1999 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

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1999 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Conference Southeastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record0–11 (0–8 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Skip Holtz (1st season)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator Charlie Strong (1st season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Williams–Brice Stadium
Seasons
←  1998
2000  →
1999 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Eastern Division
No. 12 Florida x  7 –1   9 –4  
No. 9 Tennessee  6 –2   9 –3  
No. 16 Georgia  5 –3   8 –4  
Kentucky  4 –4   6 –6  
Vanderbilt  2 –6   5 –6  
South Carolina  0 –8   0 –11  
Western Division
No. 8 Alabama x$  7 –1   10 –3  
No. 13 Mississippi State  6 –2   10 –2  
No. 22 Ole Miss  4 –4   8 –4  
No. 17 Arkansas  4 –4   8 –4  
Auburn  2 –6   5 –6  
LSU  1 –7   3 –8  
Championship: Alabama 34, Florida 7
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1999 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 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Lou Holtz, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 0–11 with a mark of 0–8 in conference play, placing last out of six teams in the SEC's Eastern Division. The team played home games at Williams–Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina.

Contents

South Carolina's record of 0–11 surpassing the previous season's mark of 1–10 as the worst season record in program history. This was the Gamecocks' first winless season since 1897. South Carolina finished the 1990s with a 41–67–3 record. [1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 47:30 pmat No. 24 NC State *
 ESPN L 0–1051,500 [2]
September 115:00 pmat No. 12 Georgia
ESPN2 L 9–2486,117 [3]
September 187:00 pm East Carolina *
L 3–2182,605 [4]
September 257:00 pmat No. 23 Mississippi State
L 0–1737,693 [5]
October 27:00 pm Ole Miss
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
 PPV L 10–3681,600 [6]
October 91:00 pm Kentucky
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
PPVL 10–3073,150 [7]
October 167:00 pmat Arkansas
L 14–4855,123 [8]
October 237:00 pm Vanderbilt Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
L 10–1174,806 [9]
October 301:00 pmat No. 4 Tennessee
CSS L 7–30105,941 [10]
November 1312:30 pmNo. 4 Florida
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
 JPS L 3–2073,951 [11]
November 2012:30 pm Clemson *
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
JPSL 21–3183,523 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[13]

Roster

1999 South Carolina Gamecocks football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 4 Boo Williams Sr
QB Erik Kimrey So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 3Ray Green Redshirt.svg  Sr
CB 24 Sheldon Brown So
CB 35 André Goodman Redshirt.svg  So
DE 55 Kalimba Edwards So
DT 90Errol Rochester Redshirt.svg  Sr
DE 91John Stamper Redshirt.svg  So
DL 92C.J. FryeFr
DE 93Dennis Quinn Redshirt.svg  Fr
DE 94Matt MarstersSr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 1999-10-17

Game summaries

At No. 24 NC State

1234Total
Gamecocks00000
No. 24 Wolfpack030710
StatisticsSCNCST
First downs116
Total yards23296
Rushes–yards53–15338–78
Passing yards7918
Passing: comp–att–int5–18–13–7–0
Turnovers53
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
South CarolinaPassingPhil Petty4/10, 70 yards, INT
Rushing Derek Watson 15 rushes, 118 yards
ReceivingAntione Nesmith1 reception, 47 yards
NC StatePassing Jamie Barnette 3/7, 18 yards
RushingRay Robinson15 rushes, 71 yards
ReceivingRyan Hamrick1 reception, 13 yards

At No. 12 Georgia

1234Total
Gamecocks00369
No. 12 Bulldogs0143724
StatisticsSCUGA
First downs1221
Total yards218431
Rushes–yards30–4643–180
Passing yards172251
Passing: comp–att–int12–28–221–38–0
Turnovers21
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
South CarolinaPassingPhil Petty12/28, 172 yards, TD, 2 INT
RushingDerek Watson10 rushes, 29 yards
ReceivingKerry Hood3 receptions, 72 yards
GeorgiaPassing Quincy Carter 21/38, 251 yards, TD
Rushing Jasper Sanks 22 rushes, 130 yards, TD
Receiving Terrence Edwards 7 receptions, 90 yards, TD

East Carolina

1234Total
Pirates707721
Gamecocks30003
StatisticsECUSC
First downs1520
Total yards274302
Rushes–yards40–19241–129
Passing yards82173
Passing: comp–att–int10–21–014–35–3
Turnovers14
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
East CarolinaPassing David Garrard 10/19, 82 yards, TD
RushingJamie Wilson21 rushes, 145 yards
ReceivingCorey Floyd3 receptions, 25 yards, TD
South CarolinaPassingPhil Petty12/31, 134 yards, 3 INT
RushingDerek Watson17 rushes, 69 yards
ReceivingJermale Kelly3 receptions, 42 yards

At No. 23 Mississippi State

1234Total
Gamecocks00000
No. 23 Bulldogs377017
StatisticsSCMSST
First downs209
Total yards296181
Rushes–yards50–11631–88
Passing yards18093
Passing: comp–att–int13–28–29–16–0
Turnovers20
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
South CarolinaPassingPhil Petty7/14, 96 yards, INT
RushingDerek Watson23 rushes, 70 yards
ReceivingJermale Kelly5 receptions, 78 yards
Mississippi StatePassing Wayne Madkin 9/16, 93 yards, TD
RushingChris Rainey13 rushes, 45 yards
ReceivingKelvin Love3 receptions, 35 yards, TD

Ole Miss

1234Total
Rebels32110236
Gamecocks073010
StatisticsMISSSC
First downs1810
Total yards393163
Rushes–yards43–24836–16
Passing yards145147
Passing: comp–att–int13–16–08–15–0
Turnovers12
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Ole MissPassing Romaro Miller 9/12, 129 yards, TD
RushingJoe Gunn16 rushes, 127 yards
ReceivingJamie Armstrong2 receptions, 50 yards, TD
South CarolinaPassingMikal Goodman8/15, 147 yards
Rushing Andrew Pinnock 8 rushes, 16 yards
ReceivingJermale Kelly4 receptions, 79 yards

Kentucky

1234Total
Wildcats3177330
Gamecocks300710
StatisticsUKSC
First downs249
Total yards337233
Rushes–yards39–7430–55
Passing yards263178
Passing: comp–att–int23–35–17–19–2
Turnovers34
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
KentuckyPassing Dusty Bonner 23/35, 263 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Derek Homer 20 rushes, 86 yards
Receiving James Whalen 9 receptions, 119 yards
South CarolinaPassingMikal Goodman6/13, 181 yards, TD, INT
RushingAndrew Pinnock6 rushes, 37 yards
ReceivingKerry Hood2 receptions, 100 yards, TD

At Arkansas

1234Total
Gamecocks070714
Razorbacks24714348
StatisticsSCARK
First downs1420
Total yards180346
Rushes–yards41–10237–171
Passing yards78175
Passing: comp–att–int10–31–314–19–2
Turnovers53
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
South CarolinaPassingKevin Sides6/25, 48 yards, 3 INT
RushingAndrew Pinnock12 rushes, 31 yards
ReceivingKerry Hood3 receptions, 33 yards
ArkansasPassing Clint Stoerner 13/16, 168 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Chrys Chukwuma 13 rushes, 59 yards, TD
ReceivingMichael Williams4 receptions, 38 yards, TD

Vanderbilt

1234Total
Commodores030811
Gamecocks035210
StatisticsVANSC
First downs1110
Total yards189163
Rushes–yards33–8636–95
Passing yards10368
Passing: comp–att–int9–19–29–22–2
Turnovers32
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
VanderbiltPassing Greg Zolman 9/17, 103 yards, TD, 2 INT
RushingRodney Williams18 rushes, 96 yards
ReceivingElliott Carson3 receptions, 50 yards
South CarolinaPassingKyle Crabb6/17, 37 yards, INT
RushingAndrew Pinnock11 rushes, 56 yards
ReceivingJermale Kelly2 receptions, 26 yards

At No. 4 Tennessee

1234Total
Gamecocks00077
No. 4 Volunteers7133730
StatisticsSCTENN
First downs1117
Total yards225413
Rushes–yards42–10336–176
Passing yards122237
Passing: comp–att–int8–17–112–24–1
Turnovers13
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
South CarolinaPassingMikal Goodman7/14, 121 yards, TD
RushingCarlos Spikes4 rushes, 29 yards
ReceivingBen Fleming3 receptions, 79 yards, TD
TennesseePassing Tee Martin 11/23, 216 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Jamal Lewis 14 rushes, 146 yards, TD
Receiving Donté Stallworth 4 receptions, 130 yards

No. 4 Florida

1234Total
No. 4 Gators377320
Gamecocks03003
StatisticsFLASC
First downs1811
Total yards300251
Rushes–yards34–13935–87
Passing yards161164
Passing: comp–att–int15–33–115–32–0
Turnovers10
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
FloridaPassing Jesse Palmer 15/33, 161 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Earnest Graham 24 rushes, 105 yards, TD
Receiving Darrell Jackson 4 receptions, 45 yards, TD
South CarolinaPassingPhil Petty15/31, 164 yards
Rushing Ryan Brewer 10 rushes, 75 yards
ReceivingRyan Brewer5 receptions, 45 yards

Clemson

1234Total
Tigers01714031
Gamecocks399021
StatisticsCLEMSC
First downs2018
Total yards425252
Rushes–yards38–17640–85
Passing yards249167
Passing: comp–att–int14–27–115–32–0
Turnovers20
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
ClemsonPassing Woodrow Dantzler 14/26, 249 yards, 2 TD, INT
RushingTravis Zachery17 rushes, 105 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Rod Gardner 6 receptions, 138 yards, 2 TD
South CarolinaPassingPhil Petty15/32, 167 yards
RushingAndrew Pinnock18 rushes, 76 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingBrian Scott3 receptions, 59 yards

References

  1. ↑ "South Carolina Gamecocks College Football History, Stats, Records". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Wolfpack D ruins Lou Holtz's return to Carter–Finley". News and Record. September 5, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "USC's struggles continue in loss to Georgia". Florence Morning News. September 12, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "USC finds no solace at home". The Greenville News. September 19, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Miss. St. drops Holtz to 0–4". The Atlanta Constitution. September 26, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Ole Miss gives South Carolina double dose of rushing attack". The Clarion-Ledger. October 3, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Gamecocks hit self-destruct button against Wildcats". The Greenville News. October 10, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Arkansas cashes in turnovers". Tulsa World. October 17, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Vanderbilt keeps USC without win". The Charlotte Observer. October 24, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Vols crush USC". The Item. October 31, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Florida overcomes Gamecocks' effort". The Times and Democrat. November 14, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Tigers survive state rival". The Island Packet. November 21, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "1999 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
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