2014 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

The 2014 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Gamecocks competed as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) as part of its East Division. The team was led by head coach Steve Spurrier, in his tenth year, and played its home games at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina. They finished the season 7–6, 3–5 in SEC play to finish in fifth place in the East Division. They were invited to the Independence Bowl where they defeated Miami (FL).

2014 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Independence Bowl champion
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record7–6 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach
  • Steve Spurrier (10th season)
Co-offensive coordinatorSteve Spurrier, Jr. (3rd as Co OC, 10th overall season)
Co-offensive coordinatorShawn Elliott (American football) (3rd as OC, 5th overall season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorLorenzo Ward (3rd as DC, 6th overall season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumWilliams-Brice Stadium
2014 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Eastern Division
No. 14 Missouri x  7 1   11 3  
No. 9 Georgia  6 2   10 3  
Florida  4 4   7 5  
Tennessee  3 5   7 6  
South Carolina  3 5   7 6  
Kentucky  2 6   5 7  
Vanderbilt  0 8   3 9  
Western Division
No. 4 Alabama x$^  7 1   12 2  
No. 11 Mississippi State  6 2   10 3  
No. 17 Ole Miss *  5 3   9 4  
No. 22 Auburn  4 4   8 5  
LSU *  4 4   8 5  
Texas A&M  3 5   8 5  
Arkansas  2 6   7 6  
Championship: Alabama 42, Missouri 13
  • ^ College Football Playoff participant
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • * LSU and Ole Miss vacated all wins (except for Ole Miss' win over Presbyterian) due to NCAA violations.
Rankings from AP Poll
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