2017 South Carolina Gamecocks football | |
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Outback Bowl champion | |
Outback Bowl, W 26–19 vs. Michigan | |
Conference | Southeastern Conference |
East Division | |
Record | 9–4 (5–3 SEC) |
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Offensive coordinator | Kurt Roper (2nd season) |
Co-offensive coordinator | Bryan McClendon (2nd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Travaris Robinson (2nd season) |
Base defense | Multiple 4–3 |
Home stadium | Williams-Brice Stadium |
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No. 2 Georgia x$^ | 7 | – | 1 | 13 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 1 | – | 7 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee | 0 | – | 8 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No. 10 Auburn xy | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Alabama x#^ | 7 | – | 1 | 13 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 LSU | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Mississippi State | 4 | – | 4 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss* | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 1 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Georgia 28, Auburn 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2017 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Gamecocks played their home games at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina and competed in the East Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by second-year head coach Will Muschamp. They finished the season 9–4, 5–3 in SEC play to finish in second place in the East Division. They were invited to the Outback Bowl, where they defeated Michigan.
US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits | ||||||
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Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
Jamyest Williams CB | Loganville, GA | Grayson | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 173 lb (78 kg) | Aug 27, 2016 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 86 | ||||||
Shi Smith ATH | Union, SC | Union | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Jun 11, 2016 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 83 | ||||||
OrTre Smith WR | Mount Pleasant, SC | Wando | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 217 lb (98 kg) | Sep 11, 2016 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81 | ||||||
M.J. Webb DE | Madison, GA | Morgan County High | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 271 lb (123 kg) | Aug 19, 2016 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81 | ||||||
Aaron Sterling DE | Tucker, GA | Tucker High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 259 lb (117 kg) | Feb 1, 2017 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81 | ||||||
Javon Kinlaw DT | Goose Creek, SC | Jones County Junior College | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 300 lb (140 kg) | Feb 1, 2017 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81 | ||||||
Will Register TE | Chapin, SC | Chapin | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 240 lb (110 kg) | Nov 11, 2016 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81 | ||||||
Keisean Nixon CB | Compton, CA | Arizona Western College | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Dec 14, 2016 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 83 | ||||||
Chad Terrell WR | Dallas, GA | North Paulding | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Nov 11, 2016 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 16 Rivals: 16 247Sports: 21 ESPN: 19 | ||||||
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South Carolina announced its 2017 football schedule on September 13, 2016. The 2017 schedule consists of 7 home games, 4 away, and 1 neutral site game in the regular season. The Gamecocks hosted SEC foes Arkansas, Florida, Kentucky, and Vanderbilt, and traveled to Georgia, Missouri, Tennessee, and Texas A&M. [1]
The Gamecocks hosted three of its four non–conference games which are against Clemson from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), Louisiana Tech from Conference USA and Wofford from the Southern Conference and travel to Charlotte, North Carolina for the Belk Kickoff against NC State from the ACC.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 3:00 p.m. | vs. NC State * | ESPN | W 35–28 | 50,367 | ||
September 9 | 7:00 p.m. | at Missouri |
| ESPN2 | W 31–13 | 55,023 | |
September 16 | 7:30 p.m. | Kentucky | SECN | L 13–23 | 82,493 | ||
September 23 | 3:30 p.m. | Louisiana Tech * |
| SECN | W 17–16 | 71,821 | |
September 30 | 7:30 p.m. | at Texas A&M | SECN | L 17–24 | 96,430 | ||
October 7 | 4:00 p.m. | Arkansas |
| SECN | W 48–22 | 79,416 | |
October 14 | 12:00 p.m. | at Tennessee | ESPN | W 15–9 | 98,104 | ||
October 28 | 4:00 p.m. | Vanderbilt |
| SECN | W 34–27 | 78,992 | |
November 4 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 2 Georgia | CBS | L 10–24 | 92,746 | ||
November 11 | 12:00 p.m. | Florida |
| CBS | W 28–20 | 79,727 | |
November 18 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 7 (FCS) Wofford * |
| SECN | W 31–10 | 74,742 | |
November 25 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 3 Clemson * | No. 24 |
| ESPN | L 10–34 | 82,908 |
January 1, 2018 | 12:00 p.m. | vs. Michigan * | ESPN2 | W 26–19 | 45,687 | ||
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