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Encyclopedia > South Carolina Gamecocks
South Carolina Gamecocks
University University of South Carolina
Conference Southeastern Conference
NCAA Division I
Athletics director Eric Hyman
Location Columbia, SC
Varsity teams 19
Football stadium Williams-Brice Stadium
Basketball arena Colonial Center
Mascot Cocky
Nickname Gamecocks
Fight song The Fighting Gamecocks Lead the Way
Colors Garnet and Black

              Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The University of South Carolina, Columbia (USC, SC, or Carolina) is a public, co-educational, research university located in Columbia, South Carolina, United States. ... The Southeastern Conference (SEC) is a college athletic conference headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, which operates in the southeastern part of the United States. ... Official language(s) English Capital Columbia Largest city Columbia Largest metro area Columbia Area  Ranked 40th  - Total 34,726 sq mi (82,965 km²)  - Width 200 miles (320 km)  - Length 260 miles (420 km)  - % water 6  - Latitude 32° 2′ N to 35° 13′ N  - Longitude 78° 32′ W to 83... Carolina takes the field to the song 2001 at Williams-Brice Stadium, rated the best entrance in college football by Williams-Brice Stadium is the home football stadium for the South Carolina Gamecocks, the college football team representing the University of South Carolina in Columbia, South Carolina. ... The Colonial Center is a multi-purpose arena in Columbia, South Carolina, primarily home to the University of South Carolina mens and womens basketball teams. ... Cocky is the costumed male mascot of the University of South Carolina athletics teams. ...

Homepage www.uscsports.com

The University of South Carolina's 19 varsity sports teams are known as the Gamecocks. While the men have traditionally been the Fighting Gamecocks and the women were previously the Lady Gamecocks, this distinction was discontinued. The University of South Carolina, Columbia (USC, SC, or Carolina) is a public, co-educational, research university located in Columbia, South Carolina, United States. ... A gamecock is a strong, colorful, and territorial type of chicken, or fowl, bred for maximum aggression. ...


All of the University's varsity teams compete at the Division I level of the NCAA, and all but men's soccer compete in the Southeastern Conference.[1] Men's soccer competes in Conference USA because the SEC does not sponsor men's soccer. Division I (or DI) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States. ... The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often pronounced N-C-Double-A or N-C-Two-A ) is a voluntary association of about 1,200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States. ... Soccer redirects here. ... The Southeastern Conference (SEC) is a college athletic conference headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, which operates in the southeastern part of the United States. ... Conference USA, officially abbreviated C-USA, is a college athletic conference whose member institutions are located within the Southern United States. ...


The official school colors are garnet and black. However, some officially licensed merchandise also contain gold, which represents the spurs historically worn by gamecocks in cockfights. The colors of garnet and black were chosen by the family of Dr. J. William Flinn when they presented a banner composed of those colors to the football team in November of 1895. There was no definite act of adoption of the colors, but an unsuccessful attempt was made shortly after 1900 to change the colors.[2] A gamecock is a strong, colorful, and territorial type of chicken, or fowl, bred for maximum aggression. ... The Cock Fight by Jean-Léon Gérôme (1847) Training for a cockfight in Hell-Bourg, Réunion A cockfight is a blood sport between two specially trained roosters held in a ring called a cockpit. ...


The athletics department is supported with private money from the Gamecock Club. It was originally formed as the B.A.M. ("Buck-A-Month") Club in 1939 and 1940 to benefit the athletics programs from privately raised funds.[3] According to a publication by the Gamecock Club, USC ranks #8 (out of 12) in the SEC in raising funds for the athletics department.[4]


Although the University's varsity teams have won only a few national titles, many league championships and tournament titles have been won over the years, giving fans a taste of success that keeps them clamoring for more. Tim Brando of CBS Sports has said, "You won't find any more loyal fans in the country than those who follow the South Carolina Gamecocks." [5]

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Conference History

The University of South Carolina was a member of the Southern Conference for men's basketball and football from 1922 until it became a founding member of the Atlantic Coast Conference in 1953. The Gamecocks, however, left the ACC in 1971 after many disputes over the ACC's recruiting regulations and the political dominance of the conference's four North Carolina schools. USC then competed as an independent until 1983 when it joined the Metro Conference for all sports except football and men's soccer. In 1991, the Gamecocks joined the Southeastern Conference when it increased its membership to 12 schools and split into two divisions, adding the University of Arkansas to its Western Division and the University of South Carolina to its Eastern Division. Men's soccer continued to compete as an independent since the SEC does not sponsor men's soccer, but joined the Metro Conference for the 1993 and 1994 seasons and has competed in Conference USA since 2005. [6] The Southern Conference (or SoCon) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the NCAAs Division I. SoCon football teams compete in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (formerly known as I-AA). ... The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) is one of the oldest collegiate athletic leagues in the United States. ... Official language(s) English Capital Raleigh Largest city Charlotte Largest metro area Charlotte metro area Area  Ranked 28th  - Total 53,865 sq mi (139,509 km²)  - Width 150 miles (240 km)  - Length 560[1] miles (900 km)  - % water 9. ... The Metro Conference was an NCAA Division I athletics conference, so named because all of its charter members were situated in urban metropolitan areas in the Southern United States. ... The Southeastern Conference (SEC) is a college athletic conference headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, which operates in the southeastern part of the United States. ... The University of Arkansas is a public co-educational land-grant university. ... The Metro Conference was an NCAA Division I athletics conference, so named because all of its charter members were situated in urban metropolitan areas in the Southern United States. ... Conference USA, officially abbreviated C-USA, is a college athletic conference whose member institutions are located within the Southern United States. ...


Rivalries

Carolina's foremost rival is Clemson University. The two institutions are separated by just over 125 miles and have been bitter rivals since the 1880s. A heated rivalry continues to this day for a variety of reasons, including the historic tensions regarding their respective charters along with the passions surrounding their athletic programs. The annual Carolina-Clemson football game is the longest uninterrupted series in the South and the third longest uninterrupted series overall, having been played every year since 1909. [7] Their baseball programs consistently qualify for the NCAA playoffs and frequently earn berths to the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska. Clemson University is a public, coeducational, land-grant, research university located in Clemson, South Carolina, United States. ... Historic Southern United States. ... The College World Series is the tournament which determines the NCAA Division I collegiate baseball champion. ...

Main article: Carolina-Clemson Rivalry

When Carolina was a member of the ACC, there was an intense rivalry with the University of North Carolina, particularly in basketball since Frank McGuire had coached UNC but moved to Columbia to coach the Gamecocks. The rivalry was renewed in football during the 2007 season, with the Gamecocks playing a surprisingly conservative second half to hang on for a 21-15 victory. The Carolina-Clemson Rivalry is an in-state college rivalry between the University of South Carolina and Clemson University. ... The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) is one of the oldest collegiate athletic leagues in the United States. ... The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public, coeducational, research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States. ... Frank Joseph McGuire (November 8, 1916 - November 11, 1994) was an American athletic coach who gained his greatest renown in collegiate basketball. ...


UNC and the University of Southern California make claims to nicknames that naturally belong to South Carolina. For example, UNC is frequently called "Carolina" while Southern California is sometimes called "USC". Calling these schools the same nickname is an untapped source of rivalry and a rarely exploited opportunity to market competitions with each other. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public, coeducational, research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States. ... The Trojan Shrine, better known as Tommy Trojan located in the center of University of Southern California campus. ... The University of South Carolina, Columbia (USC, SC, or Carolina) is a public, co-educational, research university located in Columbia, South Carolina, United States. ...


On the other hand, Carolina continues to develop rivalries with other members of the Eastern Division, which many regard as the most competitive in all of college sports. The "Halloween Game" pitting the Gamecocks against the University of Tennessee has the potential to be a big football game every year, and of course a rivalry is brewing with the University of Florida since the Gamecocks hired Steve Spurrier, Florida's former head football coach. However, Carolina's main SEC rival has been the University of Georgia due to its proximity and the many years of competition before the Gamecocks joined the SEC. The Southeastern Conference (SEC) is a college athletic conference headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, which operates in the southeastern part of the United States. ... The University of Tennessee (UT), sometimes called the University of Tennessee at Knoxville (UT Knoxville or UTK), is the flagship institution of the statewide land-grant University of Tennessee public university system in the American state of Tennessee. ... The University of Florida (Florida, UFL, or UF) is a public land-grant, research university located in Gainesville, Florida. ... Stephen Orr Spurrier (born April 20, 1945 in Miami Beach, Florida) is a former American football player and currently the head coach of the University of South Carolina football team. ... The University of Georgia (UGA) is the largest institution of higher learning in the U.S. state of Georgia. ...


Championships

The Gamecocks have won six national team championships: 2002 NCAA championship in women's track & field, 2005 & 2007 National Championship in women's equestrian, and 2005-2007 Hunt Seat National Championships in women's equestrian. Also, the men's and women's track & field teams have produced many NCAA individual champions, world championship medalists, and Olympic medalists. The men's baseball and basketball teams have also produced Olympic medalists. Other significant accomplishments include: 2005 NCAA runner-up in women's track & field; NCAA runner-up three times in baseball (2002, 1977, 1975); 1993 NCAA runner-up in men's soccer; and 2005 & 2006 NIT championships in men's basketball. The National Invitation Tournament (NIT) is a mens college basketball tournament operated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. ...

Sport Coach (since) Facility Titles [8]
Baseball Ray Tanner (1997) Sarge Frye Field SEC East: 4 (2003, 02, 00, 1999)
SEC Regular Season: 2 (2002,00)
SEC Tournament: 1 (2004)
NCAA Tournament: 22 appearances
NCAA Runner-Up: 3 (2002, 1977, 1975) [9]
Basketball Men's Dave Odom (2001) Colonial Center Southern Conference Tournament: 1 (1933)
ACC Tournament: 1 (1971)
SEC East: 1 (1997)
SEC Regular Season: 1 (1997)
SEC Tournament Runner-Up: 2 (2006, 1998)
NIT Championships: 2 (2006, 05)
NCAA Tournament: 8 appearances
Women's Susan Walvius (1997) Colonial Center NWIT Tournament: 1 (1979)
Metro Conference Regular Season: 5 (1991, 90, 89, 88, 86)
Metro Conference Tournament: 3 (1989, 88, 86)
NCAA Tournament: 8 appearances
Women's Cross Country Stan Rosenthal (2001) Metro Conference: 3 (1991, 90, 89)
Women's Equestrian Boo Duncan (1998) One Wood Farm National Champions: 2 (2007 & 2005)
Hunt Seat National Champions: 3 (2007, 06, 05)
Football Steve Spurrier (2004) Williams-Brice Stadium ACC Championship: 1 (1969)
Bowl Record: 4W-9L
Golf Men's Puggy Blackmon (1995) The University Club ACC Championship: 1 (1964)
Metro Conference Championship: 1 (1991)
NCAA Tournament: 19 appearances (T8-1988; T11-1998, 2007)
2007 NCAA West Regional Champions
Women's Kristi Coggins (1994) The University Club Metro Conference: 1 (1990)
SEC: 1 (2002)
NCAA Tournament: 14 appearances
Soccer Men's Mark Berson (1978) Eugene E. Stone III Stadium Metro Conference: 1 (1993)
Conference USA Tournament: 1 (2005)
NCAA Tournament: 17 appearances
NCAA Runner-Up: 1 (1993) [10]
Women's Shelley Smith (2001) Eugene E. Stone III Stadium NCAA Tournament: 1 appearance
Softball Joyce Compton (1987) Beckham Field SEC Tournament: 2 (2000, 1997)
SEC Regular Season: 1 (1997)
SEC East: 4 (2002, 01, 1999, 97)
NCAA Tournament: 14 appearances
Swimming & Diving Men's Don Gibb (1999) The Carolina Natatorium Metro Conference: 8 (1984, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91)
Women's Don Gibb (1999) The Carolina Natatorium Metro Conference: 6 (1984, 85, 86, 88, 89, 90)
NIC: 4 (1986, 87, 88, 89)
Tennis Men's Kent DeMars (1984) Sam Daniel Tennis Center ACC Regular Season: 1 (1968)
ACC Tournament: 1 (1968)
Metro Tournament: 6 (1991, 90, 89, 87, 86, 85)
NCAA Tournament: 18 appearances
Women's Arlo Elkins (1984) Maxcy Gregg Tennis Center Metro Conference Tournament: 5 (1990, 88, 87, 86, 85)
NCAA Tournament: 16 appearances
Track and Field Men's Curtis Frye (1996) Weems Baskin Track Facility NCAA Tournament: 12 appearances (indoor), 12 appearances (outdoor)
NCAA Individual Champions: Many
Olympic Medalists: Many
World Championship Medalists: Many
Women's Curtis Frye (1996) Weems Baskin Track Facility SEC: 3 (2005, 02, 1999)
NCAA Tournament: 11 appearances (indoor), 12 appearances (outdoor)
NCAA Championship: 1 (2002)
NCAA Runner-Up: 1 (2005)
NCAA Individual Champions: Many
Olympic Medalists: Many
World Championship Medalists: Many
Women's Volleyball Nancy Somera (2005) Volleyball Competition Facility NCAA Tournament: 7 appearances


This article is about the sport. ... Ray Tanner (born March 25, 1958) is the head baseball coach at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, SC. He has led Carolina to three consecutive College World Series appearances from 2002-2004 and coached the USA Baseball National Team during the 2003 summer. ... Sarge Frye Field is a baseball stadium in Columbia, South Carolina. ... The Southeastern Conference (SEC) is a college athletic conference headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, which operates in the southeastern part of the United States. ... The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often pronounced N-C-Double-A or N-C-Two-A ) is a voluntary association of about 1,200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States. ... This article is about the sport. ... Dave Odom is the current mens basketball coach at the University of South Carolina. ... The Colonial Center is a multi-purpose arena in Columbia, South Carolina, primarily home to the University of South Carolina mens and womens basketball teams. ... The Southern Conference (or SoCon) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the NCAAs Division I. SoCon football teams compete in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (formerly known as I-AA). ... The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) is one of the oldest collegiate athletic leagues in the United States. ... The National Invitation Tournament (NIT) is a mens college basketball tournament operated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. ... The Colonial Center is a multi-purpose arena in Columbia, South Carolina, primarily home to the University of South Carolina mens and womens basketball teams. ... The Metro Conference was an NCAA Division I athletics conference, so named because all of its charter members were situated in urban metropolitan areas in the Southern United States. ... The Minnesota State Highschool Cross Country Meet A cross country race in Seaside, Oregon. ... A young rider at a horse show in Australia. ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... Stephen Orr Spurrier (born April 20, 1945 in Miami Beach, Florida) is a former American football player and currently the head coach of the University of South Carolina football team. ... Carolina takes the field to the song 2001 at Williams-Brice Stadium, rated the best entrance in college football by Williams-Brice Stadium is the home football stadium for the South Carolina Gamecocks, the college football team representing the University of South Carolina in Columbia, South Carolina. ... This article is about the sport. ... Soccer redirects here. ... Eugene E. Stone III Stadium is a soccer stadium located in Columbia, South Carolina on the campus of the University of South Carolina. ... Conference USA, officially abbreviated C-USA, is a college athletic conference whose member institutions are located within the Southern United States. ... Eugene E. Stone III Stadium is a soccer stadium located in Columbia, South Carolina on the campus of the University of South Carolina. ... Soft ball is also a sugar stage Softball is a team sport popular around the world but especially in the United States. ... Swimmer redirects here. ... For other uses, see Dive. ... For other uses, see Tennis (disambiguation). ... Athletics, also known as track and field or track and field athletics, is a collection of sport events. ... For the ball used in this sport, see Volleyball (ball). ...


Footnotes

  1. ^ http://uscsports.cstv.com/trads/scar-history.html
  2. ^ Green, Edwin Luther (1916). History of the University of South Carolina. The State Company, p. 460. 
  3. ^ Lesesne, Henry H. (2001). A History of the University of South Carolina, 1940-2000. University of South Carolina Press, p. 66. 
  4. ^ http://www.cstv.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/scar/genrel/auto_pdf/gamecock-club-magazine-0207
  5. ^ http://graphics.fansonly.com/photos/schools/scar/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/05mg1-recruiting1.pdf, p. 17
  6. ^ http://uscsports.cstv.com/trads/scar-history.html
  7. ^ NCAA football records, p. 111.
  8. ^ http://uscsports.cstv.com/trads/scar-history.html
  9. ^ http://www.cwsomaha.com/html/about/champions.asp
  10. ^ NCAA soccer records, p. 132

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