m.No. 18 Tennessee
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
ESPN2W 24–2178,696
November 54:00 p.m.Missouridagger
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (Mayor's Cup)
SECNW 31–2173,817
November 1212:00 p.m.at No. 22 Florida
CBSL 7–2089,614
November 194:00 p.m.Western Carolina*
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
SECNW 44–3176,650
November 267:30 p.m.at No. 4 Clemson*
ESPNL 7–5681,542
December 292:00 p.m.vs. No. 25 South Florida*
ESPNL 39–46 OT31,229
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
  • All times are in Eastern time
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^[a]The game between South Carolina and Georgia on October 8, 2016, was postponed due to Hurricane Matthew, and was rescheduled the following day on October 9, 2016.
Schedule source:[9]

Roster

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2016 South Carolina Gamecocks football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 1 Deebo Samuel  So
WR 3 K. C. Crosby  So
QB 4 Jake Bentley Fr
WR 5 Terry Googer  So
WR 8 Randrecous Davis Fr
WR 9 Jerad Washington  Fr
QB 10 Perry Orth  Sr
QB 11 Brandon McIlwain Fr
WR 12 Korey Banks Fr
QB 12 Michael Scarnecchia  So
WR 13 Shi Smith Fr
WR 14 Jamari Smith  Jr
WR 15 Matrick Belton  Sr
QB 16 Bailey Hart Fr
QB 18 Danny Gordon  So
WR 22 Montray Feaster Fr
RB 23 Rico Dowdle Fr
WR 24 Garrett Frederick Fr
RB 25 A. J. Turner  Fr
RB 27 Ty'Son Williams So
RB 30 Darius Paulk  Sr
RB 32 Rod Talley  Jr
RB 33 David Williams  Jr
RB 34 Mon Denson  Fr
RB 36 C. J. Freeman Fr
TE 39 Rivers Bedenbaugh  Jr
TE 40 Jacob August  So
RB 44 Adrian McGee Fr
OL 50 Sadarius Hutcherson Fr
OL 51 Cory Helms  Jr
OL 55 Christian Pellage So
OL 60 Chandler Farrell Fr
OL 61 Cameron Johnson Fr
OL 63 Blake Camper So
OL 65 Pika Leota Fr
OL 66 Will Putnam Fr
OL 67 Ryan Green So
OL 69 D. J. Park  Jr
OL 70 Alan Knott  Jr
OL 71 Eric Douglas Fr
OL 72 Donell Stanley  So
OL 73 Summie Carlay Fr
OL 74 Mason Zandi  Sr
OL 77 Malik Young  So
OL 78 Zack Bailey So
OL 79 Trey Derouen  Fr
WR 80 Shemar Glenn  Fr
TE 81 Hayden Hurst So
TE 82 Evan Hinson Fr
WR 83 Chavis Dawkins Fr
TE 84 Kyle Markway So
WR 85 Devin Dingle  Fr
TE 86 Robert Tucker III Fr
TE 87 Kiel Pollard Fr
WR 88 Javon Charleston  Fr
WR 89 Bryan Edwards Fr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 3 Chris Lammons Jr
LB 4 Bryson Allen-Williams Jr
DL 5 Darius English  Sr
LB 6 Chris Moody  Sr
DB 7 Jamarcus King Jr
DL 8 Marquavius Lewis Sr
LB 9 Sherrod Pittman  Fr
LB 10 Skai Moore Sr
LB 11 T. J. Holloman  Sr
DB 12 Kaleb Chalmers  So
LB 13 Jalen Dread So
DB 16 Rashad Fenton So
DB 17 Chaz Elder  Sr
DL 18 Keir Thomas Fr
DB 21 Antoine Wilder  Fr
DB 22 Steven Montac So
LB 23 Larenz Bryant Sr
DB 24 D. J. Smith Jr
DB 26 Jasper Sasser  Jr
LB 28 Jonathan Walton Sr
DB 30 Shannon James  Sr
DB 31 Chris Smith Fr
LB 32 Brett Shore  Jr
DB 34 Scott Grant  So
DL 35 Daniel Fennell  Fr
DB 36 Morgan Vest Fr
DB 39 Demetrius Smalls  Jr
DB 40 Jason Senn  Fr
LB 41 Tyler Ragsdale  Fr
DB 42 Jordan Diggs  Sr
DB 43 Benji Russell  Jr
LB 44 T. J. Brunson Fr
LB 45 Spencer Eason-Riddle Fr
LB 46 Trey Mitchell Fr
DL 48 Dexter Wideman  Fr
DL 49 Boosie Whitlow So
DL 50 Griffin Gentry Fr
DL 52 Jajuan Blankenship Fr
LB 57 Hassan Belton So
DL 61 Javion Duncan  So
DL 90 Taylor Stallworth Jr
DL 91 Shameik Blackshear  Fr
DL 92 D. J. Wonnum Fr
DL 93 Ulric Jones  Jr
DL 94 Kelsey Griffin Sr
DL 95 Dante Sawyer Jr
DL 96 Aaron Thompson Fr
DL 97 Kobe Smith Fr
DL 98 Stephon Taylor Fr
DL 99 Abu Lamin  Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 13 Sean Kelly  Sr
K/P 20 Joseph Charlton  Fr
K 29 Elliott Fry Sr
K 42 Alexander Woznick Fr
LS 45 Ben Asbury  So
LS 46 Harrison Freeman Fr
LS 47 Drew Williams Sr
LS 48 Nick McGriff  So
LS 59 Logan Crane  Fr
K/P 85 Michael Almond  Fr
LS 90 Wyman Baxley Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

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