2007 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

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2007 South Carolina Gamecocks football
South Carolina Gamecocks logo.svg
Conference Southeastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record6–6 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach
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
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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 17:05 pm Louisiana–Lafayette * PPV W 28–1478,234
September 85:45 pmNo. 11 Georgia ESPN2 W 16–1292,746
September 157:00 pm South Carolina State *No. 17
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
PPVW 38–373,095 [3]
September 223:30 pmat No. 2 LSU No. 12 CBS L 16–2892,530
September 2912:30 pm Mississippi State No. 16
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
LFS W 38–2178,883
October 47:45 pmNo. 8 Kentucky No. 11
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
ESPN W 38–2376,220
October 133:30 pmat North Carolina *No. 7 ABC W 21–1561,000
October 2012:30 pm Vanderbilt Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 6
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
PPVL 6–1779,212
October 277:45 pmat Tennessee No. 15ESPNL 24–27 OT105,962
November 38:00 pmat Arkansas No. 23ESPN2L 36–4870,742
November 107:45 pmNo. 17 Florida
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
ESPNL 31–5181,215
November 247:00 pmNo. 21 Clemson *
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
ESPN2L 21–2382,410
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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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. "Carolina pounds Bulldogs". The Index-Journal. September 16, 2007. Retrieved September 7, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Cumulative Season Statistics". University of South Carolina.