The 2003 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season.

The Gamecocks were led by Lou Holtz in his fifth season as head coach and played their home games in Williams–Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina.

[1][2] South Carolina started 2–0 and ranked No.

[3] South Carolina won one more game, against Vanderbilt, before ending the season on a four-game losing streak.

[3] This included a historic blowout loss to archrival Clemson in front of one of the largest crowds that Williams–Brice Stadium has ever held.