2008 South Carolina Gamecocks football | |
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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Eastern Division | |
Record | 7–6 (4–4 SEC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive scheme | Multiple |
Defensive coordinator | Ellis Johnson (1st season) |
Base defense | 4–2–5 |
Home stadium | Williams-Brice Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Florida x$# | 7 | – | 1 | 13 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Georgia | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 2 | – | 6 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No. 6 Alabama x% | 8 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Ole Miss | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LSU | 3 | – | 5 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Florida 31, Alabama 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2008 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Steve Spurrier, who served his fourth season at USC. The Gamecocks played their home games at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina. The team compiled a record of 7–6. [1]
South Carolina had the top defense in the country by October, [2] [3] but also three different starting quarterbacks and one of the worst offensive lines in the country throughout the year. [4] [3] [5] [6] After Tommy Beecher sustained a poor performance and injury in the season-opener against NC State, the team's offense alternated mainly between quarterbacks Chris Smelley and Stephen Garcia. [4] [3] [5] [7] The Gamecocks nearly upset No. 2 Georgia and defending national champion No. 13 LSU, but fell short in both games. [8] [9]
Carolina had their first spring practice on March 21, 2008. It was the first of 15 spring practice sessions for the Gamecocks, who returned 54 lettermen in Steve Spurrier's fourth season. The annual Garnet & Black Spring Game was scheduled for 1:00 p.m., Saturday, April 19.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 28 | 8:00 pm | NC State * | ESPN | W 34–0 | 80,616 | ||
September 4 | 8:30 pm | at Vanderbilt | No. 24 | ESPN | L 17–24 | 36,850 | |
September 13 | 3:30 pm | No. 2 Georgia |
| CBS | L 7–14 | 83,704 | |
September 20 | 7:00 pm | Wofford * |
| PPV | W 23–13 | 76,599 | |
September 27 | 7:00 pm | UAB * |
| PPV | W 26–13 | 78,286 | |
October 4 | 2:00 pm | at Ole Miss | PPV | W 31–24 | 54,628 | ||
October 11 | 12:30 pm | at Kentucky | Raycom | W 24–17 | 70,822 | ||
October 18 | 8:00 pm | No. 13 LSU ![]() |
| ESPN | L 17–24 | 82,477 | |
November 1 | 7:00 pm | Tennessee |
| ESPN2 | W 27–6 | 81,731 | |
November 8 | 1:00 pm | Arkansas |
| PPV | W 34–21 | 80,290 | |
November 15 | 3:30 pm | at No. 3 Florida | No. 24 | CBS | L 6–56 | 90,646 | |
November 29 | 12:00 pm | at Clemson * | ESPN2 | L 14–31 | 81,500 | ||
January 1 | 11:00 am | vs. Iowa * | ESPN | L 10–31 | 55,117 | ||
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Radio coverage for all games was provided by the Gamecock Sports Radio Network. [11]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Wolfpack | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gamecocks | 0 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 34 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Gamecocks | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
Commodores | 0 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 24 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bulldogs | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 14 |
Gamecocks | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Terriers | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
Gamecocks | 0 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 23 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Blazers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
Gamecocks | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 26 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Gamecocks | 3 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
Rebels | 14 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Gamecocks | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 24 |
Wildcats | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Tigers | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
Gamecocks | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Volunteers | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Gamecocks | 7 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 27 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Razorbacks | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Gamecocks | 10 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 34 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Gamecocks | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
Gators | 21 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 56 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Gamecocks | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
Tigers | 10 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
These are the projected starters and primary backups for the Outback Bowl on January 1, 2009.
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Key Committed Freshmen
Antonio Allen – DBAkeem Auguste – DBEric Baker – RBReggie Bowens – LBJarrett Burns – ATHRonald Byrd – DLKenny Davis – DLAramis Hillary – QBT.J. Johnson – OLJarriel King – DLReid McCollum – QBKenneth Miles – RBD.L. Moore – WRDarrell Simmons - DBJay Spearman – DBChaz Sutton – DLDevin Taylor – DLMike Triglia – TECharles Whitlock – DB/WRElliot Williams - OLLaCharles Lindsey - WR
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
AP | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | |
Coaches | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | |
Harris | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | Not released | |||
BCS | Not released | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | Not released |
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Name | GP-GS | Att | Gain | Loss | Net | Avg | TD | Long | Avg/G |
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Mike Davis | 12-11 | 163 | 615 | 42 | 573 | 3.5 | 3 | 50 | 47.8 |
Brian Maddox | 7-0 | 32 | 128 | 7 | 121 | 3.8 | 1 | 13 | 17.3 |
Eric Baker | 9-0 | 46 | 191 | 9 | 182 | 4.0 | 0 | 20 | 20.2 |
Bobby Wallace | 8-0 | 25 | 110 | 11 | 99 | 4.0 | 0 | 21 | 14.1 |
Stephen Garcia | 8-3 | 70 | 289 | 91 | 198 | 2.8 | 2 | 25 | 24.8 |
Total | 403 | 1489 | 309 | 1180 | 2.9 | 7 | 50 | 98.3 | |
Opponents | 429 | 1872 | 328 | 1544 | 3.6 | 20 | 80 | 128.7 |
Name | GP-GS | Effic | Cmp-Att-Int | Pct | Yds | TD | Lng | Avg/G |
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Chris Smelley | 12-9 | 114.78 | 169-302-15 | 56.0 | 1922 | 14 | 66 | 160.2 |
Stephen Garcia | 8-3 | 113.60 | 65-122-8 | 53.3 | 832 | 6 | 41 | 107.6 |
Tommy Beecher | 2-1 | 63.8 | 26-14-4 | 53.8 | 126 | 0 | 18 | 63.0 |
Total | 113.9 | 249-452-27 | 55.1 | 2892 | 20 | 66 | 222.5 | |
Opponents | 110.0 | 189-328-14 | 57.0 | 1923 | 9 | 70 | 159.2 |
Name | GP-GS | No. | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | Avg/G |
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Kenny McKinley | 54 | 642 | 11.9 | 4 | 41 | 64.2 | |
Jared Cook | 37 | 573 | 15.5 | 3 | 66 | 44.1 | |
Moe Brown | 30 | 391 | 13.0 | 1 | 34 | 30.1 | |
Jason Barnes | 27 | 346 | 12.8 | 2 | 38 | 28.8 | |
Mike Davis | 24 | 213 | 8.9 | 1 | 18 | 17.8 | |
Weslye Saunders | 16 | 214 | 13.4 | 3 | 27 | 16.5 | |
Dion LeCorn | 14 | 106 | 7.6 | 2 | 20 | 17.7 | |
Joe Hills | 11 | 87 | 7.9 | 1 | 24 | 7.9 | |
Freddie Brown | 7 | 66 | 9.4 | 1 | 16 | 9.4 | |
Total | 249 | 2842 | 11.6 | 20 | 66 | 222.5 | |
Opponents | 189 | 2070 | 11.0 | 9 | 70 | 159.2 |
Name | GP | Tackles | Sacks | Pass Defense | Interceptions | Fumbles | Blkd Kick | ||||||||
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Solo | Ast | Total | TFL-Yds | No-Yds | BrUp | QBH | No.-Yds | Avg | TD | Long | Rcv-Yds | FF | |||
Total | 332 | 156 | 488 | 36-140 | 12-81 | 19 | 24 | 8-126 | 15.8 | 46 | 6-81 | 7 | 1 |
Name | Punting | Kickoffs | |||||||||||
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No. | Yds | Avg | Long | TB | FC | I20 | Blkd | No. | Yds | Avg | TB | OB | |
Spencer Lanning | 22 | 932 | 42.4 | 52 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |||||
Ryan Succop | 40 | 2743 | 68.6 | 15 | 0 | ||||||||
Total | 22 | 932 | 42.4 | 52 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 40 | 2743 | 68.6 | 15 | 0 |
Name | Punt Returns | Kick Returns | ||||||||
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No. | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | No. | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | |
Captain Munnerlyn | 15 | 105 | 7.0 | 0 | 35 | 3 | 106 | 35.3 | 0 | 84 |
Chris Culliver | 19 | 438 | 23.1 | 0 | 50 | |||||
Larry Freeman | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 24 | |||||
Total |