2007 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

2007 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
Record	6–6 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach	Steve Spurrier (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Tyrone Nix (3rd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Williams-Brice Stadium
Seasons ←  2006 2008  →

2007 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Eastern Division
No. 12 Tennessee xy		6	–	2					10	–	4
No. 2 Georgia x%		6	–	2					11	–	2
No. 13 Florida		5	–	3					9	–	4
South Carolina		3	–	5					6	–	6
Kentucky		3	–	5					8	–	5
Vanderbilt		2	–	6					5	–	7
Western Division
No. 1 LSU x$#		6	–	2					12	–	2
No. 15 Auburn		5	–	3					9	–	4
Arkansas		4	–	4					8	–	5
Mississippi State		4	–	4					8	–	5
Alabama		4	–	4					7	–	6
Ole Miss		0	–	8					3	–	9
Championship: LSU 21, Tennessee 14
# – BCS National Champion $ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Alabama had 5 victories vacated by the NCAA in 2010. As such, the official record for Alabama is 2–6 (1–4). Rankings from AP Poll

The 2007 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the Southeastern Conference during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Gamecocks were led by Steve Spurrier in his third season as USC head coach and played their home games in Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina. South Carolina started the season 6–1 and ranked No. 6 in the country, their highest ranking since 1984. ^{[1] [2]} However, they lost their last five games. The team was bowl eligible at 6–6 but was not selected for a bowl game.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:05 pm	Louisiana–Lafayette *		Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	PPV	W 28–14	78,234 [3]
September 8	5:45 pm	at No. 11 Georgia		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	ESPN2	W 16–12	92,746 [3]
September 15	7:00 pm	SC State *	No. 17	Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	PPV	W 38–3	73,095 [3]
September 22	3:30 pm	at No. 2 LSU	No. 12	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, Louisiana	CBS	L 16–28	92,530 [3]
September 29	12:30 pm	Mississippi State	No. 16	Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	LFS	W 38–21	78,883 [3]
October 4	7:45 pm	No. 8 Kentucky	No. 11	Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	ESPN	W 38–23	76,220 [3]
October 13	3:30 pm	at North Carolina *	No. 7	Chapel Hill, NC (Battle of the Carolinas)	ABC [4]	W 21–15	61,000 [3]
October 20	12:30 pm	Vanderbilt	No. 6	Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	PPV	L 6–17	79,212 [3]
October 27	7:45 pm	at Tennessee	No. 15	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	ESPN	L 24–27 OT	105,962 [3]
November 3	8:00 pm	at Arkansas	No. 23	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	ESPN2	L 36–48	70,742 [3]
November 10	7:45 pm	No. 17 Florida		Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	ESPN	L 31–51	81,215 [3]
November 24	7:00 pm	No. 21 Clemson *		Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, SC (Palmetto Bowl)	ESPN2	L 21–23	82,410 [3]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

References

1. "2007 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
2. "South Carolina Gamecocks Poll History". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
3. "Cumulative Season Statistics". University of South Carolina.
4. ESPN2 To Televise Georgia-Vanderbilt Football Game Oct. 13 - GeorgiaDogs.com—Official Athletic Site of the University of Georgia ^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}