The 1997 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as a member of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Brad Scott, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 5âÂÂ6 with a mark of 3âÂÂ5 in conference play, placing fourth in the SEC's Eastern Division. The team played home games at WilliamsâÂÂBrice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina.
This was the first of three consecutive losing seasons for South Carolina ending the 1990s.
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