South Carolina Gamecocks Football tickets

'About South Carolina Gamecocks Football'

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Team: South Carolina Gamecocks

Conference: SEC, Eastern Division

Home Games: Williams-Brice Stadium

Coach: Will Muschamp

Mascot: Cocky

Rivals: Clemson, North Carolina, Georgia

'South Carolina Gamecocks Football Tickets'

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The Gamecocks has been delighting its fans with exciting football balls ever since the team began playing in 1892. It played Furman and lost but subsequently had successful seasons a few years later. In 1902, the Gamecocks beat the Clemson Tigers in its first rivalry game. Today, the Gamecocks and the Tigers continue to battle it out at the end of every season. The South Carolina Gamecocks is part of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference and plays at the

Williams-Brice Stadium

. For the last several decades, the Gamecocks has been consistently ranked in the final top 25 for most years and is well-known for upsetting SEC teams of higher rankings, such as

Alabama

,

Ole Miss

and

Georgia

. Grab your South Carolina Gamecocks football tickets at StubHub.

'What conferences has the South Carolina Gamecocks been members of?'

'The Gamecocks was part of the Atlantic Coast Conference from 1953 through 1970. During that time, the team was ranked as No.15 in the AP poll for 1958 and won the 1969 ACC championship. From 1971 until 1991, it played as an independent team and had six bowl appearances. It had final top 25 rankings in 1984 and 1987 and produced a Heisman Trophy winner, George Rogers, in 1980. The Gamecocks joined the SEC in 1992 and has had many successful years since. The team won the SEC East title in 2010. Its most recent ranking in the final top 25 was in 2013 when it was ranked as No.4.'

'What stadium does the South Carolina Gamecocks play in?'

'William-Brice Stadium is the home of the South Carolina Gamecocks. South Carolina Gamecocks games are typically standing-room-only, and the game-day atmosphere has been ranked as “ ”the best“ ” by SECsports.com. The stadium is the 20th largest college stadium in the U.S., and it seats 80,250. The stadium is known as the Cockpit, named for a fundraising campaign for installing AstroTurf in the early 1970s that was called “ ”Carpet the Cockpit.“ ” Amusingly, the AstroTurf was replaced by natural grass in 1984 at the request of the new Head Coach, Joe Morrison.'

'What accolades have coaches and players received while at North Carolina?'

'Joe Morrison was named a National Coach of the Year. Lou Holtz, Steve Spurrier and Paul Dietzel have been named as SEC Coach of the Year, with Holtz being named twice. Two former players, George Rogers and Sterling Sharpe, have been named to the College Football Hall of Fame, along with coaches Holtz and Spurrier.'

'What bowl games has the South Carolina Gamecocks won?'

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The Gamecocks has appeared in bowl games an amazing 23 times. Its current record is 9–14. Its most memorable bowl games are commonly named as the 1995 Carquest bowl against

West Virginia

, its first bowl win after playing in eight previous bowl games, and the 2001

Outback Bowl

against

Ohio State

. This bowl came after a remarkable turnaround second season under Lou Stoltz. The 2013 Outback Bowl against

Michigan

was the fourth bowl win for the Gamecocks. This game is best noted for “ ”The Hit,“ ” a memorable hit by Jadeveon Clowney on running back Vincent Smith. Smith lost his helmet and fumbled the ball, allowing South Carolina to recover.

'What is the season schedule for the Gamecocks?'

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The Gamecocks schedule is always tough and exciting. For 2019, the team will play

North Carolina

on Aug. 31,

Charleston Southern

on Sept. 7, Alabama on Sept. 14,

Missouri

on Sept. 21,

Kentucky

on Sept. 28, Georgia on Oct. 12,

Florida

on Oct. 19,

Tennessee

on Oct. 26,

Vanderbilt

on Nov. 2, Appalachian State on Nov. 9,

Texas A&M

on Nov. 16 and

Clemson

on Nov. 30.