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The 1996 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as a member of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Brad Scott, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing third in the SEC's Eastern Division. The team played home games at Williams–Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina.

South Carolina's season was highlighted by an upset over win over rival No. 22 Clemson on the road in the season finale. It was the Gamecocks' third victory against the Tigers in five years. Running back Duce Staley had the fourth highest single-season rushing total in program history to that point.^[1]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	7:00 p.m.	UCF*	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC		W 33–14	76,411	[2]
September 14	7:45 p.m.	Georgia	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC (rivalry)	ESPN	W 23–14	82,950	[3]
September 21	7:00 p.m.	East Carolina*	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC		L 7–23	79,806	[4]
September 28	12:30 p.m.	Mississippi State	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	JPS	L 10–14	75,014	[5]
October 5	3:30 p.m.	at No. 20 Auburn	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	CBS	L 24–28	84,107	[6]
October 12	7:00 p.m.	at Kentucky	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY		W 25–14	50,500	[7]
October 19	1:00 p.m.	Arkansas	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC		W 23–17	79,419	[8]
October 26	2:00 p.m.	at Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	PPV	W 27–0	36,583	[9]
November 2	12:30 p.m.	No. 6 Tennessee	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC (rivalry)	JPS	L 14–31	82,808	[10]
November 16	7:45 p.m.	at No. 1 Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	ESPN	L 25–52	85,701	[11]
November 23	5:30 p.m.	at No. 22 Clemson*	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (rivalry)	ESPN2	W 34–31	82,929	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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