2019 South Carolina Gamecocks football | |
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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
East | |
Record | 4–8 (3–5 SEC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Bryan McClendon (2nd as OC; 4th overall season) |
Offensive scheme | Hurry-up, no-huddle |
Defensive coordinator | Travaris Robinson (4th season) |
Base defense | Multiple 4–3 |
Home stadium | Williams–Brice Stadium |
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No. 4 Georgia x | 7 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Florida | 6 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 3 | – | 5 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri * | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No. 1 LSU x$#^ | 8 | – | 0 | 15 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Alabama | 6 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Auburn | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 0 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: LSU 37, Georgia 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2019 South Carolina Gamecocks football team (variously South Carolina, USC, SC, or The Gamecocks) represented the University of South Carolina in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. This season marked the Gamecocks 126th overall season, 28th as a member of the SEC East Division. The Gamecocks played their home games at Williams–Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina, and were led by fourth-year head coach Will Muschamp.
South Carolina jumped out to a fast start for recruiting the 2019 class with early commitments from 4 star Defensive Lineman Rodricus Fitten, and 3 star Offensive tackle Jaylen Nichols. In January 2018 the Gamecocks received commitments from 4 star OT Mark Fox out of Miami, and 3 star JUCO DE Devontae Davis from Georgia Military College. USC also picked up 3 star center, Vincent Murphy from St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Florida. [1] [2]
On April 4, 2018, 4 star QB Ryan Hilinski out of Orange Lutheran High School in Orange, California committed to South Carolina. [3] Ryan is the brother of the former Washington State QB Tyler Hilinski. [4] Also in April, 4 star TE Traevon Kenion committed to the Gamecocks. [5]
On May 25, 5 star defensive end Zacch Pickens committed to South Carolina. [6]
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Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
Zacch Pickens DE | Anderson, SC | T. L. Hanna | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 268 lb (122 kg) | May 25, 2018 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 86 | ||||||
Ryan Hilinski QB | Orange, CA | Orange Lutheran | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 222 lb (101 kg) | Apr 4, 2018 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 87 | ||||||
Jaquaze Sorrells DT | Winter Park, FL | Winter Park | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 310 lb (140 kg) | Feb 6, 2019 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 86 | ||||||
Joseph Anderson DE | Murfreesboro, TN | Siegal | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 260 lb (120 kg) | Jun 1, 2018 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81 | ||||||
Traevon Kenion TE | Monroe, NC | Monroe | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Apr 29, 2018 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80 | ||||||
Cam Smith CB | Blythewood, SC | Westwood | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Aug 17, 2018 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80 | ||||||
Keveon Mullins WR | Memphis, TN | Whitehaven | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 207 lb (94 kg) | Jun 28, 2018 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79 | ||||||
Rodricus Fitten DE | Atlanta, GA | Washington | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 335 lb (152 kg) | Sep 13, 2017 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80 | ||||||
Shilo Sanders CB | Cedar Hill, TX | Trinity Christian School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Jan 22, 2019 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80 | ||||||
Jammie Robinson CB | Leesburg, GA | Lee County High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Feb 6, 2019 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80 | ||||||
Mark Fox OT | Miami, FL | Northwestern | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 290 lb (130 kg) | Jan 24, 2018 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78 | ||||||
Derek Boykins LB | Concord, NC | Central Cabarrus | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 224 lb (102 kg) | Jun 2, 2018 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79 | ||||||
Jahmar Brown LB | Opa Locka, FL | St. Thomas Aquinas | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | May 24, 2018 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79 | ||||||
Vincent Murphy C | Fort Lauderdale, FL | St. Thomas Aquinas | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 285 lb (129 kg) | Feb 3, 2018 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79 | ||||||
Devontae Davis DE | Milledgeville, GA | Georgia Military College | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 250 lb (110 kg) | Jan 24, 2018 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80 | ||||||
John Dixon CB | Griffin, GA | Chamberlin | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Dec 19, 2018 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78 | ||||||
Kevin Harris RB | Hinesville, GA | Bradwell Institute | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 229 lb (104 kg) | Jun 5, 2018 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 77 | ||||||
Jaylen Nichols OT | Charlotte, NC | Myers Park | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 300 lb (140 kg) | Dec 11, 2017 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 77 | ||||||
Keshawn Toney TE | Williston, SC | Williston Elko | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 240 lb (110 kg) | Mar 4, 2018 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 17 Rivals: 17 247Sports: 19 ESPN: 17 | ||||||
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The 2019 SEC Media Days were held July 15–18 in Birmingham, Alabama. In the preseason media poll, South Carolina was projected to finish in fourth in the East Division. [7]
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The Gamecocks had two players selected to the preseason all-SEC teams.
Offense 3rd team Bryan Edwards – WR | Defense 2nd team Javon Kinlaw – DL |
South Carolina announced its 2019 football schedule on September 18, 2018. [8] The 2019 schedule consists of 7 home and 4 away games along with one neutral site game in the regular season. The Gamecocks hosted SEC foes; Alabama, Kentucky, Florida, and Vanderbilt. They traveled to face; Missouri, Georgia, Tennessee, and Texas A&M. South Carolina's nonconference schedule features teams from the ACC, Big South, and Sun Belt. They faced North Carolina in neutral site game in Charlotte, NC, and hosted Charleston Southern (Big South), Appalachian State (Sun Belt), and Clemson (ACC).
According to ESPN and other outlets, South Carolina had the toughest schedule in the country. [9] [10] [11] [12]
ESPN analyst Paul Finebaum described the toughness of the Gamecocks schedule. “I don’t think anyone could argue against the following statement that South Carolina has the hardest schedule in the country, it is absolutely brutal. There is just no getting around it. So knowing that you have Alabama, knowing that you have Georgia and Clemson. By almost everyone’s projections, those are the No. 1, 2 and 3 schools in the country. [13]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 3:30 p.m. | vs. North Carolina * | ESPN | L 20–24 | 52,183 | |
September 7 | 12:00 p.m. | Charleston Southern * | SECN | W 72–10 | 70,698 | |
September 14 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 2 Alabama |
| CBS | L 23–47 | 81,954 |
September 21 | 4:00 p.m. | at Missouri | SECN Alt. | L 14–34 | 52,012 | |
September 28 | 7:30 p.m. | Kentucky |
| SECN | W 24–7 | 80,828 |
October 12 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 3 Georgia | ESPN | W 20–17 2OT | 92,746 | |
October 19 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 9 Florida |
| ESPN | L 27–38 | 78,883 |
October 26 | 4:00 p.m. | at Tennessee | SECN | L 21–41 ‡ | 87,397 | |
November 2 | 7:30 p.m. | Vanderbilt |
| SECN | W 24–7 | 71,945 |
November 9 | 7:00 p.m. | Appalachian State * |
| ESPN2 | L 15–20 | 80,849 |
November 16 | 7:30 p.m. | at Texas A&M | SECN | L 6–30 | 104,957 | |
November 30 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 3 Clemson * |
| ESPN | L 3–38 | 80,580 |
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‡ As part of their penalty for NCAA violations, Tennessee has retroactively vacated its 2019 victory over South Carolina. However, the penalty to vacate victories does not result in a loss (or forfeiture) of the affected game or award a victory to the opponent, therefore South Carolina still considers the game a loss in their official records. [14]
Name | Position | Consecutive season |
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Will Muschamp | Head coach | 4th |
Bobby Bentley | Tight ends coach | 4th |
Travaris Robinson | Defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach | 4th |
Bryan McClendon | Offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach | 4th |
Thomas Brown | Running backs coach | 1st |
John Scott Jr. | Defensive line coach | 1st |
Eric Wolford | Offensive line coach | 3rd |
Coleman Hutzler | Linebackers coach and special teams coordinator | 4th |
Mike Peterson | Outside linebackers coach | 3rd |
Dan Werner | Quarterbacks coach | 2nd |
Kyle Krantz | Nickelbacks and strong side linebackers coach, assistant special teams coach | 2nd |
Jeff Dillman | Director of Player Strength and Conditioning | 4th |
Matthew Lindsey | Director of Player Personnel | 3rd |
Marcus Lattimore | Director of Player Development | 2nd |
2019 South Carolina Gamecocks Football Roster | ||||||||||
Quarterback
Running back
Wide receiver
Placekicker
Punter
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Offensive Lineman
Defensive Lineman
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Defensive back
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South Carolina | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
North Carolina | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 24 |
at Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, North Carolina
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Charleston Southern | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
South Carolina | 21 | 23 | 7 | 21 | 72 |
at Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina
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No. 2 Alabama | 14 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 47 |
South Carolina | 10 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 23 |
at Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC
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South Carolina | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
Missouri | 7 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 34 |
at Faurot Field • Columbia, MO
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Kentucky | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
South Carolina | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
at Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina
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South Carolina | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
No. 3 Georgia | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
at Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia
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No. 9 Florida | 3 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 38 |
South Carolina | 7 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
at Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina
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South Carolina | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
Tennessee | 3 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 41 |
at Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee
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Vanderbilt | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
South Carolina | 0 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 24 |
at Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina
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Appalachian State | 3 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
South Carolina | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 15 |
at Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina
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South Carolina | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
Texas A&M | 3 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 30 |
at Kyle Field • College Station, Texas
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No. 3 Clemson | 14 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
South Carolina | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
at Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
AP | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Coaches | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
CFP | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
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1 | 14 | Javon Kinlaw | DT | San Francisco 49ers |
3 | 81 | Bryan Edwards | WR | Las Vegas Raiders |
4 | 117 | D. J. Wonnum | DE | Minnesota Vikings |
7 | 238 | T. J. Brunson | ILB | New York Giants |
Williams–Brice Stadium, popularly known as "Willy B", is a football stadium located in Columbia, South Carolina. It serves primarily as the home of the South Carolina Gamecocks football team, but has also been the site of many concerts, state high school football championships, and various other events, including the annual Palmetto Capital City Classic between the Benedict Tigers and the South Carolina State Bulldogs until the last game in 2005. It is currently the 16th largest on-campus college football stadium in the NCAA and is located on the corner of George Rogers Boulevard and Bluff Road adjacent to the South Carolina State Fairgrounds. Carolina football teams consistently attract standing-room-only crowds to Williams–Brice Stadium. The atmosphere on game days has been voted "the best" by SECsports.com, and has been noted as being among the loudest environments to play in by opposing players.
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 2015 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the 2015 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, who was in his eleventh year before his resignation on October 12, 2015; co-offensive coordinator Shawn Elliott took over as interim head coach. They played their home games at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina. They finished the season 3–9, 1–7 in SEC play to finish in seventh place in the East division.
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