2009 South Carolina Gamecocks football | |
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PapaJohns.com Bowl, L 7–20 vs. Connecticut | |
Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Eastern Division | |
Record | 7–6 (3–5 SEC) |
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Offensive scheme | Multiple |
Defensive coordinator | Ellis Johnson (2nd season) |
Base defense | 4–2–5 |
Home stadium | Williams-Brice Stadium |
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No. 3 Florida x% | 8 | – | 0 | 13 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 3 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 3 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 0 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No. 1 Alabama x$# | 8 | – | 0 | 14 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 LSU | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Ole Miss | 4 | – | 4 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 3 | – | 5 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 3 | – | 5 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Alabama 32, Florida 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2009 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Steve Spurrier, who was in his fifth season at USC. The Gamecocks played their home games at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina. Carolina finished the season 7–6, winning the Palmetto Bowl over in-state rival Clemson 34–17 in their final regular season game, [1] before losing in the PapaJohns.com Bowl 20–7 against Connecticut. [2]
This season saw the introduction of "Sandstorm". The 1999 Finnish trance song was played before two decisive plays during a home game against No. 4 Ole Miss. With these plays, South Carolina sealed a historic upset, their first win against a top 5 team since 1981. After this, the song became a Gamecock anthem. By 2021, new head coach Shane Beamer had said that "you hear that song and immediately – I do, and I'm sure most people do – think of South Carolina football." [3]
The 2009 upset victory over Clemson has also been described by Spurrier and then-athletic director Eric Hyman as a “catalyst" to the program's most successful era: an SEC East Championship in 2010 and 11-win seasons in 2011, 2012 and 2013. Each of those years also saw victories over Clemson – South Carolina's longest win streak in the rivalry. [4] [5]
On April 11, 2009, the Garnet squad defeated the Black squad, 30–14, in the annual Garnet & Black Spring Game, in front of a crowd of 25,157. Redshirt sophomore quarterback Stephen Garcia finished the game 13–20 with 144 yards and two touchdowns, while true freshman Jarvis Giles led the ground game with 114 yards and two touchdowns on 12 carries.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 7:30 pm | at NC State * | ESPN | W 7–3 | 57,583 [6] | ||
September 12 | 7:00 pm | at No. 21 Georgia | ESPN2 | L 37–41 | 92,746 [7] | ||
September 19 | 7:00 pm | Florida Atlantic * | PPV | W 38–16 | 72,017 [8] | ||
September 24 | 7:30 pm | No. 4 Ole Miss |
| ESPN | W 16–10 | 74,724 [9] | |
October 3 | 7:00 pm | SC State * |
| ESPNC | W 38–14 | 77,066 [10] | |
October 10 | 12:30 pm | Kentucky | No. 25 |
| SECRN | W 28–26 | 68,278 [11] |
October 17 | 7:45 pm | at No. 2 Alabama | No. 22 | ESPN | L 6–20 | 92,012 [12] | |
October 24 | 7:00 pm | Vanderbilt ![]() | No. 23 |
| ESPNU | W 14–10 | 75,624 [13] |
October 31 | 7:45 pm | at Tennessee | No. 21 | ESPN | L 13–31 | 96,263 [14] | |
November 7 | 12:21 pm | at Arkansas | SECN | L 16–33 | 68,865 [15] | ||
November 14 | 3:30 pm | No. 1 Florida |
| CBS | L 14–24 | 79,297 [16] | |
November 28 | 12:00 pm | No. 15 Clemson * |
| ESPN | W 34–17 | 80,574 [17] | |
January 2 | 2:00 pm | vs. Connecticut * | ESPN | L 7–20 | 45,254 [18] | ||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Gamecocks | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Wolfpack | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Gamecocks | 17 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 37 |
Bulldogs | 14 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 41 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Owls | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
Gamecocks | 10 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 38 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rebels | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
Gamecocks | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 16 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Gamecocks | 0 | 10 | 21 | 7 | 38 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Wildcats | 3 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 26 |
Gamecocks | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Gamecocks | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Crimson Tide | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Commodores | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
Gamecocks | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Gamecocks | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 13 |
Volunteers | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Gamecocks | 3 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 16 |
Razorbacks | 7 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 33 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Gators | 10 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
Gamecocks | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 18 Clemson | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 17 |
South Carolina | 14 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 34 |
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Statistics | CLEM | SC |
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First downs | 14 | 21 |
Total yards | 61–260 | 80–388 |
Rushing yards | 19–48 | 58–223 |
Passing yards | 226 | 175 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 22–42–1 | 11–22–1 |
Time of possession | 14:09 | 27:54 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Clemson | Passing | Kyle Parker | 22/42, 212 yards, TD, INT |
Rushing | CJ Spiller | 9 carries, 18 yards | |
Receiving | Michael Palmer | 8 receptions, 106 yards, TD | |
South Carolina | Passing | Stephen Garcia | 10/21, 126 yards, 3 TD, INT |
Rushing | Kenny Miles | 17 carries, 114 yards | |
Receiving | Alshon Jeffery | 4 receptions, 65 yards |
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Huskies | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
Gamecocks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Projected starters and primary backups versus Clemson on November 28, 2009.
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Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
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Corey Addison DB | Jacksonville, Florida | Andrew Jackson HS | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | - | Aug 2, 2008 |
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Nick Allison OL | Asheville, North Carolina | T.C. Roberson HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 285 lb (129 kg) | 5.0 | Jun 7, 2008 |
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DeMario Bennett WR | Douglas, Georgia | Coffee County HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 4.49 | Jul 18, 2008 |
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Ronald Byrd DE | Fork Union, Virginia | Fork Union Military Academy | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 270 lb (120 kg) | 4.8 | Sep 25, 2008 |
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Duane Chisolm DE | Beaufort, South Carolina | Beaufort HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 250 lb (110 kg) | 4.75 | Dec 7, 2008 |
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Andrew Clifford QB | Tampa, Florida | Wharton HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | 4.8 | Feb 1, 2009 |
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Matt Coffee ATH | Ft. Walton Beach, Florida | Ft. Walton Beach HS | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 214 lb (97 kg) | 4.53 | Jul 1, 2008 |
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Justice Cunningham TE | Pageland, South Carolina | Central HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 242 lb (110 kg) | 4.78 | Apr 19, 2008 |
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Josh Dickerson LB | Milledgeville, Georgia | Georgia Military College | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | 4.6 | Sep 28, 2008 |
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Aldrick Fordham DE | St. Stephen, South Carolina | Timberland HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 234 lb (106 kg) | 4.75 | Jul 1, 2008 |
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Jarvis Giles RB | Tampa, Florida | Gaither HS | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 4.5 | Dec 9, 2008 |
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Stephon Gilmore DB | Rock Hill, South Carolina | South Pointe HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 181 lb (82 kg) | 4.5 | Oct 14, 2008 |
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Chaun Gresham LB | Winder, Georgia | Apalachee HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | - | Aug 8, 2008 |
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DeVonte Holloman DB | Rock Hill, South Carolina | South Pointe HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 214 lb (97 kg) | 4.5 | Nov 14, 2008 |
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Charles Holmes WR | Rock Hill, South Carolina | South Pointe HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 197 lb (89 kg) | 4.55 | Jul 19, 2008 |
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Alshon Jeffery WR | St. Matthews, South Carolina | Calhoun County HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 214 lb (97 kg) | 4.5 | Feb 4, 2009 |
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Damario Jeffery DB | Columbia, South Carolina | Columbia HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | 4.5 | Aug 1, 2008 |
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Jimmy Legree ATH | Beaufort, South Carolina | Beaufort HS | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 172 lb (78 kg) | 4.5 | Aug 7, 2008 |
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Leon Mackey DE | Chatham, Virginia | Hargrave Military Academy | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 260 lb (120 kg) | 5.0 | Feb 1, 2009 |
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Chris Payne DB | Columbia, South Carolina | Columbia HS | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 4.49 | Mar 6, 2008 |
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Lamar Scruggs WR | Jacksonville, Florida | Duncan U. Fletcher HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 212 lb (96 kg) | - | Jan 27, 2009 |
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Steven Singleton OL | Milledgeville, Georgia | Georgia Military College | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 310 lb (140 kg) | 5.2 | Dec 13, 2008 |
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DeAngelo Smith WR | Kingsland, Georgia | Camden County HS | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 174 lb (79 kg) | - | Jul 18, 2008 |
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Quin Smith LB | Lenoir, North Carolina | Hibriten HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 4.63 | Jun 10, 2008 |
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Tony Straughter LB | Milledgeville, Georgia | Georgia Military College | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | 4.55 | Sep 21, 2008 |
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Chaz Sutton DE | Fork Union, Virginia | Fork Union Military Academy | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 240 lb (110 kg) | 4.8 | Sep 25, 2008 |
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D.J. Swearinger DB | Greenwood, South Carolina | Greenwood HS | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 196 lb (89 kg) | 4.44 | Nov 23, 2008 |
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Rokevious Watkins OL | Milledgeville, Georgia | Georgia Military College | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 340 lb (150 kg) | 5.3 | Dec 13, 2008 |
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Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 13 Rivals: 12 ESPN: 12 | ||||||
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
AP | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 22 | 23 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Coaches | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 23 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Harris | Not released | — | — | 22 | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released | |||
BCS | Not released | 24 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
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Name | GP-GS | Att | Gain | Loss | Net | Avg | TD | Long | Avg/G |
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Kenny Miles | 12-6 | 111 | 616 | 14 | 602 | 5.4 | 1 | 26 | 50.2 |
Brian Maddox | 12-5 | 100 | 324 | 19 | 305 | 3.0 | 5 | 14 | 25.4 |
Jarvis Giles | 9-0 | 52 | 298 | 21 | 277 | 5.3 | 1 | 38 | 30.8 |
Stephen Garcia | 12-12 | 105 | 372 | 242 | 130 | 1.2 | 4 | 21 | 10.8 |
Moe Brown | 11-11 | 5 | 105 | 0 | 105 | 21.0 | 0 | 50 | 9.5 |
Bryce Sherman | 11-1 | 7 | 58 | 4 | 54 | 7.7 | 0 | 23 | 4.9 |
Patrick DiMarco | 12-8 | 10 | 31 | 0 | 31 | 3.1 | 0 | 7 | 2.6 |
Stephon Gilmore | 12-12 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 4.0 | 0 | 8 | 1.7 |
Total | 409 | 1860 | 360 | 1500 | 3.7 | 11 | 50 | 125.0 | |
Opponents | 431 | 1956 | 312 | 1644 | 3.8 | 15 | 61 | 137.0 |
Name | GP-GS | Effic | Cmp-Att-Int | Pct | Yds | TD | Lng | Avg/G |
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Stephen Garcia | 12-12 | 124.5 | 223-394-9 | 56.6 | 2733 | 17 | 80 | 227.8 |
Reid McCollum | 2-0 | 176.3 | 4-6-0 | 66.7 | 39 | 1 | 20 | 19.5 |
Total | 125.8 | 228-402-9 | 56.7 | 2811 | 18 | 80 | 234.2 | |
Opponents | 114.1 | 183-327-6 | 56.0 | 2012 | 10 | 69 | 167.7 |
Name | GP-GS | No. | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | Avg/G |
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Alshon Jeffery | 12-6 | 43 | 735 | 17.1 | 6 | 80 | 61.2 |
Moe Brown | 11-11 | 32 | 479 | 15.0 | 3 | 69 | 43.5 |
Weslye Saunders | 11-9 | 30 | 360 | 12.0 | 3 | 30 | 32.7 |
Tori Gurley | 12-5 | 28 | 426 | 15.2 | 2 | 44 | 35.5 |
Jason Barnes | 12-6 | 24 | 266 | 11.1 | 0 | 22 | 22.2 |
Brian Maddox | 12-5 | 17 | 135 | 7.9 | 2 | 24 | 11.2 |
Kenny Miles | 12-6 | 17 | 114 | 6.7 | 0 | 20 | 9.5 |
Patrick DiMarco | 12-8 | 14 | 78 | 5.6 | 1 | 15 | 6.5 |
D.L. Moore | 12-0 | 6 | 61 | 10.2 | 1 | 35 | 5.1 |
Jarvis Giles | 9-0 | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 0 | 12 | 2.9 |
Dion Lecorn | 6-0 | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 0 | 13 | 4.5 |
Total | 228 | 2811 | 12.3 | 18 | 80 | 234.2 | |
Opponents | 183 | 2012 | 11.0 | 10 | 69 | 167.7 |
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 | 505 | 264 | 769 | 77-269 | 27-172 | 44 | 29 | 6-113 | 18.8 | 1 | 54 | 10-23 | 13 | 4 |
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No. | Yds | Avg | Long | TB | FC | I20 | Blkd | No. | Yds | Avg | TB | OB | |
Spencer Lanning | 62 | 2594 | 41.8 | 56 | 8 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 437 | 48.6 | 0 | 1 |
Adam Yates | 48 | 2963 | 61.7 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
Total | 62 | 2594 | 41.8 | 56 | 8 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 57 | 3400 | 59.6 | 1 | 3 |
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No. | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | No. | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | |
Chris Culliver | 26 | 585 | 22.5 | 0 | 61 | |||||
Bryce Sherman | 19 | 409 | 21.5 | 0 | 35 | |||||
Stephon Gilmore | 13 | 148 | 11.4 | 0 | 35 | |||||
Akeem Auguste | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
Total | 21 | 177 | 8.4 | 0 | 35 | 49 | 1056 | 21.6 | 0 | 61 |
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The 2013 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Gamecocks competed as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) as part of its East Division. The team was led by head coach Steve Spurrier, in his ninth year, and played its home games at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina.
The 2014 Capital One Bowl is an American college football bowl game that was played on January 1, 2014, at the Florida Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida. The 68th edition of the Capital One Bowl featured the South Carolina Gamecocks from the Southeastern Conference versus the Wisconsin Badgers from the Big Ten Conference. It was one of the 2013–14 bowl games that concluded the 2013 FBS football season. The game started at 1:00 p.m. EST and was telecast on ABC. It was sponsored by the Capital One financial services corporation.
The 2014 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Gamecocks competed as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) as part of its East Division. The team was led by head coach Steve Spurrier, in his tenth year, and played its home games at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina. They finished the season 7–6, 3–5 in SEC play to finish in fifth place in the East Division. They were invited to the Independence Bowl where they defeated Miami (FL).
The South Carolina Gamecocks football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the South Carolina Gamecocks football program in various categories, including passing, rushing, receiving, total offense, defensive stats, and kicking. Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, single-season, and career leaders. The Gamecocks represent University of South Carolina in the NCAA's Southeastern Conference.
The 2018 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. This season marked the Gamecocks 125th overall season, 27th as a member of the SEC, and 3rd under head coach Will Muschamp. The Gamecocks played their home games at Williams–Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina.
South Carolina Gamecocks football under Steve Spurrier covers the history of the South Carolina Gamecocks football program under Steve Spurrier from 2005 to 2015.
The South Carolina–Tennessee football rivalry is an American college football rivalry game played between the South Carolina Gamecocks and Tennessee Volunteers. The game was first played in 1903 in Columbia, SC. The two schools only faced-off 10 times before 1992, when they began playing annually as members of the SEC East division. As a result of recent SEC expansion, the game will no longer be annual beginning in 2024. Tennessee leads the all-time series 27–11–2,. The most recent game was a 41–20 Tennessee win in 2023.