2006 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

The 2006 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the Southeastern Conference during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Gamecocks were led by Steve Spurrier in his second season as USC head coach and played their home games in Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina.

2006 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 44–36 vs. Houston
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record8–5 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach
  • Steve Spurrier (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorTyrone Nix (2nd season)
Home stadiumWilliams-Brice Stadium
2006 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Eastern Division
No. 1 Florida x$#  7 –1   13 –1  
No. 25 Tennessee  5 –3   9 –4  
Kentucky  4 –4   8 –5  
No. 23 Georgia  4 –4   9 –4  
South Carolina  3 –5   8 –5  
Vanderbilt  1 –7   4 –8  
Western Division
No. 15 Arkansas x  7 –1   10 –4  
No. 9 Auburn  6 –2   11 –2  
No. 3 LSU  %  6 –2   11 –2  
Alabama  2 –6   6 –7  
Ole Miss  2 –6   4 –8  
Mississippi State  1 –7   3 –9  
Championship: Florida 38, Arkansas 28
  • # – BCS National Champion
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • Alabama had all victories vacated by the NCAA in 2010. As such, the official record for Alabama is 0–7 (0–6).
Rankings from AP Poll

The Gamecocks finished the season 8–5, ending with wins in the Palmetto Bowl and Liberty Bowl. Their eight-win campaign and victory over Clemson were both the first since 2001. Four of the team's five losses were within seven points to top-12 opponents.

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