1994 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

The 1994 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Gamecocks were led by first-year head coach Brad Scott and played their home games in Williams–Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina.

1994 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Carquest Bowl champion
Carquest Bowl, W 24–21 vs. West Virginia
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
Record	7–5 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach	Brad Scott (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Rickey Bustle (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Wally Burnham (1st season)
Home stadium	Williams–Brice Stadium
Seasons ← 1993 1995 →

1994 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Eastern Division
No. 7 Florida x$	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	1
No. 22 Tennessee	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
South Carolina	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Georgia	3	–	4	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
Vanderbilt	2	–	6	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Kentucky	0	–	8	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
Western Division
No. 5 Alabama x	8	–	0	–	0			12	–	1	–	0
No. 9 Auburn	6	–	1	–	1			9	–	1	–	1
No. 24 Mississippi State	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
LSU	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Arkansas	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Ole Miss	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Championship: Florida 24, Alabama 23
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

With 48 upperclassmen returning,^[1] Scott's new pass-heavy offense, and decorated junior quarterback Steve Taneyhill,^[2] the Gamecocks went 6–5 in the regular season. This included a win over rival Clemson, only the second in seven seasons.^[3] Going into the 1995 Carquest Bowl against West Virginia, South Carolina had an all-time record of 0–8 in postseason games.^[4] The Gamecocks defeated the Mountaineers with a final score of 24–21, winning the first bowl game in school history.^[5] It was South Carolina's first winning season since 1990 and the seven wins were the most since 1988.^[6]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	8:00 p.m.	Georgia	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC (rivalry)	WIS	L 21–24	73,605	[7]
September 10	7:00 p.m.	Arkansas	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	PPV	W 14–0	71,542	[8]
September 17	7:00 p.m.	Louisiana Tech*	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC		W 31–6	68,498	[9]
September 24	7:00 p.m.	at Kentucky	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	PPV	W 23–9	56,900	[10]
October 1	8:00 p.m.	at LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	PPV	W 18–17	63,281	[11]
October 8	1:00 p.m.	East Carolina*	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC		L 42–56	70,075	[12]
October 15	1:00 p.m.	Mississippi State	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC		L 36–41	64,902	[13]
October 22	12:30 p.m.	at Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	JPS	W 19–16	30,419	[14]
October 29	1:00 p.m.	Tennessee	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC (rivalry)	PPV	L 22–31	74,200	[15]
November 12	12:30 p.m.	at No. 4 Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	JPS	L 17–48	85,028	[16]
November 19	12:00 p.m.	at Clemson*	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (rivalry)	JPS	W 33–7	85,872	[17]
January 2	1:30 p.m.	vs. West Virginia*	Joe Robbie Stadium Miami Gardens, FL (Carquest Bowl)	CBS	W 24–21	50,833	[18]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

• QB Steve Taneyhill
• OL Michael Muse
• QB Wright Mitchell
• QB Brandon Bennett*
• RB Leroy Jeter*
• RB Rob DeBoer
• RB Terry Wilburn
• RB Albert Haynes
• RB Anthony Jacobs(WO)
• RB Eddie Miller*
• WR Robert Brooks*
• WR David Pitchko
• WR Asim Penny
• WR Bralyn Bennett
• WR Bill Zorr
• WR Darren Greene
• WR Mike Whitman*
• TE Matthew Campbell
• TE Boomer Foster
• TE Roderick Howell
• TE Mathew Campbell
• TE Ernest Dye*
• OL Kenny Farrell*
• OL Jay Killen*
• OL Antoine Rivens*
• OL Rich Sweet*
• OL Vincent Dinkins
• OL Kevin Rosenkrans
• OL Cedric Bembery*
• DL Bobby Brown*
• DL Marty Dye*
• DL Troy Duke*
• DL David Turnipseed
• DL Ernest Dixon*
• LB James McDougald*
• LB Eric Brown*
• LB Gerald Dixon*
• LB Robert Gibson*
• LB Keith Franklin
• LB Joe Reaves
• LB Keith Emmons
• LB Toby Cates*
• DB Jerry Inman*
• DB Bru Pender*
• DB Tony Watkins*
• DB Frank Adams
• DB Cedric Surratt
• DB Norman Greene
• DB Daren Parker