1995 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

American college football season

1995 South Carolina Gamecocks football

Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
Record	4–6–1 (2–5–1 SEC)
Head coach	Brad Scott (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	John Eason (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Fast Break
Defensive coordinator	Wally Burnham (2nd season)
Home stadium	Williams–Brice Stadium
Seasons ← 1994 1996 →

1995 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Eastern Division
No. 2 Florida x$	8	–	0	–	0	12	–	1	–	0
No. 3 Tennessee	7	–	1	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
Georgia	3	–	5	–	0	6	–	6	–	0
South Carolina	2	–	5	–	1	4	–	6	–	1
Kentucky	2	–	6	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Vanderbilt	1	–	7	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Western Division
Arkansas x	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	5	–	0
No. 21 Alabama	5	–	3	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
No. 22 Auburn	5	–	3	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
LSU	4	–	3	–	1	7	–	4	–	1
Ole Miss	3	–	5	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Mississippi State	1	–	7	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Championship: Florida 34, Arkansas 3
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1995 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Gamecocks were led by head coach Brad Scott and played their home games in Williams–Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	12:30 p.m.	at Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	JPS	L 23–42	86,117	^[1]
September 9	3:00 p.m.	at Arkansas	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR		L 21–51	46,821	^[2]
September 16	7:00 p.m.	Louisiana Tech*	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC		W 68–21	70,411	^[3]
September 23	12:30 p.m.	Kentucky	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	JPS	L 30–35	65,325	^[4]
September 30	12:30 p.m.	No. 14 LSU	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	JPS	T 20–20	67,902	^[5]
October 7	1:00 p.m.	Kent State*	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC		W 77–14	66,807	^[6]
October 14	7:00 p.m.	at Mississippi State	Scott Field Starkville, MS	PPV	W 65–39	30,035	^[7]
October 21	1:00 p.m.	Vanderbilt	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC		W 52–14	68,915	^[8]
October 28	12:30 p.m.	at No. 6 Tennessee	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	JPS	L 21–56	95,426	^[9]
November 11	8:00 p.m.	No. 3 Florida	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	ESPN	L 7–63	71,638	^[10]
November 18	12:30 p.m.	Clemson*	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC (rivalry)	JPS	L 17–38	74,990	^[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

1995 South Carolina Gamecocks football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
RB	`22`	Duce Staley	Jr
QB	`1`	Anthony Wright	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`28`	Chris Abrams	Jr
LB	`52`	Shane Burnham	So
LB	`45`	James McDougald	So
LB	`?`	Chris Rumph
DE	`89`	Maynard Caldwell	Jr
DB	`5`	Terry Cousin	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
PK	`14`	Reed Morton	Jr

Head coach

Brad Scott

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

References

^ "Gamecocks collapse in second half". The Times and Democrat. September 3, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Arkansas drops South Carolina". The Springfield News-Leader. September 10, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "USC rolls to victory". The Charlotte Observer. September 17, 1995. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Moe betters blues; Williams carries Kentucky to victory". The Tennessean. September 24, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "LSU, South Carolina play to 20–20 tie". Ledger-Enquirer. October 1, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Gamecocks show no mercy in 77–14 romp over Kent". Florence Morning News. October 8, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Taneyhill, Gamecocks flatten Bulldogs". The Charlotte Observer. October 15, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Gamecocks focus, flog Vanderbilt". The Charlotte Observer. October 22, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Vols put Gamecocks away early". The Clarion-Ledger. October 29, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "It's no contest: Gators win 63–7". St. Petersburg Times. November 12, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tigers standing tall". The Herald. November 19, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1995 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 8, 2024.

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Venues	Old State Fairgrounds (1894, 1896–1898) Shandon Park (1895) College Park/Davis Field (1899–1925) Melton Field (1926–1934) Williams–Brice Stadium (1934–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Clemson Georgia North Carolina Tennessee
Culture & lore	Spurrier Cocky "The Fighting Gamecocks Lead the Way" Mighty Sound of the Southeast "Sandstorm" The Brawl University of South Carolina steroid scandal
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees
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