2010 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

The 2010 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head football coach was Steve Spurrier, who was in his sixth season at USC. The Gamecocks played their home games at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina and were members of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference. The Gamecocks finished the season 9–5, 5–3 in SEC play to win the Eastern Division. They earned their first appearance in the SEC Championship where they were defeated by Auburn 17–56. They were invited to the Chick-fil-A Bowl, where they were defeated by Florida State 17–26.

2010 South Carolina Gamecocks football
SEC Eastern Division champion
SEC Championship, L 17–56 vs. Auburn
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 22
APNo. 22
2010 record9–5 (5–3 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorEllis Johnson (3rd season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumWilliams-Brice Stadium
(Capacity: 80,250)
2010 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Eastern Division
No. 22 South Carolina x  5 3     9 5  
Florida  4 4     8 5  
Georgia  3 5     6 7  
Tennessee  3 5     6 7  
Kentucky  2 6     6 7  
Vanderbilt  1 7     2 10  
Western Division
No. 1 Auburn x$#  8 0     14 0  
No. 12 Arkansas %  6 2     10 3  
No. 8 LSU  6 2     11 2  
No. 10 Alabama  5 3     10 3  
No. 15 Mississippi State  4 4     9 4  
Ole Miss*  0 7     0 8  
Championship: Auburn 56, South Carolina 17
    1. BCS National Champion
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • % BCS at-large representative
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • * Ole Miss vacated all wins due to NCAA violations.
Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason

On April 10, 2010, the White squad defeated the Garnet squad, 21–17, in the annual Garnet & Black Spring Game, in front of a crowd of 22,000.

Schedule

The October 9 game against Alabama played host to ESPN's College GameDay, the program's 5th time hosting the popular ESPN show.[1]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 27:30 pmSouthern Miss*ESPNW 41–1370,438
September 1112:00 pmNo. 22 GeorgiaNo. 24
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
ESPN2W 17–680,974
September 187:00 pmFurman*No. 13
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
ESPN3W 38–1973,681
September 257:45 pmat No. 17 AuburnNo. 12ESPNL 27–3587,451
October 93:30 pmNo. 1 AlabamaNo. 19
CBSW 35–2182,993
October 166:00 pmat KentuckyNo. 10ESPN2L 28–3167,955
October 237:00 pmat VanderbiltNo. 19SECRNW 21–733,425
October 3012:21 pmTennesseeNo. 17
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
SECNW 38–2479,336
November 67:00 pmNo. 17 ArkansasNo. 18
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
ESPNL 20–4175,136
November 137:15 pmat No. 24 FloridaNo. 22ESPNW 36–1490,885
November 2012:21 pmTroy*No. 17
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
SECNW 69–2474,117
November 277:00 pmat Clemson*No. 18ESPN2W 29–781,355
December 44:00 pmvs. No. 2 AuburnNo. 18CBSL 17–5675,802
December 317:30 pmvs. No. 23 Florida State*No. 19
ESPNL 17–2672,217
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[2]

Game summaries

Southern Miss

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 3 3 0 7 13
Gamecocks 7 17 10 7 41

Quarterback Stephen Garcia and freshman running back Marcus Lattimore each rushed for two touchdowns and USC head coach Steve Spurrier won his 18th straight season opener, 41-13 over Southern Miss. Sophomore wide receiver Alshon Jeffery also had 106 receiving yards and freshman wide receiver Ace Sanders had a 53-yard run off of a reverse. Freshman backup quarterback Connor Shaw also had a highlight, throwing his first touchdown pass as a Gamecock to wide receiver D.L. Moore.

Georgia

1 2 3 4 Total
#22 Bulldogs 3 0 3 0 6
#24 Gamecocks 7 7 0 3 17

Freshman running back Marcus Lattimore carried for 182 yards and two touchdowns, as #24 South Carolina outmatched #22 Georgia, 17-6, in the SEC opener for both teams. Quarterback Stephen Garcia was 12-17 for 165 yards, with seven of his passes caught by wide receiver Alshon Jeffery, who finished with 103 yards. Lattimore had 103 yards rushing in the first half, and USC held a 228-73 edge in total yards after the first two quarters. Georgia's 6 points were the fewest allowed by Carolina to a Bulldog team since a 2-0 USC victory in 1904, and the Gamecock defense held the Bulldogs to 61 rushing yards. Head Coach Steve Spurrier won his 106th SEC game, tying him for second all-time in the conference with former Ole Miss coach Johnny Vaught.

Furman

1 2 3 4 Total
Paladins 0 6 7 6 19
#13 Gamecocks 14 7 10 7 38

Stephen Garcia went 13-20 for 150 yards with two touchdown passes, and Marcus Lattimore had 19 carries for 97 yards and a touchdown to lead the #13 Gamecocks to a 38-19 win over Furman. Cornerback Stephon Gilmore sealed the game with an 80-yard interception return for touchdown in the 4th quarter.

Auburn

1 2 3 4 Total
#12 Gamecocks 14 6 7 0 27
#17 Tigers 7 7 7 14 35

Alabama

1 2 3 4 Total
#1 Crimson Tide 3 6 5 7 21
#19 Gamecocks 14 7 7 7 35

USC toppled Alabama at home to notch their first defeat of a top-ranked team in school history.

Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total
#10 Gamecocks 14 14 0 0 28
Wildcats 0 10 7 14 31

Vanderbilt

1 2 3 4 Total
#19 Gamecocks 0 7 7 7 21
Commodores 0 7 0 0 7

Tennessee

1 2 3 4 Total
Volunteers 3 7 7 7 24
#17 Gamecocks 0 10 14 14 38

Arkansas

1 2 3 4 Total
#17 Razorbacks 7 17 10 7 41
#18 Gamecocks 7 3 0 10 20

Florida

1 2 3 4 Total
#22 Gamecocks 9 6 7 14 36
#24 Gators 7 0 0 7 14

Troy

1 2 3 4 Total
Trojans 0 7 10 7 24
#17 Gamecocks 28 28 3 10 69

Clemson

1 2 3 4 Total
#18 Gamecocks 9 10 10 0 29
Tigers 7 0 0 0 7

2010 SEC Championship vs. Auburn

1 2 3 4 Total
#2 Tigers 21 7 14 14 56
#18 Gamecocks 7 7 0 3 17

2010 Chick-fil-A Bowl vs. Florida State

1 2 3 4 Total
#19 Gamecocks 0 3 7 7 17
#23 Seminoles 6 7 6 7 26

Players

Depth chart

Projected starters and primary backups for SEC Championship Game versus Auburn on December 4, 2010.

Awards

  • Steve Spurrier - SEC Coach of the Year[3]
  • Stephen Garcia - Maxwell Award Watch List; Manning Award Watch List; Walter Camp National Offensive Player of the Week, 10/10/10;[4] SEC Offensive Player of the Week, 10/11/10; Davey O'Brien National Quarterback of the Week, 10/11/10;[5] Capital One Cup Impact Performance of the Week, 10/14/10[6]
  • Alshon Jeffery - Biletnikoff Award Finalist;[7] Maxwell Award Watch List; Rivals.com National Player of the Week, 10/11/10;[8] AFCA Coaches' All-America Team;[9] AP & Coaches First-Team All-SEC;[10][11] Walter Camp Second-Team All-American[12]
  • T.J. Johnson - SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week, 9/6/10[13]
  • Spencer Lanning - Lou Groza Award Watch List, Ray Guy Award Nominee;[14] SEC Special Teams Player of the Week, 11/15/10;[15] SEC Special Teams Player of the Week, 11/29/10[16]
  • Marcus Lattimore - Maxwell Award Watch List; SEC Offensive Player of the Week & SEC Freshman of the Week, 9/13/10;[17] SEC Freshman of the Week, 11/1/10;[18] SEC Offensive Player of the Week, 11/15/10;[15] SEC Freshman of the Week, 11/22/10;[19] AP & Coaches First-Team All-SEC;[10][11] AP & Coaches SEC Freshman of the Year;[3][10] Walter Camp Second-Team All-American[12]
  • Devin Taylor - SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week, 11/1/10;[18] AP First-Team All-SEC;[10] Coaches Second-Team All-SEC[11]
  • Garrett Chisolm - Campbell Trophy Semifinalist;[20] Coaches Second-Team All-SEC[11]
  • Stephon Gilmore - Bednarik Award Watch List, Nagurski Trophy Watch List; Coaches First-Team All-SEC;[11] AP Second-Team All-SEC[10]
  • Cliff Matthews - Hendricks Award Watch List, Nagurski Trophy Watch List, Lott Trophy Watch List; Coaches Second-Team All-SEC[11]

2010 recruiting class

Rankings

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Receiving votes.
PollPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Final
AP RV 24 13 12 20 19 10 19 17 18 22 17 18 18 19 22
Coaches RV 25 16 15 22 20 12 20 17 17 22 17 17 16 20 22
Harris Not released 11 21 19 19 22 17 17 17 20
BCS Not released 21 20 19 23 17 18 19 20

Coaching staff

See also

References

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