| Year: | 1916 |
| Team: | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
| Short Conf: | SIAA |
| Record: | 2–7 |
| Conf Record: | 2–4 |
| Head Coach: | W. Rice Warren |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Captain: | M. K. McMillan |
| Stadium: | Davis Field |
The 1916 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina during the 1916 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. Led by W. Rice Warren in his first and only season as head coach, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 2–7 with a mark of 2–4 in SIAA play.