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South Carolina

SEC · 1996 Season · Final

Rebuilding −
Record
6–5
0.545 Win %
Conference
6th
4–4 in SEC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
119
1903–2026
All-Time Record
616–593–41
0.509 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#9
2012, 2013
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 3 · Top 25: 12
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 27 seasons
  • Pioneer Era · 1 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare South Carolina head-to-head · History & Eras

1996 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 10UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)H2HIND FBSI5–6W 33–14
4Week 4 · Sep 17Georgia (GEORGIA)H2HSEC5–6W 23–14
5Week 5 · Sep 24East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2HIND FBSI8–3L 7–23
6Week 6 · Oct 1Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2HSEC5–6L 10–14
7Week 7 · Oct 8Auburn (AUBURN)H2HSEC8–4L 24–28
8Week 8 · Oct 15Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2HSEC4–7W 25–14
9Week 9 · Oct 22Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2HSEC4–7W 23–17
10Week 10 · Oct 29Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2HSEC2–9W 27–0
11Week 11 · Nov 5Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2HSEC10–2L 14–31
13Week 13 · Nov 19Florida (FLORIDA)H2HSEC12–1L 25–52
14Week 14 · Nov 26Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC7–5W 34–31

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
2.689
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+11
-16+27
  • Clemson +7
  • UCF +5
  • Georgia +5
  • Kentucky +4
  • Arkansas +4
  • Vanderbilt +2
  • Florida -1
  • Tennessee -2
  • East Carolina -3
  • Auburn -4
  • Mississippi State -6

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #42Better than 70%
Win % Place 43rdBetter than 69%

0.545 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#40W15#40Regular Season Final#40Post-Season W2#41Post-Season W3#42Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+19
+9
-16
-4
-4
+11
+6
+27
-17
-27
+3

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#641991#561992#731993#391994#661995

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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