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CAROLINA
2014 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES
SOUTH CAROLINA AT #5/6 AUBURN
Jordan-Hare Stadium (87,451), Auburn, Ala.
October 25, 2014, 7:30 p.m. ET
ON THE AIR
TELEVISION
National Broadcast............................SEC Network
Play-by-Play................................. Brent Musburger
Analysis................................................Jesse Palmer
Sideline...............................................Maria Taylor
RADIO
Gamecock IMG Sports Network
Play-by-Play............................................Todd Ellis
Analysis.............................................Tommy Suggs
Sideline......................................... Langston Moore
Satellite Radio....................... Sirius 126/XM 191
SERIES CAPSULE
Series History.................................. AU leads 9-1-1
In Columbia.................................... AU leads 3-0-0
In Auburn....................................... AU leads 3-0-0
At Neutral Sites............................... AU leads 3-1-1
First Meeting...................................... AU 25, SC 7
(1930 in Columbus, Ga.)
Last Meeting (2011 in Columbia).... AU 16, SC 13
Last Meeting in Auburn (2010)............AU 35, SC 27
Last SC win...................................... SC 16, AU 14
(1933 in Birmingham, Ala.)
Current Streak..................... AU has won 7 in a row
Spurrier vs. Auburn......................................... 10-8
Malzahn vs. South Carolina.............................. 0-0
CAROLINA COACHES
Steve Spurrier...................................... Head Coach
Deke Adams.....................................Defensive Line
Kirk Botkin................................ Linebackers/Spurs
Grady Brown*..........Secondary/Asst. Special Teams
Shawn Elliott......... Co-Off. Coord./Offensive Line
G.A. Mangus................... Quarterbacks/Tight Ends
Joe Robinson................. Special Teams Coordinator
Everette Sands................................. Running Backs
Steve Spurrier Jr.*..Co-Off. Coord./WR/Recruiting
Lorenzo Ward*.................... Defensive Coordinator
*-in booth
South Carolina
4-3 Overall; 2-3 SEC
AUBURN
5-1 Overall; 2-1 SEC
Head Coach...................................Steve Spurrier
Alma Mater.................................Florida (1967)
South Carolina Record...........81-42 (10th year)
Career Record.................. 223-82-2 (25th year)
Assistant AD/Media Relations............. Steve Fink
Fink Email..................... [email protected]
Fink Office..................................803-777-7987
Fink Cell.....................................803-240-5268
Official Website.........www.gamecocksonline.com
Head Coach................................... Gus Malzahn
Alma Mater..................Henderson State (1990)
Auburn Record..........................17-3 (2nd year)
Career Record............................26-6 (3rd year)
Football Contact........................... Kirk Sampson
Email.................................. [email protected]
Office.........................................334-844-9800
Cell............................................334-750-1385
Official Website............... www.auburntigers.com
GAMECOCKS SCHEDULE
DateOpponent Time/Score
TV
08/28 #21 Texas A&M* L, 28-52
SECN
09/06 East Carolina
W, 33-23 ESPNU
09/13 #6 Georgia*
W, 38-35
CBS
09/20 at Vanderbilt*
W, 48-34
SECN
09/27 Missouri*
L, 20-21
ESPN
10/04 at Kentucky*
L, 38-45
SECN
10/18 Furman
W, 41-10
SECN
10/25 at #5 Auburn*
7:30 pm
SECN
11/01 Tennessee*
7:30 pm
SECN
11/15 at Florida*
TBA
TBA
11/22 South Alabama
TBA
TBA
11/29 at Clemson
TBA
TBA
TIGERS SCHEDULE
DateOpponent Time/Score
TV
08/30 Arkansas*
W, 45-21
SECN
09/06 San Jose State
W, 59-13 ESPN2
09/18 at Kansas State
W, 20-14
ESPN
09/27 Louisiana Tech
W, 45-17
SECN
10/04 LSU*
W, 41-7
ESPN
10/11 at Mississippi State*L, 23-38 ESPN2
10/25 South Carolina* 6:30 pm
SECN
11/01 at Ole Miss*
6/6:15 pm ESPN/2
11/08 Texas A&M*
TBA
TBA
11/15 at Georgia*
TBA
TBA
11/22Samford
TBA TBA
11/29 at Alabama*
TBA
TBA
QUICKLY...
u The South Carolina Gamecocks (4-3, 2-3 SEC) return to SEC action on Saturday, October 25, when
they travel to the Plains to take on the No. 5/6 Auburn Tigers (5-1, 2-1 SEC). Game time is set for 7:30
p.m. ET (6:30 p.m. CT) at Jordan-Hare Stadium (87,451). The game will be televised nationally on the
SEC Network with Brent Musburger and Jesse Palmer in the booth and Maria Taylor on the sidelines.
u The Gamecocks are looking to even their conference slate at 3-3 and hoping to snap a two-game SEC
losing streak. South Carolina has not lost three-straight in the conference since falling to Tennessee,
Arkansas and Florida in consecutive weeks at the end of the 2009 season.
u For the second-straight week, South Carolina will be facing a team coming off a bye week. Auburn
had last week off to lick its wounds following a 38-23 setback at Mississippi State, ending the Tigers’
quest for an undefeated season. Auburn opened the 2014 campaign with five-consecutive wins, including SEC victories over Arkansas and LSU.
u The Gamecocks are looking for their first win ever in Auburn. The Tigers lead the all-time series, 9-11, including a 3-0 record when the teams play in Auburn. The Tigers have won each of the last seven
meetings between the two schools dating back to 1996. South Carolina’s only win in the series was a
16-14 victory in Birmingham in 1933.
2014 South Carolina Football GAME NOTEs
Carolina vs. auburn 10.25.14 1
2014 SEC
Standings
EASTERN DIVISION
SECPCT PF PAALL PCT PF PA
Georgia
4-1 .800 193119 6-1 .857 304 140
Missouri 2-1 .667 63 67 5-2 .714215 150
Kentucky 2-2 .500 95122 5-2 .714 222 153
S. Carolina 2-3 .400 172187 4-3 .571 246 220
Florida
2-3 .400 107153 3-3 .500 172 153
Tennessee 0-3 .000 44 79 3-4 .429171 149
Vanderbilt 0-4 .000 61150 2-5 .286 123 238
WESTERN DIVISION
SECPCT PF PAALL PCT PF PA
Ole Miss
4-01.000 133 43 7-0 1.000 248 74
Miss State 3-01.000 120 83 6-0 1.000 251 120
Alabama 3-1 .750132 57 6-1 .857 258 92
Auburn
2-1 .667109 66 5-1 .833 233 110
LSU
2-2 .500 107105 6-2 .750 285 136
Texas A&M 2-3 .400 138198 5-3 .625 307 217
Arkansas
0-4 .000 94139 3-4 .429 268 188
Last Week in the SEC
October 18
South Carolina 41, Furman 10
*Alabama 59, Texas A&M 0
*Georgia 45, Arkansas 32
*Missouri 42, Florida 13
*Ole Miss 34, Tennessee 3
*LSU 41, Kentucky 3
This Week in the SEC
October 25
UAB at Arkansas, Noon
*Mississippi State at Kentucky, 3:30 pm
*Vanderbilt at Missouri, 4 pm
*Ole Miss at LSU, 7:15 pm
*Alabama at Tennessee, 7:30 pm
*South Carolina at Auburn, 7:30 pm
Next Week in the SEC
November 1
Louisiana-Monroe at Texas A&M, Noon
*Florida vs. Georgia (Jacksonville), 3:30 pm
*Kentucky at Missouri, 4 pm
Old Dominion at Vanderbilt, 7 pm
*Arkansas at Mississippi State, 7/7:15 pm
*Auburn at Ole Miss, 7/:15 pm
*Tennessee at South Carolina, 7:30 pm
All times Eastern
A South Carolina win over Auburn would...
u Snap the Gamecocks two-game conference losing streak. The Gamecocks have dropped their
last two SEC games to Missouri and Kentucky. The Gamecocks have not lost three-straight league
games since the final three SEC contests of the 2009 season (Tennessee, Arkansas and Florida).
u Give the Gamecocks their first win ever at Auburn. South Carolina is 0-3 in games played on
Auburn’s home field.
u Match Carolina’s second-best road win in history, according to the Associated Press rankings.
u Snap the Tigers’ seven-game winning streak in the series. South Carolina’s last (and only) win in
the previous 11 contests with Auburn came in Birmingham in 1933.
YOU ARE LOOKING LIVE: The South Carolina Gamecocks (4-3, 2-3 SEC) return to SEC action on Saturday, October 25, when they travel to
the Plains to take on the No. 5/6 Auburn Tigers
(5-1, 2-1 SEC). Game time is set for 7:30 p.m. ET
(6:30 p.m. CT) at Jordan-Hare Stadium (87,451).
The game will be televised nationally on the SEC
Network with Brent Musburger and Jesse Palmer
in the booth and Maria Taylor on the sidelines.
A LITTLE HISTORY: 2014 marks the 121st
season of intercollegiate football at the University
of South Carolina, dating back to 1892. It is the
108th-consecutive year in which South Carolina
has competed on the gridiron. The University did
not field a team in either 1893 or 1906. Carolina owns an all-time record of 580-550-44. The
Gamecocks were nine games under .500 until
head coach Steve Spurrier took the reins in 2005,
but are 39 games over since that time.
SEC HISTORY: 2014 marks South Carolina’s
23rd year in the Southeastern Conference. South
Carolina and Arkansas joined the league prior to
the 1992 campaign. The Gamecocks earned their
first SEC Eastern Division title in the 2010 season. Carolina was 37-66-1 (.361) in SEC action
from 1992-2004, but is 43-34 (.558) in conference play since Coach Spurrier took the reins, including a 20-9 (.690) mark since 2011.
CAROLINA VS. AUBURN: This is the 12th
gridiron meeting between South Carolina and
Auburn in a series that dates back to 1930. The
Tigers hold a 9-1-1 lead in the series, including
a 3-0 advantage in Auburn. The Tigers have won
all seven meetings between the two squads since
Carolina joined the SEC, including a 16-13 win
in Columbia in 2011, the last time the two teams
met. The Gamecocks’ lone win came on Dec. 2,
1933 by a 16-14 count in Birmingham.
SPURRIER VS. AUBURN: South Carolina head
coach Steve Spurrier owns a 10-8 all-time record
against Auburn, including an 0-5 mark as head
coach at South Carolina. He has lost his last six
decisions to the Tigers since a 28-6 win in the
2000 SEC Championship Game.
THE LAST TIME THEY MET: Auburn’s Philip
Lutzenkirchen hauled in a 9-yard pass from Barrett Trotter with 1:38 left in the game to lift the
Tigers to a 16-13 win over #10/9 South Carolina
on Oct. 1, 2011 at Williams-Brice Stadium. The
Tigers ran 92 plays and held the ball for nearly
2
2014 South Carolina Football GAME NOTEs
SOUTH CAROLINA VS. AUBURN (1-8-1)
193011/27 L
7-25 N
193111/26 L
6-13 N
193212/03 T
20-20 N
193312/02 W 16-14 N
199610/05 L
24-28 A
199710/04 L
6-23 H
200510/01 L
7-48 A
200609/28 L
17-24 H
201009/25 L
27-35 A
201012/04 L
17-56 N
201110/01 L
13-16 H
36 minutes in the contest. Michael Dyer led the
Tigers with a game-high 141 yards rushing on a
school-record 41 carries. The defenses combined
to force eight turnovers. The Gamecocks were led
by quarterback Stephen Garcia (9-23-2-160),
tailback Marcus Lattimore (17-66, 1 TD) and
wide receiver Alshon Jeffery (5-86, 1 TD). Carolina won a school record 18-consecutive home
games after that loss to Auburn before falling in
the 2014 season opening loss to Texas A&M.
THEN AND NOW: Four Gamecocks that started
against Auburn in 2011 – wide receivers Damiere
Byrd and Nick Jones, left tackle Mike Matulis
and left guard A.J. Cann – are still on the squad.
Other current Gamecocks who saw action in that
contest include Rory Anderson, Cody Gibson,
Sharrod Golightly, Kadetrix Marcus, Brandon
Wilds and Brison Williams.
THE LAST TIME THEY MET IN AUBURN:
Cam Newton and the 17th-ranked Tigers scored
14 fourth-quarter points to pull out a 35-27 win
over No. 12 South Carolina on Sept. 25, 2010
at Jordan-Hare Stadium. Newton rushed for 176
yards and three touchdowns and completed 16of-21 passes for 158 yards and two more scores.
The Gamecocks opened up a 20-7 lead midway
through the second quarter on the strength of a
pair of Alshon Jeffery TD catches. Jeffery finished
the game with eight receptions for 192 yards. Auburn dominated the running game, collecting 334
rushing yards to just 79 for Carolina. The Gamecocks responded with 305 passing yards, but committed four fourth-quarter turnovers.
SOUTH CAROLINA VS. AUBURN
Most Points - SC...................................... 27 (2010)
Most Points - AU..................................... 56 (2010)
Most Points - Combined ......................... 73 (2010)
AU 56, SC 17
Biggest Margin Victory - SC...........2 (1933, 16-14)
Biggest Margin Victory - AU...........41 (2005, 48-7)
Longest Winning Streak - SC..................... 1 (1933)
Longest Winning Streak - AU........7 (1996-current)
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National Rankings
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Mississippi State (43)
Florida State (14)
Ole Miss (3)
Alabama
Auburn
Oregon
Notre Dame
Michigan State
Georgia
TCU
Kansas State
Baylor
Ohio State
Arizona State
Arizona
Nebraska
Oklahoma
East Carolina
Utah
Southern California
Clemson
West Virginia
Marshall
LSU
UCLA
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Mississippi State (36)
Florida State (22)
Ole Miss (4)
Alabama
Michigan State
Auburn
Oregon
Notre Dame
Georgia
TCU
Kansas State
Ohio State
Baylor
Arizona State
Arizona
Nebraska
East Carolina
Oklahoma
Utah
Clemson
Southern California
Marshall
LSU
Minnesota
West Virginia
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Amway Coaches
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643
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Midseason Lists
South Carolina in the 2014 Polls
Week
APCoaches
Preseason/19 9
Week 2
21
21
Week 3
24
23
Week 4
14
16
Week 5
13
15
Week 6
RV
RV
Week 7
RV
Week 8
RV
Week 9
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Rory Anderson
Mackey (Tight Ends)
A.J. Cann
1st Team All-America (ESPN.com)
1st Team All-America (SI.com)
1st Team All-America (Steele)
1st Team All-SEC (ESPN.com)
1st Team All-SEC (Steele)
ROLLERCOASTER RIDE: The Gamecocks
opened the 2014 campaign ranked ninth in both
national polls. It marked the first time in school
history that Carolina has been ranked in the Associated Press’ preseason Top-25 in four straight
seasons. Only five schools – Alabama, Oregon,
Florida State, South Carolina and LSU – have
been in preseason A.P. Top-12 each of last four
years. In what has been an up-and-down season
so far, the Gamecocks spent the first five weeks
in the nation’s Top-25, extending their streak to a
school-record 69 consecutive polls, but have not
been ranked in any of the last four polls. Only
Alabama, LSU, Oregon, Oklahoma and Stanford
had streaks as long as Carolina before it fell out of
the Top-25 after a loss to Missouri.
BEST CAROLINA WINS: The Gamecocks win
over No. 6 Georgia earlier this season matched
the sixth-best win in school history, according to
the AP rankings. Five of the top seven have come
since 2009. Auburn comes into this week’s game
ranked fifth by the AP. Here are the top wins:
No. Date
1. 10/09/10
2. 10/24/81
3. 09/24/09
4. 10/06/12
10/26/13
6. 09/24/88
09/13/14
8. 10/04/07
11/21/87
11/14/53
11. 09/09/00
12. 10/23/58
Opponent
AP Rank
vs Alabama
1
at North Carolina 3
vs Ole Miss
4
vs Georgia
5
at Missouri
5
vs Georgia
6
vs Georgia
6
vs Kentucky
8
vs Clemson
8
at West Virginia 8
vs Georgia
9
vs Clemson
10
Score
35-21
31-13
16-10
35-7
27-24
23-10
38-35
38-23
20-7
20-14
21-10
26-6
2010 AND BEYOND: The Carolina 2013 senior
class was the winningest class in school history
with 42 victories. Here are the winningest programs in this decade:
Rk.School
‘10 ‘11 ‘12 ‘13‘14 All
1. Oregon
12 12 12 11 6 53
2. Alabama
10 12 13 11 6 52
Florida State 109 1214752
4. Northern Illinois 11 11 12 12 5 51
5. Stanford
12 11 12 11 4 50
LSU
11 13 10 10 6 50
7. Oklahoma
12 10 10 11 5 48
Boise State
12 12 11 8 5 48
Michigan State 11 11 7 13 5 48
10.Ohio State 126 1212447
11.
South Carolina9111111446
THE LAST TIME OUT: The Gamecocks got
back on the winning track with a 41-10 win over
FCS instate rival Furman last Saturday in Co2014 South Carolina Football GAME NOTEs
Elliott Fry
1st Team All-SEC (ESPN.com)
1st Team All-SEC (Steele)
Skai Moore
2nd Team All-SEC (Steele)
Brandon Shell
2nd Team All-SEC (Steele)
lumbia. The Gamecocks garnered a season-high
548 yards of offense, 267 on the ground and 281
through the air, in rolling to the victory. Mike Davis (111) and David Williams (110) each went
over the 100-yard rushing mark, while Shon Carson added 85 on the ground on just seven carries.
Dylan Thompson completed 14-of-22 passes for
262 yards and two scores. The Carolina defense
forced three turnovers and limited the Paladins to
just 91 yards through the air.
STREAKS INTACT: South Carolina extended
several streaks with its win over Furman:
u The Gamecocks have won 35 consecutive
games over teams from outside the BCS automatic qualifying/Power 5 conferences dating back to a
1999 loss to East Carolina.
u Carolina has won 17-straight games against
non-conference foes and 22-straight regular season games against non-conference opponents.
u The Gamecocks have won 20-straight home
games against non-conference opponents.
u Head coach Steve Spurrier is a perfect 51-0
against teams from outside the BCS/Power 5 conference in his career.
THAT’S A LOT OF O: The Gamecocks rolled
up a season-high 548 yards of offense against Furman. That was the fourth-highest single-game total in the Steve Spurrier Era at South Carolina,
and the 13th time the squad has eclipsed the 500yard plateau under the Head Ball Coach.
BACK-TO-BACK: The Gamecocks totaled 500
yards at Kentucky before collecting a season-high
548 yards against Furman. It’s the first time Carolina has had back-to-back games of 500-plus yards
since defeating East Carolina (528) and UAB
(501) in the 2012 season. The last time South
Carolina had three-straight games of 500 total
yards came in the 1995 season versus Kent (544),
Mississippi State (652) and Vanderbilt (508).
500+ Yards in Back-to-Back Games Since 1992
Year
1995
1995
2014
2012
Opponents (Yards)
Total Yds
Kent (544)/Mississippi State (652)
1,196
Mississippi State (652)/Vanderbilt (508) 1,160
Kentucky (500)/Furman (548)
1,048
East Carolina (528)/UAB (501)
1,029
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Career Start Chart
Player
‘10‘11‘12‘13‘14All
A.J. Cann
RS1312137 45
Brison Williams
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Brandon Shell
- RS 10 13 7 30
1
12 11 7 31
Corey Robinson RS 0
9
13 7 29
JT Surratt
1
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2
10 3 18
Damiere Byrd
RS 0
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Rory Anderson -229417
Sharrod Golightly RS 0
0
12 5 17
Mike Davis
0
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Nick Jones
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Marcquis Roberts - RS RS 9 3 12
T.J. Gurley
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Kaiwan Lewis
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Mike Matulis
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5
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Dylan Thompson
RS021710
Brandon Wilds -502310
Gerald Dixon Jr.
- RS 2
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9
Skai Moore
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Shaq Roland
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Chaz Elder
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RS 6 2
8
Cody Gibson RS42028
Connor McLaurin
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Clayton Stadnik
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RS 7 1
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Cody Waldrop
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RS 6 2
8
Pharoh Cooper
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7
Gerald Dixon
- RS 0
1 6
7
Darius English
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Kadetrix Marcus-00707
T.J. Holloman
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RS 3 3
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Alan Knott
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Will Sport
- RS 0
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Rico McWilliams -
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Al Harris Jr.
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Jerell Adams
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Jordan Diggs
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Chris Moody
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Shon Carson
- RS 0
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Phillip Dukes
- RS 0
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Mason Harris
- RS
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Drew Owens
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D.J. Smith
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Jonathan Walton
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Mason Zandi
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REACHING THE CENTURY MARK: Mike
Davis (111) and David Williams (110) each
went over the 100-yard rushing plateau against
Furman. It’s the first time Carolina has had two
backs eclipse the 100-yard barrier since Cory
Boyd (132) and Mike Davis (102) accomplished
the feat against South Carolina State on September 15, 2007. Shon Carson (85) nearly gave
the Gamecocks three 100-yard rushers in game,
something that has been done just once in school
history – 1995 versus Navy (Thomas Dendy-156;
Anthony Smith-123; and Mike Hold-104).
MAKING A POINT: Just over halfway through
the season, the Gamecocks are averaging 35.1
points per game. That puts them just slightly
ahead of the record-setting mark of 34.1 points
per game, set last season.
ROAD WARRIORS: Carolina is 1-1 on the road
this season. The Gamecocks are 13-6 in their last
19 true road contests. Four of the six road losses in
that stretch came to nationally-ranked opponents:
at No. 8 Arkansas in 2011, at No. 9 LSU and No.
3 Florida in 2012 and at No. 11 Georgia in 2013,
before losing to unranked Tennessee in 2013 and
at unranked Kentucky in 2014.
IN THE ZONE: The Gamecocks have scored
on 27-of-28 possessions in the redzone, with 19
touchdowns and seven field goals. That’s a 96.4
percent scoring rate, the SEC’s best mark and the
nation’s third-best mark:
Rk Team
TD FG SCORES ATT PCT.
1. UCLA
18 7
25
25 1.000
2.Florida State 2310 33
34.971
3. S. Carolina 19 8
27
28 .964
4.Iowa State 18 6 24
25.960
Washington 17 7 24
25.960
THROWIN’ IN THE WIND: Fifth-year senior Dylan Thompson has taken virtually every
meaningful snap for the Gamecocks this season.
Thompson, a 6-3, 218-pounder from Boiling
Springs, S.C., waited patiently for his turn behind Connor Shaw, the winningest quarterback
in school history. It’s already been a big year for
Thompson, as he proposed marriage to his girlfriend at midfield in August. Thompson is 7-3 as a
starter, is one of only 13 players in school history
to throw for over 3,000 yards and has moved into
10th place on the all-time list with 3,666 passing
yards. He has thrown for over 300 yards in a game
on three occasions and has thrown at least three
touchdown passes in a game three times.
CAREER COMPLETION PERCENTAGE
(Min. 150 attempts)
1. Connor Shaw (2010-13)..............655 (480 of 733)
2. Blake Mitchell (2004-07).............607 (482 of 794)
3.Steve Taneyhill (1992-95)...........605 (753 of 1245)
4. Bobby Fuller (1990-91)................588 (373 of 634)
5. Dylan Thompson (2011-14).....583 (266 of 456)
6. Stephen Garcia (2008-11)..........577 (589 of 1021)
7. Chris Smelley (2006-08)..............564 (270 of 479)
8. Todd Ellis (1986-89)..................553 (747 of 1350)
9.Anthony Wright (1995-98)..........543 (432 of 796)
10.Tommy Suggs (1968-70)..............528 (355 of 672)
2014 South Carolina Football GAME NOTEs
Career Passing Leaders by Yards
o. PLAYER
N
YEARS
C-A-I
PCT. YDS
1. T. Ellis
‘86-89 747-1350-73 .553 9,953
2. S. Taneyhill ‘92-95 753-1245-37 .605 8,782
3. S. Garcia
‘08-11 589-1021-41 .577 7,597
4. C. Shaw
‘10-13 480-733-15 .655 6,074
5. B. Mitchell ‘04-07 482-794-30 .607 5,992
6. A. Wright
‘95-98 432-796-22 .543 5,681
7. P. Petty
‘98-01 454-861-29 .527 5,652
8. T. Suggs
‘68-70 355-672-41 .528 4,916
9. B. Fuller
‘90-91 373-634-17 .588 4,896
10. D. Thompson‘11-14 266-456-11 .583 3,666
THOMPSON IN 2014: Dylan Thompson has
completed 61.3 percent of his passes this season
(146-for-238) for 1,839 yards with 15 touchdowns and six interceptions. He ranks third in
the SEC in passing yards per game (262.7) and
sixth in total offense (260.0). His best game came
when he threw for a career-high 366 yards with a
career-high four touchdowns against Texas A&M.
The 366 yards ranks as the ninth-best single-game
performance in school history.
A SEASON TO REMEMBER?: Senior quarterback Dylan Thompson is on pace for a special
season. He has thrown for 1,839 yards (262.7
yards per game) and 15 touchdowns (2.1 per
game) through seven games. Here’s how that
would rank if he’s able to maintain that pace for a
12-game season:
PASSING YARDS
1. Todd Ellis (1987)...........................................3,206
Dylan Thompson (2014-projected pace)..... 3,153
2.Steve Taneyhill (1995)....................................3,094
3. Stephen Garcia (2010)...................................3,059
4. Todd Ellis (1986)...........................................3,020
5. Stephen Garcia (2009)...................................2,862
6. Bobby Fuller (1991).......................................2,524
7. Steve Taneyhill (1994)...................................2,486
8. Connor Shaw (2013)......................................2,447
9. Bobby Fuller (1990).......................................2,372
10.Blake Mitchell (2005)....................................2,370
------------------------------------------------------------------ Dylan Thompson (2014)............................. 1,839
PASSING TOUCHDOWNS
1.Steve Taneyhill (1995).........................................29
Dylan Thompson (2014-projected).................. 26
2. Connor Shaw (2013)...........................................24
3. Todd Ellis (1986)................................................20
Steve Taneyhill (1994).........................................20
Stephen Garcia (2010)........................................20
6.Anthony Wright (1997)......................................18
7. Blake Mitchell (2005).........................................17
Stephen Garcia (2009)........................................17
Connor Shaw (2012)...........................................17
10.Jeff Grantz (1975)...............................................16
------------------------------------------------------------------ Dylan Thompson (2014).................................. 15
A SPECIAL BOND: Fifth-year seniors quarterback Dylan Thompson and offensive guard A.J.
Cann have developed a special bond. Not only are
they great friends and roommates, but they also
spent a week over the summer together in Israel,
where they were able to teach some of the locals
about football. Thompson also has a long-standing friendship with wide receiver Nick Jones since
they were youngsters, each breaking a bone of the
other’s while playing basketball.
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Carolina Trends
Under
2014Spurrier
Overall
4-381-42
Home
3-252-16
Road
1-124-21
Neutral
0-05-5
Grass
3-373-36
Turf
1-08-6
August
September
October
November
December
January
0-14-1
3-129-11
1-124-13
0-020-12
0-01-3
0-03-2
Leading after 1st Quarter
Tied after 1st Quarter
Trailing after 1st Quarter
3-1
0-0
1-2
46-10
17-3
18-29
Leading at Halftime
Tied at Halftime
Trailing at Halftime
4-1
0-1
0-1
59-10
8-4
14-28
Leading after 3rd Quarter
Tied after 3rd Quarter
Trailing after 3rd Quarter
4-2
0-0
0-1
69-9
4-3
8-30
When Scoring First
2-1
When Opponent Scores First 2-2
48-11
33-31
Largest Halftime Lead
21
Largest Halftime Deficit
17
Largest Come From Behind Win14
49
31
17
Score 20 or more Points
Score 30 or more Points
Opponents Score 20 or less
Games Decided by 3 or less
Games Decided by 10 or less
4-3
4-1
1-0
1-1
2-2
67-18
48-6
56-9
10-9
34-22
Rush for 100 Yards or more
Rush for 150 Yards or more
Pass for 200 Yards or more
Pass for 300 Yards or more
Total 400 Yards or more
4-2
4-1
4-3
0-1
4-2
70-16
46-7
50-29
15-9
36-10
Opp. Rush less than 100 yards 0-0
Opp. Pass less than 200 yards 1-1
Opp. Total less than 300 yards 0-1
34-4
49-23
39-6
Commit More Turnovers
Commit Fewer Turnovers
Commit Equal Turnovers
1-2
3-0
0-1
22-32
43-4
16-6
Lead in Time of Possession
Trail in Time of Possession
3-2
1-1
51-11
30-31
NEXT MAN UP: Backup quarterbacks, sophomore Perry Orth and redshirt freshman Connor
Mitch, both saw their first action of the 2014 season against Furman. Listed as co-No. 2 quarterbacks, Orth was the first man in, but went 0-for2 passing, while Mitch was 2-for-4 for 19 yards.
Until the Furman game, starter Dylan Thompson
was the only player to throw a pass this season.
BE LIKE MIKE: Junior tailback Mike Davis is
starting to play like the player that earned preseason
All-America recognition. The 5-9, 223-pounder
from Atlanta, Ga., logged the fourth-most singleseason rushing yards in school history last season
when he rambled for 1,183 yards with 11 touchdowns. This year, he has four 100-yard rushing
games, posting an 18-carry, 101-yard, 2 TD effort against East Carolina, carrying 22 times for
104 yards and a score against Missouri, going for
a career-high 183 yards on 23 carries with three
scores at Kentucky, then rumbling for 111 yards
and 2 TDs on 18 carries against Furman. For the
season, he has rushed 121 times for 662 yards and
a team-high eight scores. In his third season at
Carolina, he became the 16th player in school history to rush for more than 2,000 yards in a career.
Davis is the younger brother of former Clemson
standout James Davis.
Career Rushing Leaders
No. PLAYER
YEARS ATT. YDS AVG
1. George Rogers 1977-80 954 5,204 5.5
------------------------------------------------------------------10. Clarence Williams1974-76 440 2,311 5.3
11. Cory Boyd
2003-07 464 2,267 4.9
12. Warren Muir
1967-69 523 2,234 4.3
13. Mike Davis
2005-08 523 2,231 4.3
14. Mike Davis
2012-14 376 2,120 5.6
15. Derek Watson
1999-01 437 2,078 4.8
GO THE DISTANCE: Mike Davis has logged
four career rushes of 50 yards or more. His 75yard burst against North Carolina in the 2013
season opener was the longest by a Gamecock
since Bobby Wallace went for 88 against Middle
Tennessee in 2006. He matched that with a 75yard sprint at Georgia in 2013. Of the 14 runs in
school history of 75 yards or longer, Davis is the
only one to do it twice. Only Derek Watson has
more runs of 50-plus yards at Carolina. Here’ are
the players with three or more 50-yard runs:
Player
No. of 50+ Runs
Yards
Derek Watson
5
56, 56, 61, 65, 68
Mike Davis
4
50, 53, 75, 75
Thomas Dendy
4
57, 61, 61, 70
Troy Hambrick
4
53, 54, 70, 75
George Rogers
4
72, 72, 80
Billy Gambrell
3
64, 69, 78
Steve Wadiak
3
66, 73, 96
A SOLID SIX-PACK: Mike Davis has logged 11
100-yard rushing games in his career, tying him
with Brandon Bennett, Harold Green and Marcus
Lattimore for second on the all-time list behind
only George Rogers.
Player............................................ 100 Yd Games
George Rogers..................................................... 27
Brandon Bennett................................................. 11
Harold Green...................................................... 11
Marcus Lattimore................................................ 11
Mike Davis.......................................................11
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GETTING HELP: Although Mike Davis has received the lion’s share of the publicity, he is not the
only capable runner in the Gamecock backfield.
F Junior Brandon Wilds (6-2, 230) has logged
276 yards on 56 attempts, an average of 4.9
yards per carry. For his career, he has 983 yards
and seven touchdowns on 206 carries. He needs
17 rushing yards to become the 42nd player in
school history to reach 1,000 yards in his career.
As a true freshman in 2011, he started the year as
the fifth-team tailback, but as injuries mounted,
he climbed the depth chart and posted three 100yard rushing games, including a career-high 137
against Tennessee. He had a 2014 season-high 93
yards rushing in the win over Georgia.
F Junior Shon Carson was impressive against
Furman, rushing seven times for 85 yards, a 12.1
yard average, including a long of 56 yards. That
was the second 50-plus carry in his career, as he
rambled a career-high 58 yards last season against
Florida.
F Redshirt freshman David Williams had the
best game of his young career against Furman,
carrying 11 times for 110 yards, a 10.0-yard average, with a long of 37.
1,000-Yard Career Rushers
No. PLAYER
YEARS ATT. YDS AVG
1. George Rogers 1977-80 954 5,204 5.5
------------------------------------------------------------------37. De. Summers
2003-04 212 1,125 5.3
38. Tommy Simmons 1969-71 324 1,109 3.4
39. Billy Gambrell 1960-62 225 1,066 4.7
40. Todd Berry
1980-83 211 1,027 4.9
41. Rudy Holloman 1967-69 255 1,010 4.0
------------------------------------------------------------------ Brandon Wilds 2011-14 206 983 4.8
NOTHING CATCHY ABOUT THIS: The
Gamecocks feature four wideouts that receive the
bulk of the action:
F Sophomore Pharoh Cooper (5-11, 201) was
an All-SEC Freshman selection last season as both
an all-purpose back and return specialist. He is the
Gamecocks’ top pass catcher with 33 receptions
(4.7/game, 7th in the SEC), with 426 receiving
yards (60.9/game, 9th in the SEC) and with four
touchdown receptions. He had a breakout game at
Vanderbilt, catching 10 passes for 114 yards, both
career highs. He added six catches for 83 yards
and a score at Kentucky. He has also seen action
at the “Wildcat” position, rushing 10 times for 96
yards, and handles the punt return duties. He has
two carries in his career of 70 yards or more.
F Fifth-year senior Nick “Governor Nicky”
Jones (5-7, 168), has been consistent and sometimes overlooked throughout his Carolina career.
He just has a knack for getting open and catching
the ball. He logged the first 100-yard receiving
game of his career against Texas A&M, catching
five passes for a career-best 113 yards and two
scores, including a 69-yard TD reception. He is
second on the squad in receptions (27), receiving
yards (363) and touchdown receptions (3).
F Junior Shaq Roland (6-1, 176), a former “Mr.
Football” in the state of South Carolina (following in the footsteps of Stephon Gilmore, Marcus
Lattimore and Jadeveon Clowney), is the most
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Preseason Lists
Rory Anderson
Mackey (Tight Ends)
A.J. Cann
1st Team All-America (USA Today)
1st Team All-America (SI.com)
1st Team All-America (CBSSportsline.com)
1st Team All-America (Athlon’s)
1st Team All-America (Steele)
1st Team All-SEC (Athlon’s)
1st Team All-SEC (Steele)
2nd Team All-SEC (SEC Media)
2nd Team All-SEC (Coaches)
Lombardi (Lineman/Linebacker)
Outland (Interior Lineman)
Pharoh Cooper
2nd Team All-SEC, RS (Coaches)
2nd Team All-SEC, AP (Coaches)
Hornung (Most Versatile)
Mike Davis
2nd Team All-America (USA Today)
2nd Team All-America (SI.com)
3rd Team All-America (Athlon’s)
3rd Team All-America (Steele)
1st Team All-SEC (Coaches)
2nd Team All-SEC (SEC Media)
2nd Team All-SEC (Athlon’s)
2nd Team All-SEC (Steele)
Maxwell (Player of the Year)
Doak Walker (Running Back)
Walter Camp Player of the Year
Elliott Fry
3rd Team All-SEC (Athlon’s)
3rd Team All-SEC (Steele)
Groza (Placekicker)
Sharrod Golightly
2nd Team All-SEC (Steele)
Skai Moore
2nd Team All-SEC (Athlon’s)
4th Team All-SEC (Steele)
Corey Robinson
2nd Team All-SEC (SEC Media)
2nd Team All-SEC (Coaches)
3rd Team All-SEC (Athlon’s)
3rd Team All-SEC (Steele)
Outland (Interior Lineman)
Shaq Roland
4th Team All-SEC (Athlon’s)
4th Team All-SEC (Steele)
Brandon Shell
2nd Team All-SEC (Steele)
3rd Team All-SEC (Coaches)
Outland (Interior Lineman)
J.T. Surratt
3rd Team All-SEC (Coaches)
3rd Team All-SEC (Steele)
Dylan Thompson
Allstate AFCA Good Works
Cody Waldrop
Rimington (Offensive Center)
Brison Williams
3rd Team All-SEC (SEC Media)
3rd Team All-SEC (Coaches)
4th Team All-SEC (Steele)
6
gifted of the receiving corps. He came on strong
at the end of his sophomore season, posting a
career-high 112 receiving yards on six catches in
the 2014 Capital One Bowl win over Wisconsin.
He had a career-high seven catches for 94 yards
against East Carolina. He has 17 catches for 225
yards and three scores.
F Senior Damiere Byrd (5-9, 170) is the fastest
Gamecock and one of the fastest players in the
SEC. He has eight career receptions of 40 yards or
more, including a 46-yard TD catch against Texas
A&M, is a two-time CoSIDA Academic All-District selection, is a semifinalist for the Campbell
Trophy and was a captain on the Gamecocks’
track & field squad. He had four catches at Kentucky, doubling his season total, while two of his
nine receptions have gone for touchdowns.
CAROLINA WIDE RECEIVERS:
2014 Career
Player
Rec-Yards-TDRec-Yards-TD
Nick Jones
27-363-3
78-984-9
Damiere Byrd
9-142-2
57-1,099-9
Shaq Roland
17-225-3
47-760-9
Pharoh Cooper
33-426-4
36-480-5
K.J. Brent
5-59-1
10-100-1
Shamier Jeffery
1-5-0
7-37-0
Kane Whitehurst
0-0-0
4-66-2
DUELING TIGHT ENDS: The Gamecocks are
blessed with a pair of standout tight ends. Senior
Rory “Busta” Anderson (6-5, 227) is an All-SEC
candidate and is on the John Mackey Midseason
Watch List. Anderson has averaged 15.8 yards per
catch with nine TDs in his career. He is third on
the squad with 18 catches this season. His best
game in 2014 came against Georgia with five
catches for 67 yards and a score. Junior Jerell
Adams (6-6, 242) has averaged 18.3 yards per
catch with four scores in his career. He had the
best game of his career against Furman, with three
catches for 91 yards, including a 45-yard TD reception.
CAROLINA TIGHT ENDS:
2014 Career
Player
Rec-Yards-TDRec-Yards-TD
Rory Anderson
18-204-1
57-898-9
Jerell Adams
6-145-1
23-422-4
Drew Owens
0-0-0
2-13-0
Cody Gibson
1-27-0
1-27-0
90 IS THE NEW 78: Fifth-year senior Cody
Gibson made the transition this fall from offensive tackle, where he worked during his first
four seasons at South Carolina, to tight end. He
changed his number to 90 from 78. He is used
primarily used as a blocker, but hauled in a 27yard pass at Kentucky.
CANN DO: Senior left guard A.J. Cann made his
45th career start at Kentucky. He is one of only 11
players in school history to make 40 or more starts
for the Garnet & Black.
No. Player....................................................... Starts
1. T.J. Johnson (2009-12).................................... 53
2. Cliff Matthews (2007-10)................................ 47
3. Travelle Wharton (2000-03)............................ 45
Ladi Ajiboye (2007-10).................................... 45
Devin Taylor (2009-12)................................... 45
A.J. Cann (2011-14)..................................... 45
7. Todd Ellis (1986-89)....................................... 43
THREE OF THE BEST: The Gamecocks feature
what many believe may be the best offensive line
in school history, led by three veterans. Senior
left guard A.J. Cann (6-4, 311) is the anchor.
He has made 45 career starts, the most on the
squad, and has been named to several preseason
and midseason first-team All-America squads. Senior left tackle Corey Robinson (6-8, 344) has
made 29 starts and was a second-team preseason
All-SEC pick by both the media and coaches. He
was the SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week for
his performance against Georgia. Redshirt junior
right tackle Brandon Shell (6-6, 333) has made
30 career starts and was a preseason third-team
All-SEC selection by the league’s 14 coaches, and
earned second-team midseason All-SEC accolades
by Phil Steele.
CHANGING OF THE GUARD: Right guard
has been a position of change this season. Junior
Mike Matulis was penciled in to be the starter,
but has been sidelined most of the season with
a left knee injury, suffered in a preseason scrimmage. The 6-5, 307-pounder has made 10 starts
in his Gamecock career, all at a tackle position. He
saw his first action of the season against Furman.
Cody Waldrop moved over from center to right
Tracking the 2014 Opponents
Opponent (Date vs. SC) 2014 Last Game
Next Game
Texas A&M (8/28)
5-3 L, 59-0 at Alabama
Louisiana-Monroe (11/1)
East Carolina (9/6)
5-1 W, 28-17 at USF
vs UConn (10/23)
Georgia (9/13)
6-1 W, 45-32 at Arkansas
Florida (11/1)
Vanderbilt (9/20)
2-5 W, 21-20 vs Charleston Southern at Missouri (10/25)
Missouri (9/27)
5-2 W, 42-13 at Florida
Vanderbilt (10/25)
Kentucky (10/4)
5-2 L, 41-3 at LSU
Mississippi State (10/25)
Furman (10/18)
2-5 L, 41-10 at South Carolina
Samford (10/25)
Auburn (10/25)
5-1 L, 38-23 at Mississippi State
vs South Carolina (10/25)
Tennessee (11/1)
3-4 L, 34-3 at Ole Miss
Alabama (10/25)
Florida (11/15)
3-3 L, 42-13 vs Missouri
Georgia (11/1)
South Alabama (11/22)
4-2 W, 30-27 vs Georgia State
Troy (10/25)
Clemson (11/29)
5-2 W, 17-13 at Boston College
Syracuse (10/25)
Opponents’ Overall Record50-31 (.617)
2014 South Carolina Football GAME NOTEs
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Media Services
Weekly Press Conference:
Head Coach Steve Spurrier conducts his weekly
press conference at noon ET on Tuesdays in the
Media Interview Room, located underneath
the west stands of Williams-Brice Stadium.
Media members attending the press conference
should enter the stadium through Gate 4 next
to the press elevator on the west side of the
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Head coach Steve Spurrier will participate in
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The Southeastern Conference will host a weekly
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Carolina Calls:
Head coach Steve Spurrier and play-by-play
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guard, but has missed the last four games with a
knee injury, allowing Will Sport to move into the
starting lineup. Sport has started each of the last
four games and five of seven on the season.
at the Will linebacker position; and Sharrod
Golightly (5) and Jordan Diggs (2) have each
made starts at the Spur position. Bryson AllenWilliams has also made one start in a 3-4 set.
LIFE AFTER CLOWNEY: Sophomore defensive
end Gerald Dixon leads the team with 2.0 sacks
this season and has 3.0 in his career, matching
senior J.T. Surratt (6-2, 310), who is considered
the leader of the defensive line. Surratt is the only
returning starter along the front four, as Carolina replaced Jadeveon Clowney, Kelcy Quarles
and Chaz Sutton, the first two of whom earned
All-America honors. The Gamecocks have had a
tough time replacing last year’s production, collecting just 8.0 sacks this season. In fact, the entire
current roster has combined for just 20.0 sacks,
short of Clowney’s career total of 24.0. Here are
the current players’ sack numbers:
SHARING THE WEALTH: The Gamecocks distributed their tackles fairly evenly last season, with
nine players recording between 39 and 56 tackles.
Six of the top eight tacklers returned, led by Skai
Moore (56) and Kaiwan Lewis (54). That trend
is continuing this season, as 20 players have recorded double-digits in tackles. Linebacker Skai
Moore (43) and safety T.J. Gurley (42) are the
only players with more than 25 tackles.
SACKS
Gerald Dixon
J.T. Surratt
Sharrod Golightly
Kaiwan Lewis
Darius English
Skai Moore
Marcquis Roberts
Larenz Bryant
T.J. Holloman
Mason Harris
Brison Williams
Gerald Dixon Jr.
Kelsey Griffin
2014Career
2.0
3.0
1.0
3.0
1.0
2.5
1.0
2.0
1.0
1.5
1.0
1.5
0.0
1.5
1.0
1.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.5
0.0
0.5
THIS OLD MAN, HE PLAYED ONE: Redshirt
junior defensive end Michael Washington (6-3,
237) not only made his first appearance for the
Gamecocks versus Furman, he was tabbed a starter. The oldest player on the team at 27, Washington enlisted in the Marines following high school.
He has since spent time at USC-Aiken and at
South Carolina State, before matriculating to Columbia, where he joined the team as a walk-on in
the spring of 2012. He responded in his first start
with three assisted tackles and recovered a fumble.
REVOLVING DOOR: Nine players have rotated
at the linebacker and Spur positions. Seven different players have made at least one start at the three
spots. T.J. Holloman (3), Marcquis Roberts (3)
and Kaiwan Lewis (1) have each started at the
Mike linebacker spot; Skai Moore (5) and Jonathan Walton (2) have had their number called
Weekly Media Availability
SUNDAY
Coach
Spurrier
holds a teleconference at 2 p.m. (No
in-person
availability). No player
availability.
MONDAY
No media
ability.
avail-
THE SKAI’S THE LIMIT: Skai Moore, a 6-2,
213-pounder from Cooper City, Fla., led the
Gamecocks in both tackles (56) and interceptions
(4) as a true freshman in 2013, despite starting
just four games. This season, he was named to
Phil Steele’s Midseason All-SEC second team. He
has led the team in tackles three times with seven
stops against East Carolina, a career-best 10 vs.
Georgia and nine more tackles at Kentucky.
LEADER IN THE SECONDARY: Senior Brison Williams is the unquestioned leader in the
secondary. The 5-11, 208-pound senior from
Warner Robins, Ga., has played both safety positions during his Gamecock career, and has spent
the bulk of the 2014 season at cornerback. He has
started 31 times in his career. He is sixth on the
team with 20 tackles, including 17 solo stops, and
has a team-high five pass breakups. He turned the
Vandy game around with his 53-yard interception
return for a touchdown.
PICK THIS: The Gamecocks intercepted 18
passes a season ago, led by linebacker Skai
Moore’s four INTs. They have four this season,
two against East Carolina, Brison Williams’ picksix at Vanderbilt and one against Furman. Here
are the interception numbers by player:
INTERCEPTIONS
Brison Williams
Skai Moore
T.J. Holloman
T.J. Gurley
Kaiwan Lewis
Sharrod Golightly
Chris Moody
Chaz Elder
Gerald Dixon Jr.
2014Career
1
4
0
4
0
3
1
2
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
Coach
Spurrier
holds a noon press
conference. Selected
players are available
around the press
conference. Defensive players/assistant
coaches are available
after practice. All
requests must be in
to Steve Fink by 11
a.m.
Gamecock offensive
p l a ye r s / a s s i s t a n t
coaches are available
after practice. All
requests must be in
to Steve Fink by 11
a.m. Coach Spurrier
is on the SEC conference call at 11:10
a.m. ET.
Defensive coordinator Lorenzo Ward is
available coming off
the practice field.
There is no player
availability. Coach
Spurrier’s
weekly
radio show is from
7-8 p.m. ET.
Head coach Steve
Spurrier and defensive coordinator Lorenzo Ward
are available for
network television
only. There is no
player availability.
Coach
Spurrier,
Coach Ward and requested players will
be available in Media Interview Room
following the game.
The
Gamecocks’
locker room is
closed to the media.
2014 South Carolina Football GAME NOTEs
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Carolina 2014 Rankings
Category
Avg./No. SECNCAA
Scoring Offense
35.1
9
30
Rushing Offense
185.4
7
49
Passing Offense
265.4
4
40
Passing Efficiency
140.0
8
42
Total Offense
450.9
6
40
Scoring Defense
31.4
13
91
Rushing Defense
181.7
13
90
Passing Defense
239.6
13
75
Pass Efficiency Defense132.4
11
77
Total Defense
421.3
12
80
Kickoff Returns
Opp. Kickoff Returns
Punt Returns
Opp. Punt Returns
Net Punting
20.6
28.4
6.2
7.2
38.2
12
14
13
8
8
69
124
93
57
55
Fumbles Recovered
4
Fumbles Lost
4
Passes Intercepted
4
Passes Had Intercepted
6
Turnovers Gained
8
Turnovers Lost
10
Turnover Margin
-0.3
12
5
10
8
13
5
10
68
42
91
55
95
40
84
Sacks
Sacks Allowed
Tackles for Loss
TFLs Allowed
3rd Down Percent
Opp. 3rd Down Pct
4th Down Percent
Opp. 4th Down Pct
1.114 114
1.9
7
51
3.3
14
123
4.0
2
10
.429
.402
.625
1.000
7
13
4
14
49
77
33
125
Penalties/Game
Penalty Yards/Game
5.75 42
49.1
5
43
First Downs
Opp. First Downs
Red Zone Offense
Red Zone Defense
176
156
.964
.875
2
12
1
9
15
87
3
90
Time of Possession
31:34
4
33
CAPTAINS: The Gamecocks had individual
game captains until permanent captains were
named prior to the Furman game.
Texas A&M: A.J. Cann, J.T. Surratt,
Dylan Thompson, Brison Williams
East Carolina: Rory Anderson, Jordan Diggs,
Patrick Fish, Nick Jones
Georgia: Sharrod Golightly, T.J. Gurley,
Corey Robinson, Dylan Thompson
Vanderbilt: Skai Moore, Brandon Shell,
J.T. Surratt, Dylan Thompson
Missouri: A.J. Cann, Marcquis Roberts,
J.T. Surratt, Dylan Thompson
Kentucky: Nick Jones, Marcquis Roberts, J.T.
Surratt, Brandon Wilds
PERMANENT: A.J. Cann, Sharrod Golightly,
J.T. Surratt, Dylan Thompson
8
THE FRISCO KID: Elliott Fry continues to be
a bright spot. A midseason first-team All-SEC selection by Phil Steele, Fry missed his only field
goal attempt in the opener against A&M (from
54 yards out) and hasn’t missed since, converting
all 12 of his attempts, just three shy of the school
record, set by Collin Mackie. He went 4-for-4
against East Carolina, matching his career-best
performance, and accounting for 15 points while
earning SEC Special Teams Player of the Week
honors. He leads the SEC with with 12 field goals
and is seventh in the country with a 92.3 percent
field goal accuracy. He is second in the league in
points scored by kicking, averaging 9.4 points
per game. Fry walked on to the Gamecock squad
last summer and earned the starting placekicking
chores. The Frisco, Texas product who also deals
with Type 1 diabetes, went 15-for-18 in field
goal attempts and was successful on 54-of-55 extra point attempts for a team-leading 99 points,
earning Freshman All-SEC accolades. The point
total was the fourth-highest single-season mark in
school history.
Rk
1.
7.
8.
Player
Roberto Aguayo
Brad Craddock
Ross Martin
Cole Netten
Mike Weaver
Robert Stein
Elliott Fry
Will Conant
Team
FG FGA PCT.
Florida State 14 14 1.000
Maryland
12 12 1.000
Duke
10 10 1.000
Iowa State
8
8 1.000
Wake Forest 8
8 1.000
Akron
7
7 1.000
S. Carolina 12 13 .923
Air Force
10 11 .909
HULL OF A PUNTER: Senior Tyler Hull
handles the punting chores for Carolina for a
third-straight season. He averaged 39.4 yards as a
sophomore and 37.8 yards as a junior. He is having his best season to date, punting 23 times for a
42.4-yard average, which ranks ninth in the SEC.
QB’S UNDER THE HBC: Here are the records
of the starting Carolina QB’s under Steve Spurrier:
Quarterback
Connor Shaw
Stephen Garcia
Blake Mitchell
Chris Smelley
Dylan Thompson
Syvelle Newton
Tommy Beecher
Antonio Heffner
Starts RecordPct.
32
27-5
.844
34
20-14
.588
23
13-10
.565
15
9-6
.600
10
7-3
.700
7
4-3
.571
1
1-0
1.000
1
0-1
.000
GOOD HOME COOKIN’: The Gamecocks are
21-2 in their last 23 games at Williams-Brice Stadium and 37-5 (.881) in their last 42 home games.
The Gamecocks had their school-record 18-game
home winning streak, the longest in the nation,
snapped in the season opener. The school’s previous longest home winning streak was 15 games,
set from 1978-80. The only home losses since the
start of the 2009 season have come to top-ranked
Florida in 2009, to 17th-ranked Arkansas in 2010
and to defending national champion Auburn in
2011 before the 2014 home losses to Texas A&M
and Missouri.
HOME CROWD ADVANTAGE: The Gamecocks have played in front of 11 sellouts in their
last 12 home contests. The Gamecocks rank 15th
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in the nation in home attendance with an average of 81,914 per game, including a season-high
84,232 against Georgia, the fifth-largest crowd to
attend a game in Columbia. Three of this year’s
home crowds have figured in the top-30 all-time
at Williams-Brice Stadium.
SILVER ANNIVERSARY: Head coach Steve
Spurrier is in his 25th season as a college head
coach. He has won 223 games in that time, the
fourth-highest win total among Division I coaches in their first 25 years. Here is that impressive
list of 200 or more wins over the first 25 seasons
as a head coach:
200 COACHING WINS IN FIRST 25 SEASONS
Coach
Seasons
W L TPCT.
Tom Osborne 1973-1997
255 49 3 .836
Joe Paterno
1966-1990
229 60 3 .789
LaVell Edwards 1972-1996
228 81 3 .736
Steve Spurrier 1987-2001,’05-14 223 82 2 .730
Bo Schembechler1963-1987
215 61 7 .772
Pop Warner
1895-1919
2107011.741
Bobby Bowden 1959-62; ‘70-90 205 74 3 .732
Vince Dooley 1964-1988
2017710.715
Mack Brown
1983, ‘85-2008
201100 1 .667
BEATING THE EAST: The Gamecocks are 2-2
against SEC Eastern Division opponents in 2014.
They are 20-6 against the SEC East in this decade. In each of the last three seasons, Carolina
has defeated the SEC Eastern Division champion
(Georgia in 2011 and ‘12 and Missouri in 2013).
Carolina had never won more than three games in
the division prior to Coach Spurrier’s arrival, but
have done it five times since 2005:
YearEast SEC
19922-3 3-5
19932-3 2-6
19942-3 4-4
19951-4 2-5-1
19963-2 4-4
19972-3 3-5
19980-5 0-8
19990-5 0-8
20003-2 5-3
20013-2 5-3
20022-3 3-5
YearEast
2003 2-3
2004 2-3
2005 4-1
2006 2-3
2007 2-3
2008 2-3
2009 2-3
2010 4-1
2011 5-0
2012 5-1
2013 4-2
20142-2
SEC
2-6
4-4
5-3
3-5
3-5
4-4
3-5
5-3
6-2
6-2
6-2
2-3
Pronunciation Guide
Jerell Adams......................................jur-L
Larenz Bryant..........................luh-RENZ
Damiere Byrd........................ duh-MEER
Zach Cimaglia...................sim-AG-lee-uh
Terry Googer............................. GOO-jer
Shamier Jeffery.....................shuh-MEER
Abu Lamin................ ah-BOO la-MEEN
Chris Lammons.....................luh-MONZ
Kaiwan Lewis.......................... kuh-WAN
Kadetrix Marcus.................kuh-DEE-trix
Mike Matulis......................muh-TOO-lis
Skai Moore........................................SKY
Brendan Nosovitch............ NAH-so-vitch
Marcquis Roberts................ mar-KWEES
Na’Ty Rodgers............................nuh-TIE
Michael Scarnecchia..... scar-NECK-ee-ah
J.T. Surratt.................................. sur-RAT
Carolina vs. auburn 10.25.14
South Carolina-Auburn
By the Numbers
Record
Points Scored
Points/Game
Opp. Points Scored
Opp. Points/Game
SCAU
4-35-1
246
233
35.138.8
220
110
31.4 18.3
First Downs
Opp. First Downs
3rd Down Conv.
Opp. 3rd Down Conv.
4th Down Conv.
Opp. 4th Down Conv.
176
156
43%
41%
5-8
7-7
148
111
54%
33%
1-2
4-10
Rushing Attempts
269
283
Yards Rushing
1298 1572
Yards Rushing/Game
185.4 262.0
Opp. Rushing Attempts
239
217
Opp. Yards Rushing
1272
724
Opp. Yards Rush/Game 181.7 120.7
Passes Attempted
Passes Completed
Yards Passing
Yards Pass/Game
Opp. Passes Attempted
Opp. Passes Completed
Opp. Yards Passing
Opp. Yards Pass/Game
244
158
148
94
1858 1355
265.4 225.8
236
197
150
107
1677 1278
239.6 213.0
Total Plays
Total Offense
Avg. Yards/Game
Avg. Yards/Play
Opp. Total Plays
Opp. Total Offense
Opp. Total Yards/Game
Opp. Total Yards/Play
513
441
3156 2927
450.9 487.8
6.2
6.6
475
414
2949 2002
421.3 333.7
6.2
4.8
Avg. Poss. Time/Game
31:35 29:47
SEC Players of the Week
Player AwardOpponent
Elliott Fry
Special Teams
East Carolina
Corey Robinson Offensive Lineman Georgia
GAMECOCKS IN THE SEC: The Gamecocks
are in their 23rd season of SEC play. They have
played 181 SEC regular-season contests since
joining the league. They have just a .447 all-time
winning percentage in SEC play, but have a 2512 mark (.676) since the 2010 season. Here’s a
breakdown of the Gamecocks in conference regular season action:
Years
Record
.500 or Better
1992-19949-15-0
1994
1995-19979-14-1
1996
1998-20005-19-0
2000
2001-200310-14-0
2001
2004-2006 12-12-0
2004, 2005
2007-200910-14-0
2008
2010-2012
17-7-0
2010, 2011, 2012
2013-20148-5-0
2013
Totals
80-100-1
Ten Times
Pct.
.375
.396
.208
.417
.500
.417
.708
.615
.445
FIRST START: Nine Gamecocks have made
their first career starts this season, eight on the
defensive side of the ball. Three players, all on defense, made their first career start in the season
opener against Texas A&M. Getting the nod for
the first time were linebackers Jonathan Walton
and Bryson Allen-Williams and cornerback Al
Harris Jr. Center Alan Knott and safety Chris
Moody both made their first start against East
Carolina. Defensive end Mason Harris got the
call for the first time at Vanderbilt. True freshman safety D.J. Smith got the nod at Kentucky.
Walk-on defensive end Michael Washington and
true freshman cornerback Chris Lammons both
earned their first start against Furman.
REMEMBER HIM?: Linebacker Bryson AllenWilliams and cornerback Al Harris Jr. became
the first true freshmen to start a season opener for
Carolina since Jadeveon Clowney in 2011.
EVERY TIME OUT: The Gamecocks have had
seven players start every game this season. On offense, LT Corey Robinson, LG A.J. Cann, RT
Brandon Shell and QB Dylan Thompson have
made every start. On defense, DT J.T. Surratt,
DB Brison Williams and S T.J. Gurley have been
starters in each contest.
WORKING OVERTIME: The Gamecocks won
their first overtime game in school history when
they defeated Missouri, 27-24, in two overtimes
on October 26, 2013 in Columbia, Mo. The
Gamecocks are 1-2 all-time in overtime games,
with both overtime losses coming at Tennessee, a
23-20 setback on September 27, 2003, and a 2724 loss in Knoxville on October 27, 2007.
BROTHERLY LOVE: The Gamecocks have two
sets of brothers on the squad. Redshirt sophomore
offensive linemen Brock and Clayton Stadnik
are twins. On the defensive line, Gerald Dixon
and Gerald Dixon Jr. are half-brothers. They
share the same father, Gerald Dixon Sr., who
played at Carolina in the early ‘90s.
TOTING THE SHEEPSKIN: Nine Gamecocks
will have earned their degree by the time the 2014
season commences, including A.J. Cann, Ryland
2014 South Carolina Football GAME NOTEs
Culbertson, Patrick Fish, Cody Gibson, Sharrod Golightly, Nick Jones, Connor McLaurin,
Sidney Rhodes and Dylan Thompson.
EARNING THEIR KEEP: Two former walk-ons
– junior wide receiver Carlton Heard and senior
fullback Jordan Diaz – were rewarded with scholarships during the preseason camp.
THREE-PEAT: The Gamecocks have put together three-straight 11-win seasons, the first back-toback-to-back, double-digit win seasons in school
history. They have logged three of their four 10or more win seasons in the last three years. The
only previous 10-win campaign came in 1984.
The Gamecocks won 22 games from 2012-2013,
33 from 2011-2013, and 42 from 2010-2013, all
school records.
BEST FINISH YET: The Gamecocks finished
fourth in the final Associated Press and USA TODAY/Coaches polls in 2013. It marked the highest finish in school history, surpassing the No. 8/7
rankings from the 2012 campaign.
CLOSE BUT NO CIGAR: The Gamecocks have
been frustrated by defeating the SEC Eastern Division champion in each of the past three years
(Georgia in 2011 and 2012; Missouri in 2013)
and having a 6-2 conference record in each campaign, yet did not represent the East at the SEC
title game in any of those seasons. With Georgia
currently leading the SEC East, the streak has a
chance to be extending to four straight years.
TOP-10 PROGRAM: Carolina has put together
three-straight Top-10 finishes, the first three in
school history, finishing ninth in 2011, eighth
in 2012 and fourth in 2013 according to the Associated Press. They finished eighth, seventh and
fourth in each subsequent year in the USA Today/
ESPN Coaches’ poll. South Carolina, Alabama
and Oregon are the only Division I schools to
finish in the AP Top-10 in each of the past three
seasons. The Gamecocks have finished among the
nation’s Top 25 for four-straight seasons, another
“first” in school history.
BEATING THE BEST: The Gamecocks defeated
six teams that won its 2013/14 postseason bowl
game in 2013: Clemson (Orange), UCF (Fiesta),
Missouri (Cotton), North Carolina (Belk), Mississippi State (Liberty) and Vanderbilt (BBVA
Compass). South Carolina also posted wins over
three teams that finished in the AP Top-10 (Missouri – 5; Clemson – 8; UCF – 10). In addition,
Carolina posted wins over five teams that finished
in the Top-25 in both the AP and Coaches’ polls
(Missouri – 5/5; Clemson – 8/7; UCF – 10/12;
Wisconsin – 22/21; and Vanderbilt – 24/23).
THEY’RE BACK: The Gamecocks welcomed 56
returning letterwinners for the 2014 season. The
56 lettermen consist of 27 offensive players, 23
defensive players and six special teams players.
The Gamecocks lost 12 lettermen, including six
on offense and six on defense.
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IT’S A NUMBERS GAME: The Gamecocks returned 78 percent of their
rushing yards, 26 percent of their passing yards and 75 percent of their receiving yards from a year ago. In addition, six of the squad’s top eight tacklers, return in 2014.
GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN: The Gamecocks said goodbye to 10 lettermen from last year’s roster including eight starters. The departing starters
include DE Jadeveon Clowney, WR Bruce Ellington, CB Victor Hampton,
CB Jimmy Legree, OG Ronald Patrick, DT Kelcy Quarles, QB Connor
Shaw and DE Chaz Sutton.
UP NEXT: South Carolina returns home next week for another SEC Eastern
Division contest when they host the Tennessee Volunteers at WilliamsBrice Stadium on Satuday, November 1. It will be the 33rd meeting in a
series that dates back to 1903. Tennessee leads the all-time series, 23-7-2.
The Vols hold an 8-5-2 all-time mark in Columbia. South Carolina has
won three of the last four meetings, but were surprised last year in Knoxville by a 23-21 score.
LOOKING FURTHER AHEAD: The Gamecocks 2015 schedule is set.
South Carolina and North Carolina will open the college football season on
Thursday, September 3, when the two bordering state flagship schools hook
up at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte. The other three non-conference
games will all be at home, with UCF (September 26), The Citadel (November 21) and Clemson (November 28) providing the opposition. In the SEC
rotation, the Gamecocks will host LSU, while they will travel to College Station, Texas for the first time to face their permanent rival, Texas A&M. Here
is the entire 2015 South Carolina football schedule:
SOUTH CAROLINA - 2015
September 3 (Thu.)
North Carolina (Charlotte)
September 12
KENTUCKY
September 19
at Georgia
September 26
CENTRAL FLORIDA
October 3
at Missouri
October 10
LSU
October 17
VANDERBILT
October 24
Open date
October 31
at Texas A&M
November 7
at Tennessee
November 14
FLORIDA
November 21
CITADEL
November 28
CLEMSON
THIS, THAT AND THE OTHER:
F The Gamecocks have had a first-team All-America selection in each of
the last five seasons. Eric Norwood (2009) got things started, followed by
Alshon Jeffery (2010), Melvin Ingram (2011), Jadeveon Clowney (2012
and 2013) and Kelcy Quarles (2013).
F Since the start of the 2010 season, Carolina has a combined 14-3 record
against its top-four rivals. They are 4-0 against Clemson, 4-1 against Georgia,
and 3-1 against both Florida and Tennessee in this decade.
F Steve Spurrier has 203 career victories as an SEC head coach, 122 at Florida and 81 at South Carolina. Only Paul “Bear” Bryant (292) has won more
as an SEC head coach. Vince Dooley is third on the list with 201 wins.
F Steve Spurrier is one of only four coaches to record 100 or more wins as an
SEC coach against SEC competition. Only Bear Bryant (159) has won more
SEC conference games than Coach Spurrier’s 130.
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Gamecocks In The NFL
NameTeam
Position
John Abraham*
Arizona Cardinals
Defensive End
Antonio Allen
New York Jets
Safety
Jasper Brinkley
Minnesota Vikings
Linebacker
Jadeveon Clowney
Houston Texans
Defensive End
Jared Cook
St. Louis Rams
Tight End
Chris Culliver
San Francisco 49ers
Cornerback
Justice Cunningham* St. Louis Rams
Tight End
Patrick DiMarco
Atlanta Falcons
Fullback
Bruce Ellington
San Francisco 49ers
Wide Receiver
Clifton Geathers
Washington Redskins
Defensive End
Stephon Gilmore
Buffalo Bills
Cornerback
Victor Hampton#
New York Gians
Cornerback
Melvin Ingram
San Diego Chargers
Defensive End
Lemuel Jeanpierre*
Seattle Seahawks
Center
Alshon Jeffery
Chicago Bears
Wide Receiver
T.J. Johnson
Cincinnati Bengals
Center
Johnathan Joseph
Houston Texans
Cornerback
Spencer Lanning
Cleveland Browns
Punter
Marcus Lattimore*
San Francisco 49ers
Running Back
Jimmy Legree#
Arizona Cardinals
Cornerback
Cliff Matthews
Atlanta Falcons
Defensive End
Jamon Meredith
Indianapolis Colts
Offensive Tackle
Captain Munnerlyn Minnesota Vikings
Cornerback
Ronald Patrick#
Dallas Cowboys
Offensive Guard
Kelcy Quarles
Indianapolis Colts
Defensive Tackle
Travian Robertson# Atlanta Falcons
Defensive Tackle
Ace Sanders
Jacksonville Jaguars
Wide Receiver
Connor Shaw#
Cleveland Browns
Quarterback
Darian Stewart
Baltimore Ravens
Safety
Ryan Succop
Tennessee Titans
Placekicker
Chaz Sutton#
Washington Redskins
Linebacker
D.J. Swearinger
Houston Texans
Safety
Devin Taylor
Detroit Lions
Defensive End
*-Injured Reserve #-Practice Squad
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Carolina vs. auburn 10.25.14
The Last Time They Met...
Game 5
Auburn 16, #10/9 South Carolina 13
October 1, 2011
Williams-Brice Stadium
Columbia, S.C.
81,767
COLUMBIA,S.C.—Auburn’s
Philip Lutzenkirchen hauled in
a 9-yard touchdown pass from
Barrett Trotter with 1:38 left in the
fourth quarter to lift the Tigers to a
16-13 victory over No. 10/9 South
Carolina on Saturday at WilliamsBrice Stadium.
The Gamecocks attempted to
drive the field for a game-tying
field goal after Auburn’s go-ahead
touchdown, but time expired after
Stephen Garcia completed a 12yard pass to Bruce Ellington down
to the Auburn 30-yard line.
“We’re not heartbroken,” South
Carolina head coach Steve Spurrier said. “We haven’t played well
enough to expect to win. We lost to this team last year and still came back and won
the Eastern Division. If we can regroup somehow offensively, we’re going to be okay.”
With the loss, South Carolina falls to 4-1 on the season and 2-1 in the SEC. Auburn improves to 4-1 overall and 2-0 in conference play.
South Carolina led for a majority of the second half after sophomore running back
Marcus Lattimore’s 15-yard touchdown run at the 5:58 mark of the third quarter gave
the Gamecocks a 13-9 lead.
But the Tigers, who ran 92 plays on offense and held the ball for nearly 36 minutes,
used a 12-play, 57-yard scoring drive capped by Lutzenkirchen’s 9-yard touchdown
reception to win the game.
Lattimore finished with 66 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries. With the score,
Lattimore moved to No. 3 on South Carolina’s career touchdowns list with 29 and into
a tie for fifth on the career rushing touchdowns list with 26. Alshon Jeffery grabbed
five passes for 86 yards and a score for the Gamecocks, while Garcia connected on
9-of-23 pass attempts for 160 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions.
Sophomore running back Michael Dyer had a stellar performance to lead Auburn,
rushing for a game-high 141 yards and a touchdown on a school-record 41 carries.
Onterio McCalebb and Kiehl Frazier added 58 and 48 yards on the ground, respectively. Trotter was 12-of-23 for 112 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions.
The defenses combined to force eight turnovers in the contest. Senior Spur Antonio Allen recorded 13 stops, including three for a loss, and one interception for the
Gamecocks, while Melvin Ingram tallied 11 tackles, 3.5 sacks and an interception.
Ingram is now the SEC’s active career leader in sacks and is No. 4 on South Carolina’s
all-time sacks list. Reginald Bowens also had 11 tackles for South Carolina.
“Our defensive team had a heck of a game, but (Auburn) made some third downs
on us there at the end,” Spurrier said. “Give Auburn credit. They played pretty well.”
Demetruce McNeal finished with eight tackles and an interception to lead Auburn.
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Auburn
360716
South Carolina
607013
Scoring Summary
1st 10:12 AU
1st
6:57 SC
2nd 14:22 AU
3rd
5:58 SC
4th
1:38 AU
Parkey 21-yard field goal (10-47-3:04)
A. Jeffery 50-yard pass from Garcia (Wooten kick blocked)
(4-69-1:51)
Dyer 1-yard run (Parkey kick failed) (11-75-3:18)
Lattimore 15-yard run (Wooten kick) (2-50-0:46)
Lutzenkirchen 9-yard pass from Trotter (Parkey kick)
(12-57-3:49)
Team Statistics
First Downs
Rushing
Passing
Penalty
Net Yards Rushing
Rushing Attempts
Net Yards Passing
Cmp.-Att.-Int.
Total Offense Yards
Total Offense Plays
Fumbles: No.-Lost
Penalties: No.-Yards
Punts-Yards
Avg. Yards Per Punt
Punt Returns: No.-Yards
Kickoff Returns: No.-Yards
Interceptions: No.-Yards
Possession Time
Third Down Conversions
Fourth Down Conversions
Red Zone Scores-Chances
Sacks By: No.-Yards
PAT Kicks
Field Goals
0-3
6-3
6-9
13-9
13-16
AUSC
22
13
15
7
7
5
0
1
246
129
67
29
112
160
12-25-4 9-23-2
358
289
92
52
0-0
3-2
5-55
7-55
7-2657-291
37.9
41.6
3-26
0-0
3-60
1-26
2-20
4-36
35:47
24:13
11-22
2-10
0-1
1-1
3-5
1-1
3-9
5-23
1-2
1-2
1-1
0-0
Individual Statistics
RUSHING: AU: Dyer 41-141; McCalebb 9-58; Frazier 9-48; Trotter 8-(-1). SC: Lattimore 17-66; Garcia 10-62; Byrd 1-2; Ellington 1-(-1).
PASSING: AU: Trotter 12-23-2-112; White 0-1-1-0; Uzomah 0-1-1-0; Frazier 0-00-0. SC: Garcia.9-23-2-160.
RECEIVING: AU: McCalebb 3-33; Blake 3-16; Wisner 1-20; Benton 1-15; Lutzenkirchen 1-9; Carr 1-7; Dyer 1-6; Bray 1-6. SC: A. Jeffery 5-86; Ellington 3-60; Wilds
1-14.
PUNT RETURNS: AU: Bray 3-26. SC: None.
KICKOFF RETURNS: AU: Bray 2-41; Mason 1-19. SC: Gilmore 1-26.
INTERCEPTION RETURNS: AU: Thorpe 1-20; McNeal 1-0. SC: Whitlock 2-12;
Allen 1-19; Ingram 1-5.
Carolina vs. auburn 10.25.14 11
The Last Time They Met in Auburn...
Game 4
#17 Auburn 35, #12 South Carolina 27
September 25, 2010
Jordan-Hare Stadium
Auburn, Ala.
87,237
AUBURN, Ala. (AP)—Cam
Newton and No. 17 Auburn are
hard to stop once they get going.
The Tigers’ 250-pound quarterback rushed for 176 yards and
three touchdowns and passed for
two more scores. Auburn then
forced four fourth-quarter turnovers to pull off another comefrom-behind victory, this one 3527 against No. 12 South Carolina
on Saturday night.
The Tigers (4-0, 2-0 Southeastern Conference) overcame a
double-digit halftime deficit for
the second straight week against
a team from the Palmetto State,
this time falling behind 20-7.
Both of Newton’s scoring passes
came in the fourth quarter after fumbles by South Carolina quarterback Stephen Garcia.
South Carolina (3-1, 1-1) twice drove into Auburn territory in the final minutes
behind freshman backup Connor Shaw, but he was intercepted each time. Demond
Washington picked off a pass that deflected off the hands of receiver Alshon Jeffery in
the end zone with 33 seconds left to seal the win.
Newton was 16-of-21 passing for 158 yards and also logged 25 runs, including a
54-yard TD scamper after a nice fake handoff in the first quarter.
Auburn racked up 334 yards rushing against a defense that came in giving up a
league-low 60 yards on the ground. The Tigers were ball hogs in a dominant second
half, running 49 plays to South Carolina’s 22.
The Gamecocks had no turnovers in the first three quarters and four in the final 15
minutes to waylay a bid for their first 4-0 start since 2001. Instead, the Gamecocks left
with their sixth-straight loss in league road games and fifth in a row against Auburn
since joining the SEC.
There was some give and take in that regard. Earlier Auburn had lost three fumbles,
and the first two set up South Carolina touchdown drives.
Shaw took the Gamecocks downfield on both his drives but threw the ball right to
linebacker Josh Bynes under pressure for an interception at the 11 to end the first.
Auburn failed to get a first down and run out the clock on three-straight Newton
runs but then capitalized on one of the few balls Jeffery didn’t bring down.
He had eight catches for 192 yards and caught two of Garcia’s three touchdown
passes. Garcia went 15-of-21 passing for 235 yards, but was sacked three times and
had two costly fumbles before being pulled in the fourth quarter.
The Tigers’ Michael Dyer won the battle of highly-touted freshman running backs,
outgaining Marcus Lattimore 100-33. Dyer had 23 carries but Lattimore was stymied
early and only carried 14 times after emerging as a workhorse coming into the game.
Dyer gained 78 yards after halftime.
The defense and Newton’s timely passing carried the day in the end. He completed
a seven-yard touchdown pass to tight end Philip Lutzenkirchen to take a one-point
lead early in the fourth.
Then, Emory Blake jumped over a diving defender and just pushed the ball over the
goal line for a 12-yard TD with 6:23 left.
12 2014 South Carolina Football GAME NOTEs
South Carolina
146 7 027
Auburn
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Scoring Summary
1st 8:50 AU
5:32 SC
1:04 SC
2nd 6:16 SC
0:46 AU
3rd 6:14 AU
4:45 SC
4th13:35 AU
6:23 AU
Newton 54-yard run (Byrum kick) (5-80-2:08)
0-7
Jeffery 30-yard pass from Garcia (Lanning kick) (6-80-3:18)
7-7
Lattimore 1-yard run (Lanning kick) (7-44-3:26)
14-7
Jeffery 6-yard pass from Garcia (kick failed) (7-47-3:16)
20-7
Newton 3-yard run (Byrum kick) (12-76-5:30)
20-14
Newton 4-yard run (Byrum kick) (11-80-3:46)
20-21
Gurley 3-yard pass from Garcia (Lanning kick) (3-75-1:29)
27-21
Lutzenkirchen 7-yard pass from Newton (Byrum kick) (4-26-1:10)27-28
Blake 12-yard pass from Newton (Byrum kick) (9-53-3:53)
27-35
Team Statistics
First Downs
Rushing
Passing
Penalty
Net Yards Rushing
Rushing Attempts
Net Yards Passing
Cmp.-Att.-Int.
Total Offense Yards
Total Offense Plays
Fumbles: No.-Lost
Penalties: No.-Yards
Punts-Yards
Avg. Yards Per Punt
Punt Returns: No.-Yards
Kickoff Returns: No.-Yards
Interceptions: No.-Yards
Possession Time
Third Down Conversions
Fourth Down Conversions
Red Zone Scores-Chances
Sacks By: No.-Yards
PAT Kicks
Field Goals
SC
AU
20
29
5
20
14
8
1
1
79
334
28
57
305
158
19-29-2
16-21-0
384
492
57
78
2-2
3-2
5-37
6-41
3-1442-68
48.0
34.0
0-0
1-10
6-123
5-114
0-0
2-0
28:52
31:08
4-8
7-12
0-0
1-1
3-4
4-5
1-4
3-22
3-4
5-5
0-0
0-2
Individual Statistics
RUSHING: SC: Lattimore 14-33, Garcia 10-21, Maddox 2-13, Shaw 2-12. AU: Newton 25-176, Dyer 23-100, McCalebb 7-55, Fannin 1-5, TEAM 1-(-2).
PASSING: SC: Garcia 15-21-0-235, Shaw 4-8-2-70. AU: Newton 16-21-0-158.
RECEIVING: SC: A. Jeffery 8-192, Gurley 4-36, Lattimore 3-28, Maddox 2-27, DiMarco 1-11, Sanders 1-11. AU: Zachery 4-49, Adams 4-45, Blake 3-33, Lutzenkirchen
3-22, Smith 1-6, Fannin 1-3.
PUNT RETURNS: SC: None. AU: Carr 1-10.
KICKOFF RETURNS: SC: Culliver 3-66, Sherman 3-57. AU: Washington 3-76, McCalebb 2-38.
INTERCEPTION RETURNS: SC: None. AU: Washington 1-0, Bynes 1-0.
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South Carolina Depth Chart
Offense
Defense
WR
6-1 176 JR-2L Lexington, S.C.
5-9 170 SR-3L Sicklerville, N.J.
DE
WR
11 Pharoh Cooper 5-11201 SO-1L Havelock, N.C.
80 K.J. Brent
6-4 192 JR-2L Waxhaw, N.C.
85 Kane Whitehurst 5-11 169 JR-1L Duluth, Ga.
44 Gerald Dixon
34 Mason Harris
or93 Deon Green
DT
WR
3 Nick Jones
8 Shamier Jeffery
83 Carlton Heard
5-7 168 SR-3L Moore, S.C.
6-1 198 JR-1L St. Matthews, S.C.
6-0 188 JR-SQ Athens, Ga.
97 J.T. Surratt
6-2 310 SR-2L Winston-Salem, N.C.
94 Kelsey Griffin
6-2 310 SO-1L Buford, Ga.
90 Taylor Stallworth 6-2 293 FR-HS Mobile, Ala.
DT
LT
53 Corey Robinson
74 Mason Zandi
6-8 344 SR-2L Havelock, N.C.
6-9 301 SO-1L Irmo, S.C.
92 Gerald Dixon Jr.
52 Phillip Dukes
99 Abu Lamin
LG
50 A.J. Cann
65 Brock Stadnik
6-4 311 SR-3L Bamberg, S.C.
6-5 287 SO-1L Greensboro, N.C.
DE
55 David Johnson
6-1 275 FR-RS Lithonia, Ga.
or95 Michael Washington6-3 237 JR-SQ Allendale, S.C.
or 5 Darius English
6-6 241 SO-1L Powder Springs, Ga.
C
70 Alan Knott
54 Clayton Stadnik
6-4 280 FR-RS Tyrone, Ga.
6-3 273 SO-1L Greensboro, N.C.
RG
75 Will Sport
or76 Mike Matulis
6-5 291 JR-2L Milton, Fla.
6-5 307 JR-2L Boynton Beach, Fla.
RT
71 Brandon Shell
69 D.J. Park
81 Rory Anderson
or89 Jerell Adams
90 Cody Gibson
6-6 333 JR-2L Goose Creek, S.C.
6-4 328 FR-RS Dillon, S.C.
TE
4 Shaq Roland
1 Damiere Byrd
6-5 227 SR-3L Powder Springs, Ga.
6-6 242 JR-2L Pinewood, S.C.
6-7 278 SR-3L Tallahassee, Fla.
6-2 274 SO-1L Rock Hill, S.C.
6-3 235 JR-2L Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.
6-4 289 SO-SQ Windermere, Fla.
6-3 323 JR-2L Rock Hill, S.C.
6-3 323 JR-1L Manning, S.C.
6-4 302 SO-TR Fayetteville, N.C.
MLB 21 Marcquis Roberts 6-1 216 SO-1L Powder Springs, Ga.
11 T.J. Holloman
6-2 234 SO-1L Stone Mountain, Ga.
8 Kaiwan Lewis
6-0 228 JR-2L Mays Landing, N.J.
WLB 10 Skai Moore
6-2 213 SO-1L Cooper City, Fla.
28 Jonathan Walton 6-0 228 SO-1L Daphne, Ala.
4 B. Allen-Williams 6-1 231 FR-HS Ellenwood, Ga.
SPR
9 Sharrod Golightly 5-10187 SR-3L Decatur, Ga.
42 Jordan Diggs
6-0 217 SO-1L Fort Myers, Fla.
23 Larenz Bryant
6-0 220 SO-1L Charlotte, N.C.
CB
SS
20 T.J. Gurley
5-10194 JR-2L Cairo, Ga.
25 Kadetrix Marcus 6-1 194 SR-2L Stone Mountain, Ga.
24 D.J. Smith
5-11189 FR-HS Marietta, Ga.
or 6 Chris Moody
6-1 210 SO-1L McDonough, Ga.
17 Chaz Elder
6-2 195 SO-1L Union City, Ga.
12 Brison Williams 5-11208 SR-3L Warner Robins, Ga.
31 Al Harris Jr.
5-11162 FR-HS Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
30 Sidney Rhodes
5-10182 SR-2L Easley, S.C.
3 Chris Lammons 5-10172 FR-HS Sunrise, Fla.
1 Rico McWilliams 5-11184 SO-1L Hampton, Ga.
QB
17 Dylan Thompson 6-3 218 SR-3L Boiling Springs, S.C.
10 Perry Orth
6-1 204 SO-SQ Ponte Vedra, Fla.
or 6 Connor Mitch
6-3 211 FR-RS Raleigh, N.C.
FB
41 Connor McLaurin 6-0 243 SR-2L Raleigh, N.C.
31 Jordan Diaz
6-1 236 SR-1L Hamilton, N.J.
TB
28 Mike Davis
22 Brandon Wilds
33 David Williams
or 7 Shon Carson
5-9
6-2
6-1
5-8
KO
19 Landon Ard
16 Zack Cimaglia
5-9 178 JR-1L Rock Hill, S.C.
6-1 170 SO-TR Charlotte, N.C.
KR
7 Shon Carson
11 Pharoh Cooper
PK
29 Elliott Fry
19 Landon Ard
6-0 165 SO-1L Frisco, Texas
5-9 178 JR-1L Rock Hill, S.C.
PR
P
13 Tyler Hull
18 Patrick Fish
6-2 207 SR-2L Mount Airy, N.C.
6-0 194 SR-1L Shelby, N.C.
11 Pharoh Cooper 5-11201 SO-1L Havelock, N.C.
3 Nick Jones
5-7 168 SR-3L Moore, S.C.
58 Ryland Culbertson 6-4 267 SR-1L Laurens, S.C.
SSN
LSN H 223 JR-2L
230 JR-2L
222 FR-RS
201 JR-1L
Atlanta, Ga.
Blythewood, S.C.
Philadelphia, Pa.
Scranton, S.C.
FS
CB
Specialists
47 Drew Williams
18 Patrick Fish
13 Tyler Hull
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5-8 201 JR-1L Scranton, S.C.
5-11201 SO-1L Havelock, N.C.
6-2 201 SO-1L Irmo, S.C.
6-0 194 SR-1L Shelby, N.C.
6-2 207 SR-2L Mount Airy, N.C.
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South Carolina 2014 Numerical Roster
No.Name
Pos. Ht. Wt.Yr.-Exp Hometown (High/Last School)
1 Damiere Byrd
WR 5-9 170 SR-3L Sicklerville, N.J. (Timber Creek)
1 Rico McWilliams
CB 5-11184 SO-1L Hampton, Ga. (Lovejoy)
3 Nick Jones
WR 5-7 168 SR-3L Moore, S.C. (Byrnes)
3 Chris Lammons
CB 5-10172 FR-HS Sunrise, Fla. (Plantation)
4 Shaq Roland
WR 6-1 176 JR-2L Lexington, S.C. (Lexington)
4 Bryson Allen-WilliamsLB 6-1 231 FR-HS Ellenwood, Ga. (Cedar Grove)
5 Darius English
DE 6-6 241 SO-1L Powder Springs, Ga. (McEachern)
6 Chris Moody
SS 6-1 210 SO-1L McDonough, Ga. (Henry County)
6 Connor Mitch
QB 6-3 211 FR-RS Raleigh, N.C. (Wakefield)
7 Shon Carson
TB 5-8 201 JR-1L Scranton, S.C. (Lake City)
7 Wesley Green
CB 5-10176 FR-HS Lithonia, Ga. (Martin Luther King)
8 Shamier Jeffery
WR 6-1 198 JR-1L St. Matthews, S.C. (Calhoun County)
8 Kaiwan Lewis
LB 6-0 228 JR-2L Pleasantville, N.J. (St. Joseph)
9 Sharrod Golightly SPR5-10187 SR-3L Decatur, Ga. (Southwest DeKalb)
9 Deebo Samuel
WR 6-0 192 FR-HS Inman, S.C. (Chapman)
10 Skai Moore
LB 6-2 213 SO-1L Cooper City, Fla. (University)
10 Perry Orth
QB 6-1 204SO-SQ Ponte Vedra, Fla. (Ponte Vedra/
Florida State College)
11 T.J. Holloman
LB 6-2 234 SO-1L Stone Mountain, Ga. (St. Pius X)
11 Pharoh Cooper
WR5-11201 SO-1L Havelock, N.C. (Havelock)
12 Brison Williams
SS 5-11208 SR-3L Warner Robins, Ga.
(Northside/Fork Union)
12 Michael Scarnecchia QB 6-4 189 FR-HS Fleming Island, Fla. (Fleming Island)
13 Tyler Hull
P 6-2 207 SR-2L Mount Airy, N.C. (Mount Airy/Guilford)
14 Ali Groves
CB 5-10187 FR-RS Stone Mountain, Ga. (Stephenson)
14 Shaq Davidson
WR5-11170 FR-HS Gaffney, S.C. (Gaffney)
15 Austin Hails
QB 6-2 220 JR-SQ Collinsville, Ill. (Collinsville)
16 Zack Cimaglia
PK 6-1 170SO-TR Charlotte, N.C. (Myers Park/
North Carolina A&T)
17 Dylan Thompson
QB 6-3 218 SR-3L Boiling Springs, S.C. (Boiling Springs)
17 Chaz Elder
FS 6-2 195 SO-1L Union City, Ga. (Banneker)
18 Cedrick Cooper
DE 6-2 225 JR-2L Lithonia, Ga. (Lithonia)
18 Patrick Fish
P 6-0 194 SR-1L Shelby, N.C. (Burns)
19 Landon Ard
PK 5-9 178 JR-1L Rock Hill, S.C. (South Pointe)
19 Terry Googer
WR 6-4 210 FR-HS Atlanta, Ga. (Woodward Academy)
20 T.J. Gurley
FS 5-10194 JR-2L Cairo, Ga. (Cairo)
21 Marcquis Roberts
LB 6-1 216 SO-1L Powder Springs, Ga. (McEachern)
21 Andrew Bunch
WR5-11173SO-SQ Mt. Pleasant, S.C. (Bishop England/
Presbyterian)
22 Brandon Wilds
TB 6-2 230 JR-2L Blythewood, S.C. (Blythewood)
22 Jamari Smith
CB 5-10197 SO-1L Jacksonville, Fla. (Fletcher)
23 Larenz Bryant
SPR 6-0 220 SO-1L Charlotte, N.C. (Vance)
24 D.J. Smith
DB 5-11189 FR-HS Marietta, Ga. (Walton)
25 Kadetrix Marcus
SS 6-1 194 SR-2L Stone Mountain, Ga. (Stephenson)
26 Jasper Sasser
FS 6-0 203 FR-RS Jacksonville, Fla. (Wolfson)
28 Mike Davis
TB 5-9 223 JR-2L Atlanta, Ga. (Stephenson)
28 Jonathan Walton
LB 6-0 228 SO-1L Daphne, Ala. (Bayside Academy)
29 Elliott Fry
PK 6-0 165 SO-1L Frisco, Texas (Prince of Peace Christian)
29 Matrick Belton
WR 6-4 215SO-TR Columbia, S.C. (Keenan/Hampton)
30 Sidney Rhodes
CB 5-10182 SR-2L Easley, S.C. (Wren/Western Carolina)
30 Darius Paulk
TB 5-8 193SO-TR Columbia, S.C. (Richland Northeast/
North Greenville)
31 Jordan Diaz
FB 6-1 236 SR-1L Hamilton, N.J. (Hamilton West/
Mercer Co. C.C.)
31 Al Harris Jr.
CB 5-11162 FR-HS Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas)
32 Rod Talley
TB 5-10201SO-TR Laurens, S.C. (Laurens/Gardner-Webb)
33 David Williams
TB 6-1 222 FR-RS Philadelphia, Pa. (Imhotep Charter)
34 Mason Harris
DE 6-3 235 JR-2L Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. (Ridgeland)
35 Brendan Nosovitch TE 6-1 221SO-SQ Allentown, Pa. (Central Catholic)
35 Shannon James
CB 5-7 153SO-HS Florence, S.C. (South Florence)
39 Demetrius Smalls
CB 5-11170 FR-HS Bluffton, S.C. (Bluffton)
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No.Name
Pos. Ht. Wt.Yr.-Exp Hometown (High/Last School)
40 Jacob August
TE 6-6 247 FR-PS Elgin, S.C. (Cardinal Newman/
Fork Union)
41 Connor McLaurin FB 6-0 243 SR-2L Raleigh, N.C. (Garner)
41 Kyle Morini
LB 5-10221 SR-SQ Warner Robins, Ga. (White Knoll/
Gray Military)
42 Jordan Diggs
SPR 6-0 217 SO-1L Fort Myers, Fla. (Island Coast)
43 Garrison Gist
FB 5-10260 JR-SQ Rock Hill, S.C. (Northwestern)
43 Benji Russell
FS 6-0 175 FR-HS Atlanta, Ga. (Woodward Academy)
44 Gerald Dixon
DE 6-2 274 SO-1L Rock Hill, S.C. (South Pointe)
44 Gerald Turner
FB 6-2 250 FR-RS Goose Creek, S.C. (Goose Creek)
45 Brandon Sturdivant FB 6-2 218SO-SQ Fort Mill, S.C. (Nation Ford)
46 Cedrick Malone
SPR 6-0 201SO-SQ Camden, S.C. (Camden/Coastal Carolina)
47 Drew Williams
LS 6-2 201 SO-1L Irmo, S.C. (Dutch Fork)
48 Nick McGriff
TE 6-0 220 FR-HS Gainesville, Fla. (Gainesville)
49 Devin Potter
TB 5-10203SO-SQ Granite Falls, N.C. (South Caldwell)
49 Garrett Shank
SS 6-0 203SO-SQ Marietta, Ga. (Lassiter)
50 A.J. Cann
OG 6-4 311 SR-3L Bamberg, S.C. (Bamberg-Ehrhardt)
51 Cody Waldrop
OL 6-2 309 SO-1L Seffner, Fla. (Armwood)
51 Devin Washington DE 6-3 221 FR-RS Orlando, Fla. (Jones)
52 Phillip Dukes
DT 6-3 323 JR-1L Manning, S.C. (Manning)
53 Corey Robinson
OT 6-8 344 SR-2L Havelock, N.C. (Havelock)
54 Clayton Stadnik
OC 6-3 273 SO-1L Greensboro, N.C. (Western Guilford)
55 David Johnson
DE 6-1 275 FR-RS Lithonia, Ga. (Lithonia)
55 Na’Ty Rodgers
OT 6-5 280 FR-RS Waldorf, Md. (McDonough)
58 Ryland Culbertson LS 6-4 267 SR-1L Laurens, S.C. (Laurens Academy)
59 Coleman Harley
LS 6-1 246 JR-SQ Aiken, S.C. (South Aiken)
63 Justin Smith
OC 6-1 307 FR-HS Lyman, S.C. (Byrnes)
64 Sterling Petty
OL 6-2 281SO-TR Spartanburg, S.C. (Spartanburg)/
USC-Upstate)
65 Brock Stadnik
OG 6-5 287 SO-1L Greensboro, N.C. (Western Guilford)
69 D.J. Park
OG 6-4 328 FR-RS Dillon, S.C. (Dillon)
70 Alan Knott
OC 6-4 280 FR-RS Tyrone, Ga. (Sandy Creek)
71 Brandon Shell
OT 6-6 333 JR-2L Goose Creek, S.C. (Goose Creek)
72 Donell Stanley
OL 6-4 346 FR-HS Floydale, S.C. (Latta)
74 Mason Zandi
OT 6-9 301 SO-1L Irmo, S.C. (Chapin)
75 Will Sport
OG 6-5 291 JR-2L Milton, Fla. (Pace)
76 Mike Matulis
OG 6-5 307 JR-2L Boynton Beach, Fla. (Park Vista)
77 Malik Young
OL 6-3 318 FR-HS Pelzer, S.C. (Woodmont)
80 K.J. Brent
WR 6-4 192 JR-2L Waxhaw, N.C. (Marvin Ridge)
81 Rory Anderson
TE 6-5 227 SR-3L Powder Springs, Ga. (McEachern)
82 Caleb Hines
WR5-10160 FR-HS Cornelius, N.C. (Hough)
83 Carlton Heard
WR 6-0 188 JR-SQ Athens, Ga. (Clarke Central/
Gardner-Webb)
84 Matthew Harvey
WR 6-8 228 JR-SQ Rock Hill, S.C. (Rock Hill)
85 Kane Whitehurst
WR5-11169 JR-1L Duluth, Ga. (Chattahoochee/Arkansas)
86 Kevin Crosby
TE 6-1 230 FR-HS Bamberg, S.C. (Bamberg-Ehrhardt)
87 Sean Odom
WR 6-0 190SO-HS Orangeburg, S.C. (Orangeburg Prep)
88 Drew Owens
TE 6-6 238 JR-1L Charlotte, N.C. (Ardrey Kell)
89 Jerell Adams
TE 6-6 242 JR-2L Pinewood, S.C. (Scott’s Branch/
Fork Union)
90 Cody Gibson
TE 6-7 278 SR-3L Tallahassee, Fla. (Lincoln)
90 Taylor Stallworth
DT 6-2 293 FR-HS Mobile, Ala. (Murphy)
91 Blake McClain
DE 6-3 265 FR-HS Jacksonville, Fla. (Sandalwood)
92 Gerald Dixon Jr. DT 6-3 323 JR-2L Rock Hill, S.C. (Northwestern)
93 Deon Green
DT 6-4 289SO-SQ Windermere, Fla. (Olympia)
94 Kelsey Griffin
DT 6-2 310 SO-1L Buford, Ga. (Mill Creek)
95 Michael Washington DE 6-3 237 JR-SQ Allendale, S.C. (Allendale-Fairfax/
South Carolina State)
97 J.T. Surratt
DT 6-2 310 SR-2L Winston-Salem, N.C. (Parkland)
99 Abu Lamin
DT 6-4 302 SO-JC Fayetteville, N.C. (Trinity Christian/
Fort Scott C.C.)
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South Carolina 2014 Alphabetical Roster
No.Name
Pos. Ht. Wt.Yr.-Exp Hometown (High/Last School)
89 Jerell Adams
TE 6-6 242 JR-2L Pinewood, S.C. (Scott’s Branch/
Fork Union)
4 Bryson Allen-WilliamsLB 6-1 231 FR-HS Ellenwood, Ga. (Cedar Grove)
81 Rory Anderson
TE 6-5 227 SR-3L Powder Springs, Ga. (McEachern)
19 Landon Ard
PK 5-9 178 JR-1L Rock Hill, S.C. (South Pointe)
40 Jacob August
TE 6-6 247 FR-PS Elgin, S.C. (Cardinal Newman/
Fork Union)
29 Matrick Belton
WR 6-4 215SO-TR Columbia, S.C. (Keenan/Hampton)
80 K.J. Brent
WR 6-4 192 JR-2L Waxhaw, N.C. (Marvin Ridge)
23 Larenz Bryant
SPR 6-0 220 SO-1L Charlotte, N.C. (Vance)
21 Andrew Bunch
WR5-11173SO-SQ Mt. Pleasant, S.C. (Bishop England/
Presbyterian)
1 Damiere Byrd
WR 5-9 170 SR-3L Sicklerville, N.J. (Timber Creek)
50 A.J. Cann
OG 6-4 311 SR-3L Bamberg, S.C. (Bamberg-Ehrhardt)
7 Shon Carson
TB 5-8 201 JR-1L Scranton, S.C. (Lake City)
16 Zack Cimaglia
PK 6-1 170SO-TR Charlotte, N.C. (Myers Park/
North Carolina A&T)
18 Cedrick Cooper
DE 6-2 225 JR-2L Lithonia, Ga. (Lithonia)
11 Pharoh Cooper
WR5-11201 SO-1L Havelock, N.C. (Havelock)
86 Kevin Crosby
TE 6-1 230 FR-HS Bamberg, S.C. (Bamberg-Ehrhardt)
58 Ryland Culbertson LS 6-4 267 SR-1L Laurens, S.C. (Laurens Academy)
14 Shaq Davidson
WR5-11170 FR-HS Gaffney, S.C. (Gaffney)
28 Mike Davis
TB 5-9 223 JR-2L Atlanta, Ga. (Stephenson)
31 Jordan Diaz
FB 6-1 236 SR-1L Hamilton, N.J. (Hamilton West/
Mercer Co. C.C.)
42 Jordan Diggs
SPR 6-0 217 SO-1L Fort Myers, Fla. (Island Coast)
44 Gerald Dixon
DE 6-2 274 SO-1L Rock Hill, S.C. (South Pointe)
92 Gerald Dixon Jr. DT 6-3 323 JR-2L Rock Hill, S.C. (Northwestern)
52 Phillip Dukes
DT 6-3 323 JR-1L Manning, S.C. (Manning)
17 Chaz Elder
FS 6-2 195 SO-1L Union City, Ga. (Banneker)
5 Darius English
DE 6-6 241 SO-1L Powder Springs, Ga. (McEachern)
18 Patrick Fish
P 6-0 194 SR-1L Shelby, N.C. (Burns)
29 Elliott Fry
PK 6-0 165 SO-1L Frisco, Texas (Prince of Peace Christian)
90 Cody Gibson
TE 6-7 278 SR-3L Tallahassee, Fla. (Lincoln)
43 Garrison Gist
FB 5-10260 JR-SQ Rock Hill, S.C. (Northwestern)
9 Sharrod Golightly SPR5-10187 SR-3L Decatur, Ga. (Southwest DeKalb)
19 Terry Googer
WR 6-4 210 FR-HS Atlanta, Ga. (Woodward Academy)
93 Deon Green
DT 6-4 289SO-SQ Windermere, Fla. (Olympia)
7 Wesley Green
CB 5-10176 FR-HS Lithonia, Ga. (Martin Luther King)
94 Kelsey Griffin
DT 6-2 310 SO-1L Buford, Ga. (Mill Creek)
14 Ali Groves
CB 5-10187 FR-RS Stone Mountain, Ga. (Stephenson)
20 T.J. Gurley
FS 5-10194 JR-2L Cairo, Ga. (Cairo)
15 Austin Hails
QB 6-2 220 JR-SQ Collinsville, Ill. (Collinsville)
59 Coleman Harley
LS 6-1 246 JR-SQ Aiken, S.C. (South Aiken)
31 Al Harris Jr.
CB 5-11162 FR-HS Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas)
34 Mason Harris
DE 6-3 235 JR-2L Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. (Ridgeland)
84 Matthew Harvey
WR 6-8 228 JR-SQ Rock Hill, S.C. (Rock Hill)
83 Carlton Heard
WR 6-0 188 JR-SQ Athens, Ga. (Clarke Central/
Gardner-Webb)
82 Caleb Hines
WR5-10160 FR-HS Cornelius, N.C. (Hough)
11 T.J. Holloman
LB 6-2 234 SO-1L Stone Mountain, Ga. (St. Pius X)
13 Tyler Hull
P 6-2 207 SR-2L Mount Airy, N.C. (Mount Airy/Guilford)
35 Shannon James
CB 5-7 153SO-HS Florence, S.C. (South Florence)
8 Shamier Jeffery
WR 6-1 198 JR-1L St. Matthews, S.C. (Calhoun County)
55 David Johnson
DE 6-1 275 FR-RS Lithonia, Ga. (Lithonia)
3 Nick Jones
WR 5-7 168 SR-3L Moore, S.C. (Byrnes)
70 Alan Knott
OC 6-4 280 FR-RS Tyrone, Ga. (Sandy Creek)
99 Abu Lamin
DT 6-4 302 SO-JC Fayetteville, N.C. (Trinity Christian/
Fort Scott C.C.)
3 Chris Lammons
CB 5-10172 FR-HS Sunrise, Fla. (Plantation)
8 Kaiwan Lewis
LB 6-0 228 JR-2L Pleasantville, N.J. (St. Joseph)
2014 South Carolina Football GAME NOTEs
No.Name
Pos. Ht. Wt.Yr.-Exp Hometown (High/Last School)
46 Cedrick Malone
SPR 6-0 201SO-SQ Camden, S.C. (Camden/Coastal Carolina)
25 Kadetrix Marcus
SS 6-1 194 SR-2L Stone Mountain, Ga. (Stephenson)
76 Mike Matulis
OG 6-5 307 JR-2L Boynton Beach, Fla. (Park Vista)
91 Blake McClain
DE 6-3 265 FR-HS Jacksonville, Fla. (Sandalwood)
48 Nick McGriff
TE 6-0 220 FR-HS Gainesville, Fla. (Gainesville)
41 Connor McLaurin FB 6-0 243 SR-2L Raleigh, N.C. (Garner)
1 Rico McWilliams
CB 5-11184 SO-1L Hampton, Ga. (Lovejoy)
6 Connor Mitch
QB 6-3 211 FR-RS Raleigh, N.C. (Wakefield)
6 Chris Moody
SS 6-1 210 SO-1L McDonough, Ga. (Henry County)
10 Skai Moore
LB 6-2 213 SO-1L Cooper City, Fla. (University)
41 Kyle Morini
LB 5-10221 SR-SQ Warner Robins, Ga. (White Knoll/
Gray Military)
35 Brendan Nosovitch TE 6-1 221SO-SQ Allentown, Pa. (Central Catholic)
87 Sean Odom
WR 6-0 190SO-HS Orangeburg, S.C. (Orangeburg Prep)
10 Perry Orth
QB 6-1 204SO-SQ Ponte Vedra, Fla. (Ponte Vedra/
Florida State College)
88 Drew Owens
TE 6-6 238 JR-1L Charlotte, N.C. (Ardrey Kell)
69 D.J. Park
OG 6-4 328 FR-RS Dillon, S.C. (Dillon)
30 Darius Paulk
TB 5-8 193SO-TR Columbia, S.C. (Richland Northeast/
North Greenville)
64 Sterling Petty
OL 6-2 281SO-TR Spartanburg, S.C. (Spartanburg)/
USC-Upstate)
49 Devin Potter
TB 5-10203SO-SQ Granite Falls, N.C. (South Caldwell)
30 Sidney Rhodes
CB 5-10182 SR-2L Easley, S.C. (Wren/Western Carolina)
21 Marcquis Roberts
LB 6-1 216 SO-1L Powder Springs, Ga. (McEachern)
53 Corey Robinson
OT 6-8 344 SR-2L Havelock, N.C. (Havelock)
55 Na’Ty Rodgers
OT 6-5 280 FR-RS Waldorf, Md. (McDonough)
4 Shaq Roland
WR 6-1 176 JR-2L Lexington, S.C. (Lexington)
43 Benji Russell
FS 6-0 175 FR-HS Atlanta, Ga. (Woodward Academy)
9 Deebo Samuel
WR 6-0 192 FR-HS Inman, S.C. (Chapman)
26 Jasper Sasser
FS 6-0 203 FR-RS Jacksonville, Fla. (Wolfson)
12 Michael Scarnecchia QB 6-4 189 FR-HS Fleming Island, Fla. (Fleming Island)
49 Garrett Shank
SS 6-0 203SO-SQ Marietta, Ga. (Lassiter)
71 Brandon Shell
OT 6-6 333 JR-2L Goose Creek, S.C. (Goose Creek)
39 Demetrius Smalls
CB 5-11170 FR-HS Bluffton, S.C. (Bluffton)
24 D.J. Smith
DB 5-11189 FR-HS Marietta, Ga. (Walton)
22 Jamari Smith
CB 5-10197 SO-1L Jacksonville, Fla. (Fletcher)
63 Justin Smith
OC 6-1 307 FR-HS Lyman, S.C. (Byrnes)
75 Will Sport
OG 6-5 291 JR-2L Milton, Fla. (Pace)
65 Brock Stadnik
OG 6-5 287 SO-1L Greensboro, N.C. (Western Guilford)
54 Clayton Stadnik
OC 6-3 273 SO-1L Greensboro, N.C. (Western Guilford)
90 Taylor Stallworth
DT 6-2 293 FR-HS Mobile, Ala. (Murphy)
72 Donell Stanley
OL 6-4 346 FR-HS Floydale, S.C. (Latta)
45 Brandon Sturdivant FB 6-2 218SO-SQ Fort Mill, S.C. (Nation Ford)
97 J.T. Surratt
DT 6-2 310 SR-2L Winston-Salem, N.C. (Parkland)
32 Rod Talley
TB 5-10201SO-TR Laurens, S.C. (Laurens/Gardner-Webb)
17 Dylan Thompson
QB 6-3 218 SR-3L Boiling Springs, S.C. (Boiling Springs)
44 Gerald Turner
FB 6-2 250 FR-RS Goose Creek, S.C. (Goose Creek)
51 Cody Waldrop
OL 6-2 309 SO-1L Seffner, Fla. (Armwood)
28 Jonathan Walton
LB 6-0 228 SO-1L Daphne, Ala. (Bayside Academy)
51 Devin Washington DE 6-3 221 FR-RS Orlando, Fla. (Jones)
95 Michael Washington DE 6-3 237 JR-SQ Allendale, S.C. (Allendale-Fairfax/
South Carolina State)
85 Kane Whitehurst
WR5-11169 JR-1L Duluth, Ga. (Chattahoochee/Arkansas)
22 Brandon Wilds
TB 6-2 230 JR-2L Blythewood, S.C. (Blythewood)
12 Brison Williams
SS 5-11208 SR-3L Warner Robins, Ga. (Northside/
Fork Union)
33 David Williams
TB 6-1 222 FR-RS Philadelphia, Pa. (Imhotep Charter)
47 Drew Williams
LS 6-2 201 SO-1L Irmo, S.C. (Dutch Fork)
77 Malik Young
OL 6-3 318 FR-HS Pelzer, S.C. (Woodmont)
74 Mason Zandi
OT 6-9 301 SO-1L Irmo, S.C. (Chapin)
Carolina vs. auburn 10.25.14 15
Steve spurrier
head coach
10th YEAR AT SOUTH CAROLINA
THE SPURRIER FILE
personal
Full Name: Stephen Orr Spurrier
Hometown: Johnson City, Tenn.
Wife: Jerri
Children: Lisa, Amy, Steve Jr., Scott
College: Florida (1967)
coaching experience
2005-14South Carolina Head Coach
2002-03Washington H.C. (NFL)
1990-01Florida Head Coach
1987-89Duke Head Coach
1983-85Tampa Bay H.C. (USFL)
1980-82Duke Assistant Coach
1979 Georgia Tech Asst. Coach
1978 Florida Assistant Coach
bowl experience
2014 Capital One
2013 Outback
2012 Capital One
2010 Chick-fil-A
2010 Papajohns.com
2009Outback
2006Liberty
2005Independence
2002Orange
2001Sugar
2000Citrus
1999Orange
1998Citrus
1997Sugar
1996Fiesta
1995Sugar
1994Sugar
1992Gator
1992Sugar
1989All-American
Steve Spurrier, who has coached a national championship
team, won seven SEC titles, garnered nine conference Coach
of the Year awards, and won 73 percent of the college games
in which he has coached, is in his 10th season as head coach at
the University of South Carolina. Spurrier was introduced as
Carolina’s 32nd head coach on Nov. 23, 2004.
Coach Spurrier has compiled a 223-82-2 (.730) won-loss record in 25 seasons as a major college head coach, including an
81-42 mark (.659) at Carolina. He became the 71st collegiate
coach (all divisions) and the 22nd in Division I to record 200
career victories when he defeated UAB on Sept. 15, 2012 and
logged his 250th all-time coaching win against Georgia in 2012.
Coach Spurrier surpassed Rex Enright’s school record for
wins when he logged number 65 at Clemson in the 2012 season
finale. In doing so, he joined the great Bear Bryant as the only
coaches to boast the most coaching victories at two different
SEC schools.
He led Duke to the 1989 Atlantic Coast Conference championship before returning to his alma mater, the University of
Florida, as head coach in 1990. During his 12 seasons with the
Gators, Spurrier’s teams won seven Southeastern Conference
championships, one national title and finished ranked in the
nation’s top 10 nine times. His record at Florida was an amazing
122-27-1 (.817). Spurrier, who won the 1966 Heisman Trophy
as a quarterback for the Gators, was also head coach of the NFL’s
Washington Redskins. He returned to the college ranks in 2005
after a one-year absence from the sidelines.
In his first season at South Carolina, Coach Spurrier led the
Gamecocks to a 7-5 record and a second-place finish in the SEC
Eastern Division. In doing so, he posted a five-game winning
streak, the 15th-consecutive year in which he has had a fivegame winning streak, something no other coach in college history has accomplished. He was honored as the SEC Coach of
the Year by the Associated Press after leading the Gamecocks
to a school-record five straight SEC wins, their first win ever at
Tennessee and their first win over Florida since the 1930s.
He came back with an 8-5 record in 2006, just the ninth time
in school history that the Gamecocks posted eight or more wins
in a season. The season was capped with a Liberty Bowl win over
C-USA champion Houston.
In his third season with the Garnet & Black, Spurrier’s squad
raced out to a 6-1 record and moved as high as No. 6 in the BCS
rankings, before finishing the campaign with a 6-6 record. With
21 wins, he set the Carolina record for coaching victories after
three seasons at the helm.
With a 7-6 record in 2008, Carolina returned to a New Year’s
Day bowl game for the first time since the 2001 season. The
Gamecocks followed that up with another 7-6 record in 2009,
their sixth-consecutive non-losing season, the longest stretch in
school history since 1928-34. The 2009 season included a win
over No. 4 Ole Miss, only the second time in school history that
Carolina had defeated a top-five team.
His 2010 Gamecock squad posted several milestones en
route to a 9-5 season, the biggest of which was the school’s first
SEC Eastern Division title and first appearance in the SEC
Championship. The Gamecocks also defeated the nation’s No. 1
team, Alabama, for the first time in school history, and finished
the season ranked 22nd in both major national polls. He was
named SEC Coach of the Year for the seventh time, his ninth
overall Coach of the Year honor.
16 2014 South Carolina Football GAME NOTEs
The Gamecocks continued to make history in 2011, winning
a school-record 11 games and finishing in the the top-10 in the
final A.P. poll for the first time. The squad also won a school-record six SEC games and defeated each of their Eastern Division
rivals in the same season for the first time. Carolina capped the
regular season with a win over Clemson, its third-straight over
its Palmetto State rival, the first time that has been accomplished
since 1968-70, then defeated Nebraska in the Capital One Bowl
by a convincing 30-13 margin.
The 2012 season was another success, as the Gamecocks
rolled up 11 wins for the second-straight season and logged
double-digits in wins for just the third time in school history,
capped off by a 33-28 win over Michigan in the Outback Bowl.
They defeated four teams that finished among the nation’s top
25 in Georgia, Clemson, Vanderbilt and Michigan. The Gamecocks defeated in-state rival Clemson for a fourth-straight year,
the first time that had been accomplished since the 1950s. It’s
No. 8/7 final ranking was the best in school history at that time.
The success continued in 2013. Carolina posted its thirdstraight 11-2 campaign, finishing fourth in both major polls,
the highest national finish in school history. The team defeated
five teams that finished in the Top-25, including three in the
Top-10. It also defeated six teams that won their bowl games,
including two BCS winners. The Gamecocks won their final six
games of the season, including a school-record fifth-straight win
over Clemson, and a Capital One Bowl win over Wisconsin, the
third-straight New Year’s Day bowl win.
Coach OF THE YEAR
2010 South Carolina
2005 South Carolina
1996Florida
1995Florida
1994Florida
1991Florida
1990Florida
1989Duke
1988Duke
Versus Auburn
(10-8)
DateScore
11/03/90 W, 48-7
11/02/91 W, 31-10
10/17/92 W, 24-9
10/16/93 L, 35-38
10/15/94 L, 33-36
10/14/95 W, 49-38
10/19/96 W, 51-10
10/18/97 W, 24-10
10/17/98 W, 24-3
Date Score
10/16/99 W, 32-14
10/14/00 W, 38-7
12/02/00 W, 28-6
10/13/01 L, 20-23
10/01/05
L, 7-48
09/28/06 L, 17-24
09/25/10 L, 27-35
12/04/10 L, 17-56
10/01/11 L, 13-16
Carolina vs. auburn 10.25.14
Head Coach Steve Spurrier by the Numbers
Year 1983
1984
1985
1987
1988 1989 1990
1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
2003
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
School/
Overall League/ Conference Postseason/ Final AP Final Coaches’
Organization Record ConferenceRecord/Finish
Bowl
Poll
Poll
Tampa Bay
11-7
USFL 3rd, Central Division
n/a
n/a
Tampa Bay
14-5
USFL 2nd, Southern Division 1st Round
n/a
Tampa Bay
10-9
USFL
5th, Eastern Conference 1st Round
n/a
Duke
5-6 ACC
2-5/7th
—
—
—
Duke 7-3-1 ACC
3-3-1/6th —
—
—
Duke 8-4 ACC
6-1/1st
All-American —
—
Florida
9-2 SEC
6-1/1st
None
13
13
Florida 10-2 SEC
7-0/1st Sugar 7
8
Florida 9-4 SEC
6-2/1st in East* Gator 10 11
Florida 11-2 SEC
7-1/1st* Sugar 5
4
Florida 10-2-1 SEC
7-1/1st* Sugar 7
7
Florida 12-1 SEC
8-0/1st* Fiesta 2
3
Florida 12-1 SEC
8-0/1st* Sugar 1
1
Florida 10-2 SEC
6-2/tied 2nd in East Citrus 4
6
Florida 10-2 SEC
7-1/2nd in East Orange 5
6
Florida 9-4 SEC
7-1/1st in East* Citrus 12 14
Florida 10-3 SEC
7-1/1st* Sugar 10 11
Florida 10-2 SEC
6-2/2nd in East Orange 3
3
Washington
7-9
NFL
3rd, NFC East
n/a
n/a
Washington
5-11
NFL
3rd, NFC East
n/a
n/a
South Carolina 7-5
SEC
5-3/tied 2nd in East Independence
—
—
South Carolina 8-5
SEC
3-5/5th in East
Liberty
—
—
South Carolina 6-6
SEC
3-5/tied 4th in East
—
—
—
South Carolina 7-6
SEC
4-4/tied 3rd in East
Outback
—
—
South Carolina 7-6
SEC
3-5/tied 4th in East Papajohns.com — —
South Carolina 9-5
SEC
5-3/1st in East*
Chick-fil-A
22
22
South Carolina 11-2
SEC
6-2/2nd in East
Capital One
9
8
South Carolina 11-2
SEC
6-2/3rd in East
Outback
8
7
South Carolina 11-2
SEC
6-2/2nd in East
Capital One
4
4
South Carolina 4-3
SEC
2-3
*Appeared in SEC Championship Game
COACHING RECORDS
Overall Record (Pct.)
Overall Record (Pro and College) 270-123-2 (.686)
College Record
223-82-2 (.730)
Pro Record
47-41-0 (.534)
SEC Record
203-69-1 (.745)
Florida Record
122-27-1 (.817)
Duke Record 20-13-1 (.603)
South Carolina Record
81-42-0 (.659)
USFL Record# 35-21-0 (.625)
NFL Record
12-20-0 (.375)
Conference Record^ (Pct.)
---
136-55-1 (.711)
---
125-46-0 (.731)
82-12-0 (.872)
11-9-1 (.548)
43-34-0 (.558)
---
---
Years
30 years
25 years
5 years
22 years
12 years
3 years
10 years
3 years
2 years
#Includes 2 playoff losses; ^Regular season only; 5-3 in SEC Championship Games
Carolina Coaching Highs
Most Games
at Carolina
No. Coach
Games
1. Rex Enright 140
2. Steve Spurrier 123
3. Paul Dietzel 96
4. Jim Carlen
82
5. Billy Laval
71
6. Lou Holtz
70
7. Joe Morrison 69
8. Brad Scott
56
9. Sparky Woods 55
10. Warren Giese 50
Marvin Bass 50
Most Wins
at Carolina
No.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Coach
Wins
Steve Spurrier 81
Rex Enright 64
Jim Carlen
45
Paul Dietzel 42
Billy Laval
39
Joe Morrison 39
Lou Holtz
33
Warren Giese 28
Sol Metzger 26
Sparky Woods 24
FBS Active Coaching Leaders
By Wins
No. Coach
Wins
1. Frank Beamer 270
2. Steve Spurrier 223
3. Brian Kelly
214
4. D. Franchione 206
5. Bill Snyder
183
6. Gary Pinkel 180
7. Larry Blakeney 176
8. Nick Saban
171
9. Bob Stoops
165
10.Paul Johnson 159
2014 South Carolina Football GAME NOTEs
By Percentage
No. Coach
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
Rec. Pct.
Chris Petersen 97-14 .874
Jimbo Fisher 52-10 .839
Urban Meyer 133-26 .836
Bob Stoops
165-41 .801
Nick Saban 171-58-1 .746
Brian Kelly
214-73-2.744
Mark Richt
132-46 .742
Hugh Freeze
51-18 .739
Bobby Petrino 89-32 .736
Gary Patterson 125-45 .735
Les Miles
129-47 .733
Steve Spurrier 223-82-2 .730
Steve Spurrier
vs. All Opponents
Opponent.......................Record
Akron.................................... 1-0
Alabama................................ 7-5
Arkansas................................ 7-5
Arkansas State........................ 1-0
Army..................................... 1-0
Auburn................................ 10-8
Ball State............................... 1-0
Central Florida...................... 3-0
Central Michigan.................. 1-0
Citadel.................................. 3-0
Clemson................................ 7-5
Coastal Carolina.................... 1-0
Colgate.................................. 1-0
Connecticut........................... 0-1
East Carolina......................... 3-0
Florida................................... 4-5
Florida Atlantic..................... 2-0
Florida State....................... 5-9-1
Furman................................. 3-0
Georgia................................ 16-6
Georgia Southern.................. 1-0
Georgia Tech......................... 3-0
Houston................................ 2-0
Iowa...................................... 0-1
Kentucky............................. 20-2
Louisiana-Monroe................. 2-0
Louisville............................... 1-0
Louisiana-Lafayette................ 3-0
LSU..................................... 11-4
Marshall................................ 1-0
Maryland............................... 2-2
Miami (Fla.).......................... 0-1
Michigan............................... 1-0
Michigan State...................... 0-1
Middle Tennessee.................. 2-0
Mississippi State.................... 8-2
Missouri................................ 2-2
Navy...................................... 1-0
Nebraska............................... 1-1
New Mexico State.................. 1-0
North Carolina...................... 5-0
North Carolina State.......... 4-1-1
Northern Illinois................... 2-0
Northwestern........................ 3-0
Notre Dame.......................... 0-1
Oklahoma State..................... 1-0
Ole Miss................................ 4-0
Penn State............................. 1-0
Rutgers.................................. 0-1
San Jose State......................... 1-0
South Carolina.................... 10-1
South Carolina State.............. 2-0
Southern Miss....................... 4-0
Syracuse................................. 1-1
Tennessee............................ 14-9
Texas A&M........................... 0-1
Texas Tech............................. 0-1
Troy....................................... 2-0
UAB...................................... 2-0
Vanderbilt........................... 20-2
Virginia................................. 1-2
Wake Forest........................... 1-2
West Virginia......................... 1-0
Western Michigan................. 1-0
Wisconsin.............................. 1-0
Wofford................................. 3-0
TOTALS..................... 223-82-2
Carolina vs. auburn 10.25.14 17
South Carolina Superlatives Under Coach Spurrier
MOST POINTS
1. 70 vs Coastal Carolina............ 11/23/13
2. 69 vs Troy.............................. 11/20/10
3. 56 vs East Carolina................. 09/03/11
4. 54 vs Kentucky...................... 10/08/11
5. 52 vs Middle Tennessee.......... 11/18/06
52 at Arkansas........................ 10/12/13
FEWEST POINTS ALLOWED
1.
0 at Mississippi State............ 08/31/06
0 vs NC State....................... 08/28/08
3.
3 vs South Carolina State..... 09/15/07
3 at NC State....................... 09/03/09
3 vs Vanderbilt..................... 09/24/11
3 vs Kentucky...................... 10/08/11
3 at Tennessee...................... 10/29/11
MOST FIRST DOWNS
1. 32 vs Kentucky...................... 10/08/11
32 at Arkansas........................ 10/12/13
32 vs Coastal Carolina............ 11/23/13
32 at Kentucky....................... 10/04/14
5. 31 at Tennessee...................... 10/27/07
31 vs Vanderbilt..................... 09/14/13
FEWEST FIRST DOWNS ALLOWED
1.
5 vs Vanderbilt..................... 09/24/11
2.
6 vs Kentucky...................... 10/08/11
3.
7 at Arkansas........................ 10/12/13
4. 10 vs NC State....................... 08/28/08
10 at Tennessee...................... 10/29/11
MOST RUSHING ATTEMPTS
1. 58 vs Clemson........................ 11/28/09
2. 54 at Florida........................... 11/13/10
54 at Arkansas........................ 10/12/13
4. 53 at Tennessee...................... 10/29/11
53 vs Clemson........................ 11/26/11
FEWEST RUSHING ATTEMPTS, OPPONENTS
1. 20 at Florida........................... 11/13/10
2. 21 at Tennessee...................... 10/29/11
21 vs East Carolina................. 09/06/14
4. 22 at Kentucky....................... 10/11/08
5. 23 vs Tennessee...................... 10/28/06
OST RUSHING YARDS
M
1. 352 vs Coastal Carolina............ 11/23/13
2. 288 vs Kentucky...................... 10/08/11
3. 287 vs Florida Atlantic............. 09/19/09
4. 282 at Kentucky....................... 10/04/14
5. 277 at Arkansas........................ 10/12/13
FEWEST RUSHING YARDS ALLOWED
1. 4 Vanderbilt......................... 09/24/11
2. 27 vs UAB.............................. 09/15/12
3. 34 vs Tennessee...................... 11/01/08
4. 35 at Florida........................... 11/13/10
35 at Tennessee...................... 10/29/11
MOST PASSES ATTEMPTED
1. 56 at Missouri........................ 10/26/13
2. 53 at Georgia......................... 09/12/09
3. 51 at Arkansas........................ 11/03/07
4. 50 at Tennessee...................... 10/27/07
50 vs Iowa.............................. 01/01/09
50 at Tennessee...................... 10/31/09
MOST PASSES COMPLETED
1. 35 at Missouri........................ 10/26/13
2. 34 at Tennessee...................... 10/27/07
3. 31 at Georgia......................... 09/12/09
31 at Vanderbilt..................... 10/23/10
5. 30 vs Kentucky...................... 10/08/11
FEWEST PASSES ATTEMPTED, OPPONENTS
1.
3 vs The Citadel................... 11/19/11
3 vs Wofford........................ 11/17/12
3.
9 vs Navy............................. 09/17/11
4. 11 vs Wofford........................ 09/16/06
11 at Arkansas........................ 11/03/07
FEWEST PASSES COMPLETED, OPPONENTS
1.
1 vs The Citadel................... 11/19/11
1 vs Wofford........................ 11/17/12
3.
4 vs Kentucky...................... 10/08/11
4 at Arkansas........................ 10/12/13
5.
5 vs Wofford........................ 09/16/06
5 vs NC State....................... 08/28/08
5 vs Navy............................. 09/17/11
MOST PASSING YARDS
1. 423 at Missouri........................ 10/26/13
2. 397 vs East Carolina................. 09/08/12
3. 391 vs Middle Tennessee.......... 11/18/06
4. 382 at Kentucky....................... 10/16/10
5. 366 vs Texas A&M................... 08/28/14
FEWEST PASSING YARDS ALLOWED
1.
8 The Citadel....................... 11/19/11
2. 17 vs Kentucky...................... 10/08/11
3. 30 at Arkansas........................ 10/12/13
4. 49 vs NC State....................... 08/28/08
5. 61 vs Navy............................. 09/17/11
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MOST YARDS TOTAL OFFENSE
1. 639 vs Kentucky...................... 10/08/11
639 vs Coastal Carolina............ 11/23/13
3. 579 vs Vanderbilt..................... 09/14/13
4. 548 vs Furman......................... 10/18/14
5. 545 vs Middle Tennessee.......... 11/18/06
6. 537 at Arkansas........................ 10/12/13
7. 528 vs East Carolina................. 09/08/12
8. 516 vs Florida Atlantic............. 09/19/09
9. 512 vs Houston........................ 12/29/06
10. 510 vs Tennessee...................... 10/27/12
11. 501 at Tennessee...................... 10/27/07
501 vs UAB.............................. 09/15/12
13. 500 at Kentucky....................... 10/04/14
FEWEST TOTAL YARDS ALLOWED
1. 77 vs Vanderbilt..................... 09/24/11
2. 96 vs Kentucky...................... 10/08/11
3. 133 at NC State....................... 09/03/09
4. 138 vs NC State....................... 08/28/08
5. 153 vs Clemson........................ 11/26/11
PUNTING AVERAGE (MIN. OF 3 PUNTS)
1. 50.0 vs Georgia......................... 09/11/10
50.0 vs Auburn......................... 12/04/10
3. 48.7 at Mississippi State............ 08/31/06
4. 48.0 at Auburn.......................... 09/25/10
5. 46.3 vs Vanderbilt..................... 09/24/11
MOST TIME OF POSSESSION
1.43:25 at Arkansas........................ 10/12/13
2.40:46 at Florida........................... 11/13/10
3.39:58 at Clemson........................ 11/24/12
4.38:37 vs Kentucky...................... 10/08/11
5.38:09 vs Clemson........................ 11/30/13
LONGEST SCORING DRIVE: BY YARDS
1. 99 vs Arkansas........................ 11/04/06
99 vs Vanderbilt..................... 10/24/09
3. 98 at Tennessee...................... 10/29/11
4. 97 vs Troy.............................. 09/24/05
97 at UCF.............................. 09/28/13
LONGEST SCORING DRIVE: BY TIME
1. 11:35 at Tennessee...................... 10/29/11
2.10:33 vs East Carolina................. 09/06/14
3. 9:29 at Arkansas........................ 10/12/13
4. 9:28 vs Georgia......................... 10/06/12
5. 9:18 vs The Citadel................... 11/19/11
LONGEST SCORING DRIVE: BY PLAYS
1. 20 at Tennessee...................... 10/29/11
2. 19 at Kentucky....................... 10/04/14
3. 18 vs Wofford........................ 09/20/08
18 vs The Citadel................... 11/19/11
18 vs East Carolina................. 09/06/14
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2014 South Carolina Statistics
Team
1st
Rushing
Passing
Total Offense
Punts
Fumbles Penalties KO Ret. Punt Ret. Int. Ret.
3rd
Score
DownsNo-Yds-TDC-A-I-Yds-TD Play-Yds-TD No-AvgNo-LostNo-YdsNo-YdsNo-YdsNo-Yds Dns
Time of
Poss
Texas A&M
523939-169-4
44-60-0-511-399-680-72-48.00-08-951-322-71-0
12-1737:38
SC
2823 22-67-0
20-40-1-366-462-433-44-44.00-04-213-550-00-02-9 22:22
East Carolina
232721-132-1
32-46-2-321-167-453-21-52.00-04-403-630-01-06-1223:41
SC
33 26 38-175-225-38-1-266-1 76-441-3 1-53.0 0-0
5-60 6-124 1-5
2-7 7-13
36:19
Georgia 3518 38-217-2
16-22-0-191-260-408-42-40.52-0 7-447-4500-01-185-12 28:33
SC
38 27 42-176-221-30-1-271-3 72-447-5 2-40.0 1-1
7-69 6-338 1-0
0-0
2-9
31:27
SC
48 24 34-212-222-34-0-237-3 68-449-5 3-40.7 3-1
5-35 9-479 1-1 1-53 7-12
31:02
Vanderbilt3418 30-156-0
15-25-1-223-2 55-379-2 3-48.01-1 7-756-382 1-0 0-04-10 28:58
Missouri 2116 36-148-3
12-34-0-132-0 70-280-310-42.00-0 8-744-2603-46 0-0 2-16 24:05
SC
20 18 42-119-1
21-37-0-219-1 79-338-2 9-43.6 0-0 8-715-3152-33 0-0 8-21 35:55
SC
38 32 48-282-423-37-3-218-1 85-500-5 3-38.3 1-0
4-35 5-82 1-(-4) 0-0 9-15
34:20
Kentucky4522 36-239-4
20-30-0-208-166-447-54-39.82-1 8-803-81 2-53-645-10 25:40
Furman 101639-211-1
11-19-1-91-058-302-16-42.72-26-552-450-00-01-9 30:23
SC
4126 43-267-3
16-28-0-281-271-548-53-38.32-2 7-531-164-271-264-12 29:37
SC
Auburn
Tennessee
SC
SC
Florida
South Alabama
SC
SC
Clemson
2014 Game-by-Game Starters
POS.A&M
ECU
GEORGIA VANDY
POS.A&M
ECU
GEORGIA VANDY
South Carolina Offense
MIZZOU
KENT
FURMAN
WRRoland
–
Roland
Roland
Byrd
Jones
Byrd
WR P. Cooper
P. Cooper
P. Cooper
Byrd
P. Cooper
P. Cooper
P. Cooper
WR –
Gibson (TE) Jones
–
Jones
Gibson (TE) Jones
TEAdams
Anderson–
Adams Anderson AndersonAnderson
LTRobinson
RobinsonRobinson RobinsonRobinson RobinsonRobinson
LG
Cann
CannCann CannCann CannCann
C
C. Stadnik KnottKnott KnottKnott KnottKnott
RG
Waldrop SportWaldrop
SportSport SportSport
RT
Shell
ShellShell ShellShell ShellShell
QBThompson
ThompsonThompson ThompsonThompson ThompsonThompson
FB
McLaurin
McLaurin
Wilds (RB) McLaurin
–
–
–
TBWilds
Wilds
Davis
Davis
Davis
Davis
Davis
AUBURN
South Carolina Defense
MIZZOU
KENT
FURMAN
DE
Dixon
DixonDixon M. Harris
Dixon DixonDixon
DT
Surratt
SurrattSurratt SurrattSurratt SurrattSurratt
DT Allen-Williams (LB)Dixon Jr.
Dixon Jr.
Dixon Jr.
Dixon Jr.
Dixon Jr.
Dixon Jr.
DE
English
EnglishEnglish EnglishEnglish EnglishWashington
LBHolloman
Holloman Holloman Lewis
Roberts Roberts Roberts
LB
Walton
MooreMoore MooreMoore MooreWalton
SPRGolightly
Diggs
Diggs
Golightly Golightly Golightly Golightly
CB B. Williams
B. Williams B. Williams Harris Jr.
B. Williams B. Williams B. Williams
SS
Gurley
Moody
Moody
B. Williams Gurley
Gurley
Gurley
FS
Elder
Gurley
Gurley
Gurley
Elder
D. Smith
Moody
CB Harris Jr.
McWilliams McWilliams McWilliams Harris Jr.
Harris Jr.
Lammons
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AUBURN
TENN
FlORIDA USA
Clem
TENN
FlORIDA USA
Clem
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2014 South Carolina Statistics
SCOPP
SCORING
246220
Points Per Game
35.1
31.4
FIRST DOWNS
176
156
Rushing
79
63
Passing
83
83
Penalty
14
10
RUSHING YARDAGE
1298
1272
Yards gained rushing
1474
1378
Yards lost rushing
176
106
Rushing Attempts
269
239
Average Per Rush
4.8
5.3
Average Per Game
185.4
181.7
TDs Rushing
14
15
PASSING YARDAGE
1858
1677
Comp-Att-Int
148-244-6
150-236-4
Average Per Pass
7.6
7.1
Average Per Catch
12.6
11.2
Average Per Game
265.4
239.6
TDs Passing
15
9
TOTAL OFFENSE
3156
2949
Total Plays
513
475
Average Per Play
6.2
6.2
Average Per Game
450.9
421.3
KICK RETURNS: #-Yards
22-453
19-540
PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards
10-62
8-58
INT RETURNS: #-Yards
4-86
6-82
KICK RETURN AVERAGE
20.6
28.4
PUNT RETURN AVERAGE
6.2
7.2
INT RETURN AVERAGE
21.5
13.7
FUMBLES-LOST
7-48-4
PENALTIES-Yards
40-34448-463
Average Per Game
49.1
66.1
PUNTS-Yards
25-105328-1208
Average Per Punt
42.1
43.1
Net punt average
38.2
38.1
KICKOFFS-Yards
47-286942-2673
Average Per Kick
61.0
63.6
Net kick average
36.8
41.0
TIME OF POSSESSION/Game
31:35
28:25
3RD-DOWN Conversions
39/91
35/86
3rd-Down Pct
43%
41%
4TH-DOWN Conversions
5/8
7/7
4th-Down Pct
62%
100%
SACKS BY-Yards
8-74
13-120
MISC YARDS
0
-30
TOUCHDOWNS SCORED
30
27
FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS
12-13
10-16
ON-SIDE KICKS
0-1
0-1
RED-ZONE SCORES
(27-28) 96%
(28-32) 88%
RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS(19-28) 68%
(20-32) 63%
PAT-ATTEMPTS
(30-30) 100% (26-26) 100%
ATTENDANCE
40957296576
Games/Avg Per Game
5/81914
2/48288
Neutral Site Games
0/0
RUSHING
G Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD LongAvg/G
Mike Davis
7121678 16662 5.5 8 40 94.6
Brandon Wilds 6 56285 9276 4.9 1 24 46.0
David Williams 5 21154 0154 7.3 1 37 30.8
Shon Carson
7 15140 0140 9.3 2 56 20.0
Pharoh Cooper 71097 1969.6 0 7013.7
Damiere Byrd 7 429 0297.2 0 14 4.1
Connor Mitch13710-3
-1.00 5
-3.0
Perry Orth
11013
-13
-13.00 0
-13.0
Dylan Thompson
73384103-19-0.6 2 10-2.7
TEAM
35024
-24
-4.80 0
-8.0
Total..........
7 2691474 1761298 4.8 14 70 185.4
Opponents...... 7 2391378 1061272 5.3 15 60 181.7
PASSING
G Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD LngAvg/G
Dylan Thompson 7142.01 146-238-661.31839 15 69262.7
Connor Mitch 1
89.90 2-4-050.019 01419.0
Perry Orth 1
0.000-2-00.00000.0
Total..........
7139.99 148-244-6 60.7 1858 15 69 265.4
Opponents......7
132.44
150-236-4
63.6
1677 948
239.6
RECEIVING G No. Yds Avg TDLong Avg/G
Pharoh Cooper
733
42612.9 42760.9
Nick Jones 727
36313.4 36951.9
Rory Anderson
718
20411.3 12929.1
Shaq Roland 617
22513.2 33137.5
Mike Davis 715
138 9.2 02419.7
Brandon Wilds
61079 7.9 02413.2
Damiere Byrd79
14215.8 24620.3
Jerell Adams 76
14524.2 14520.7
K.J. Brent
7 55911.8 1 19 8.4
David Williams
5329 9.7 014 5.8
Shon Carson72168.00 9 2.3
Cody Gibson 7 12727.0 0 27 3.9
Shamier Jeffery
4155.00 5 1.2
Connor McLaurin
7100.00 0 0.0
Total..........
7 1481858 12.6 15 69 265.4
Opponents...... 7 1501677 11.2
9 48 239.6
KICKOFF RETURNS
Shon Carson
Gerald Turner
Sidney Rhodes
Total..........
Opponents......
No.
Yds
Avg
TD
Long
20
425
21.2
0
42
155.00 5
12323.0 0 23
22453 20.6 0 42
19540 28.4 2 100
PUNT RETURNS
Pharoh Cooper
Nick Jones
Total..........
Opponents......
No.
Yds
Avg
TD
Long
8445.5024
2189.0010
1062 6.2 0 24
858 7.2 0 23
SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total
South Carolina 52 78 6848246
Opponents 54 51 4174220
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2014 South Carolina Statistics
|----------- PATs -----------|
SCORING
TD
FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP SafPoints
Elliott Fry
012-1330-30
- - -
- - 66
Mike Davis 8---
-
--
-
48
Pharoh Cooper
4---
-
--
-
24
Shaq Roland 3---
-
--
-
18
Nick Jones 3---
-
--
-
18
Dylan Thompson
2---
-
--
-
12
Shon Carson 2---
-
--
-
12
Damiere Byrd2---
-
--
-
12
K.J. Brent 1---
-
--
-
6
David Williams
1---
-
--
-
6
Rory Anderson
1---
-
--
-
6
Brandon Wilds
1---
-
--
-
6
Brison Williams
1---
-
--
-
6
Jerell Adams 1---
-
--
-
6
Total..........
3012-1330-30 0-0 0 0-0
0 0246
Opponents...... 2710-1626-26 0-0 1 1-1
0 0220
FIELD GOALSM-A Pct01-1920-2930-3940-4950+LgBlk
Elliott Fry 12-13 92.3 0-0
4-4
4-4
4-4 0-1 45
0
FG SEQUENCE
SC
OPPONENTS
Texas A&M
54 (33)
East Carolina
(39),(42),(26),(20) (26),(35),42,(40)
Georgia
(32)(36),(26),44,28
Vanderbilt
(45),(43) (25),46,(30)
Missouri
(33),(41)48
Kentucky
(31)(47)
Furman
(27),(23)33,(29)
Auburn
Tennessee
Florida
South Alabama
Clemson
Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.
PUNTING
No. Yds AvgLong TB FC I20 Blkd
Tyler Hull
2397542.453 2 9 8 0
Patrick Fish
2
78
39.0
43
0
1
1
0
Total..........
251053 42.1 53 2 10 9 0
Opponents...... 281208 43.1 62 4 5 7 0
KICKOFFS
No.
Landon Ard 36
Zack Cimaglia 11
Total..........
47
Opponents...... 42
Yds
2168
701
2869
2673
Avg
60.2
63.7
61.0
63.6
TOTAL OFFENSE
Dylan Thompson
Mike Davis
Brandon Wilds
David Williams
Shon Carson
Pharoh Cooper
Damiere Byrd
Connor Mitch
Perry Orth
TEAM
Total..........
Opponents......
G
Plays
Rush
Pass
Total
Avg/G
7
271
-19
1839
1820
260.0
7
121
662
0
662
94.6
656276 027646.0
521154 015430.8
715140 014020.0
7
10
96
0
96
13.7
7429 0294.1
1
7
-3
19
16
16.0
1
3
-13
0
-13
-13.0
3 5 -24 0 -24-8.0
7 513 12981858 3156 450.9
7 475 12721677 2949 421.3
ALL PURPOSE
Mike Davis
Shon Carson
Pharoh Cooper
Nick Jones
Brandon Wilds
Shaq Roland
Rory Anderson
David Williams
Damiere Byrd
Jerell Adams
K.J. Brent
Brison Williams
Cody Gibson
Chris Moody
Sidney Rhodes
T.J. Gurley
Shamier Jeffery
Gerald Turner
Connor Mitch
Perry Orth
Dylan Thompson
TEAM
Total..........
Opponents......
G Rush
Rec PR KOR IR
Tot Avg/G
7662138 0 0 0800114.3
7 140 16 0425 0581 83.0
7 9642644 0 056680.9
7 036318 0 038154.4
627679 0 00
35559.2
6
0
225
0
0
0 225
37.5
7
0
204
0
0
0 204
29.1
515429 0 00
18336.6
729142 0 00
17124.4
7
0
145
0
0
0 145
20.7
7 059 0 0059 8.4
7 0 00 0
53537.6
7 027 0 0027 3.9
7 0 00 0
26263.7
7 0 0 023 023 3.3
7 0 00 07 71.0
4 0 50 00 51.2
7 0 00 50 50.7
1
-3
0
0
0
0
-3
-3.0
1
-13
0
0
0
0
-13 -13.0
7
-19
0
0
0
0
-19
-2.7
3 -24 0 0 0 0-24 -8.0
712981858 62 453 863757 536.7
712721677 58 540 823629 518.4
TB OBRetn NetYdLn
17
1
7
0
24 1 54036.8 28
20 0 45341.0 24
INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TDLong
T.J. Gurley
177.00 7
Chris Moody
12626.0 0 26
Brison Williams
15353.0 1 53
Sharrod Golightly 100.00 0
Total..........
48621.5 1 53
Opponents......
68213.7 1 50
FUMBLE RETURNS
Skai Moore
Total..........
Opponents......
No.
Yds
Avg
TD
Long
177.00 7
177.00 7
000.00 0
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2014 South Carolina Defensive Statistics
|-------Tackles-------|
No. DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP
Solo
Ast
|-Sacks-|
Total
TFL/Yds
No-Yards
|---Pass Def---|
Int-Yds
10
Skai Moore
7
2815 432.0-121.0-9
20
T.J. Gurley
7
29
13421.0-3 .
BrUp
.
|--Fumbles--|
QBH
Rcv-Yds
FF
Blkd
Kick
Saf
. 11-7 .. .
1-7 2 . . ...
44
Gerald Dixon
7
178255.0-44
2.0-35 .
9
Sharrod Golightly
7
167231.0-91.0-9 1-0 3 . . ...
28
Jonathan Walton
7
138211.0-1 .
12
Brison Williams
7
17320 .
1
Rico McWilliams
7
154191.0-3 .
6
Chris Moody
7
14519 .
5
Darius English
7
145192.0-71.0-3 .
. 2 . ...
21
Marcquis Roberts
799181.0-1 .
.
1 1 . ...
31 Al Harris Jr.
7
.
3
8
Kaiwan Lewis
587151.0-71.0-7 .
. 1 . ...
42
Jordan Diggs
7
105150.5-0 .
.
. . . ...
11
T.J. Holloman
79514 .
.
. 1 . ...
97
J.T. Surratt
7
122141.5-21.0-1 .
1 1 . .
1.
25
Kadetrix Marcus
76713 .
.
.
. . . ...
17
Chaz Elder
78513 .
.
.
. . . ...
92 Gerald Dixon Jr.
7
.
.
.
52
Phillip Dukes
755101.0-2 .
15
6
3
4
18
10
1.0-1
1.0-1
.
.
.
.
.
3 1 . ...
1 11-0...
1-53 5 . . ...
.
. . . ...
1-26 . . . ...
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
1
.
.
.
. . . 1..
4
Bryson Allen-Williams
67310 .
.
.
. 41-0...
94 Kelsey Griffin
6
.
.
.
24
D.J. Smith
6
4
26. .
. 1.
..
.
.
3
Chris Lammons 4
6
.6. .
. ..
..
.
.
99
Abu Lamin
7
3
25. .
. ..
..
.
.
34
Mason Harris
6
4
15
1.0-2.
. 23..
.
.
95
Michael Washington
1
.
33. .
. ..
1-0
.
.
.
55
David Johnson
4
4
8
1.0-1
.
.
.
.
.
4
2
13. .
. ..
..
.
.
90
Taylor Stallworth 4
1
12. .
. ..
..
.
.
47
Drew Williams
7
2
.2. .
. ..
..
.
.
93
Deon Green
7
2
.2. .
. ..
..
.
.
30
Sidney Rhodes
7
1
12. .
. ..
..
.
.
18
Cedrick Cooper
5
.
22 . .
. .2..
.
.
19
Landon Ard
6
1
.1. .
. ..
..
.
.
46
Cedrick Malone 1
1
.1. .
. ..
..
.
.
71
Brandon Shell
7
1
.1. .
. ..
..
.
.
23 Larenz Bryant
7
.
50
A.J. Cann
7
1
.1. .
Total..........
7292 140
432
Opponents......
7323 160
483 28.0-15513-120
1
.
1
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1.0-10
1.0-10
23-106 8-74
.
1
.
1
.
.
. ..
..
.
.
4-86
22
19
4-7
2 2
.
6-82
28
18
4-0
4
.
.
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2014 South Carolina Defensive Statistics
TOTAL TACKLES UA-A
TOT
A&M
ECU
UGA Vandy MIZZ KeNT FURM
Skai Moore
28-1543 6-04-36-4 1-44-05-4 2-0
T.J. Gurley
29-1342 5-14-24-2 5-15-03-5 3-2
Aub Tenn
FLA
USA Clem
Gerald Dixon 17-8 25 2-01-13-1 1-24-02-2 4-2
Sharrod Golightly
16-7 23 3-22-01-0 2-42-04-1 2-0
Jonathan Walton13-8 21 2-02-01-1 1-01-02-4 4-3
Brison Williams17-3 20 7-02-03-0 2-10-10-1 3-0
Chris Moody
14-5 19 7-12-11-0 0-1 -0-2 4-0
Rico McWilliams
15-4195-05-01-23-1 - -1-1
Darius English 14-5 19 2-02-04-1 1-22-02-1 1-1
Marcquis Roberts9-9 180-1 -0-11-25-02-21-3
Al Harris Jr.
15-3 18 4-11-01-0 1-13-04-1 1-0
Kaiwan Lewis
8-7 15 3-20-12-2 1-22-0
DNP
DNP
Jordan Diggs
10-5 15 5-12-11-1
-0-12-0 0-1
T.J. Holloman 9-5 140-16-02-00-4 - -1-0
J.T. Surratt
12-2 14 2-03-0
- 1-05-21-0
-
Kadetrix Marcus6-7 131-0 - -0-4 -3-22-1
Chaz Elder
8-5 133-3 -4-00-11-0 -0-1
Gerald Dixon Jr.
6-4
10
0-1
-
1-3
Bryson Allen-Williams
7-3 10 1-21-0
2-0
1-0
2-0
-
- 1-03-01-1
DNP
Phillip Dukes
5-5 101-02-0 -0-3 -1-11-1
Kelsey Griffin
4-4 81-01-0 -1-1 -
DNP1-3
Chris Lammons 6-0 61-0 - -
DNP
DNP
DNP5-0
D.J. Smith
4-26
DNP--
1-1
1-0
2-1 -
Abu Lamin
3-2 52-01-0 -0-2 - -
Mason Harris
4-1 5 1-01-01-1 1-0 -
David Johnson 2-1 3
-1-01-1
-
-
DNP
-
DNP
DNP
DNP
Michael Washington
0-3
3 DNPDNPDNP DNPDNPDNP 0-3
Cedrick Cooper
2
0-2
-
-
0-1
0-1
-
DNP
DNP
Deon Green 2-02----
1-0
1-0Sidney Rhodes1-12-
0-1--
1-0-Taylor Stallworth 1-1
2DNPDNP 0-1DNP
-
- 1-0
Drew Williams2-02
1-0--
1-0-- A.J. Cann
1-01-----
1-0-
Landon Ard 1-01-
1-0---
DNPBrandon Shell1-01--
1-0---Larenz Bryant1-01-----
1-0Cedrick Malone
1-0
1 DNPDNPDNP DNPDNPDNP 1-0
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2014 South Carolina Individual Statistics
Individual Rushing (Att-Yds/TD)
PLAYER
TOT A&M ECU UGA VANDYMIZZ KENT FURM AUB TENN FLA
Mike Davis
121-662/8 6-15/0 18-101/217-66/0 17-82/0 22-104/123-183/3 18-111/2
Brandon Wilds 56-276/1 9-45/014-49/014-93/13-23/0 8-38/0 8-28/0 DNP
David Williams21-154/1DNP 1-0/0 - 4-25/1DNP 5-19/011-110/0
Shon Carson15-140/2
1-2/0 - -3-16/0- 4-37/1
7-85/1
Pharoh Cooper10-96/0 - 2-6/0 3-9/02-74/02-7/0 -
1-0/0
Damiere Byrd4-29/0
2-14/0-1-14/0- 1-1/0 -
Connor Mitch 3--3/0 DNPDNPDNPDNPDNP DNP 3--3/0
Perry Orth
1--13/0DNPDNPDNPDNPDNP DNP1--13/0
Dylan Thompson
33--19/2 4--9/0 3-19/04--1/1 4--7/19--31/07-33/0 2--23/0
TEAM
5--24/0 DNP DNP3--5/01--1/0 DNP1--18/0 DNP
USA CLEM
Individual Passing (Cmp-Att-Int-Yds-TD)
THOMPSONMITCH ORTH
Texas A&M
20-40-1-366-4
DNP
DNP
East Carolina
25-38-1-266-1
DNP
DNP
Georgia 21-31-1-271-3DNP
DNP
Vanderbilt22-34-0-237-3 DNP
DNP
Missouri 21-37-0-219-1DNP
DNP
Kentucky23-37-3-218-1DNP
DNP
Furman
14-22-0-262-22-4-0-19-0 0-2-0-0-0
Auburn
Tennessee
Florida
South Alabama
Clemson
Individual Receiving (Rec-Yds/TD)
PLAYER
TOT A&M ECU UGA VANDYMIZZ KENT FURM AUB TENN FLA
Pharoh Cooper
33-426/43-58/15-45/0
3-27/1
10-114/0
3-52/16-83/13-47/0
Nick Jones 27-363/35-113/25-44/04-87/03-15/15-72/05-32/0 Shaq Roland17-225/31-2/07-94/0
4-47/1
2-33/11-4/0DNP2-45/1
Rory Anderson
18-204/1 3-52/0 - 5-67/11-9/05-21/03-31/0 1-24/0
Jerell Adams
6-145/1
2-40/0
1-14/0
--- -
3-91/1
Damiere Byrd9-142/2 1-46/1
- 1-24/01-29/11-15/0 4-24/0 1-4/0
Mike Davis15-138/01-1/03-28/0
2-16/0
4-30/0
2-31/02-8/01-24/0
Brandon Wilds
10-79/0 2-32/0 1-9/01-3/0 1-7/04-24/01-4/0 DNP
K.J. Brent
5-59/1
1-13/0
2-26/1
--- -
2-20/0
David Williams 3-29/0
DNP
1-6/0
-
-
DNP
1-9/0
1-14/0
Cody Gibson
1-27/0- ----
1-27/0
Shon Carson
2-16/0
1-9/0- - - - -1-7/0
Shamier Jeffery
1-5/0 - DNP
DNP-DNP - 1-5/0
Connor McLaurin
1-0/0--
1-0/0
----
Opponent
Texas A&M
East Carolina
Georgia
Vanderbilt
Missouri
Kentucky
Furman
Auburn
Tennessee
Florida
South Alabama
Clemson
Rushing
Wilds 9-45/0
Davis 18-101/2
Wilds 14-93/1
Davis 17-82/0
Davis 22-104/1
Davis 23-183/3
Davis 18-111/2
Game-by-Game Leaders
Passing
Thompson 20-40-1-366-4
Thompson 25-38-1-266-1
Thompson 21-31-1-271-3
Thompson 22-34-0-237-3
Thompson 21-37-0-219-1
Thompson 23-37-3-218-1
Thompson 14-22-0-262-2
Receiving (No.)
Jones 5-113/2
Roland 7-94/0
Anderson 5-67/1
P. Cooper 10-114/0
Jones 5-72/0, Anderson 5-21/0
P. Cooper 6-83/1
Adams 3-91/1, P. Cooper 3-47/0
24 2014 South Carolina Football GAME NOTEs
Receiving (Yds.)
Jones 5-113/2
Roland 7-94/0
Jones 4-87/0
P. Cooper 10-114/0
Jones 5-72/0
P. Cooper 6-83/1
Adams 3-91/1
USA CLEM
Tackles
Moody 7-1-8
Moore 4-3-7
Moore 6-4-10
Gurley 5-1-6, Golightly 2-4-6
Surratt 5-2-7
Moore 5-4-9
Walton 4-3-7
Carolina vs. auburn 10.25.14
2014 Scoring Drives
SOUTH CAROLINA
OPPONENTS
Texas A&M
Jones 69-yard pass from Thompson
Byrd 46-yard pass from Thompson
P. Cooper 5-yard pass from Thompson
Jones 10-yard pass from Thompson
Qtr Plays Yards
1
3
75
2
6
73
3
8
81
3
6
75
TOP
1:18
2:09
3:35
2:28
Result
TD
TD
TD
TD
East Carolina
Davis 36-yard run
Fry 39-yard field goal
Davis 3-yard run
Fry 42-yard field goal
Brent 16-yard pass from Thompson
Fry 26-yard field goal
Fry 20-yard field goal
Qtr Plays Yards
1
10
82
2
11
54
2
8
76
2
6
22
3
9
69
3
13
46
4
18
86
TOP
4:39
3:40
3:35
1:20
4:01
5:40
10:33
Result
TD
FG
TD
FG
TD
FG
FG
Georgia
Qtr PlaysYards
Roland 10-yard pass from Thompson
1
9
75
P. Cooper 8-yard pass from Thompson
1
11
75
Anderson 18-yard pass from Thompson 2
10
75
Fry 32-yard field goal
2
9
59
Thompson 1-yard run
3
9
75
Wilds 24-yard run
4
4
58
TOP Result
4:27
TD
5:05
TD
3:22
TD
2:16
FG
4:16
TD
1:54
TD
Vanderbilt
Fry 45-yard field goal
Byrd 29-yard pass from Thompson
Roland 29-yard pass from Thompson
Fry 43-yard field goal
Jones 7-yard pass from Thompson
Thompson 1-yard run
D. Williams 2-yard run
Qtr PlaysYards
2
9
50
2
7
79
3
11
75
3
9
41
4
10
61
4
3
75
4
5
26
TOP Result
2:58
FG
5:58
TD
5:01
TD
2:57
FG
4:43
TD
1:29
TD
2:56
TD
Missouri
Qtr PlaysYards
Fry 33-yard field goal
1
6
54
Davis 17-yard run
2
5
59
Fry 41-yard field goal
3
9
47
P. Cooper 23-yard pass from Thompson 4
8
63
TOP Result
2:41
FG
1:21
TD
4:09
FG
4:13
TD
Kentucky
Qtr PlaysYards
Davis 1-yard run
1
19
79
Davis 2-yard run
2
11
72
Fry 31-yard field goal
2
6
21
Carson 25-yard run
3
6
85
P. Cooper 12-yard pass from Thompson 3
12
91
Davis 26-yard run
4
8
73
TOP Result
7:56
TD
5:18
TD
1:35
FG
1:58
TD
5:23
TD
3:22
TD
Furman
Roland 14-yard pass from Thompson
Davis 5-yard run
Adams 4-yard pass from Thompson
Davis 2-yard run
Carson 1-yard run
Fry 27-yard field goal
Fry 23-yard field goal
TOP Result
3:01
TD
2:00
TD
2:21
TD
0:50
TD
2:36
TD
1:46
FG
4:45
FG
Qtr PlaysYards
1
8
92
1
5
75
2
8
89
2
3
28
3
8
84
3
5
27
4
9
62
2014 South Carolina Football GAME NOTEs
Texas A&M
Carson 1-yard run
Lambo 33-yard field goal
Seals-Jones 3-yard pass from Hill
Pope 14-yard pass from Hill
Carson 2-yard run
Reynolds 5-yard pass from Hill
Carson 2-yard run
Williams 2-yard run
Qtr Plays Yards
1
9
67
1
12
75
2
9
85
2
8
75
2
11
80
3
8
66
3
8
42
4
10
83
TOP
3:33
4:40
2:22
2:40
2:19
3:15
2:27
2:54
Result
TD
FG
TD
TD
TD
TD
TD
TD
East Carolina
Harvey 26-yard field goal
Harvey 35-yard field goal
Hairston 10-yard run
Harvey 40-yard field goal
Worthy 17-yard pass from Carden
Qtr Plays Yards
1
11
89
1
7
25
2
9
81
2
5
53
4
11
75
TOP
3:10
2:28
3:21
0:58
3:40
Result
FG
FG
TD
FG
TD
Georgia
Michel 33-yard pass from Mason
Morgan 36-yard field goal
Morgan 26-yard field goal
Gurley 2-yard run
Hicks 1-yard run
Qtr PlaysYards
1
2
69
1
4
7
2
10
50
3
11
85
4
11
75
TOP Result
0:31
TD
1:22
FG
4:53
FG
5:37
TD
5:51
TD
Vanderbilt
Duncan 8-yard pass from Robinette
Openshaw 25-yard field goal
Openshaw 30-yard field goal
Kentera 7-yard pass from Freebeck
Qtr PlaysYards
1
8
60
3
10
88
4
5
17
4
4
70
TOP Result
4:47
TD
6:19
FG
1:31
FG
0:38
TD
Missouri
Hansbrough 18-yard run
Hansbrough 1-yard run
Hansbrough 1-yard run
Qtr PlaysYards
1
4
42
4
3
68
4
9
51
TOP Result
1:04
TD
0:36
TD
3:04
TD
Kentucky
Kemp 3-yard run
Heard 38-yard run
MacGinnis 47-yard field goal
Timmons 48-yard pass from Towles
Kemp 1-yard run
Kemp 5-yard run
Qtr PlaysYards
2
6
52
2
3
73
2
4
27
3
9
75
4
7
47
4
7
75
TOP Result
2:18
TD
0:56
TD
0:22
FG
3:15
TD
3:31
TD
3:12
TD
Furman
McCloud 60-yard run
Townes 29-yard field goal
Qtr PlaysYards TOP Result
1
4
75
1:45
TD
3
8
41
3:20
FG
Carolina vs. auburn 10.25.14 25
2014 Explosive Plays
Running Plays - 15 Yards or Longer
Yds Rusher
36 Davis
16 Davis
15 Wilds
24 Wilds
19 Wilds
15 Davis
70 P. Cooper
17 Davis
15 Davis 40 Davis
16 Davis
25 Carson
26 Davis
25 Davis
56 Carson
37 Da. Williams
16 Da. Williams
19 Da. Williams
Opponent
East Carolina
Georgia
Georgia
Georgia
Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt
Missouri
Kentucky
Kentucky
Kentucky
Kentucky
Kentucky
Furman
Furman
Furman
Furman
Furman
Qtr Play Result Drive Result
1 1st Down/TD
TD
4 1st Down
TD
4 1st Down
TD
4 1st Down/TD
TD
2 1st Down
TD
2 1st Down
Punt
4 1st Down
TD
2 1st Down/TD
TD
1 1st Down
TD
1 1st Down
TD
3 1st Down
TD
3 1st Down/TD
TD
4 1st Down/TD
TD
1 1st Down
TD
3 1st Down
TD
3 1st Down
FG
4 1st Down
Punt
4 1st Down
Punt
Kick Returns - 30 Yards or Longer
Yds Returner
38 Carson
42Carson
33Carson
Opponent
East Carolina
Georgia
Missouri
Qtr
1
4
1
Punt Returns - 20 Yards or Longer
Yds Returner
24 P. Cooper
Opponent
Missouri
Qtr
2
Drive Result
Punt
TD
Downs
Drive Result
TD
INT/Fumble Returns - 20 Yards or Longer
Yds Returner
53 B. Williams
26Moody
Opponent
Vanderbilt
Furman
Qtr
2
3
Special Teams/Defensive Scores
YdsReturner
Opponent Qtr
Play Drive Result
INT
TD
INT
FG
Passing Plays - 20 Yards or Longer
Yds Connection
Opponent
69 Thompson-Jones
Texas A&M
46 Thompson-Byrd
Texas A&M
24 Thompson-Wilds
Texas A&M
26 Thompson-P. Cooper Texas A&M
27 Thompson-Adams Texas A&M
27 Thompson-P. Cooper Texas A&M
29 Thompson-Anderson Texas A&M
31 Thompson-Roland East Carolina
21 Thompson-Jones
Georgia
20 Thompson-Anderson Georgia
24 Thompson-Byrd
Georgia
20 Thompson-Jones
Georgia
25 Thompson-Jones
Georgia
21 Thompson-Jones
Georgia
24 Thompson-P. Cooper Vanderbilt
22 Thompson-P. Cooper Vanderbilt
29 Thompson-Byrd
Vanderbilt
29 Thompson-Roland Vanderbilt
27 Thompson-P. Cooper Missouri
24 Thompson-Davis
Missouri
47 Thompson-Jones
Missouri
23 Thompson-P. Cooper Missouri
24 Thompson-P. Cooper Kentucky
21 Thompson-P. Cooper Kentucky
27 Thompson-Gibson Kentucky
24 Thompson-Anderson Furman
26 Thompson-P. Cooper Furman
24 Thompson-Adams Furman
45 Thompson-Adams Furman
24 Thompson-Davis
Furman
31 Thompson-Roland Furman
22 Thompson-Adams Furman
Qtr Play Result Drive Result
1 1st Down/TD
TD
2 1st Down/TD
TD
2 1st Down
Punt
2 1st Down
Punt
3 1st Down
TD
3 1st Down
TD
4 1st Down
Downs
2 1st Down
TD
1 1st Down
TD
1 1st Down
TD
2 1st Down
TD
2 1st Down
TD
2 1st Down
FG
3 1st Down
TD
1 1st Down
Punt
2 1st Down
FG
2 1st Down/TD
TD
3 1st Down/TD
TD
1 1st Down
FG
2 1st Down
TD
3 1st Down
FG
4 1st Down/TD
TD
3 1st Down
TD
3 1st Down
TD
3 1st Down
TD
1 1st Down
TD
1 1st Down
TD
1 1st Down
TD
2 1st Down/TD
TD
2 1st Down
TD
2 1st Down
Half
3 1st Down
FG
Play
Drive Chart Summary
South Carolina
Opp. Drives TD FGFGM Punt Downs Fum INT EOH 3-Out
A&M
11
4
0
1410
101
ECU
93
4
0100
102
UGA
11
5
1
0201
114
VAN
11
5
2
0301
001
MIZ
15
2
2
0920
007
KEN
12
5
1
0300
303
FUR
13
5
2
0302
012
AUB
TEN
FLA
USA
CLEM
TOT
82
29
12
1253 46220
26 2014 South Carolina Football GAME NOTEs
Opponents
Opp. Drives TD FGFGM Punt Downs Fum INT EOH 3-Out
A&M
11
7
1
0200
011
ECU
10
2
3
1100
211
UGA
10
4
2
2200
001
VAN
92
2
1300
101
MIZ14 301 10 0 0 0 0 6
KEN
12
5
1
0401
011
FUR
13
1
1
1602
113
AUB
TEN
FLA
USA
CLEM
TOT
79
24
10
6280 34414
Carolina vs. auburn 10.25.14
2014 Game Highs
South Carolina Team Game Highs
Rushes
Yards Rushing
Yards Per Rush
TD Rushes
Pass attempts Pass completions Yards Passing Yards Per Pass
TD Passes
Total Plays
Total Offense
Yards Per Play
Points Sacks By First Downs
Penalties Penalty Yards Turnovers
Interceptions By Punts Punting Avg Long Punt Punts inside 20 Long Punt Return 48
282
6.2
4
40 25 366 10.0
4
85
548
7.7
48 2
2
32
8
71
3
2
9
53.0 53 2
24
at Kentucky (Oct 04, 2014)
at Kentucky (Oct 04, 2014)
at Vanderbilt (Sep 20, 2014)
at Kentucky (Oct 04, 2014)
vs Texas A&M (Aug 28, 2014)
vs East Carolina (Sep 06, 2014)
vs Texas A&M (Aug 28, 2014)
vs Furman (Oct 18, 2014)
vs Texas A&M (Aug 28, 2014)
at Kentucky (Oct 04, 2014)
vs Furman (Oct 18, 2014)
vs Furman (Oct 18, 2014)
at Vanderbilt (Sep 20, 2014)
vs Georgia (Sep 13, 2014)
vs Missouri (Sep 27, 2014)
at Kentucky (Oct 04, 2014)
vs Missouri (Sep 27, 2014)
vs Missouri (Sep 27, 2014)
at Kentucky (Oct 04, 2014)
vs East Carolina (Sep 06, 2014)
vs Missouri (Sep 27, 2014)
vs East Carolina (Sep 06, 2014)
vs East Carolina (Sep 06, 2014)
at Vanderbilt (Sep 20, 2014)
vs Missouri (Sep 27, 2014)
South Carolina Individual Game Highs
Rushes
23
Yards Rushing
183
TD Rushes
3
Long Rush 70 Pass attempts 40 Pass completions 25 Yards Passing 366 TD Passes 4
Long Pass 69 Receptions 10 Yards Receiving 114 TD Receptions 2
Long Reception 69 Field Goals 4
Long Field Goal 45 Punts 9
Punting Avg 53.0 Long Punt 53 Punts inside 20 4
Long Punt Return 24 Long Kickoff Return 42 Tackles 10 Sacks 1.0 Tackles For Loss 3.0
Interceptions 1
1
1
1
Mike Davis at Kentucky (Oct 04, 2014)
Mike Davis at Kentucky (Oct 04, 2014)
Mike Davis at Kentucky (Oct 04, 2014)
Pharoh Cooper at Vanderbilt (Sep 20, 2014)
Dylan Thompson vs Texas A&M (Aug 28, 2014)
Dylan Thompson vs East Carolina (Sep 06, 2014)
Dylan Thompson vs Texas A&M (Aug 28, 2014)
Dylan Thompson vs Texas A&M (Aug 28, 2014)
Dylan Thompson vs Texas A&M (Aug 28, 2014)
Pharoh Cooper at Vanderbilt (Sep 20, 2014)
Pharoh Cooper at Vanderbilt (Sep 20, 2014)
Nick Jones vs Texas A&M (Aug 28, 2014)
Nick Jones vs Texas A&M (Aug 28, 2014)
Elliott Fry vs East Carolina (Sep 06, 2014)
Elliott Fry at Vanderbilt (Sep 20, 2014)
Tyler Hull vs Missouri (Sep 27, 2014)
Tyler Hull vs East Carolina (Sep 06, 2014)
Tyler Hull vs East Carolina (Sep 06, 2014)
Tyler Hull vs Missouri (Sep 27, 2014)
Pharoh Cooper vs Missouri (Sep 27, 2014)
Shon Carson vs Georgia (Sep 13, 2014)
Skai Moore vs Georgia (Sep 13, 2014)
8 players tied
Gerald Dixon vs Missouri (Sep 27, 2014)
T.J. Gurley vs East Carolina (Sep 06, 2014)
S. Golightly vs East Carolina (Sep 06, 2014)
Brison Williams at Vanderbilt (Sep 20, 2014)
Chris Moody vs Furman (Oct 18, 2014)
2014 South Carolina Football GAME NOTEs
Opponent Team Game Highs
Rushes Yards Rushing Yards Per Rush TD Rushes Pass attempts Pass completions Yards Passing Yards Per Pass TD Passes Total Plays Total Offense Yards Per Play Points Sacks By First Downs Penalties Penalty Yards Turnovers
Interceptions By Punts Punting Avg Long Punt Punts inside 20
Long Punt Return 39 39
217 6.3 4
60 44 511 8.9 3
99 680 6.9 52 4
4
39 8
8
95 3
1
1
1
10
52.0 62 3
23 vs Texas A&M (Aug 28, 2014)
vs Furman (Oct 18, 2014)
vs Georgia (Sep 13, 2014)
vs East Carolina (Sep 06, 2014)
vs Texas A&M (Aug 28, 2014)
vs Texas A&M (Aug 28, 2014)
vs Texas A&M (Aug 28, 2014)
vs Texas A&M (Aug 28, 2014)
at Vanderbilt (Sep 20, 2014)
vs Texas A&M (Aug 28, 2014)
vs Texas A&M (Aug 28, 2014)
vs Texas A&M (Aug 28, 2014)
at Vanderbilt (Sep 20, 2014)
vs Texas A&M (Aug 28, 2014)
vs Missouri (Sep 27, 2014)
vs Furman (Oct 18, 2014)
vs Texas A&M (Aug 28, 2014)
vs Texas A&M (Aug 28, 2014)
vs Missouri (Sep 27, 2014)
vs Texas A&M (Aug 28, 2014)
vs Furman (Oct 18, 2014)
vs Texas A&M (Aug 28, 2014)
vs East Carolina (Sep 06, 2014)
vs Georgia (Sep 13, 2014)
vs Missouri (Sep 27, 2014)
vs East Carolina (Sep 06, 2014)
at Vanderbilt (Sep 20, 2014)
vs Furman (Oct 18, 2014)
vs Missouri (Sep 27, 2014)
Opponent Individual Game Highs
Rushes 20 Yards Rushing 131 131
TD Rushes 3
3
3
Long Rush
60
Pass attempts 60 Pass completions 44 Yards Passing 511 TD Passes 3
Long Pass
48
Receptions 14 Yards Receiving 137 TD Receptions 1
1
Long Reception
48
Field Goals 3
Long Field Goal
47
Punts 10
Punting Avg 52.0 Long Punt 62 Punts inside 20
3
Long Punt Return 23
Long Kickoff Return 100 Tackles
15
Sacks 2.0
Tackles For Loss 2.5 Interceptions 1
Todd Gurley, vs Georgia (Sep 13, 2014)
Todd Gurley, vs Georgia (Sep 13, 2014)
Jojo Kemp, at Kentucky (Oct 04, 2014)
Tra Carson, vs Texas A&M (Aug 28, 2014)
Russell Hansbrough, vs Missouri (Sep 27, 2014)
Jojo Kemp, at Kentucky (Oct 04, 2014)
Hank McCloud, vs Furman (Oct 18, 2014)
Kenny Hill, vs Texas A&M (Aug 28, 2014)
Kenny Hill, vs Texas A&M (Aug 28, 2014)
Kenny Hill, vs Texas A&M (Aug 28, 2014)
Kenny Hill, vs Texas A&M (Aug 28, 2014)
Patrick Towles, at Kentucky (Oct 04, 2014)
Malcome Kennedy, vs Texas A&M (Aug 28, 2014)
Malcome Kennedy, vs Texas A&M (Aug 28, 2014)
Edward Pope, vs Texas A&M (Aug 28, 2014)
9 players tied
Ryan Timmons, at Kentucky (Oct 04, 2014)
Warren Harvey, vs East Carolina (Sep 06, 2014)
Austin MacGinnis, at Kentucky (Oct 04, 2014)
Christian Brinser, vs Missouri (Sep 27, 2014)
Worth Gregory, vs East Carolina (Sep 06, 2014)
Colby Cooke, at Vanderbilt (Sep 20, 2014)
John Croft Hollingsworth, vs Furman (Oct 18, 2014)
Marcus Murphy, vs Missouri (Sep 27, 2014)
Darrius Sims, at Vanderbilt (Sep 20, 2014)
Josh Forrest, at Kentucky (Oct 04, 2014)
Shane Ray, vs Missouri (Sep 27, 2014)
Ramik Wilson, vs Georgia (Sep 13, 2014)
5 players tied
Carolina vs. auburn 10.25.14 27
The Last Time It Happened
The Last Time
South Carolina...
SHUT OUT AN OPPONENT:
34-0, vs NC State (8/28/08)
WAS SHUT OUT:
18-0, vs. Georgia (9/9/06)
SCORED ON A SAFETY:
at Georgia (9/12/09)
ALLOWED A SAFETY:
at Mississippi State (10/15/11)
FORCED 4+ TURNOVERS:
4, vs. Wisconsin (1/1/14)
FORCED 5+ TURNOVERS:
6, vs. Clemson (11/30/13)
FORCED 6+ TURNOVERS:
6, vs. Clemson (11/30/13)
RETURNED A KICKOFF FOR A TD:
Matthew Thomas, 95 yards vs. Virginia
(9/7/02)
ALLOWED KICK RET. FOR A TD:
Darrius Sims at Vanderbilt, 100 yards
(9/20/14)
ALLOWD 2 KICK RET. FOR TDs:
Darrius Sims at Vanderbilt, 91 and 100
yards (9/20/14)
RETURNED A PUNT FOR A TD:
Ace Sanders, 63 yards vs. Michigan
(1/1/13)
ALLOWED A PUNT RET. FOR A TD:
Lito Sheppard, Florida, 57 yards
(11/11/00)
RETURNED AN INT FOR A TD:
Brison Williams, 53 yards at Vanderbilt
(9/20/14)
ALLOWED AN INT FOR A TD:
Alvin Dupree, 6 yards at Kentucky
(10/4/14)
RETURNED A FUMBLE FOR A TD:
D.J. Swearinger, 65 yards vs. UAB
(9/15/12)
HAD A PLAYER PASS FOR 350+ YDS: HAD A PLAYER CATCH 3+ TDs:
3, Alshon Jeffery vs. Kentucky (10/10/09)
366, Dylan Thompson, vs. Texas A&M
(8/28/14)
HAD A PLAYER CATCH 4+ TDs:
HAD A PLAYER PASS FOR 400+ YDS: 5, Sidney Rice vs. Fla. Atlantic (9/23/06)
473, Steve Taneyhill vs. Miss State
HAD A PLAYER CATCH 5+ TDs:
(10/14/95)
5, Sidney Rice vs. Fla. Atlantic (9/23/06)
HAD A PLAYER PASS FOR 450+ YDS:
473, Steve Taneyhill vs. Mississippi State HAD A PLAYER ACCOUNT FOR 4+ TDs:
4, Dylan Thompson, at Vanderbilt
(10/14/95)
(9/20/14)
HAD A PLAYER COMP. 30+ PASSES:
HAD A PLAYER KICK 4 FGs:
31, Stephen Garcia at Vanderbilt
4, Elliott Fry vs. East Carolina (9/6/14)
(10/23/10)
HAD 600+ Total Net Yards:
639, vs. Coastal Carolina (11/23/13)
HAD A 50+ Yard Run:
56, Shon Carson, vs. Furman (10/18/14)
HAD A 50+ Yard RECEPTION:
69, Dylan Thompson to Nick Jones, vs.
Texas A&M, (8/28/14)
Last Time an
Opponent Had...
TEAM...
Less than 50 yards rushing:
27, vs UAB (9/15/12)
HAD A PLAYER WITH 2 INTs:
200+ Yards Rushing:
HAD A PLAYER ATT. 50+ PASSES:
2, Skai Moore vs. Wisconsin (1/1/14)
239, at Kentucky (10/14/14)
50, Stephen Garcia at Tenn. (10/31/09)
Less than 100 Yards Passing:
HAD A PLAYER WITH 3 INTs:
91, vs. Furman (10/18/14)
HAD A PLAYER RUSH FOR 150+ YDS: 3, Patrick Hinton vs. NC State (10/29/88) 400+ Yards Passing:
183, Mike Davis at Kentucky (10/4/14)
511, vs. Texas A&M (8/28/14)
BLOCKED A FIELD GOAL ATT.:
Less than 200 Total Net Yards:
HAD A PLAYER RUSH FOR 200+ YDS: J.T. Surratt at Vanderbilt (9/20/14)
183, at Florida (10/20/12)
246, M. Lattimore vs. Navy (9/17/11)
500+ Total Net Yards:
RETURNED A BLOCKED FIELD
680, vs. Texas A&M (8/28/14)
HAD A PLAYER RUSH FOR 250+ YDS: GOAL ATTEMPT FOR A TD:
600+ Total Net Yards:
278, Brandon Bennett vs. East Tennessee Captain Munnerlyn at Kentucky, 81
680, vs. Texas A&M (8/28/14)
State (10/5/91)
yards, (10/11/08)
HAD A PLAYER ATT. 40+ PASSES:
40, Dylan Thompson, vs. Texas A&M
(8/28/14)
HAD A PLAYER KICK 5+ FGs:
5, Spencer Lanning at Georgia (9/12/09)
HAD TWO PLAYERS RUSH FOR
100+ YARDS:
Mike Davis (111) and David Williams
(110) vs. Furman (10/18/14)
BLOCKED A PAT:
Byron Jerideau at Florida (10/20/12)
HAD A PLAYER WITH 150+ YARDS
RECEIVING:
158, Alshon Jeffery at Vanderbilt
(10/23/10)
HAD A PLAYER WITH 200+ YARDS
RECEIVING:
210, Troy Williamson vs. USF (9/18/04)
HAD TWO PLAYERS WITH 100
YARDS RECEIVING:
Bruce Ellington (140) and Shaq Roland
(112), vs. Wisconsin (1/1/14)
HAD TWO PLAYERS WITH 10+
RECEPTIONS:
Bruce Ellington (10) and Mike Davis
(10), at Missouri (10/26/13)
HAD A PLAYER WITH 500+ YARDS
ALLOWED A FUMBLE RETURN FOR TOTAL OFFENSE:
512, Steve Taneyhill vs. Mississippi State
A TD:
Jason LeDoux, LSU, 15 yards (10/18/03) (10/14/95)
HAD A DEFENSIVE PLAYER SCORE HAD A PLAYER SCORE 4+ TDs:
TWO TOUCHDOWNS IN A GAME: 5, Sidney Rice vs. Florida Atlantic
(9/23/06)
Melvin Ingram at Georgia, 68-yard fake
punt & 5-yard fumble recovery (9/10/11)
HAD A PLAYER PASS FOR 4 TDs:
4, Dylan Thompson, vs. Texas A&M
RAN A FAKE PUNT FOR A TD:
(8/28/14)
Melvin Ingram, 68 yards at Georgia
(9/10/11)
HAD A PLAYER PASS FOR 5 TDs:
HAD A PLAYER PASS FOR 300+ YDS: 5, Syvelle Newton vs. FAU (9/23/06)
366, Dylan Thompson, vs. Texas A&M
HAD A PLAYER RUSH FOR 3 TDs:
(8/28/14)
3, Mike Davis at Kentucky (10/4/14)
28 2014 South Carolina Football GAME NOTEs
INDIVIDUAL...
350+ Yards Passing:
511, Kenny Hill, Texas A&M (8/28/14)
RETURNED A BLOCKED EXTRA
400+ Yards Passing:
POINT FOR 2-POINTS:
511, Kenny Hill, Texas A&M (8/28/14)
Victor Hampton at Florida (10/20/12)
150+ Yards Rushing:
176, Cam Newton, Auburn (9/25/10)
BLOCKED A PUNT:
200+ Yards Rushing:
Devin Taylor at NC State (9/3/09)
246, M. Ingram, at Alabama (10/17/09)
250+ Yards Rushing:
BLOCKED A PUNT FOR A TD:
Derek Watson vs Florida, 2 yds, (11/11/00) 321, D. McFadden, Arkansas (11/3/07)
300+ Yards Rushing:
321, D. McFadden, Arkansas (11/3/07)
HAD A PUNT BLOCKED:
200+ Yards Receiving:
at Kentucky (9/29/12)
217, Darvin Adams, Auburn (12/4/10)
HAD A FIELD GOAL BLOCKED:
50+ Yard Run:
vs. Michigan (1/1/13)
60, Hank McCloud, Furman (10/18/14)
50+ Yard Reception:
HAD A PAT BLOCKED:
57, Tajh Boyd to Sammy Watkins,
vs. Kentucky (10/8/11)
Clemson (11/30/13)
Made 4+ Field Goals:
ALLOWED BLOCKED PAT TO BE
4, D. Hopkins, Florida State (12/31/10)
RETURNED FOR 2 POINTS:
Rushed for 4+ Touchdowns:
Demetrice Webb, Florida (11/12/05)
4, Chad Jasmin, Clemson (11/21/03)
PASSED FOR 4+ TOUCHDOWNS:
MISSED A PAT:
4, Aaron Murray, Georgia (9/7/13)
at Georgia (9/7/13)
Two players with...
MADE A 2-PT CONVERSION:
Shaw pass to Jones vs. Kentucky (10/5/13) 100+ yards rushing:
vs. Wisconsin, Melvin Gordon (143) &
ATTEMPTED A 2-PT CONVERSION: James White (107) (1/1/14)
vs. Wisconsin (1/1/14)
100+ yards receiving:
RECOVERED OWN ONSIDE KICK: UCF, Mike Walker (105) &
at Arkansas (11/3/07)
Brandon Marshall (102), (9/1/05)
HAD Less THAN 50 YDS RUSHING:
36, at Florida (10/20/12)
HAD 300+ YARDS RUSHING:
352, vs. Coastal Carolina (11/23/13)
Carolina vs. auburn 10.25.14
2014 Game Recaps
Game 1
#21/20 Texas A&M 52, #9/9 South Carolina 28
August 28, 2014
Williams-Brice Stadium
Columbia, S.C.
82,847
COLUMBIA, S.C.— No. 9 South Carolina saw its 18-game home winning streak
end tonight to No. 21 Texas A&M, 52-28
at Williams-Brice Stadium in the first-ever
meeting between the two teams. Aggie
sophomore quarterback Kenny Hill passed
for a school record 511 yards and three
touchdowns. Senior quarterback Dylan
Thompson threw for 366 yards and four
touchdowns and senior wide receiver Nick
Jones had a career-high 113 yards receiving
and two touchdowns.
On a third-and five on the opening drive,
Hill stepped up in the pocket to create time
and found an open Ricky Seals-Jones over
the middle where he weaved his way down
to the 1-yard line for a 21-yard gain. Tra
Carson punched it in to give Texas A&M
an early 7-0 lead just over three minutes into the game. Senior kicker Josh Lambo
made it 10-0 with 5:02 left in the first quarter after converting a 33-yard field goal.
South Carolina responded quickly though on the next drive, despite staring down
a three-and-out. On his own 31-yard line, Thompson took a shot down the field and
found Jones streaking down the field, getting behind the defense to make a grab at the
Aggie 30-yard line before heading into the end zone for a 69-yard touchdown. The
drive, which took just over a minute, brought the Gamecocks within three at 10-7 with
just over three minutes remaining in the opening quarter.
After getting the ball back, South Carolina was unable to sustain the momentum
and was forced to punt. During the next 2:22 minutes, Hill methodically moved the
ball down the field before connecting with Seals-Jones over the middle for a three-yard
score to give the Aggies a 17-7 lead.
Needing a quick response, the Gamecocks found it in senior wide receiver Damiere
Byrd. Moving the ball to the Aggie 46-yard line on five plays, Thompson then connected with Byrd after the wideout slipped past his defender and found a 10-yard
cushion for an easy 46-yard score to bring the Gamecocks within three at 17-14.
With just over seven minutes remaining in the half, Hill and the Aggies marched
down the field with an eight-play, 75-yard drive that resulted in Hill finding Edward
Pope in the back of the end zone to make it 24-14.
After Carolina was forced to punt the ball back to Texas A&M with 3:35 left in the
half, the Aggies strung together an 11-play, 80-yard drive on the ensuing possession
that ended a on Carson’s second touchdown as Hill optioned left to the tailback on
third-and-goal from 2-yard line. The score gave the Aggies a 31-14 lead heading into
intermission.
Early in the third quarter, Hill found Josh Reynolds in the corner of the end zone
to make it 38-14. Thompson then engineered an eight-play drive, amassing 81 yards
that was capped off by a five-yard touchdown pass to Cooper over the middle to make
it 38-21. On the ensuing kickoff, South Carolina went for the onside kick, but it was
recovered by the Aggies at the 42-yard line. Eight plays later, Carson scored his third
touchdown of the game from two yards out as the Aggies extended the lead to 45-21.
A pair of 27-yard passes to Jerrell Adams and Cooper marched the Gamecocks back
into the red zone on the following drive. Thompson was able to find Jones drifting out
to the right side of the end zone where the wide receiver hauled in his second touchdown of the game to bring Carolina back within 17 points at 45-28. It was his second
multi-touchdown game of his career.
After holding the Aggies to their second punt of the quarter, Carolina had a chance
to cut into the deficit late in the third quarter, but a deep ball from Thompson was
intercepted by Watts at the Texas A&M 17-yard line. Ten plays and 83 yards later,
Trey Williams made it 52-28 with a two-yard touchdown run with 12:09 remaining
the game.
2014 South Carolina Football GAME NOTEs
Texas A&M 102114 7 52
South Carolina
7 714028
Scoring Summary
1st
1st
1st
2nd
2nd
2nd
2nd
3rd
3rd
3rd
3rd
4th
11:47
5:02
3:44
11:56
9:47
7:07
1:16
11:08
7:33
5:06
2:38
12:09
A&M
A&M
SC
A&M
SC
A&M
A&M
A&M
SC
A&M
SC
A&M
Carson 1-yard run (Lambo kick) (9-67-3:33)
0-7
Lambo 33-yard field goal (12-75-4:40)
0-10
Jones 69-yard pass from Thompson (Fry kick) (3-75-1:18) 7-10
Seals-Jones 3-yard pass from Hill (Lambo kick) (9-85-2:22) 7-17
Byrd 46-yard pass from Thompson (Fry kick) (6-73-2:09) 14-17
Pope 14-yard pass from Hill (Lambo kick) (8-75-2:40)
14-24
Carson 2-yard run (Lambo kick) (11-80-2:19)
14-31
Reynolds 5-yard pass from Hill (Lambo kick) (8-66-3:15) 14-38
P. Cooper 5-yard pass from Thompson (Fry kick) (8-81-3:35)21-38
Carson 2-yard run (Lambo kick) (8-42-2:27)
21-45
Jones 10-yard pass from Thompson (Fry kick) (6-75-2:28) 28-45
T. Williams 2-yard run (Lambo kick) (10-83-2:54)
28-52
Team Statistics
First Downs
Rushing
Passing
Penalty
Net Yards Rushing
Rushing Attempts
Net Yards Passing
Cmp.-Att.-Int.
Total Offense Yards
Total Offense Plays
Fumbles: No.-Lost
Penalties: No.-Yards
Punts-Yards
Avg. Yards Per Punt
Punt Returns: No.-Yards
Kickoff Returns: No.-Yards
Interceptions: No.-Yards
Possession Time
Third Down Conversions
Fourth Down Conversions
Red Zone Scores-Chances
Sacks By: No.-Yards
PAT Kicks
Field Goals
A&MSC
39
23
10
5
28
14
1
4
169
67
39
22
511
366
44-60-020-40-1
680
433
99
62
0-0
0-0
8-95
4-21
2-964-176
48.0
44.0
2-7
0-0
1-32
3-55
1-0
0-0
37:38
22:22
12-17
2-9
2-2
0-1
8-9
2-2
3-15
1-9
7-7
4-4
1-1
0-1
Individual Statistics
RUSHING: A&M: T. Williams 13-78; B. Williams 11-57; Carson 7-30;
Hill 7-5; Team 1-(-1). SC: Wilds 9-45; Davis 6-15; Byrd 1-14; Carsn 1-2;
Thompson 4-(-9).
PASSING: A&M: Hill 44-60-0-511. SC: Thompson 20-40-1-366.
RECEIVING: A&M: Kennedy 14-137; Reynolds 6-76; Seals-Jones 5-67;
Noll 5-55; Pope 4-75; Niederhofer 3-18; Holmes 2-32; Carson 1-16; B. Williams 1-13; Clear 1-12; Iheanacho 1-10; T. Williams 1-0. SC: Jones 5-113;
P. Cooper 3-58; Anderson 3-52; Adams 2-40; Wilds 2-32; Byrd 1-46; Brent
1-13; Carson 1-9; Roland 1-2; Davis 1-1.
PUNT RETURNS: A&M: Noll 2-7. SC: None.
KICKOFF RETURNS: A&M: T. Williams 1-32. SC: Carson 2-32; Rhodes
1-23.
INTERCEPTION RETURNS: A&M: Watts 1-0. SC: None.
Carolina vs. auburn 10.25.14 29
2014 Game Recaps
Game 2
#21/21 South Carolina 33, East Carolina 23
September 6, 2014
Williams-Brice Stadium
Columbia, S.C.
80,899
COLUMBIA, S.C.— No. 21 South
Carolina defeated East Carolina, 33-23,
tonight at Williams-Brice Stadium, giving
Head Coach Steve Spurrier his 200th win
as a coach in the Southeastern Conference.
Junior running back Mike Davis led the
way with his eighth-career 100-yard rushing game, as he totaled 101 yards and a pair
of touchdowns.
After forcing the Gamecocks to punt on
the opening possession of the game, a 53yard punt from Tyler Hull was down at the
Pirates’ 3-yard line. East Carolina strung
together an 11-play drive to move into the
red zone, but from there, the drive stalled.
The Gamecock defense clamped down and
forced the Pirates to convert on a 26-yard
field goal by Warren Harvey.
On the following drive, redshirt senior quarterback Dylan Thompson was intercepted by Josh Hawkins, giving ECU the ball at the South Carolina 43-yard line. The
Pirates were unable to muster much and Harvey connected on a 35-yard field goal to
give the visitors a 6-0 lead with 6:35 on the clock.
Trailing 6-0, the Gamecocks mounted a 10-play drive with Thompson going fourof-five and Davis rushing four times for 48 yards. The tailback capped off the drive by
bursting through an open whole on the right side of the line and taking it 36 yards into
the end zone to give Carolina a 7-6 lead with 1:56 remaining in the opening quarter.
The Pirates responded though as quarterback Shane Carden went five-of-six for 67
yards on the next drive. Chris Hairston finished the drive with a 10-yard touchdown
run to give ECU a 13-7 lead early in the second quarter. Eleven plays later, South
Carolina cut the deficit to three with a 39-yard field from sophomore Elliott Fry with
9:55 left in the half.
A three-and-out for the Pirates gave the Gamecock offense a spark and Thompson
went four-of-four on the drive connecting on a 31-yard pass down the middle to junior
wide receiver Shaq Roland and a 19-yard completion to Davis that got the Gamecocks
down to the 3-yard line. The tailback then pounded his way into the end zone on the
next play for his second touchdown of the half to give South Carolina a 17-13 lead
with under five minutes remaining in the half.
ECU’s Breon Allen countered on the next possession with a 42-yard run down to
the Gamecock 19-yard line. South Carolina’s defense then forced a pair of incomplete
passes and a rush for no gain, before junior defensive tackle Gerald Dixon Jr. blocked
a 42-yard field goal attempt, the Gamecocks’ first blocked field goal since 2011. With
just over a minute left before the end of the half, Fry connected on his second field
goal, a 42-yarder to take a 20-13 lead.
Aided by a roughing the passer penalty and a 20-yard completion to Cam Worthy,
the Pirates set up Harvey for a 40-yard field goal, his third conversion of the half with
four seconds remaining, and the Gamecocks held a 20-16 lead at the break.
East Carolina opened the second half driving into Gamecock territory, but on a
third-and-five, junior defensive end Cedrick Cooper put pressure on Carden, forcing
the Pirate quarterback into a tough throw which spur Sharrod Golightly intercepted
just before stepping across the sideline. It was the senior’s first career interception.
Thompson completed six-straight passes on the ensuing drive before finding wide
receiver K.J. Brent open in the left corner of the end zone for the junior’s first-career
touchdown reception to push the Gamecocks lead to 27-16 with 8:36 left in the third.
T.J. Gurley intercepted Carden on the Pirates next possession allowing the Gamecocks to use up 5:40 off the clock before Fry converted on a 26-yard field goal to put
South Carolina up 30-16 heading into the final stanza. With the Gamecocks seizing
control, Carden engineered an 11-play drive, capping it off with a 17-yard touchdown
pass across the middle to Worthy to cut the Pirates deficit to 30-23 early in the fourth.
South Carolina put the game away with an 18-play, 86-yard drive, lasting 10:33, the
second-longest drive during the Spurrier era, that culminated in a 20-yard field goal
conversion by Fry, tying his career-high with four in a game.
30 2014 South Carolina Football GAME NOTEs
East Carolina6100 723
South Carolina
71310333
Scoring Summary
1st
1st
1st
2nd
2nd
2nd
2nd
2nd
3rd
3rd
4th
4th
9:20
6:35
1:56
13:35
9:55
4:49
1:02
0:04
8:36
0:43
12:03
1:30
ECU
ECU
SC
ECU
SC
SC
SC
ECU
SC
SC
ECU
SC
Harvey 26-yard field goal (11-89-3:10)
Harvey 35-yard field goal (7-25-2:28)
Davis 36-yard run (Fry kick) (10-82-4:39)
Hairston 10-yard run (Harvey kick) (9-81-3:21)
Fry 39-yard field goal (11-54-3:40)
Davis 3-yard run (Fry kick) (8-76-3:35)
Fry 42-yard field goal (6-22-1:20)
Harvey 40-yard field goal (5-53-0:58)
Brent 16-yard pass from Thompson (Fry kick) (9-69-4:01)
Fry 26-yard field goal (13-46-5:40)
Worthy 17-yard pass from Carden (Harvey kick) (11-75-3:40)
Fry 20-yard field goal (18-86-10:33)
Team Statistics
First Downs
Rushing
Passing
Penalty
Net Yards Rushing
Rushing Attempts
Net Yards Passing
Cmp.-Att.-Int.
Total Offense Yards
Total Offense Plays
Fumbles: No.-Lost
Penalties: No.-Yards
Punts-Yards
Avg. Yards Per Punt
Punt Returns: No.-Yards
Kickoff Returns: No.-Yards
Interceptions: No.-Yards
Possession Time
Third Down Conversions
Fourth Down Conversions
Red Zone Scores-Chances
Sacks By: No.-Yards
PAT Kicks
Field Goals
0-3
0-6
7-6
7-13
10-13
17-13
20-13
20-16
27-16
30-16
30-23
33-23
ECUSC
27
26
4
10
20
15
3
1
132
175
21
38
321
266
32-46-225-38-1
453
441
67
76
0-0
0-0
4-40
5-60
1-521-53
52.0
53.0
0-0
1-5
3-63
6-124
1-0
2-7
23:41
36:19
6-12
7-13
1-1
1-1
4-4
4-4
0-0
0-0
2-2
3-3
3-4
4-4
Individual Statistics
RUSHING: ECU: Allen 4-58; Hairston 6-35; Carden 7-21; Grayson 2-14;
Hunter 1-4; Scott 1-0. SC: Davis 18-101; Wilds 14-49; Thomson 3-19; P.
Cooper 2-6; D. Williams 1-0.
PASSING: ECU: Carden 32-46-2-321. SC: Thompson 25-38-1-266.
RECEIVING: ECU: Hardy 11-133; Jones 8-46; Allen 5-38; Worthy 3-46;
Brown 2-27; Williams 1-17; Grayson 1-14; Hairston 1-0. SC: Roland 7-94;
P. Cooper 5-45; Jones 5-44; Davis 3-28; Brent 2-26; Adams 1-14; Wilds 1-9;
D. Williams 1-6.
PUNT RETURNS: ECU: None. SC: P. Cooper 1-5.
KICKOFF RETURNS: ECU: Allen 2-45; Brown 1-18. SC: Carson 6-124.
INTERCEPTION RETURNS: ECU: Hawkins 1-0. SC: Gurley 1-7; Golightly 1-0.
Carolina vs. auburn 10.25.14
2014 Game Recaps
Game 3
#24/23 South Carolina 38, #6/6 Georgia 35
September 13, 2014
Williams-Brice Stadium
Columbia, S.C.
84,232
COLUMBIA, S.C.— After inclement
weather caused an hour and 26-minute delay to the start of the game, lightning struck
as No. 24 South Carolina took down No. 6
Georgia, 38-35. After Georgia kicker Marshall Morgan missed his second field goal
of the night with 4:24 left, the Gamecocks
were able to run out the clock as Dylan
Thompson narrowly converted on a fourthand-inches at midfield to secure the win.
The Gamecocks took the first possession
of the game 75 yards to paydirt, climaxed
by a Thompson to Shaq Roland 10-yard
score. It only took Georgia two plays to respond though as quarterback Hutson Mason connected with Isaiah McKenzie for a
36-yard pass down the right side. On the
ensuing play, Mason dumped off a short
pass to Sony Michel for a 33-yard touchdown to tie the game at 7.
A Carolina fumble led to a 36-yard field goal from Morgan to give the Bulldogs a
10-7 advantage.
The Gamecocks drove the field agaain on their next possession. Thompson found
Pharoh Cooper on the left side where the receiver put a quick left-to-right move on his
defender before racing into the end zone for an eight-yard score to put the Gamecocks
up 14-10.
Morgan was able to pull the Bulldogs within one at 14-13 with a 26-yard field goal,
but Thompson continued to find open receivers as he marched the Gamecocks down
the field, finding Damiere Byrd for a 24-yard completion and Jones for a 20-yard pass,
before connecting in the back of the end zone with Anderson for an 18-yard touchdown to give Carolina a 21-13 lead with 5:34 remaining in the first half.
With just over two minutes left, Cooper and Byrd rushed for back-to-back first
downs as the Gamecocks tried to put together a scoring drive before the end the of the
half. Jones came up with a big 25-yard reception along the sideline before taking a big
hit to put Carolina at the 22-yard line. An eight-yard run from Davis set up Elliott
Fry for a 32-yard field goal to give the Gamecocks a 24-13 lead heading into the half.
Georgia struck on its opening drive in the third quarter as Gurley got loose for a
40-yard run to get to the South Carolina 25-yard line. The Georgia tailback eventually punched in a two-yard touchdown run, bringing the Bulldogs’ deficit to 24-20.
South Carolina continued to have its way with Georgia’s defense on the following drive
as Thompson went two-for-two and Davis and Wilds combined for 43 yards on the
ground. Thompson capped off the drive with a one-yard touchdown rush to push the
lead back to 11.
With 2:13 remaining in the third quarter, a personal foul on a Carolina punt put
Georgia in good field position. Six plays later, Mason found Jay Rome in the end zone.
The two-point conversion cut the deficit to three.
On the ensuing kickoff, junior tailback Shon Carson found space on the left side
and picked up a career-long return of 42 yards to put Carolina on the Georgia 42-yard
line. Davis picked up 19 on the first two plays of the drive before Wilds finished off
the drive by breaking runs of 15 and 24 yards to extend the Gamecocks’ lead to 10 at
38-28 with 13:01 to play. Nearly six minutes later, Georgia responded with a one-yard
touchdown run from Quayvon Hicks on an 11-play drive.
Four plays into the Gamecocks’ following drive, Thompson was intercepted across
the middle by Georgia’s Damian Swann. With the ball on the Carolina three-yard line,
Mason was called for intentional grounding as sophomore defensive end Gerald Dixon
came at him unblocked. The Gamecock defense held Georgia to a 28-yard field goal
attempt, but the Georgia kicker missed his second attempt of the night.
South Carolina was able to run out the final 4:24 of the game to hold on for the
three-point win in front of the fifth-largest crowd in stadium history at 84,232.
2014 South Carolina Football GAME NOTEs
Georgia
103 71535
South Carolina
14107 738
Scoring Summary
1st 10:33 SC
1st 10:02 UGA
1st 7:25 UGA
1st 2:20 SC
2nd 8:56 UGA
2nd 5:34 SC
2nd 0:00 SC
3rd 9:23 UGA
3rd 5:07 SC
4th 14:55 UGA
4th 13:01 SC
4th 7:10 UGA
Roland 10-yard pass from Thompson (Fry kick) (9-75-4:27) 7-0
Michel 33-yard pass from Mason (Morgan kick) (2-69-0:31) 7-7
Morgan 36-yard field goal (4-7-1:22)
7-10
P. Cooper 8-yard pass from Thompson (Fry kick) (11-75-5:05) 14-10
Morgan 26-yard field goal (10-50-4:53)
14-13
Anderson 18-yard pass from Thompson (Fry kick) (10-75-3:22)21-13
Fry 32-yard field goal (9-59-2:16)
24-13
Gurley 2-yard run (Morgan kick) (11-85-5:37)
24-20
Thompson 1-yard run (Fry kick) (9-75-4:16)
31-20
Rome 5-yard pass from Mason (Bennett pass from Mason)
(6-39-2:18)
31-28
Wilds 24-yard run (Fry kick) (4-58-1:54)
38-28
Hicks 1-yard run (Morgan kick) (11-75-5:51)
38-35
Team Statistics
First Downs
Rushing
Passing
Penalty
Net Yards Rushing
Rushing Attempts
Net Yards Passing
Cmp.-Att.-Int.
Total Offense Yards
Total Offense Plays
Fumbles: No.-Lost
Penalties: No.-Yards
Punts-Yards
Avg. Yards Per Punt
Punt Returns: No.-Yards
Kickoff Returns: No.-Yards
Interceptions: No.-Yards
Possession Time
Third Down Conversions
Fourth Down Conversions
Red Zone Scores-Chances
Sacks By: No.-Yards
PAT Kicks
Field Goals
UGASC
18
27
9
13
8
3
1
1
217
176
38
42
191
271
16-22-021-30-1
408
447
60
72
2-0
1-1
7-44
7-69
2-812-80
40.5
40.0
0-0
1-0
2-21
3-86
1-18
0-0
28:33
31:27
5-12
2-9
1-1
1-1
5-6
5-5
1-13
2-13
3-3
5-5
2-4
1-1
Individual Statistics
RUSHING: UGA: Gurley 20-131; Chubb 4-34; Hicks 3-30; Michel 4-18;
McKenzie 1-8; Marshall 1-2; Team 1-(-1); Mason 4-(-5). SC: Wilds 14-93;
Davis 17-66; Byrd 1-14; P. Cooper 3-9; Thompson 4-(-1); Team 3-(-5).
PASSING: UGA: Mason 16-22-0-191. SC: Thompson 21-30-1-271.
RECEIVING: UGA: Conley 4-49; Gurley 4-4; Bennett 2-22; McKenzie
1-36; Michel 1-33; Blazevich 1-18; Davis 1-16; Towns 1-8; Rome 1-5. SC:
Anderson 5-67; Jones 4-87; Roland 4-47; P. Cooper 3-27; Davis 2-16; Byrd
1-24; Wilds 1-3; McLaurin 1-0.
PUNT RETURNS: UGA: None. SC: P. Cooper 1-0.
KICKOFF RETURNS: UGA: Douglas 2-21. SC: Carson 3-86.
INTERCEPTION RETURNS: UGA: Swann 1-18. SC: None.
Carolina vs. auburn 10.25.14 31
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Game 4
#14/16 South Carolina 48, Vanderbilt 34
September 20, 2014
Vanderbilt Stadium
Nashville, Tenn.
34,441
NASHVILLE, TENN.— After a trailing 14-0 early in the game, No. 14 South
Carolina came back to defeat Vanderbilt on
the road, 48-34, Saturday night at Vanderbilt Stadium.
It only took 11 seconds into the game
for the Commodores to get on the board as
Darrius Sims found an alley on the opening
kickoff and returned it 91 yards for a touchdown, his first of two of the night, to give
Vanderbilt the early 7-0 lead.
Later in the quarter, Patton Robinette hit
an open Davis Dudchock for a 29-yard gain
off of a play action pass to get the Commodores down to the South Carolina 27-yard
line. Vanderbilt moved the ball down inside
the 10, and on third-and-goal, Robinette
connected with C.J. Duncan on a slant for
an eight-yard touchdown to give the home team a 14-0 advantage.
On their third possession of the game, the Gamecocks were able to move the ball
into Vanderbilt territory as senior quarterback Dylan Thompson hit Pharoh Cooper,
who had been involved early and often, for a 22-yard gain. Unable to move deeper into
the Commodores’ end, Elliott Fry converted on a 45-yard field goal to cut the deficit
to 14-3 with under 13 minutes left in the first half.
After forcing Vanderbilt to punt on its next possession, momentum began to shift.
Back-to-back 19-yard gains from Cooper and Brandon Wilds moved the Gamecocks
down to the Commodores’ 42-yard line. Four plays later, Damiere Byrd slipped past
his defender and Thompson connected with him at the back of the end zone for a 29yard score to move within four at 14-10 with 5:58 on the clock.
Carolina grabbed its first lead of the night with 23 seconds left before halftime as
Brison Williams jumped a late out-route from freshman Wade Freebeck, who entered
the game in the first quarter after Robinette left the game with an injury. The defensive
back returned the interception 53 yards to give the Gamecocks a 17-14 lead.
On the opening drive of the second half, South Carolina picked up where it left
off in the second quarter and moved the ball into Vanderbilt territory. Facing a thirdand-15, Thompson got the pass off to Cooper on the left sideline for a 15-yard gain.
Following a review of the play, Thompson hit Shaq Roland on a 29-yard post route for
a touchdown to extend the Gamecocks’ lead to 24-14. On the ensuing kickoff though,
Sims struck again, finding a crease and returning the ball 100 yards for his second
touchdown of the game to bring Vanderbilt back to within three.
Fry extended the Gamecocks’ lead to 27-21 on the next possession, converting from
43 yards out for his second field goal of the night with 6:42 on the clock. Late in the
third quarter, the Carolina defense held the Commodores to a 25-yard field goal after
Vanderbilt had a first-and-goal from the Gamecocks’ five-yard line.
South Carolina responded with a 10-play, 61-yard drive that Thompson capped
off by rolling to his right and finding Nick Jones in the corner of the end zone for a
7-yard touchdown to extend the lead to 34-24 with 10:34 left in the game. Vanderbilt
followed with a 9-play drive that gave Tommy Openshaw a 46-yard field goal attempt
to cut into the deficit, but J.T. Surratt came up with the Carolina’s second blocked
field goal of the season.
On Carolina’s first play of the ensuing drive, Mike Davis lost a fumble. Vanderbilt
used the opportunity to close to within seven, at 34-27, after Openshaw converted on
a 30-yard field goal with 5:57 remaining.
South Carolina went into the wildcat on the next drive, and on the second play,
Cooper broke a 70-yard run before being caught just before he crossed the goal line.
Thompson came in on the following play and scored on a one-yard rush to make it
41-27.
After Bryson Allen-Williams recovered a fumble on the kickoff, redshirt David Williams capped off a short drive with a two-yard touchdown run with 1:32 on the clock.
With 47 seconds left, Freebeck connected with Kris Kentera for a seven-yard touchdown to make it 48-34.
32 2014 South Carolina Football GAME NOTEs
South Carolina0 17102148
Vanderbilt 14 0 101034
Scoring Summary
1st 14:49 VU Sims 91-yard kick return (Openshaw kick)
0-7
1st 0:54 VU Duncan 8-yard pass from Robinette (Openshaw kick) (8-60-4:47)
0-14
2nd 12:50 SC Fry 45-yard field goal (9-50-2:58)
3-14
2nd 5:58 SC Byrd 29-yard pass from Thompson (Fry kick) (7-79-3:08)
10-14
2nd 0:23 SC B. Williams 53-yard interception return (Fry kick)
17-14
3rd 9:59 SC Roland 29-yard pass from Thompson (Fry kick) (11-75-5:01) 24-14
3rd 9:45 VU Sims 100-yard kick return (Openshaw kick)
24-21
3rd 6:42 SC Fry 43-yard field goal (9-41-2:57)
27-21
3rd 0:23 VU Openshaw 25-yard field goal (10-88-6:19)
27-24
4th 10:34 SC Jones 7-yard pass from Thompson (Fry kick) (10-61-4:43)
34-24
4th 5:57 VU Openshaw 30-yard field goal (5-17-1:31)
34-27
4th 4:35 SC Thompson 1-yard run (Fry kick) (3-75-1:29)
41-27
4th 1:32 SC Williams 2-yard run (Fry kick) (5-26-2:56)
48-27
4th 0:47 VU Kentera 7-yard pass from Freebeck (Openshaw kick) (4-70-0:38)48-34
Team Statistics
First Downs
Rushing
Passing
Penalty
Net Yards Rushing
Rushing Attempts
Net Yards Passing
Cmp.-Att.-Int.
Total Offense Yards
Total Offense Plays
Fumbles: No.-Lost
Penalties: No.-Yards
Punts-Yards
Avg. Yards Per Punt
Punt Returns: No.-Yards
Kickoff Returns: No.-Yards
Interceptions: No.-Yards
Possession Time
Third Down Conversions
Fourth Down Conversions
Red Zone Scores-Chances
Sacks By: No.-Yards
PAT Kicks
Field Goals
SCVU
24
18
12
9
10
8
2
1
212
156
34
30
237
223
22-34-015-25-1
449
379
68
55
3-1
2-1
5-35
7-75
3-1223-144
40.7
48.0
1-1
1-0
3-57
7-266
1-53
0-0
31:02
28:58
7-12
4-10
0-0
0-0
3-3
4-4
1-7
1-9
6-6
4-4
2-2
2-3
Individual Statistics
RUSHING: SC: Davis 17-82; P. Cooper 2-74; D. Williams 4-25; Wilds
3-23; Carson 3-16; team 1-(-1); Thompson 4-(-7). VU: Webb 19-97; Seymour 6-32; Sherfeld 1-25; Robinette 2-3; Freebeck 1-3; Team 1-(-4).
PASSING: SC: Thompson 22-34-0-237. VU: Freebeck 11-20-1-168; Robinette 4-5-0-55.
RECEIVING: SC: P. Cooper 10-114; Davis 4-30; Jones 3-15; Roland 2-33;
Byrd 1-29; Anderson 1-9; Wilds 1-7. VU: Scheu 3-83; Rayford 3-16; Kentera 2-46; Dudchock 2-30; Dorrell 2-24; Wilkins 1-12; Duncan 1-8; Webb
1-4.
PUNT RETURNS: SC: P. Cooper 1-1. VU: Ellis 1-0.
KICKOFF RETURNS: SC: Carson 3-57. VU: Sims 3-217; Rivers 2-36;
Marcus 2-13.
INTERCEPTION RETURNS: SC: B. Williams 1-53. VU: None.
Carolina vs. auburn 10.25.14
2014 Game Recaps
Game 5
Missouri 21, #13/15 South Carolina 20
September 27, 2014
Williams-Brice Stadium
Columbia, S.C.
83,493
COLUMBIA, S.C.— No. 13/15
South Carolina fell 21-20 to Missouri
Saturday night at Williams-Brice Stadium as the Tigers’ tailback Russell
Hansbrough scored his third touchdown of the game, a one-yard rush
with 1:36 remaining to give Missouri
the go-ahead score.
South Carolina opened the game
up with the ball, but unable to convert
on a fourth-and-one from its own 42,
turned the ball over to the Tigers. Missouri quarterback Maty Mauk’s second
pass on the drive was intercepted on
the goal line by sophomore safety Chaz
Elder, but an offside penalty on the
Gamecocks negated the play. Three plays later, Hansbrough found a hole on
the right side, cut outside and found an alley to the end zone for an 18-yard
run to give the Tigers a quick 7-0 lead less than three minutes into the game.
With 4:48 on the clock in the first quarter, Missouri’s Andrew Baggett
lined up for a 48-yard field goal, but the attempt was wide right. Carolina
struck on the following play with a 27-yard pass from senior quarterback
Dylan Thompson to sophomore wide receiver Pharoh Cooper. A six-yard
run from junior tailback Mike Davis and a pass interference call on the Tigers
moved the Gamecocks down to the 23-yard line. Unable to convert on a
third-and-five from the 18, sophomore kicker Elliott Fry came on and converted a 33-yard field goal to cut Carolina’s deficit to 7-3 with just over two
minutes remaining in the first quarter.
As the second quarter was winding down, a 42-yard punt from Missouri’s
Christian Brinser was returned 24 yards by Cooper to the Carolina 41-yard
line. Davis took over from there, accounting for 55 yards on four plays, including a 24-yard burst after a short pass from Thompson. That play set up a
17-yard touchdown run, which he cut to the right and bounced to the outside to give the Gamecocks a 10-7 lead with 1:36 remaining before the half.
On the fourth possession of the second half, South Carolina added to its
lead with Fry’s second field goal of the game, this time from 41 yards out, his
fourth this season from 40-plus yards. The attempt was set up by a 47-yard
reception from senior wide receiver Nick Jones.
South Carolina extended its lead to 20-7 midway through the fourth
quarter as six rushes in seven plays was followed by a 23-yard strike from
Thompson to Cooper over the middle. The wideout made a two-handed grab
just across the goal line and held on after taking a big hit. The Tigers struck
quick though as Mauk covered 67 yards through the air on two plays before
Hansbrough capped off a 36-second drive with a one-yard touchdown run to
cut the deficit to 20-14 with 6:49 remaining.
Forced to go three-and-out on its next possession, South Carolina punted
the ball back to Missouri with 4:40 remaining. Senior punter Tyler Hull’s 48yard punt was returned 22 yards by Marcus Murphy to midfield. The Tigers
converted on a fourth-and-one at the Carolina 42-yard line to keep their
drive alive. A Gamecock pass interference call, followed by a 22-yard run
by Murphy brought the ball down to the South Carolina two-yard line. On
fourth down from the one-yard line, Hansbrough scored the go-ahead score.
2014 South Carolina Football GAME NOTEs
Missouri
70014
21
South Carolina
373720
Scoring Summary
1st
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
4th
4th
12:06
2:07
1:36
6:38
7:25
6:49
1:36
MU
SC
SC
SC
SC
MU
MU
Hansbrough 18-yard run (Baggett kick) (4-42-1:04)
0-7
Fry 33-yard field goal (6-54-2:01)
3-7
Davis 17-yard run (Fry kick) (5-59-1:21)
10-7
Fry 41-yard field goal (9-47-4:09)
13-7
P. Cooper 23-yard pass from Thompson (Fry kick) (8-63-4:13) 20-7
Hansbrough 1-yard run (Baggett kick) (3-68-0:36)
20-14
Hansbrough 1-yard run (Baggett kick) (9-51-3:04)
20-21
Team Statistics
First Downs
Rushing
Passing
Penalty
Net Yards Rushing
Rushing Attempts
Net Yards Passing
Cmp.-Att.-Int.
Total Offense Yards
Total Offense Plays
Fumbles: No.-Lost
Penalties: No.-Yards
Punts-Yards
Avg. Yards Per Punt
Punt Returns: No.-Yards
Kickoff Returns: No.-Yards
Interceptions: No.-Yards
Possession Time
Third Down Conversions
Fourth Down Conversions
Red Zone Scores-Chances
Sacks By: No.-Yards
PAT Kicks
Field Goals
MUSC
16
18
9
9
5
7
2
2
148
119
36
42
132
219
12-34-0 21-37-0
280
338
70
79
0-0
0-0
8-74
8-71
10-4209-392
42.0
43.6
3-46
2-33
1-32
1-33
0-0
0-0
24:05
35:55
2-16
8-21
3-3
0-2
3-3
3-3
4-37
2-26
3-3
2-2
0-1
2-2
Individual Statistics
RUSHING: MU: Murphy 16-98; Hansbrough 10-43; Mauk 6-9; Witter
1-5; Team 3-(-7). SC: Davis 22-104; Wilds 8-38; P. Cooper 2-7; Byrd 1-1;
Thompson 9-(-31).
PASSING: MU: Mauk 12-34-0-132. SC: Thompson 21-37-0-219.
RECEIVING: MU: Sasser 6-86; Murphy 2-12; Leftwich 1-26; Lee 1-8;
Culkin 1-3; Otte 1-(-3). SC: Jones 5-72; Anderson 5-21; Wilds 4-24; P. Cooper 3-52; Davis 2-31; Byrd 1-15; Roland 1-4.
PUNT RETURNS: MU: Murphy 3-46. SC: P. Cooper 2-33.
KICKOFF RETURNS: MU: Murphy 1-32. SC: Carson 1-33.
INTERCEPTION RETURNS: MU: None. SC: None.
Carolina vs. auburn 10.25.14 33
2014 Game Recaps
Game 6
Kentucky 45, South Carolina 38
October 4, 2014
Commonwealth Stadium
Lexington, Ky.
62,135
LEXINGTON, KY.— In a game that
saw multiple momentum swings, South
Carolina fell 45-38 to Kentucky as the
Wildcats scored 21 unanswered points during the final eight-plus minutes. Defensive
end Alvin Dupree gave Kentucky the lead
with under three minutes remaining in the
game with a six-yard interception return for
a touchdown.
Carolina opened the game with the ball
and proceeded to use a punishing ground
attack that chewed up nearly the first eight
minutes that ended with Mike Davis giving
the Gamecocks a 7-0 lead with a one-yard
touchdown run, his first of three scores on
the night. On the drive, South Carolina ran
a total of 19 plays, the second-most during
the Steve Spurrier era, and 17 of the plays
came via the ground, accounting for 70 of the 79 yards.
After getting the ball back just over two minutes later, Carolina nearly lost the ball
deep in its own territory on a high snap, but senior quarterback Dylan Thompson
was able to fall on the ball. Facing a second-and-18, the Gamecocks went back to the
ground, optioning to the left to Davis where the tailback found an open lane and raced
out for a 40-yard run to midfield. Thompson was then able to go four-of-four as Carolina continued to march down the field. Davis finished off the drive with a two-yard
run to extend the lead to 14-0 early in the second quarter.
Kentucky cut the deficit in half as Jojo Kemp finished off a six-play, 52-yard drive
with a three-yard run up the middle. The Wildcats held the Gamecocks to a three-andout on their next possession, but Carolina was able to force a fumble from Kentucky
quarterback Patrick Towles. South Carolina turned the fumble into points as sophomore kicker Elliott Fry converted on a 31-yard field goal attempt.
It took the Wildcats just 56 seconds though to pull within three at 17-14 with 3:39
remaining in the half as Braylon Heard had rushes of 15 and 38 on the following drive.
With time still left on the clock, South Carolina was able to move the ball down to
the Kentucky 15-yard line, but an interception, followed by a 50-yard return by A.J.
Stamps gave the Wildcats an opportunity late in the first half. With time expiring,
Austin MacGinnis converted on a 47-yard field goal to tie the game at 17.
Kentucky took its first lead of the night on the opening drive of the second half. On
third-and-four from midfield, the Wildcats went to a trick play with the ball exchanging hands three times before Towles, on the edge, found a wide open Ryan Timmons
down field for a 48-yard touchdown pass to give the home team a 24-17 advantage.
Carolina quickly responded with a five-play drive that ended with a Shon Carson
25-yard run to tie the game at 24.
After the defense was able to force the Wildcats to punt, the Gamecock offense
was back on the move despite starting from its own nine-yard line. Carolina steadily
moved the ball down the field. Facing a third-and-four at the Kentucky 12-yard line,
Thompson found Pharoh Cooper on the left sideline where the wideout spun back
inside and dove to the end zone as the Gamecocks regained the lead at 31-24 with
1:48 left in the third quarter.
Carolina extended the lead to 14 early in the fourth quarter as the offense put
together an eight-play drive that Davis capped off with a 26-yard run up the middle.
Kentucky wouldn’t go away though as a 41-yard return on the ensuing kickoff from
Demarco Robinson put the Wildcats in South Carolina territory. Seven plays later,
Kemp scored his second touchdown of the night on a one-yard run.
After a Carolina punt, the Wildcats came back down the field with Kemp doing
the bulk of the work. The running back equalized the game at 38-38 with 2:46 on the
clock with a five-yard run.
On the second play of the Gamecocks’ ensuing possession, Thompson’s pass was
batted up in the air and Dupree came up with the interception and returned it six yards
for a touchdown to give Wildcats a 45-38 lead with 2:23 remaining. Ashely Lowery
sealed Kentucky’s win with an interception in the game’s final minute.
34 2014 South Carolina Football GAME NOTEs
South Carolina
71014738
Kentucky
01772145
Scoring Summary
1st
2nd
2nd
2nd
2nd
2nd
3rd
3rd
3rd
4th
4th
4th
4th
7:04
14:42
9:15
4:45
3:39
0:00
11:45
9:40
1:48
11:45
8:06
2:46
2:29
SC
SC
UK
SC
UK
UK
UK
SC
SC
SC
UK
UK
UK
Davis 1-yard run (Fry kick) (19-79-7:56)
7-0
Davis 2-yard run (Fry kick) (11-72-5:18)
14-0
Kemp 3-yard run (MacGinnis kick) (6-52-2:18)
14-7
Fry 31-yard field goal (6-21-1:35)
17-7
Heard 38-yard run (MacGinnis kick) (3-73-0:56)
17-14
MacGinnis 47-yard field goal (4-27-0:22)
17-17
Timmons 48-yard pass from Towles (MacGinnis kick) (9-75-3:15)17-24
Carson 25-yard run (Fry kick) (6-85-1:58)
24-24
P. Cooper 12-yard pass from Thompson (Fry kick) (12-91-5:23)31-24
Davis 26-yard run (Fry kick) (8-73-3:22)
38-24
Kemp 1-yard run (MacGinnis kick) (7-47-3:31)
38-31
Kemp 5-yard run (MacGinnis kick) (7-75-3:12)
38-38
Dupree 6-yard interception return (MacGinnis kick) 38-45
Team Statistics
First Downs
Rushing
Passing
Penalty
Net Yards Rushing
Rushing Attempts
Net Yards Passing
Cmp.-Att.-Int.
Total Offense Yards
Total Offense Plays
Fumbles: No.-Lost
Penalties: No.-Yards
Punts-Yards
Avg. Yards Per Punt
Punt Returns: No.-Yards
Kickoff Returns: No.-Yards
Interceptions: No.-Yards
Possession Time
Third Down Conversions
Fourth Down Conversions
Red Zone Scores-Chances
Sacks By: No.-Yards
PAT Kicks
Field Goals
SCUK
32
22
16
12
13
9
3
1
282
239
48
36
218
208
23-37-320-30-0
500
447
85
66
1-0
2-1
4-35
8-80
3-1154-159
38.3
39.8
1-(-4)
2-5
5-82
3-81
0-0
3-64
34:20
25:40
9-15
5-10
1-1
0-0
4-5
3-3
1-10
0-0
5-5
6-6
1-1
1-1
Individual Statistics
RUSHING: SC: Davis 23-183; Carson 4-37; Thompson 7-33; Wilds 8-28;
Williams 5-19; Team 1-(-18). UK: Kemp 17-131; Heard 6-67; Horton 8-44;
Team 2-(-1); Towles 3-(-2).
PASSING: SC: Thompson 23-37-3-218. UK: Towles 20-29-0-208; Team
0-1-0-0.
RECEIVING: SC: P. Cooper 6-83; Jones 5-32; Byrd 4-24; Anderson 3-31;
Davis 2-8; Gibson 1-27; Williams 1-9; Wilds 1-4. UK: Timmons 5-61; Blue
3-39; Robinson 3-37; Heard 3-21; Johnson 2-29; Herrick 2-20; Bone 1-4;
Kemp 1-(-3).
PUNT RETURNS: SC: P. Cooper 1-(-4). UK: Robinson 1-11; Team 1-(-6).
KICKOFF RETURNS: SC: Carson 4-77; Turner 1-5. UK: Robinson 1-41;
Harmon 1-27; Heard 1-13.
INTERCEPTION RETURNS: SC: None. UK: Stamps 1-50; Lowery 1-8;
Dupree 1-6.
Carolina vs. auburn 10.25.14
2014 Game Recaps
Game 7
South Carolina 41, Furman 10
October 18, 2014
Williams-Brice Stadium
Columbia, S.C.
78,101
COLUMBIA, S.C.— South Carolina’s ground attack produced 267
yards and three touchdowns on the
day as the Gamecocks defeated Furman 41-10 on Homecoming this afternoon at Williams-Brice Stadium.
Redshirt senior quarterback Dylan
Thompson opened up the game by going four-of-five on Carolina’s opening
drive, culminating in a 15-yard fade
route to junior wide receiver Shaq
Roland in the back of the end zone.
It didn’t take Furman long to respond,
as Hank McCloud, on the Paladins’
fourth play of their drive, found an
opening on the right side and took the
ball 60 yards down the sideline to the end zone to equalize the game.
Starting on their own 25-yard line on their next possession, Thompson
led the Gamecocks back down the field before an 11-yard rush from junior
tailback Shon Carson and a five-yard touchdown run from junior running
back Mike Davis finished off the drive to give South Carolina a 14-7 lead
with 5:29 left in the first quarter.
After the teams traded fumbles, the Gamecocks began their next drive
with a 25-yard rush to the left side from Davis. The tailback accounted for
19 more yards before Thompson lofted a pass down field to junior Jerrell
Adams, which the tight end took into the end zone for a career-long 45-yard
reception, his first touchdown of the season.
With 3:22 left in the second quarter, sophomore linebacker Skai Moore
came up with a fumble recovery at the Furman 28-yard line. A two-yard run
by Davis was followed by the tailback catching a 24-yard pass that moved the
ball down to the Paladins’ two-yard line. Davis punched it in for his second
score of the game to extend Carolina’s lead to 28-7 with 2:32 left in the half.
A fumble on the Gamecocks’ opening possession of the second half was
turned into three points for the Paladins as Hunter Townes converted on a
29-yard field goal to cut the deficit to 28-10 just over five minutes into the
half. Eight plays and 84 yards later, including a 56-yard scamper by Carson
down to the one-yard line, set up his second touchdown of the season to
extend South Carolina’s lead to 35-10.
Two plays later, sophomore safety Chris Moody made his first-career interception and returned it 26 yards down to the Furman 36-yard line. Sophomore kicker Elliott Fry gave the Gamecocks a 38-10 advantage with a 27yard field goal with 5:17 remaining in the quarter. Fry pushed the lead to 31
on Carolina’s next possession with a 23-yard field goal as redshirt freshman
tailback David Williams accounted for 51 yards on four carries on the nineplay, 62-yard drive.
Furman
703010
South Carolina
141410 3 41
Scoring Summary
1st
1st
1st
2nd
2nd
3rd
3rd
3rd
4th
9:14
7:29
5:29
13:41
2:32
9:53
7:17
5:17
12:41
SC
FUR
SC
SC
SC
FUR
SC
SC
SC
Roland 14-yard pass from Thompson (Fry kick) (8-92-3:01)
McCloud 60-yard run (Townes kick) (4-75-1:45)
Davis 5-yard run (Fry kick) (5-75-2:00)
Adams 45-yard pass from Thompson (Fry kick) (8-89-2:21)
Davis 2-yard run (Fry kick) (3-28-2:02)
Townes 29-yard field goal (8-41-3:20)
Carson 1-yard run (Fry kick) (8-84-2:36)
Fry 27-yard field goal (5-27-1:46)
Fry 23-yard field goal (9-62-4:45)
Team Statistics
First Downs
Rushing
Passing
Penalty
Net Yards Rushing
Rushing Attempts
Net Yards Passing
Cmp.-Att.-Int.
Total Offense Yards
Total Offense Plays
Fumbles: No.-Lost
Penalties: No.-Yards
Punts-Yards
Avg. Yards Per Punt
Punt Returns: No.-Yards
Kickoff Returns: No.-Yards
Interceptions: No.-Yards
Possession Time
Third Down Conversions
Fourth Down Conversions
Red Zone Scores-Chances
Sacks By: No.-Yards
PAT Kicks
Field Goals
7-0
7-7
14-7
21-7
28-7
28-10
35-10
38-10
41-10
FURSC
16
26
10
14
5
11
1
1
211
267
39
43
91
281
11-19-1 16-28-0
302
548
58
71
2-2
2-2
6-55
7-53
6-2563-115
42.7
38.3
0-0
4-27
2-45
1-16
0-0
1-26
30:23
29:37
1-9
4-12
0-0
2-2
1-3
6-6
4-46
1-9
1-1
5-5
1-2
2-2
Individual Statistics
RUSHING: FUR: McCloud 13-106; Garcia 4-31; Blazejowski 11-28; Wilcox 4-24; Suttles 2-13; Skogen 2-4; Cain 2-3; Scott 1-2. SC: Davis 18-111;
Da. Williams 11-110; Carson 7-85; P. Cooper 1-0; Mitch 3-(-3); Orth 1-(13); Thompson 2-(-23).
PASSING: FUR: Blazejowski 10-15-0-85; Woodruff 1-3-0-6; Skogen 0-1-10. SC: Thompson 14-22-0-262; Mitch 2-4-0-19; Orth 0-2-0-0.
RECEIVING: FUR: Fletcher 4-55; Suttles 4-19; Snellings 1-14; Mall 1-7;
McCloud 1-(-4). SC: Cooper 3-46; Adams 3-91; Roland 2-45; Brent 2-20;
Anderson 1-24; Davis 1-24; Williams 1-14; Carson 1-7; Jeffery 1-5; Byrd
1-5.
PUNT RETURNS: FUR: None. SC: P. Cooper 2-9; Jones 2-18.
KICKOFF RETURNS: FUR: Hayes III 2-45. SC: Carson 1-16.
INTERCEPTION RETURNS: FUR: None. SC: Moody 1-26.
2014 South Carolina Football GAME NOTEs
Carolina vs. auburn 10.25.14 35
jerell
Rory “Busta”
TE w 6-6 w 242 w JR. w 2L
Pinewood, S.C.
(Scott’s Branch/Fork Union)
TE w 6-5 w 227 w SR. w 3L
Powder Springs, Ga.
(McEachern)
adams
anderson
89
2014: Earned the start at tight end in the season opener versus No. 21 Texas
A&M ... hauled in a pair of passes for 40 yards against the Aggies ... caught
one pass for 14 yards
Adams’ Statistics
against East Carolina
... Made second start of YearGP/GSRec Yds Avg TDLong
20129/0 4 90 22.5 1 33
the season at Vanderbilt 201313/1 13 187 14.4 2 44
... collected a career high 20147/2 6 145 24.2 1 45
91 yards on three recep- Total 29/3 23 422
18.3
4
45
tions against Furman ...
also caught a career long
Adams’ Single-Game Highs
45-yard touchdown.
Receptions...........................3, 3x; last Furman, 2014
Yards Receiving..............................91, Furman, 2014
Long Reception..............................45, Furman, 2014
Touchdown Receptions........1, 4x; last Furman, 2014
Bryson
Allen-williams
LB w 6-1 w 231 w FR. w HS
Ellenwood, Ga.
(Cedar Grove)
Anderson’s Single-Game Highs
Receptions..............................5, twice; Georgia, 2014
Missouri, 2014
Yards Receiving..................... 90, East Carolina, 2012
Long Reception............................ 55, Clemson, 2011
Touchdown Receptions........... 2, East Carolina, 2012
4
2014: Earned the start in the season opener against No. 21 Texas A&M
... joined Al Harris Jr. as first true freshmen to start a season opener since
Jadeveon Clowney in 2011 ... made three stops, including one solo, and
recorded a hurry ... recorded a solo tackle and a quarterback hurry against
East Carolina ... recovered first career fumble at Vanderbilt ... forced two
quarterback hurries to go with three tackles versus Missouri ... credited with
two tackles at Kentucky.
Allen-Williams’ Statistics
Year GP/GS UT AT TT
TFL
QBS INTPBUQBH FF FR
20146/1 73
19 0.0-0 0.0-000 401
Allen-Williams’ Single-Game Highs
Tackles..........................3, twice; East Carolina, 2014
Missouri, 2014
QB Hurries.................................... 2, Missouri, 2014
Fumble Recovery..........................1, Vanderbilt, 2014
Landon
ard
PK w 5-9 w 178 w JR. w 1L
Rock Hill, S.C.
(South Pointe)
19
2014: Has handled kickoff duties during the first five games of the season
... resumed kickoff duties versus Furman ... recorded three touchbacks in
the season opener versus No. 21 Texas A&M ... had five touchbacks against
East Carolina ... recorded three touchbacks
Ard’s Statistics
–Kickoffs–
versus No. 6 Georgia ...
recorded six touchbacks YearNo. Yds Avg. TB OB
in eight kickoffs against 201213 809 62.2 3 0
2013 835123 61.7 36 5
Furman.
2014 362168 60.2 17 1
Total
36 2014 South Carolina Football GAME NOTEs
81
2014: Began fall camp continuing to rehab his torn triceps muscle ... caught
three receptions for 52 yards in the season opener against No. 21 Texas A&M
... started versus East Carolina ...
hauled in a career-high five recep- Preseason Watch List
tions for 67 yards, including an Mackey (Tight Ends)
18-yard touchdown against No. 6
Georgia ... caught one pass for nine
Midseason Watch List
yards at Vanderbilt ... tied a career Mackey (Tight Ends)
high in receptions with
five versus Missouri ...
Anderson’s Statistics
had three receptions for YearGP/GSRec Yds Avg TDLong
31 yards at Kentucky ... 201113/2 8 188 23.5 3 55
caught one reception 201213/2 14 271 19.4 5 51
for 24 against Furman 201312/9 17 235 13.8 0 34
... left game with a left 20147/4 18 204 11.3 1 29
Total46/17 57 898
15.8
9 55
tricep strain.
132
8100
61.4
56
6
Carolina vs. auburn 10.25.14
K.j.
Damiere
WR w 6-4 w 192 w JR. w 2L
Waxhaw, N.C.
(Marvin Ridge)
WR w 5-9 w 170 w SR. w 3L
Sicklerville, N.J.
(Timber Creek)
byrd
Brent
80
2014: Grabbed one reception for 13 yards in the season opener versus No.
21 Texas A&M ... caught two receptions for 26 yards, including first career
touchdown on a 16-yard
Brent’s Statistics
pass against East CaroliYearGP/GSRec Yds
Avg TDLong
na ... had two receptions 201213/0 3 28 9.3 0 14
for 20 yards against Fur- 201311/0 2 13 6.5 0 9
man, including a career 20146/0 5 59 11.8 1 19
Total 31/0
10
100
10.0
1
19
long 19-yard catch.
Brent’s Single-Game Highs
Receptions............................2, 3x; last Furman, 2014
Yards Receiving..................... 26, East Carolina, 2014
Long Reception..............................19, Furman, 2014
Touchdown Receptions........... 1, East Carolina, 2014
Larenz
2014: Named a semifinalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy ... Started
the season opener against No. 21 Texas A&M, hauling in a 46-yard touchdown catch, his eighth
career catch of 40 or
Byrd’s Statistics
–Rushing–
more yards ... rushed
twice for 14 yards ver- YearGP/GS Att Yds Avg TDLong
sus the Aggies ... against 20119/3 10 73 7.3 0 21
201213/2 4 -2 -0.5 0 3
No. 6 Georgia, had one 201312/10 1 13 13.0 0 13
reception for 24 yards 20147/4 4 29 7.3 0 14
5.9
0 21
and one rush for 14 Total41/19 19 113
–Receiving–
yards ... caught a 29yard touchdown recep- YearGP/GSRec Yds Avg TDLong
20119/3 1 16 16.0 0 16
tion at Vanderbilt ... 201213/2 14 366 26.1 3 94
caught one pass for 15 201312/10 33 575 17.4 4 76
yards versus Missouri ... 20147/4 9 142 15.8 2 46
caught four balls at Ken- Total41/19 57 1099 18.9 9 94
–Kick Returns–
tucky for 24 yards.
YearGP/GS No
20119/3 1
201213/2 2
201312/10 0
20147/4 0
Total41/19 3
bryant
SPR w 6-0 w 220 w SO. w 1L
Charlotte, N.C.
(Vance)
23
Byrd’s Single-Game Highs
Bryant’s Statistics
Bryant’s Single-Game Highs
Tackles............................... 3, Coastal Carolina, 2013
TFL................................... 1, Coastal Carolina, 2013
Sacks............................................. 1, Kentucky, 2014
QB Hurries........................1, twice; Vanderbilt, 2013
Missouri, 2014
Forced Fumbles............................. 1, Kentucky, 2014
Yds
Avg TDLong
24 24.0 0 24
22 11.0 0 16
0
0.0 0
0
0
0.0 0 0
46
15.3
0 24
Carries............................................ 3, Clemson, 2011
Yards Rushing............................. 21, Kentucky, 2011
Long Rush................................... 21, Kentucky, 2013
Receptions.................................. 2, twice; UCF, 2013
Kentucky, 2013
Yards Receiving.........................121, Tennessee, 2013
Long Reception.................................. 94, UAB, 2012
Long Kick Return...........................24, Citadel, 2011
2014: Has seen action in all seven games this season ... recorded a quarterback hurry versus Missouri ... recorded first sack and forced fumble of his
career at Kentucky.
Year GP/GS UT AT
TT
TFL
QBSINT PBU QBH FF FR
2013
12/0 5 2 71.0-40.0-0
0 0 100
20147/0 1 0 1
1.0-10
1.0-10
0 0 110
Total
19/0 6 2 8
2.0-14
1.0-10
0 0 210
1
A.j.
cann
OG w 6-4 w 311 w SR. w 3L
Bamberg, S.C.
(Bamberg-Ehrhardt)
50
2014: Started at left guard in all seven games this season ... named permanent team captain ... made his 45th career start against Furman, tying him
for third on the career starts list with Travelle Wharton (2000-03), Ladi Ajiboye (2007-10) and Devin Taylor (2009-12).
Preseason Watch Lists
1st Team All-America (USA Today)
1st Team All-America (SI.com)
1st Team All-America CBSSportsline.com)
1st Team All-America (Athlon’s)
1st Team All-America (Steele)
1st Team All-SEC (Athlon’s)
1st Team All-SEC (Steele)
2nd Team All-SEC (SEC Media)
2nd Team All-SEC (Coaches)
Lombardi (Lineman/Linebacker)
Outland (Interior Lineman)
2014 South Carolina Football GAME NOTEs
Midseason Watch Lists
1st Team All-America (ESPN.com)
1st Team All-America (SI.com)
1st Team All-America (Steele)
1st Team All-SEC (ESPN.com)
1st Team All-SEC (Steele)
Carolina vs. auburn 10.25.14 37
Shon
Zack
TB w 5-8 w 201 w JR. w 1L
Scranton, S.C.
(Lake City)
K/P w 6-1 w 170 w SO. w TR
Charlotte, N.C.
(Myers Park/North Carolina A&T)
Cimaglia
carson
7
2014: Played in the season opener versus No. 21 Texas A&M, recording
one carry for two yards ... also had a nine-yard reception ... has handled
kick returns all season, averaging 21.5 yards per return ... recorded six kick
returns for against the Aggies for 124 yards ... ran back a career-long 42-yard
kick return against No.
6 Georgia to set up the
Carson’s Statistics
eventual game-winning
–Rushing–
drive ... rushed three YearGP/GS Att Yds Avg TDLong
times for 16 yards at 20112/0 3 9 3.0 0 5
Vanderbilt ... scored 20121/0 0 0 0.0 0 0
201313/1 61 256
4.2 1 58
first touchdown of the 20147/0 15 140 9.3 2 56
season at Kentucky on Total23/1 79 405
5.1 2 58
–Receiving–
a 25-yard run ... had
four carries for 37 yards YearGP/GSRec Yds Avg TDLong
against the Wildcats ... 20112/0 0 0 0.0 0 0
20121/0 2 1
0.5 0 3
rushed seven times for 201313/1 5 59 11.8 0 24
85 yards and a touch- 20147/0 2 16 8.0 0 9
8.4 0 24
down against Furman, Total23/1 9 76
–Kick Returns–
including a 56-yard run.
YearGP/GS No
20112/0 1
20121/0 0
201313/1 8
20147/0 20
Total23/1 29
Yds
Avg TDLong
23 23.0 0 23
0
0.0 0 0
142 17.8 0 27
425 21.3 0 42
622 21.4 0 42
Carson’s Single-Game Highs
Carries.......................................... 15, Arkansas, 2013
Yards Rushing...............................102, Florida, 2013
Long Rush.......................................58, Florida, 2013
Touchdowns Rushing............ 1, 3x; last Furman, 2014
Receptions...................... 2, twice; last Missouri, 2013
Yards Receiving................ 24, Mississippi State, 2013
Long Reception................ 24, Mississippi State, 2013
Long Kick Return..........................42, Georgia, 2014
38 2014 South Carolina Football GAME NOTEs
16
2014: Took four kickoffs for a 65.0 yard average in the first game of his
career against Missouri ... three of four kickoffs were touchbacks ... had four
touchbacks on seven kickoffs at Kentucky.
Cimaglia’s Statistics
–Kickoffs–
YearNo. Yds Avg. TB OB
201411 701 63.7 7 0
Cedrick
cooper
DE w 6-2 w 225 w JR. w 2L
Lithonia, Ga.
(Lithonia)
18
2014: Saw game action in the season opener versus No. 21 Texas A&M ...
recorded first career quarterback hurry against East Carolina ... credited with
his first tackle of the season versus No. 6 Georgia .. made one stop at Vanderbilt ... recorded a quarterback hurry versus Missouri ... suffered a high ankle
sprain in the game ... missed game at Kentucky and Furman.
C. Cooper’s Statistics
Year GP/GS UT AT TT
2012
11/0 101
2013
10/0 325
20145/0 022
Total
26/0 448
TFL
0.0-0
0.0-0
0.0-0
0.0-0
QBS INTPBUQBH FF FR
0.0-000 000
0.0-000 000
0.0-000 200
0.0-000 200
C. Cooper’s Single-Game Highs
Tackles............................... 2, Mississippi State, 2013
QB Hurries...................1, twice; East Carolina, 2014
Missouri, 2014
Carolina vs. auburn 10.25.14
Pharoh
Kevin
WR w 5-11 w 201 w SO. w 1L
Havelock, N.C.
(Havelock)
TE w 6-1 w 230 w FR. w HS
Bamberg, S.C.
(Bamberg-Ehrhardt)
cooper
crosby
11
2014: Caught three passes in the season opener against No. 21 Texas A&M,
matching his entire output from the 2013 campaign ... included was a fiveyard TD reception ... also handles
punt returns and has taken snaps Preseason Watch Lists
in the wildcat formation ... grabbed 2nd Team All-SEC, RS (Coaches)
five receptions for 45 yards versus 2nd Team All-SEC, AP (Coaches)
East Carolina ... caught an eight- Hornung (Most Versatile)
yard touchdown reception against No. 6
P. Cooper’s Statistics
–Rushing–
Georgia ... hauled in a
career high 10 recep- YearGP/GS Att Yds Avg TDLong
tions at Vanderbilt for 201311/1 20 202 10.1 1 71
20147/6 10 96
9.6 0 70
114 yards ... also had a Total18/7 30 298
9.3 1 71
70-yard run ... caught
–Passing–
three passes for 52 yards Year GP/GSCom-Att-Int Pct. Yds TD Long
and a 23-yard score 201311/1 2-3-0 .667 29 1 26
versus Missouri ... also 20147/6 0-0-0 .000 0 0 0
Total18/7 2-3-0 .667 29 1 26
rushed twice for seven
–Receiving–
yards and had two punt YearGP/GSRec Yds Avg TDLong
returns for 33 yards ... 201311/1 3 54 18.0 1 24
made six receptions for 20147/6 33 426 12.9 4 27
83 yards at Kentucky, Total18/7 36 480 13.3 5 27
–Kick Returns–
including a 12-yard YearGP/GS No Yds Avg TDLong
touchdown ... recorded 201311/1 16 359 22.4 0 55
three catches for 47 20147/6 0 0 0.0 0 0
Total18/7 16 359 22.4 0 55
against Furman.
86
2014: Missed all of fall camp recovering from a broken foot ... Saw first playing time of his career at Kentucky.
Ryland
culbertson
LS w 6-4 w 267 w SR. w 1L
Laurens, S.C.
(Laurens Academy)
58
2014: Has handled deep snapper duties for extra points and field goals in all
seven games this season.
–Punt Returns–
YearGP/GS No Yds
Avg TDLong
201311/1 9 40
4.4 0 36
20147/6 8 44
5.5 0 24
Total18/7 17 84
4.9 0 36
P. Cooper’s Single-Game Highs
Carries................................ 6, Mississippi State, 2013
Yards Rushing.................. 81, Coastal Carolina, 2013
Long Rush........................ 71, Coastal Carolina, 2013
Touchdowns Rushing......... 1, Coastal Carolina, 2013
Receptions..................................10, Vanderbilt, 2014
Yards Receiving........................114, Vanderbilt, 2014
Long Reception............. 27, twice; Texas A&M, 2014
Missouri, 2014
Touchdown Receptions..... 1, 5x; last Kentucky, 2014
Pass Attempts................................. 2, Clemson, 2013
Pass Completions................. 1, twice; Arkansas, 2013
Clemson, 2013
Passing Yards................................ 26, Clemson, 2013
Touchdown Passes.......................... 1, Clemson, 2013
Long Pass..................................... 26, Clemson, 2013
Long Punt Return........................ 36, Arkansas, 2013
2014 South Carolina Football GAME NOTEs
Carolina vs. auburn 10.25.14 39
Mike
Davis’ Game-by-Game
davis
TB w 5-9 w 223 w JR. w 2L
Atlanta, Ga.
(Stephenson)
28
2014: Hampered throughout fall camp with nagging injuries ... did not
start the season opener ... limited to just six carries in that contest against
No. 21 Texas A&M before leaving with bruised ribs ... rushed for 101 yards
and two touchdowns on 18 carries
versus East Carolina ... also added Preseason Watch Lists
three catches for 28 yards ... gained 2nd Team All-America (USA Today)
66 yards on 17 carries against No. 6 2nd Team All-America (SI.com)
3rd Team All-America (Athlon’s)
Georgia ... also added 16 yards on 3rd Team All-America (Steele)
two receptions ... carried the ball 17 1st Team All-SEC (Coaches)
times for 82 yards at Vanderbilt ... 2nd Team All-SEC (SEC Media)
also caught four balls for 30 yards 2nd Team All-SEC (Athlon’s)
... rushed 22 times for 104 yards 2nd Team All-SEC (Steele)
Maxwell (Player of the Year)
and a touchdown versus Missouri, Doak Walker (Running Back)
his ninth career 100-yard rushing Walter Camp Player of the Year
game ... also had two receptions for
31 yards ... rushed for
Davis’ Statistics
a career high 183 yards
–Rushing–
on 23 carries at Ken- YearGP/GS Att Yds Avg TDLong
tucky, his 10th careeer 201212/0 52 275 5.3 2 50
5.8 11 75
100-yard rushing game 201312/11 203 1183
... also tied a career 20147/5 121 662 5.5 8 40
5.6
21
75
high with three rush- Total 31/16 376 2120
–Receiving–
ing touchdowns versus YearGP/GSRec Yds Avg TDLong
the Wildcats ... became 201212/0 4 35 8.8 0 15
16th player in school 201312/11 34 352 10.4 0 38
history to rush for 20147/5 15 148 9.9 0 24
9.9
0
38
2,000 yards in a career Total 31/16 53 525
... rushed for 111 yards
and two touchdowns
Davis’ Single-Game Highs
on 18 carries against Carries.................................................26, UCF, 2013
Furman ... was 11th Yards Rushing........................... 183, Kentucky, 2014
career 100-yard rushing Long Rush................75, twice; North Carolina, 2013
Georgia, 2013
game, tying him with three others for second Touchdowns Rushing................. 3, twice; UCF, 2013
Kentucky, 2014
in school history.
Receptions.................................... 10, Missouri, 2013
Yards Receiving............................ 99, Missouri, 2013
Long Reception..........................38, Vanderbilt, 2013
100-Yard Rushing Games..............................11 times
40 2014 South Carolina Football GAME NOTEs
Date
Opponent Carries GainLoss Net TD Long Avg.
8/30/12
at Vanderbilt 14
0 4
044.0
9/8/12 East Carolina
2
10
0
10
0
7
5.0
9/15/12
UAB
4 840 84 1 5021.0
9/22/12
Missouri
16
0 6
066.0
9/29/12
at Kentucky 29
0 9
074.5
10/6/12
Georgia
35
1 4
041.3
10/20/12
at Florida
6244 20014 3.3
10/27/12Tennessee
5
20 0
20 0
9
4.0
11/10/12
Arkansas
13574 53120 4.1
11/17/12
Wofford
3231 22016 7.3
11/24/12
at Clemson 12474 43026 3.6
2012 Totals
24 289 14
275
2
50
5.3
8/29/13 North Carolina 12
115
0
115
1
75
9.6
9/7/13 at Georgia
16
150
1
149
1
75
9.3
9/14/13
Vanderbilt 17803 77116 4.5
9/28/13 at UCF
26
173
6
167
3
53
6.4
10/5/13Kentucky
21 106 0 106 2 22 5.0
10/12/13 at Arkansas
19
134
6
128
1
19
6.7
10/19/13 at Tennessee
21
140
3
137
1
45
6.5
10/26/13 at Missouri
19
56
5
51
0
7
2.7
11/2/13 Mississippi State 15
128
0
128
0
43
8.5
11/16/13
Florida
13584 54023 4.2
11/30/13Clemson
15
25 3
22 1
4
1.5
1/1/14
vs. Wisconsin 9490 49014 5.4
2013 Totals
203 1214 31 1183 11
75
5.8
8/28/14 Texas A&M
6
19
4
15
0
7
2.5
9/6/14 East Carolina
18
101
0
101
2
36
5.6
9/13/14
Georgia
17737 66016 3.9
9/20/14
at Vanderbilt 17842 82015 4.8
9/27/14Missouri
22 107 3 104 1 17 4.7
10/4/14 at Kentucky
23
183
0
183
3
40
8.0
10/18/14Furman
18 111 0 111 2
25
6.2
2014 Totals
121 678 16
662
8
40
5.5
CAREER TOTALS
376 2181
61
2120
21
75
5.6
jordan
diaz
FB w 6-1 w 236 w SR. w 1L
Hamilton, N.J.
(Hamilton West/Mercer Co. C.C.)
31
2014: Went on scholarship this season ... Has seen action in all seven games
this season.
Carolina vs. auburn 10.25.14
jordan
Gerald
SPR w 6-0 w 217 w SO. w 1L
Fort Myers, Fla.
(Island Coast)
DT w 6-3 w 323 w JR. w 2L
Rock Hill, S.C.
(Northwestern)
diggs
dixon jr.
42
2014: Recorded six tackles, including five solo stops, in the season opener
against No. 21 Texas A&M ... started versus East Carolina, making three
tackles ... made two tackles in a start against No. 6 Georgia ... credited with
a half tackle for loss versus Missouri ... made two solo tackles at Kentucky.
Diggs’ Statistics
Year GP/GS UT AT TT
20122/0 415
2013
13/1169
25
20147/2105
15
Total
22/33015
45
TFL
1.0-2
4.0-4
0.5-0
5.5-6
QBS INTPBUQBH FF FR
0.0-000 000
0.0-001 200
0.0-000 000
0.0-0 0 1 200
Diggs’ Single-Game Highs
2014: Recorded one tackle in the season opener against No. 21 Texas A&M
... Blocked 42-yard field goal attempt against East Carolina, the first by a
Gamecock since 2011 ... tied a career best with four tackles versus No. 6
Georgia, which he previously set against the Bulldogs in 2013 ... recorded
two tackles, including first tackle for loss of the season, at Vanderbilt ... made
two solo stops at Kentucky.
Dixon Jr.’s Statistics
YearGP/GSUT AT TT TFL QBSINTPBU
QBH FFFR
2012
12/245 9
0.0-0
0.0-01 1000
2013
12/17
1118
2.5-12
0.5-30 0100
2014
7/6 6410
1.0-0
0.0-00 0000
Total
31/9
17
2037
3.5-11
0.5-31 1100
Tackles.........................................6, Wisconsin, 2014
TFL........................1, 5x; last Mississippi State, 2013
QB Hurries........1, twice; last Coastal Carolina, 2013
Pass Break Ups..............................1, Tennessee, 2013
Dixon Jr.’s Single-Game Highs
Tackles...................................4, twice; Georgia, 2013
Georgia, 2014
TFL....................................1, twice; Tennessee, 2013
Vanderbilt, 2014
Sacks.................................0.5, North Carolina, 2013
QB Hurries..........................1, North Carolina, 2013
Pass Break Ups.................................1, Georgia, 2012
Interceptions................................. 1, Kentucky, 2012
Gerald
dixon
DE w 6-2 w 274 w SO. w 1L
Rock Hill, S.C.
(South Pointe)
44
2014: Earned starting spot in the season opener against No. 21 Texas A&M
... Notched a six-yard tackle for loss among his two stops ... made two tackles
and a forced a quarterback hurry versus East Carolina ... matched career
high in tackles with four, including a 10-yard sack against No. 6 Georgia ...
also tallied first career pass break up ... had three tackles at Vanderbilt ... tied
a career high with four tackles, including career high three for loss, versus
Missouri ... also had a sack for a 25-yard loss ... tied career high with four
tackles and a pass break up at Kentucky ... recorded a career best six tackles
against Furman.
Dixon’s Statistics
Year GP/GS UT AT TT
TFL
QBS INTPBUQBH FF FR
20123/0 202 1.0-4 1.0-400 000
2013
13/1116
17 1.5-3 0.0-000 201
20147/6178
255.0-442.0-3503 100
Total
23/73014
449.5-51 3.0-39 0 3 301
Dixon’s Single-Game Highs
Tackles.............................................6, Furman, 2014
TFL................................ 1.5, Mississippi State, 2013
Sacks.................................. 1, 3x; last Missouri, 2014
QB Hurries................. 1, 3x; last East Carolina, 2014
Fumbles Recovered................................1, UCF, 2013
Pass Break Up.......................1, 3x; last Furman, 2014
2014 South Carolina Football GAME NOTEs
92
Phillip
dukes
DT w 6-3 w 323 w JR. w 1L
Manning, S.C.
(Manning)
52
2014: Made one solo tackle in the season opener against No. 21 Texas A&M
... recorded two stops, one for a two-yard loss versus East Carolina ... credited
with a season high three tackles at Vanderbilt ... credited with two tackles at
Kentucky ... credited with two tackles and a forced fumble against Furman.
Dukes’ Statistics
Year GP/GS UT AT TT
20125/0 303
2013
13/1 77
14
20147/0 45
10
Total
25/11512
27
TFL
0.0-0
1.5-4
1.0-2
2.5-6
QBS INTPBUQBH FF FR
0.0-000 000
0.0-000 210
0.0-000 010
0.0-0 0 0 220
Dukes’ Single-Game Highs
Tackles.............................................4, Georgia, 2013
TFL........................1, twice; last East Carolina, 2014
QB Hurries........1, twice; last Coastal Carolina, 2013
Fumbles Recovered................................1, UCF, 2013
Forced Fumbles.......................... 1, twice; UCF, 2013
Furman, 2014
Carolina vs. auburn 10.25.14 41
Chaz
Patrick
FS w 6-2 w 195 w SO. w 1L
Union City, Ga.
(Banneker)
P w 6-0 w 194 w SR. w 1L
Shelby, N.C.
(Burns)
elder
fish
17
2014: Started at strong safety in the season opener against No. 21 Texas
A&M, recording six stops, including three solo tackles ... collected four solo
tackles versus No. 6 Georgia ... made one tackle at Vanderbilt ... had one solo
stop in a start versus Missouri.
Elder’s Statistics
Year GP/GS UT AT TT
2013
12/6209
29
20147/2 85
13
Total
19/82814
32
TFL
0.5-1
0.0-0
0.5-1
QBS INTPBUQBH FF FR
0.0-011 001
0.0-000 000
0.0-0 1 1 001
Elder’s Single-Game Highs
Tackles...................................... 6, Texas A&M, 2014
TFL.............................................0.5, Georgia , 2013
Pass Break Ups................... 1, Coastal Carolina, 2013
Interceptions...................... 1, Mississippi State, 2013
Fumbles Recovered......................... 1, Arkansas, 2013
Darius
english
DE w 6-6 w 241 w SO. w 1L
Powder Springs, Ga.
(McEachern)
5
2014: Started the season opener against No. 21 Texas A&M, making two
solo tackles ... made two solo stops and recorded a hurry versus East Carolina
... had five tackles, including first career solo sack against No. 6 Georgia ...
collected three tackles at Vanderbilt .. credited with two tackles and a hurry
versus Missouri ... recorded three stops at Kentucky.
English’s Statistics
Year GP/GS UT AT TT
TFL
20122/0 213 0.5-2
2013
13/1145
19 2.5-8
20147/6145
19 2.0-7
Total
22/73011
415.0-17
QBS INTPBUQBH FF FR
0.0-000 000
0.5-200 110
1.0-300 200
1.5-5 0 0 310
English’s Single-Game Highs
Tackles............................... 6, Coastal Carolina, 2013
TFL.....................................2, North Carolina, 2013
Sacks.................................................1, Georgia 2014
QB Hurries........................ 1, 3x; last Missouri, 2014
Forced Fumbles....................1, North Carolina, 2013
42 2014 South Carolina Football GAME NOTEs
18
2014: Has served as the holder on placements in all seven games this season
... took two punts against Furman with an average of 39 yards.
Fish’s Statistics
Year GPNo. Yards Avg. Long TBFC I20
2012 2 3 10535.0 47 0 2 1
201313 0
0 0.0
0 0 0 0
2014 7 2 7839.0 43 0 1 1
Total22 5 183 36.6 47 0 3 2
Elliott
fry
PK w 6-0 w 165 w SO. w 1L
Frisco, Texas
(Prince of Peace Christian)
29
2014: Currently ranks second all-time in SEC history in career field goal
percentage (87.1) ... has made each of his last 12 field goal attempts and is
27-of-31 in his career ... missed his first field goal opportunity of the season,
but that came from 54 yards out in the season opener against No. 21 Texas
A&M ... went 4-of-4 on PATs ... named Groza “Star of the Week” and SEC
Special Teams Player of the Week after tying a career best 4-of-4 on field
goal attempts versus East Carolina ... kicked a 32-yard field goal against No.
6 Georgia and hit 5-of-5 on PATs ... went 2-of-2 on field goals at Vanderbilt, tying career high with a 45-yard attempt ... also connected on a season
high 6-of-6 PATs ... was 2-of-2 on
field goal attempts versus Missouri
Preseason Watch Lists
... made a 31-yard field goal at Ken- 3rd Team All-SEC (Athlon’s)
tucky and converted on 5-of-5 PATs 3rd Team All-SEC (Steele)
... was 2-of-2 on field goal attempts Groza (Placekicker)
and converted 5-of-5 PATs against
Furman.
Midseason Watch Lists
1st Team All-SEC (ESPN.com)
1st Team All-SEC (Steele)
Fry’s Statistics
–Placekicking–
FG-A
Pct
Long
PAT-A
Pts.
15-18 83.3
45
54-55
99
12-13 92.3
45
30-30
66
27-31 87.1
45
84-85
165
–Field Goals–
Year M-A Pct 01-19 20-29 30-3940-49 50+ Lg Blk
2013
15-18
83.30-0 5-5 4-56-80-045 0
2014
12-13
92.30-0 4-4 4-44-40-145 0
Total27-3187.1 0-0 9-9 8-910-120-1 45 0
Year
GP
201313
20147
Total20
Carolina vs. auburn 10.25.14
Fry’s Game-by-Game
Date
OpponentFGM-A 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LgBlk
8/29/13North Carolina 2-20-0 1-1 1-10-00-0
390
9/7/13 at Georgia 1-10-0 0-0 1-10-00-0
360
10/5/13Kentucky 2-20-0 0-0 0-02-20-0
410
10/12/13
at Arkansas 1-10-0 0-0 1-10-00-0
330
10/19/13
at Tennessee 0-10-0 0-0 0-00-10-0-0
10/26/13
at Missouri 2-30-0 1-1 0-01-20-0
400
11/2/13 Mississippi State
2-2 0-0
0-0 1-1 1-1 0-0 44 0
11/16/13
Florida 4-50-0 2-2 0-12-20-0
450
11/30/13
Clemson 1-10-0 1-1 0-00-00-0
210
2013 Totals
15-180-0 5-5 4-56-80-0
450
8/28/14Texas A&M 0-10-0 0-0 0-00-00-1-0
9/6/14 East Carolina 4-40-0 2-2 1-11-10-0
420
9/13/14Georgia 1-10-0 0-0 1-10-00-0
320
9/20/14at Vanderbilt 2-20-0 0-0 0-02-20-0
450
9/27/14Missouri 2-20-0 0-0 1-11-10-0
410
10/4/14at Kentucky 1-10-0 0-0 1-10-00-0
310
10/18/14
Furman 2-20-0 2-2 0-00-00-0
270
2014 Totals
12-130-0 4-4 4-44-40-1
420
CAREER TOTALS 27-31
0-0
9-9
golightly
SPR w 5-10 w 187 w SR. w 3L
Decatur, Ga.
(Southwest DeKalb)
9
2014: Named permanent team captain ... started in the season opener
against No. 21 Texas A&M, recording five tackles, including three unassisted
... recorded first-career interception and made two stops versus East Carolina
... tied a career high with six tackles at Vanderbilt ... had a career best two
pass break ups to go with two solo stops versus Missouri ... credited with five
tackles and a pass break up at Kentucky ... recorded two tackles, including a
nine-yard sack, against Furman.
Preseason Watch List
2nd Team All-SEC (Steele)
Golightly’s Statistics
8-9 10-12 0-1 45 0
Year GP/GS UT AT TT TFL QBS INT PBUQBH FF FR
2011
12/070 7
1.0-4
0.0-00 0000
2012
8/0 30 3
0.0-0
0.0-00 0000
2013
13/12
30
1747
6.0-24
1.5-130 4102
2014
7/516723
1.0-9
1.0-91 3000
Total
40/17
56
2480
8.0-37
2.5-221 7102
Cody
gibson
OT w 6-7 w 278 w SR. w 3L
Tallahassee, Fla.
(Lincoln)
Golightly’s Single-Game Highs
90
2014: Moved to tight end early in fall camp after playing tackle throughout
his Gamecock career ... has seen playing time in all six games this season
... started versus East
Gibson’s Statistics
Carolina ... caught
–Receiving–
first career reception at
Kentucky for a 27-yard YearGP/GSRec Yds Avg TDLong
20101/0 0 0
0.0 0 0
gain in second start of 20117/4 0 0 0.0 0 0
the season.
20129/2 0 0
0.0 0 0
201310/0
20147/2
Total 34/8
Sharrod
0
0
0.0 0 0
1 27 27.0 0 27
1
27
27.0
0
27
Tackles.............................6, 3x; last Vanderbilt, 2014
TFL................................... 2, Mississippi State, 2013
Sacks..................................1, twice; Vanderbilt, 2013
Furman, 2014
QB Hurries..........................1, North Carolina, 2013
Pass Break Ups............................... 2, Missouri, 2014
Interceptions........................... 1, East Carolina, 2014
Fumbles Recovered...1, twice, last Coastal Carolina, 2013
Deon
Green
DT w 6-4 w 289 w SO. w SQ
Windermere, Fla.
(Olympia)
93
2014: Has seen action in all seven games this season ... recorded first tackle
of the season versus Missouri.
Green’s Statistics
YearGP/GSUT AT TT TFL QBSINTPBU
QBH FFFR
2013
2/0 20 2
1.0-2
0.0-00 0000
2014
7/0 10 1
0.0-0
0.0-00 0000
Total
9/0 30 3
1.0-2
0.0-00 0000
Green’s Single-Game Highs
Tackles............................... 2, Coastal Carolina, 2013
TFL................................... 1, Coastal Carolina, 2013
2014 South Carolina Football GAME NOTEs
Carolina vs. auburn 10.25.14 43
Kelsey
Al
DT w 6-2 w 310 w SO. w 1L
Buford, Ga.
(Mill Creek)
CB w 5-11 w 162 w FR. w HS
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
(St. Thomas Aquinas)
griffin
harris jr.
94
2014: Credited with one-yard tackle for loss in the season opener against No.
21 Texas A&M ... had a solo tackle versus East Carolina ... made two stops at
Vanderbilt ... credited with four tackles against Furman.
Griffin’s Statistics
YearGP/GSUT AT TT TFL QBSINTPBU
QBH FFFR
2013
9/0 7512
0.5-1
0.5-10 0000
2014
6/0 44 7
1.0-1
0.0-00 0000
Total
15/0
11919
1.5-2
0.5-10 0000
Griffin’s Single-Game Highs
2014: Earned the start in the season opener against No. 21 Texas A&M ...
joined linebacker Bryson Allen-Williams as the first true freshmen to start as
season opener since Jadeveon Clowney ... credited with five tackles and pass
breakup ... made one tackle versus East Carolina ... recorded a pass break
up and first career tackle for loss against No. 6 Georgia ... credited with two
stops at Vanderbilt ... collected three tackles versus Missouri ... tied season
high with five tackles and a pass break up at Kentucky.
Harris Jr.’s Statistics
YearGP/GSUT AT TT TFL QBSINTPBU
QBH FFFR
2014
7/415318
1.0-1
0.0-00 3000
Tackles............................... 5, Coastal Carolina, 2013
TFL..................................0.5, North Carolina, 2013
Sacks.................................0.5, North Carolina, 2013
Harris Jr.’s Single-Game Highs
Tackles............................ 5, twice; Texas A&M, 2014
Kentucky, 2014
TFL..................................................1, Georgia 2014
Pass Break Ups.................. 1, 3x; last Kentucky, 2014
T.J.
gurley
FS w 5-10 w 194 w JR. w 2L
Cairo, Ga.
(Cairo)
Mason
20
2014: Started at free safety in the season opener against No. 21 Texas A&M
... Recorded six tackles, including five solo stops, and a pass breakup versus
the Aggies ... grabbed an interception and made six stops versus East Carolina ... collected six tackles against No. 6 Georgia ... totaled a team high six
stops at Vanderbilt ... posted five solo tackles, one for loss, versus Missouri
... credited with eight tackles at Kentucky ... collected five tackles against
Furman.
Gurley’s Statistics
Year GP/GS UT AT TT
20128/2 85
13
2013
13/2219
30
20147/72913
42
Total
28/11
5827
85
TFL
0.0-0
0.5-0
1.0-3
1.5-3
QBS INTPBUQBH FF FR
0.0-000 000
0.0-011 000
0.0-0 1 1 000
0.0-0 2 2 000
Gurley’s Single-Game Highs
Tackles...........................................11, Georgia, 2013
TFL............................................... 1, Missouri, 2014
Pass Break Ups.....................1, North Carolina, 2013
Interceptions............1, twice; Coastal Carolina, 2014
East Carolina, 2014
44 2014 South Carolina Football GAME NOTEs
31
Harris
DE w 6-3 w 235 w JR. w 2L
Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.
(Ridgeland)
34
2014: Recorded a solo stop in the season opener against No. 21 Texas A&M
... forced a quarterback hurry and credited with one tackle against East Carolina ... made a career high four stops, including a tackle for a 2-yard loss,
versus No. 6 Georgia ... made first-career start at Vanderbilt, collecting two
stops ... recorded a career high two quarterback hurries versus Missouri ...
made first two pass break ups of his career at Kentucky ... did not play against
Furman due to a knee injury.
Harris’ Statistics
Year GP/GS UT AT TT
20126/0 303
2013
12/0 167
20146/1 415
Total
24/1 87
15
TFL
0.0-0
1.0-4
1.0-2
2.0-6
QBS INTPBUQBH FF FR
0.0-000 000
1.0-400 200
0.0-002 300
1.0-402 500
Harris’ Single-Game Highs
Tackles..............................................4, Georgia 2014
TFL..................................................1, Georgia 2014
Sacks...............................0.5, twice; Vanderbilt, 2013
QB Hurries.................................... 2, Missouri, 2014
Pass Break Ups.............................. 2, Kentucky, 2014
Carolina vs. auburn 10.25.14
Carlton
Shamier
WR w 6-0 w 188 w JR. w SQ
Athens, Ga.
(Clarke Central/Gardner-Webb)
WR w 6-1 w 198 w JR. w 1L
St. Matthews, S.C.
(Calhoun County)
jeffery
heard
83
2014: Went on scholarship this season ... Saw playing time against No. 21
Texas A&M, East Carolina, No. 6 Georgia, Kentucky and Furman.
T.J.
2014: Saw playing time against No. 21 Texas A&M, Vanderbilt and Kentucky ... caught first pass
of the season against
Jeffery’s Statistics
Furman.
YearGP/GSRec Yds
Avg TDLong
20138/0
20144/0
Total12/0
holloman
LB w 6-2 w 234 w SO. w 1L
Stone Mountain, Ga.
(St. Pius X)
6 32
1 5
7 37
5.3 0 11
5.0 0 5
5.3 0 11
Jeffery’s Single-Game Highs
Receptions...................................... 5, Arkansas, 2013
Yards Receiving............................ 32, Arkansas, 2013
Long Reception............................ 11, Arkansas, 2013
11
2014: Made one tackle in a start in the season opener against No. 21 Texas
A&M ... posted six solo stops in a start versus East Carolina ... had two
tackles while starting against No. 6 Georgia ... credited with four stops at
Vanderbilt.
Holloman’s Statistics
Year GP/GS UT AT TT
TFL
2013
13/32816
445.0-13
20147/3 95
14 0.0-0
Total
20/63721
585.0-13
8
QBS INTPBUQBH FF FR
1.0-6 3 1 100
0.0-000 000
1.0-6 3 1 100
Holloman’s Single-Game Highs
Tackles...............7, twice; last Coastal Carolina, 2013
TFL.................................1, 5x; last Wisconsin, 2014
Sacks.................................. 1, Coastal Carolina, 2013
QB Hurries...................................1, Tennessee, 2013
Pass Break Ups.............................1, Vanderbilt, 2013
Interceptions...................... 1, 3x; last Clemson, 2013
Tyler
David
johnson
DE w 6-1 w 275 w FR. w RS
Lithonia, Ga.
(Lithonia)
55
2014: Saw first game action of his career in the season opener versus No.
21 Texas A&M ... credited with a tackle against East Carolina ... collected
season-high two tackles versus No. 6 Georgia ... injured his knee at Vanderbilt and did not play versus Missouri, Kentucky and Furman.
Johnson’s Statistics
YearGP/GSUT AT TT TFL QBSINTPBU
QBH FFFR
2014
4/0 41 5
0.0-0
0.0-00 0000
Johnson’s Single-Game Highs
Tackles.............................................2, Georgia, 2014
Hull
P w 6-2 w 207 w SR. w 2L
Mount Airy, N.C.
(Mount Airy/Guilford)
13
2014: Averaged 44.0 yards on four punts in the season opener against No.
21 Texas A&M ... had one punt for 53 yards versus East Carolina ... averaged
40 yards on two punts against No. 6 Georgia ... had three punts for a 40.7
average at Vanderbilt ... recorded nine punts versus Missouri for an average
of 43.6 yards, landing four inside the 20 ... recorded three punts for a 38.3
average at Kentucky ... is averaging 42.4 yards per punt this year after logging
a 38.7 yard average through his first two years.
Hull’s Statistics
Year GPNo. Yards Avg. Long TBFC I20
201213 54 2130 39.4 55 522 12
201313 46 1737 37.8 55 215 10
2014 7 23 97542.4 53 2 9 8
Total 32123 4842 39.4 55 9 46 30
2014 South Carolina Football GAME NOTEs
Carolina vs. auburn 10.25.14 45
Nick
Chris
WR w 5-7 w 168 w SR. w 3L
Moore, S.C.
(Byrnes)
CB w 5-10 w 172 w FR. w HS
Sunrise, Fla.
(Plantation)
lammons
jones
3
2014: Caught a career-high 113 yards and two touchdowns on five receptions in the season opener versus No. 21 Texas A&M ... included a 69-yard
TD catch ... grabbed five receptions for 44 yards against East Carolina ...
hauled in four catches
Jones’ Statistics
for 87 yards versus No.
–Receiving–
6 Georgia ... made three
YearGP/GSRec Yds
Avg TDLong
receptions for 15 yards, 201110/2 12 143 11.9 1 34
including a seven-yard 201212/3 12 197 16.4 0 70
touchdown, at Vander- 201313/6 27 281 10.4 5 34
bilt ... caught five recep- 20147/4 27 363 12.7 2 69
12.6
8
70
tions for 72 yards versus Total 42/15 78 984
–Punt Returns–
Missouri ... made five YearGP/GS No Yds Avg TDLong
receptions for 32 yards 201110/2 0 0 0.0 0 0
at Kentucky ... had 201212/3 0 0 0.0 0 0
two punt returns for 18 201313/6 0 0 0.0 0 0
20147/4 2 18
9.0 0 10
yards against Furman.
Total 42/15
78
984
12.6
8
70
Jones’ Single-Game Highs
Receptions........................................6, Georgia, 2013
Yards Receiving..................... 113, Texas A&M, 2014
Long Reception........................... 70, Michigan, 2012
Touchdown Receptions..........2, twice; Georgia, 2013
Texas A&M, 2014
3
2014: Earned first career playing time in the season opener against No. 21
Texas A&M, making one solo stop ... did not travel to Vanderbilt due to an
ankle injury ... made first career start against Furman, producing five solo
tackles.
Lammons’ Statistics
YearGP/GSUT AT TT TFL QBSINTPBU
QBH FFFR
2014
4/1 60 6
0.0-0
0.0-00 0000
Kaiwan
lewis
LB w 6-0 w 228 w JR. w 2L
Pleasantville, N.J.
(St. Joseph)
8
2014: Made five tackles, including three solo stops, in the season opener
versus No. 21 Texas A&M ... credited with a quarterback hurry and a tackle
against East Carolina ... made four stops versus No. 6 Georgia ... recorded
three tackles, including a sack for a seven-yard loss, in his first start of the
season at Vanderbilt ... had two tackles versus Missouri ... Did not play at
Kentucky or against Furman.
Lewis’ Statistics
Alan
Year GP/GS UT AT TT
TFL
QBS INTPBUQBH FF FR
2012
11/0 213 0.0-0 0.0-000 000
2013
12/103123
544.0-17 1.0-9 2 0 011
20145/1 87
15 1.0-7 1.0-700 100
Total
28/11
4131
725.0-24 2.0-16 2 0 111
knott
OC w 6-4 w 280 w FR. w RS
Tyrone, Ga.
(Sandy Creek)
70
2014: Missed most of the preseason with a right knee injury ... saw first
career playing time in the season opener against No. 21 Texas A&M ... made
first career start at center versus East Carolina ... started against No. 6 Georgia, Vanderbilt, Missouri, Kentucky and Furman.
Abu
Lewis’ Single-Game Highs
Tackles...........................................12, Georgia, 2013
TFL.................................1, 5x; last Vanderbilt, 2014
Sacks....................................1, twice; Clemson, 2013
Vanderbilt, 2014
Interceptions........................ 1, twice; Missouri, 2013
Wisconsin, 2014
Fumbles Recovered.......................1, Wisconsin, 2014
lamin
DT w 6-4 w 302 w SO. w JC
Fayetteville, N.C.
(Trinity Christian/Fort Scott CC)
99
2014: Earned first career playing time, recording two solo tackles, in the season opener against No. 21 Texas A&M ... made one stop versus East Carolina
credited with two tackles at Vanderbilt.
Lamin’s Statistics
YearGP/GSUT AT TT TFL QBSINTPBU
QBH FFFR
2014
7/0 32 5
0.0-0
0.0-00 0000
Lamin’s Single-Game Highs
Tackles............................ 2, twice; Texas A&M, 2014
Vanderbilt, 2014
46 2014 South Carolina Football GAME NOTEs
Carolina vs. auburn 10.25.14
Kadetrix
Connor
SS w 6-1 w 194 w SR. w 2L
Stone Mountain, Ga.
(Stephenson)
QB w 6-3 w 211 w FR. w RS
Raleigh, N.C.
(Wakefield)
marcus
mitch
25
2014: Made one solo tackle in the season opener against No. 21 Texas A&M
... credited with four tackles at Vanderbilt ... tied career high with five tackles
at Kentucky ... credited with three stops against Furman.
6
2014: Completed 2-of-4 passes for 19 yards in first playing time of his career
against Furman.
Mitch’s Statistics
–Passing–
Year GP/GSCom-Att-Int Pct. Yds TD Long
2013
DNP – Redshirted
20141/0 2-4-0 50.0 19 0 14
Totals1/0
2-4-0 50.0 19 0 14
–Rushing–
YearGP/GS Att Yds
Avg TDLong
2013
DNP – Redshirted
20141/0 3 -3 -1.0 0 5
Totals1/0
3 -3
-1.0 0
5
Marcus’ Statistics
Year GP/GS UT AT TT TFL QBS INT PBUQBH FF FR
2011
6/0 10 1
0.0-0
0.0-00 0000
2012
12/041 5
0.0-0
0.0-00 0000
2013
12/7
16925
0.0-0
0.0-00 0000
2014
7/0 8412
0.0-0
0.0-00 0000
Total
37/7
29
1443
0.0-0
0.0-00 0000
Marcus’ Single-Game Highs
Tackles.............................. 5, 3x; last Kentucky, 2014
Mitch’s Single-Game Highs
Pass Attempts...................................4, Furman, 2014
Pass Completions.............................2, Furman, 2014
Passing Yards..................................19, Furman, 2014
Rushing Attempts............................3, Furman, 2014
Long Rush........................................5, Furman, 2014
Mike
matulis
OG w 6-5 w 307 w JR. w 2L
Boynton Beach, Fla.
(Park Vista)
76
2014: Penciled in as the probable starter at right guard but suffered a left
knee injury midway through fall camp and has been sidelined ... saw first
action of the season against Furman.
Connor
41
2014: Started at fullback in the season opener versus No. 21 Texas A&M,
against East Carolina and at Vanderbilt ... made a reception versus No. 6
Georgia.
McLaurin’s Statistics
–Rushing–
YearGP/GS Att Yds
Avg TDLong
20115/0 0 0
0.0 0 0
201213/0 0
0
0.0 0 0
201312/5 0
0
0.0 0 0
20147/3 0 0
0.0 0 0
Total 37/8
0
0
0.0
0
0
–Receiving–
YearGP/GSRec Yds
Avg TDLong
20115/0 0 0
0.0 0 0
201213/0 0
0
0.0 0 0
201312/5 1 15 15.0 0 15
20147/3 1 0
0.0 0 0
Total 37/8
2
15
7.5
0
15
2014 South Carolina Football GAME NOTEs
Mcwilliams
CB w 5-11 w 184 w SO. w 1L
Hampton, Ga.
(Lovejoy)
1
2014: Made five solo stops in the season opener against No. 21 Texas A&M
... started versus East Carolina and was credited with five tackles, including one for a three-yard loss ... collected three tackles in a start against No.
6 Georgia ... started at Vanderbilt, making four stops ... credited with two
tackles against Furman.
Mclaurin
FB w 6-0 w 243 w SR. w 2L
Raleigh, N.C.
(Garner)
Rico
McWilliams’ Statistics
Year GP/GS UT AT TT TFL QBS INT PBUQBH FF FR
2013
9/2 01 1
0.0-0
0.0-00 0000
2014
7/315419
1.0-3
0.0-00 0000
Total
16/5
15520
0.0-0
0.0-00 0000
McWilliams’ Single-Game Highs
Tackles............................ 5, twice; Texas A&M, 2014
East Carolina, 2014
TFL........................................ 1, East Carolina, 2014
Carolina vs. auburn 10.25.14 47
Chris
Brendan
SS w 6-1 w 210 w SO. w 1L
McDonough, Ga.
(Henry County)
TE w 6-1 w 221 w SO. w SQ
Allentown, Pa.
(Central Catholic)
moody
nosovitch
6
2014: Tallied a game- and career-high eight tackles, including seven solo
stops, in the season opener versus No. 21 Texas A&M ... made first career
start versus East Carolina, making three tackles ... started against No. 6 Georgia, making two stops ... credited with two tackles at Kentucky ... recorded
four stops and grabbed the first interception of his career against Furman.
Moody’s Statistics
Year GP/GS UT AT TT TFL QBS INT PBUQBH FF FR
2013
12/043 7
0.0-0
0.0-00 0100
2014
7/314519
0.0-0
0.0-01 0000
Total
19/3
18826
0.0-0
0.0-01 0100
Moody’s Single-Game Highs
Tackles...................................... 8, Texas A&M, 2014
QB Hurries...........................................1, UCF, 2013
Interceptions....................................1, Furman, 2014
2014: Began playing some tight end and slot receiver during preseason camp
... saw first playing time of the season versus No. 6 Georgia ... played against
Vanderbilt and Missouri.
Perry
orth
QB w 6-1 w 204 w SO. w SQ
Ponte Vedra, Fla.
(Ponte Vedra/Fla. State College)
Orth’s Statistics
–Passing–
Year GP/GSCom-Att-Int Pct. Yds TD Long
2013
DNP
20141/0 0-2-0
0.0 0 0
0
Totals1/0
0-2-0
0.0 0 0
0
–Rushing–
YearGP/GS Att Yds
Avg TDLong
2013
DNP – Redshirted
20141/0 1 -13 -13.0 0 0
Totals1/0
1 -13 -13.0 0
0
moore
10
2014: Leads the team with 41 tackles ... collected six solo tackles in the
season opener versus No. 21 Texas A&M, including a nine-yard sack, the
Gamecocks’ lone sack of the contest ... posted a team-high seven tackles versus East Carolina ... produced a career-high 10 tackles against No. 6 Georgia
... recorded five tackles and first career quarterback hurry at Vanderbilt ... collected four tackles versus Missouri ... recorded nine tackles, one for a loss of
three yards, at Kentucky ... had two
stops and recovered a fumble against Preseason Watch Lists
2nd Team All-SEC (Athlon’s)
Furman.
4th Team All-SEC (Steele)
Midseason Watch Lists
2nd Team All-SEC (Steele)
Moore’s Statistics
Year GP/GS UT AT TT
TFL
QBS INTPBUQBH FF FR
2013
13/43026
56 3.5-7 0.5-3 4 0 001
20147/52815
432.0-12 1.0-9 0 0 101
Total
20/10
5841
995.5-19 1.5-12 4 0 102
Moore’s Single-Game Highs
Tackles............................................10, Georgia 2014
TFL..................................1.5, North Carolina, 2013
Sacks....................................... 1, East Carolina, 2014
Interceptions................................2, Wisconsin, 2014
Fumbles Recovered.............1, twice; Wisconsin, 2014
Furman, 2014
QB Hurries..................................1, Vanderbilt, 2014
48 2014 South Carolina Football GAME NOTEs
10
2014: Went 0-of-2 passing against Furman in his first career playing time.
Skai
LB w 6-2 w 213 w SO. w 1L
Cooper City, Fla.
(University)
35
Orth’s Single-Game Highs
Pass Attempts...................................2, Furman, 2014
Rushing Attempts............................1, Furman, 2014
Drew
owens
TE w 6-6 w 238 w JR. w 1L
Charlotte, N.C.
(Ardrey Kell)
88
2014: Saw first playing time of the season against Furman.
Owens’ Statistics
YearGP/GSRec Yds
20137/1 2 13
20141/0 0 0
Total8/1 2 13
Avg TDLong
6.5 0 8
0.0 0 0
6.5 0 8
Owens’ Single-Game Highs
Receptions.................1, twice: North Carolina , 2013
& UCF, 2013
Yards Receiving.....................................8, UCF, 2013
Long Reception.....................................8, UCF, 2013
Carolina vs. auburn 10.25.14
D.J.
Marcquis
OG w 6-4 w 328 w FR. w RS
Dillon, S.C.
(Dillon)
LB w 6-1 w 216 w SO. w 1L
Powder Springs, Ga.
(McEachern)
roberts
Park
69
2014: Saw first career game action at Vanderbilt ... played at Kentucky and
against Furman.
Sidney
rhodes
CB w 5-10 w 182 w SR. w 2L
Easley, S.C.
(Wren/Western Carolina)
21
2014: Made one tackle in the season opener versus No. 21 Texas A&M ...
credited with a tackle against No. 6 Georgia ... made three tackles and broke
up a pass at Vanderbilt ... collected five solo tackles, including one for loss,
and a quarterback hurry versus Missouri in his first start of the season ...
credited with four tackles in a start at Kentucky ... started against Furman,
collecting four tackles.
Roberts’ Statistics
30
Year GP/GS UT AT TT
TFL
2013
13/93117
483.5-11
20147/3 99
18 1.0-1
Total
20/12
4026
664.5-12
2014: Contributor on special teams ... recorded one kick return for a career
long of 23 yards in the season opener versus No. 21 Texas A&M ... made one
tackle versus East Carolina ... made a solo tackle against Missouri.
Roberts’ Single-Game Highs
Tackles.........................................7, Vanderbilt, 2013
TFL.................................................2, Georgia, 2013
Sacks................................................1, Georgia, 2013
QB Hurries................................ 1, twice; UCF, 2013
Missouri, 2014
Pass Break Ups.................1, 3x; last Vanderbilt, 2014
Fumbles Recovered................................1, UCF, 2013
Rhodes’ Statistics
Year GP/GS UT AT TT
TFL
QBS INTPBUQBH FF FR
2012
12/0 325 0.0-0 0.0-000 000
2013
13/0 527 0.0-0 0.0-000 000
20146/0 112 0.0-0 0.0-000 000
Total
31/0 95
14 0.0-0 0.0-000 000
–Kick Returns–
YearGP/GS No Yds
Avg TDLong
201212/0 1 22 22.0 0 22
201313/0 3 47 15.7 0 19
20146/0 1 23 23.0 0 23
Total 31/0
5
92
18.4
0
23
Rhodes’ Single-Game Highs
Tackles.........................................3, Vanderbilt, 2013
QBS INTPBUQBH FF FR
1.5-7 0 2 110
0.0-001 100
1.5-7 0 3 210
Corey
Robinson
OT w 6-8 w 344 w SR. w 2L
Havelock, N.C.
(Havelock)
53
2014: Has started at left tackle in all seven games this season ... named SEC
Offensive Lineman of the Week versus Georgia.
Preseason Watch Lists
2nd Team All-SEC (SEC Media)
2nd Team All-SEC (Coaches)
3rd Team All-SEC (Athlon’s)
3rd Team All-SEC (Steele)
Outland (Interior Lineman)
2014 South Carolina Football GAME NOTEs
Carolina vs. auburn 10.25.14 49
Shaq
Brandon
WR w 6-1 w 176 w JR. w 2L
Lexington, S.C.
(Lexington)
OT w 6-6 w 333 w JR. w 2L
Goose Creek, S.C.
(Goose Creek)
roland
shell
4
2014: Started in the season opener against No. 21 Texas A&M, grabbing
one reception for two yards ... collected a career-high seven receptions for
94 yards versus East Carolina ... made four catches for 47 yards, including a 10-yard touchdown against
No. 6 Georgia ... caught a 29-yard Preseason Watch Lists
4th Team All-SEC (Athlon’s)
touchdown reception at Vanderbilt 4h Team All-SEC (Steele)
... did not travel to Kentucky ...
caught two receptions
Roland’s Statistics
for 45 yards, including
YearGP/GSRec Yds
Avg TDLong
a 14-yard touchdown, 201211/0 5 80 16.0 1 30
against Furman.
201310/6 25 455 18.2 5 65
20146/3 17 225 13.2 3 31
Total27/9 47 760 16.2 9 65
Roland’s Single-Game Highs
Receptions............................... 7, East Carolina, 2014
Yards Receiving........................112, Wisconsin, 2013
Long Reception..................65, North Carolina, 2013
Touchdowns Receiving....... 2, Mississippi State, 2013
Jasper
sasser
FS w 6-0 w 203 w FR. w RS
Jacksonville, Fla.
(Wolfson)
2014: Has started at right tackle in all seven games this season.
Preseason Watch Lists
2nd Team All-SEC (Steele)
3rd Team All-SEC (Coaches)
Outland (Interior Lineman)
Midseason Watch Lists
2nd Team All-SEC (Steele)
D.J.
smith
CB w 5-11 w 189 w FR. w HS
Marietta, Ga.
(Walton)
24
2014: Missed the first couple of weeks of camp after having his wisdom teeth
removed ... saw first action of the season against East Carolina ... played versus No. 6 Georgia ... credited with two tackles at Vanderbilt ... had one solo
stop versus Missouri ... made first start of career at free safety, collecting three
tackles and making first career pass break up.
Smith’s Statistics
26
Year GP/GS UT AT TT
TFL
QBS INTPBUQBH FF FR
20146/1 426 0.0-0 0.0-001 000
Smith’s Single-Game Highs
2014: Has played in five games this season ... saw first career playing time in
the season opener against No. 21 Texas A&M.
Tackles......................................... 3, Kentucky , 2014
Pass Break Ups.............................. 1, Kentucky, 2014
Garrett
Will
SS w 6-0 w 203 w SO. w SQ
Marietta, Ga.
(Lassiter)
OG w 6-5 w 291 w JR. w 2L
Milton, Fla.
(Pace)
shank
Sport
49
2014: Saw first game action of his career against Missouri .. played against
Kentucky and Furman.
50 2014 South Carolina Football GAME NOTEs
71
75
2014: Saw playing time in the season opener against No. 21 Texas A&M ...
started at right guard versus East Carolina, Vanderbilt, Missouri, Kentucky
and Furman ... played versus No. 6 Georgia.
Carolina vs. auburn 10.25.14
Brock
J.T.
OG w 6-5 w 287 w SO. w 1L
Greensboro, N.C.
(Western Guilford)
DT w 6-2 w 310 w SR. w 2L
Winston-Salem, N.C.
(Parkland)
stadnik
surratt
65
2014: Missed fall preseason camp with a right knee injury ... saw first playing time of the season at Vanderbilt ... played versus Missouri and Furman.
Clayton
stadnik
OC w 6-3 w 273 w SO. w 1L
Greensboro, N.C.
(Western Guilford)
2014: Named permanent team captain ... started at defensive tackle in the
season opener against No. 21 Texas A&M, making two solo stops and forcing a quarterback hurry ... made three solo tackles versus East Carolina ...
made first pass break up of his career against No. 6 Georgia ... blocked a field
goal at Vanderbilt ... recorded career highs in tackles with seven and tackles
for loss with 1.5 versus Missouri ... also made a sack ... made one stop at
Kentucky ... left Furman game with
Preseason Watch Lists
a left hamstring injury.
3rd Team All-SEC (Coaches)
3rd Team All-SEC (Steele)
54
2014: Started at center in the season opener versus No. 21 Texas A&M ...
saw playing time at Vanderbilt and Furman.
Taylor
stallworth
DT w 6-2 w 293 w FR. w HS
Mobile, Ala.
(Murphy)
97
Surratt’s Statistics
YearGP/GSUT AT TT TFL QBSINTPBU
QBH FFFR
2011
3/0 02 2
0.0-0
0.0-00 0000
2012
10/19514
2.5-4
0.5-20 0200
2013
13/13
19
1433
4.0-17
1.5-120 0200
2014
7/712214
1.5-2
1.0-10 1100
Total
33/21
40
2363
8.0-23
3.0-150 1500
Surratt’s Single-Game Highs
90
2014: Made first career appearance against No. 6 Georgia ... credited with a
tackle versus the Bulldogs ... saw playing time against Missouri and Kentucky
... recorded a solo stop against Furman.
Tackles........................................... 7, Missouri, 2014
TFL............................................ 1.5, Missouri, 2014
Sacks........................ 1, twice; Mississippi State, 2014
Missouri, 2014
QB Hurries................... 1, 5x; last Texas A&M, 2014
Pass Break Up....................................1, Georgia 2014
Stallworth’s Statistics
Year GP/GS UT AT TT
TFL
QBS INTPBUQBH FF FR
20144/0 112 0.0-0 0.0-000 000
2014 South Carolina Football GAME NOTEs
Carolina vs. auburn 10.25.14 51
Dylan
Thompson’s Game-by-Game
thompson
QB w 6-3 w 218 w SR. w 3L
Boiling Springs, S.C.
(Boiling Springs)
17
2014: Currently ranks third in the SEC in passing yards per game at 262.7
... named permanent team captain ... threw for a career-high 366 yards and
four touchdowns in the season opening loss to No. 21 Texas A&M ... the
366 yards passing was the ninth-highest single-game total in school history
... completed a 69 and a 40-yard touchdown pass in that contest, the first QB
to throw a pair of 40-plus yard TD passes in a game for Carolina since Blake
Mitchell in the 2006 Liberty Bowl ... threw for a career-high 25 completions
in 33-23 win over East Carolina ... passed for 266 yards and a 16-yard touchdown ... completed 21-of-30 for 271 yards and three touchdowns in 38-35
win against No. 6 Georgia ... also
rushed for a one-yard touchdown Preseason Watch List
... went 22-of-34 for 237 yards Allstate AFCA Good Works
and three touchdowns in a 48-34
win at Vanderbilt ...
Thompson’s Statistics
also added a one-yard
–Passing–
rushing touchdown Year GP/GSCom-Att-Int Pct. Yds TD Long
... completed 21-of- 20114/0 2-2-0 1.000 17 0 10
37 for 219 yards and 2012 11/2 66-127-2 52.01027 10 94
one touchdown versus 201310/1 52-89-3 58.4 783 4 44
Missouri ... also be- 2014 7/7 146-238-6 61.31839 15 69
Totals32/10 266-456-11 58.3 3666 29
94
came the 13th quar–Rushing–
terback in school his- YearGP/GS Att Yds Avg TDLong
tory to throw for over 20114/0 5 16 3.2 1 8
3,000 yards in a career 201211/2 34 23 0.7 1 20
... completed 23-of-37 201310/1 16 27 1.7 3 12
20147/7 33 -19 -0.6 2 10
for 218 yards and one Totals32/10 88 47
0.5
7
20
touchdown in 45-38
loss at Kentucky ...
Thompson’s Single-Game Highs
threw a pair of touchdown passes while go- Pass Attempts............................... 41, Clemson, 2012
Pass Completions.................. 25, East Carolina, 2014
ing 14-of-22 for 262
Passing Yards......................... 366, Texas A&M, 2014
yards in 41-10 win Passing Touchdowns.................. 4, Texas A&M, 2014
against Furman.
Rushing Attempts........................ 14, Clemson, 2012
Rushing Yards.............................. 38, Clemson, 2012
Long Rush.................................... 20, Clemson, 2012
Rushing Touchdowns.......1, 7x; last Vanderbilt, 2014
–Passing––Rushing–
Date Opponent
W/L C A I YdsTD Att Yds TD
09/03/11 vs East Carolina -–DNP–
09/10/11
at Georgia
-
–DNP–
09/17/11
Navy
-
–DNP–
09/24/11
Vanderbilt
- 000 0 0 1 1 0
10/01/11
Auburn
-
–DNP–
10/08/11
Kentucky
- 220 17 0 3 11 1
10/15/11 at Miss State
-–DNP–
10/29/11
at Tennessee -
–DNP–
11/05/11
at Arkansas
- 000 0 0 1 4 0
11/12/11
Florida
-
–DNP–
11/19/11
The Citadel -
–DNP–
11/26/11
Clemson
-
–DNP–
01/02/12
vs Nebraska
- 000 0 0 0 0 0
2011 TOTALS
0-0220 17 0 5 16 1
08/30/12
at Vanderbilt - 030 0 0 5 –4 0
09/08/12
East Carolina W21370330 3 9 17 0
09/15/12
UAB
- 5100177 2 2 –3 1
09/22/12
Missouri
- 120 3 0 0 0 0
09/29/12
at Kentucky
- 010 0 0 0 0 0
10/06/12
Georgia
- 000 0 0 0 0 0
10/13/12
at LSU
-
–DNP–
10/20/12 at Florida
-
8 20 1
83 0
2 –13
0
10/27/12
Tennessee
-
–DNP–
11/10/12
Arkansas
- 130 7 0 0 0 0
11/17/12
Wofford
- 000 0 0 0 0 0
11/24/12
at Clemson
W23411310 3 14 38 0
01/01/13
vs Michigan
- 7100117 2 2–12 0
2012 TOTALS
2-0 66 127 2 1027 10 34 23 1
08/29/13
North Carolina - 110 29 1 0 0 0
09/07/13
at Georgia
-
–DNP–
09/14/13
Vanderbilt
- 791 75 0 3 23 1
09/28/13
at UCF
-15321261 0 6 0 1
10/05/13
Kentucky
- 130 13 0 1 –5 0
10/12/13
at Arkansas
- 450 38 1 1 4 0
10/19/13
at Tennessee
- 110 5 0 1 6 0
10/26/13
at Missouri
W15271222 0 2 5 0
11/02/13
Miss. State
- 000 0 0 0 0 0
11/16/13
Florida
-
–DNP–
11/23/13
Coastal Carolina- 8110140 2 2 –6 1
11/30/13
Clemson
-
–DNP–
01/01/14
vs Wisconsin - 000 0 0 0 0 0
2013 TOTALS
1-0 52 89 3 783 4 16 27 3
08/28/14
Texas A&M
09/06//14
East Carolina
09/13/14 Georgia
9/20/14 at Vanderbilt
9/27/14 Missouri
10/4/14 at Kentucky
10/18/14 Furman
2014 TOTALS
L20401366 4 4 -9 0
W25381266 1 3 19 0
W21301271 3 4 -1 1
W22340237 3 4 -7 1
L21370219 1 9-31 0
L 23 37 3 218 1
7 33
0
W14220262 2 2-23 0
4-3 146 238 6 1839 15 33 -19 2
CAREER TOTALS
7-3 266 456 11 3666 29
88
47
7
Gerald
Turner
FB w 6-2 w 250 w FR. w RS
Goose Creek, S.C.
(Goose Creek)
44
2014: Has played in six games this season ... recorded a kickoff return for five
yards at Kentucky ... did not play against Furman.
52 2014 South Carolina Football GAME NOTEs
Carolina vs. auburn 10.25.14
Cody
Michael
OC w 6-2 w 309 w SO. w 1L
Seffner, Fla.
(Armwood)
DE w 6-3 w 237 w JR. w SQ
Allendale, S.C.
(Allendale-Fairfax/S.C. State)
washington
waldrop
51
2014: Penciled in as the probable starter at center when fall camp opened,
but slid over to right guard following the injury to Mike Matulis midway
through the preseason drills ... saw playing time against East Carolina ...
started at right guard versus No. 6 Georgia ... missed the Vanderbilt, Missouri, Kentucky and Furman games
Preseason Watch Lists
with a right knee injury.
2014: Earned first playing time and start of his career against Furman, collecting three tackles and a fumble recovery ... oldest player on the squad, as
he turned 27 in August ... enlisted in the United States Marines after high
school ... spent four years in military service.
Rimington (Offensive Center)
Washington’s Statistics
YearGP/GSUT AT TT TFL QBSINTPBU
QBH FFFR
2012DNP
2013DNP
2014
1/1 03 3
0.0-0
0.0-00 0001
Total
1/1 03 3
0.0-0
0.0-00 0001
Jonathan
walton
LB w 6-0 w 228 w SO. w 1L
Daphne, Ala.
(Bayside Academy)
95
Washington’s Single-Game Highs
28
2014: Made first career start in the season opener against No. 21 Texas
A&M, recording two solo tackles ... credited with two solo stops and hurry
versus East Carolina ... recorded two tackles against No. 6 Georgia ... had
one tackle at Vanderbilt ... credited with first career pass break up and a solo
tackle versus Missouri ... collected six tackles and first career fumble recovery
at Kentucky ... recorded a career high seven tackles against Furman in his
second start of the season before leaving with a concussion.
Walton’s Statistics
YearGP/GSUT AT TT TFL QBSINTPBU
QBH FFFR
2013
13/053 8
0.0-0
0.0-00 0100
2014
6/1 9514
0.0-0
0.0-00 1101
Total
19/1
14822
0.0-0
0.0-00 1201
Walton’s Single-Game Highs
Tackles.............................................7, Furman, 2014
Pass Break Ups............................... 1, Missouri, 2014
QB Hurries.............1, twice; last East Carolina, 2014
Fumbles Recovered........................ 1, Kentucky, 2014
Tackles.............................................3, Furman, 2014
Fumbles Recovered...........................1, Furman, 2014
Kane
whitehurst
WR w 5-11 w 169 w JR. w 1L
Duluth, Ga.
(Chattahoochee/Arkansas)
85
2014: Saw first game action of the season against East Carolina ... played
against No. 6 Georgia,
Vanderbilt, Missouri,
Whitehurst’s Statistics
Kentucky and Furman. YearGP/GSRec Yds Avg TDLong
201311/0
20146/0
Total17/0
4 66 16.5 2 29
0 0
0.0 0 0
4 66 16.5 2 29
Whitehurst’s Single-Game Highs
Receptions.......................... 2, Coastal Carolina, 2013
Yards Receiving.................29, North Carolina, 2013
Long Reception..................29, North Carolina, 2013
Touchdown Receptions........1, twice; North Carolina
Arkansas, 2013
2014 South Carolina Football GAME NOTEs
Carolina vs. auburn 10.25.14 53
Brandon
Brison
TB w 6-2 w 230 w JR. w 2L
Blythewood, S.C.
(Blythewood)
SS w 5-11 w 208 w SR. w 3L
Warner Robins, Ga.
(Northside/Fork Union)
wilds
williams
22
2014: Started the season opener against No. 21 Texas A&M ... responded
with nine carries for 45 yards ... also made two catches for 32 yards ... rushed
for 49 yards on 14 carries versus East Carolina ... recorded 93 yards on 14
carries against No. 6
Wilds’ Statistics
Georgia ... also scored
–Rushing–
game-winning touchYearGP/GS Att Yds
Avg TDLong
down on 24-yard run ... 201113/5 107 486 4.5 3 47
had three carries for 23 2012DNP – Redshirted
yards and added a re- 20137/0 43 221 5.1 3 27
ception for seven yards 20146/3 56 276 4.9 1 19
4.8
7
47
at Vanderbilt ... left Totals 26/8 206 983
–Receiving–
game with a sprained YearGP/GSRec Yds Avg TDLong
shoulder ... rushed eight 201113/5 15 136 9.1 0 20
times for 38 yards and 2012DNP – Redshirted
caught four receptions 20137/0 9 119 13.2 2 33
for 24 yards ... carried 20146/3 10 79 7.9 0 24
Totals 26/8
34
334
9.8
2
33
eight times for 28 yards
at Kentucky ... did not
Wilds’ Single-Game Highs
play versus Furman due
Carries.............................................29, Florida, 2011
to a knee injury.
Yards Rushing...........................137, Tennessee, 2011
Long Rush.......................................47, Citadel, 2011
Touchdowns Rushing........................2, Citadel, 2011
Receptions....................................5, Vanderbilt, 2013
Yards Receiving..........................65, Vanderbilt, 2013
Long Reception..........................33, Vanderbilt, 2013
100-Yard Rushing Games................................3 times
54 2014 South Carolina Football GAME NOTEs
12
2014: Moved to corner after playing safety throughout his Gamecock career
... responded with seven solo tackles in the season opener against No. 21
Texas A&M ... credited with a pass breakup and two solo tackles versus East
Carolina ... recorded with three solo tackles against No. 6 Georgia ... started
at strong safety at Vanderbilt, making three tackles and returning an interception 53 yards for a touchdown ... had a tackle and a pass break up at Kentucky ... made a career high three
Preseason Watch Lists
pass break ups against Furman.
3rd Team All-SEC (SEC Media)
3rd Team All-SEC (Coaches)
4th Team All-SEC (Steele)
B.Williams’ Statistics
YearGP/GSUT AT TT TFL QBSINTPBU
QBH FFFR
2011
8/1 8311
0.0-0
0.0-00 0000
2012
13/12
43952
1.5-3
1.0-22 4011
2013
12/11
32
1345
0.5-2
0.0-01 3000
2014
7/717320
0.0-0
0.0-01 5000
Total
40/31
100
28
128
2.0-5
1.0-2412011
B. Williams’ Single-Game Highs
Tackles.......................... 8, twice; last Kentucky, 2013
TFL.............................................1, Vanderbilt, 2012
Sacks............................................1, Vanderbilt, 2012
Pass Break Ups.................................3, Furman, 2014
QB Hurries.............1, twice; last East Carolina, 2014
Interceptions....................1, 4x; last Vanderbilt, 2014
Forced Fumbles.............................. 1, Arkansas, 2012
Fumbles Recovered.......................... 1, Wofford, 2012
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David
williams
TB w 6-1 w 222 w FR. w RS
Philadelphia, Pa.
(Imhotep Charter)
33
2014: Saw first playing time of the season against East Carolina, catching
one reception for six yards ... rushed for 25 yards on four carries, including
first career touchdown on two-yard run, at Vanderbilt ... carried a career high
five times for 19 yards
at Kentucky ... also
D. Williams’ Statistics
had one reception for
–Rushing–
nine yards ... registered YearGP/GS Att Yds Avg TDLong
career highs in carries 2013DNP – Redshirted
with 11 and yards with 20145/0 21 154 7.3 1 37
Totals 5/0
21
154
7.3
1
37
110 against Furman ...
–Receiving–
also caught one recep- YearGP/GSRec Yds Avg TDLong
2013DNP – Redshirted
tion for 14 yards.
20145/0
Totals 5/0
3 29
3
29
9.6 0 14
9.6
0
14
D. Williams’ Single-Game Highs
Carries............................................11, Furman, 2014
Yards Rushing..............................110, Furman, 2014
Long Rush......................................37, Furman, 2014
Touchdowns Rushing...................1, Vanderbilt, 2014
Receptions............................1, 3x; last Furman, 2014
Yards Receiving..............................14, Furman, 2014
Long Reception..............................14, Furman, 2014
100-yard Rushing Games.................................1 time
Drew
williams
LS w 6-2 w 201 w SO. w 1L
Irmo, S.C.
(Dutch Fork)
47
2014: Deep snapper has played in all seven games ... made one tackle in the
season opener against No. 21 Texas A&M ... recorded a tackle at Vanderbilt.
Mason
zandi
OT w 6-9 w 301 w SO. w 1L
Irmo, S.C.
(Chapin)
74
2014: Has seen playing time in all seven games this season.
2014 South Carolina Football GAME NOTEs
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