2018 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

The 2018 South Carolina Gamecocks football team (variously USC, SC, South Carolina, or The Gamecocks) represents the University of South Carolina in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. This season marks the Gamecocks 125th overall season, 27th as a member of the SEC, and 3rd under head coach Will Muschamp. The Gamecocks play their home games at Williams–Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina.

2018 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Belk Bowl, L 0–28 vs. Virginia
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
2018 record7–6 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBryan McClendon (1st as OC; 3rd overall season)
Offensive schemeHurry-up, no-huddle
Defensive coordinatorTravaris Robinson (3rd season)
Base defenseMultiple 4–3
Home stadiumWilliams–Brice Stadium
(Capacity: 80,250)
Uniform
2018 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
No. 7т Georgia x  7 –1     11 –3  
No. 12 Kentucky  5 –3     10 –3  
No. 7т Florida  5 –3     10 –3  
South Carolina  4 –4     7 –6  
Missouri  4 –4     8 –5  
Vanderbilt  3 –5     6 –7  
Tennessee  2 –6     5 –7  
West Division
No. 2 Alabama x$^  8 –0     14 –1  
No. 16 Texas A&M  5 –3     9 –4  
No. 6 LSU  5 –3     10 –3  
Auburn  3 –5     8 –5  
Ole Miss  1 –7     5 –7  
Arkansas  0 –8     2 –10  
Mississippi State*  0 –4     0 –5  
Championship: Alabama 35, Georgia 28
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * Mississippi State vacated four conference and eight total wins due to NCAA violations.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

Background

Previous season
See also: 2017 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

South Carolina started out the 2017 season with a win over NC State in the Belk Kickoff Game 35–28.[2] They then followed it up with a road win against Missouri 31–13.[3] In the following game vs Kentucky, star wide receiver Deebo Samuel broke his right fibula, and would miss the remainder of the season.[4][5] After close losses to Texas A&M and Kentucky, South Carolina defeated 3 SEC schools in a row; Arkansas, Tennessee, and Vanderbilt.[6][7][8] After a hard-fought 24–10 loss to rivals #1 Georgia on the road, South Carolina defeated Florida 28–20 finishing 5–3 in SEC play good enough for 2nd in the SEC East.[9][10] South Carolina recorded their fifth 9-win season in the last 8 years, going 9–4, 5–3 in the SEC.[11] The Gamecocks finished in the top 2 in the SEC East for the 4th time in 8 years, and won their fifth bowl game in 7 years defeating Michigan 26–19 in the Outback Bowl.[12][13]

Offseason departures
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNote
Hayden Hurst#81TE6'5253JuniorJacksonville, FLDeclared for NFL Draft[14]
Skai Moore#10LB6'2221RS SeniorCooper City, FLGraduated
Jamarcus King#7CB6'1186SeniorEight Mile, ALGraduated
Dante Sawyer#95DE6'3265SeniorSuwanee, GAGraduated
Chris Lammons#3S5'9188SeniorSunrise, FLGraduated
Alan Knott#70C6'4274RS SeniorTyrone, GAGraduated
Taylor Stallworth#90DT6'3308SeniorMobile, ALGraduated
Ulric Jones#93DT6'6309RS SeniorOxford, ALGraduated
D.J. Smith#24S5'9188SeniorMarietta, GAGraduated
Corey Helms#51OG6'5308RS SeniorAlpharetta, GAGraduated
D.J. Park#69RT6'5332RS SeniorDillon, SCGraduated
Kaleb Chalmers#12CB5'10181RS SophomoreGreenwood, SCTransferred[15]
C.J. Freeman#36RB5'11204RS SophomoreGreensboro, NCTransferred[16]
Jerad Washington#9WR5'8171RS SophomoreJacksonville, FLTransferred[16]
Antoine Wilder#29LB5'10198RS JuniorRiverdale, GATransferred[17]
Aaron Thompson#96DT6'3300RS SophomoreFort Lauderdale, FLTransferred[17]
Terry Googer#6WR6'4217RS JuniorAtlanta, GARetired[18]
Davonne Bowen#54LB6'1218RS FreshmanSimpsonville, SCRetired[19]

Preseason

Returning starters

South Carolina will have sixteen returning players on offense, nine on defense and two on special teams that started games in 2017.[20]

Offense

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
Rimington Trophy[21] Donell Stanley C JR
Chuck Bednarik Award[22] D. J. Wonnum DE JR
Maxwell Award[22] Jake Bentley QB JR
Deebo Samuel WR SR
Davey O'Brien Award[23] Jake Bentley QB JR
Doak Walker Award[24] Rico Dowdle RB JR
Fred Biletnikoff Award[25] Deebo Samuel WR SR
John Mackey Award[26] K.C. Crosby TE SR
Paul Hornung Award[27] Deebo Samuel WR SR
Wuerffel Trophy[28] T. J. Brunson LB JR
Walter Camp Award[29] Jake Bentley QB JR
Ted Hendricks Award[30] D. J. Wonnum DE JR
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award[31] Jake Bentley QB JR
Manning Award[32] Jake Bentley QB JR

SEC media poll

The SEC media poll was released on July 20, 2018, with the Gamecocks predicted to finish in second place in the East Division.[33]

Media poll (East)
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Georgia1,977 (271)
2South Carolina1,535 (8)
3Florida1,441 (2)
4Missouri1,057
5Kentucky874 (1)
6Tennessee704 (1)
7Vanderbilt392

Preseason All-SEC teams

The Gamecocks had three players at five positions selected to the preseason all-SEC teams.

Recruiting
See also: American football positions, Glossary of American football, and College recruiting

Position key
Back B Center C Cornerback CB Defensive back DB
Defensive end DE Defensive lineman DL Defensive tackle DT End E
Fullback FB Guard G Halfback HB Kicker K
Kickoff returner KR Offensive tackle OT Offensive lineman OL Linebacker LB
Long snapper LS Punter P Punt returner PR Quarterback QB
Running back RB Safety S Tight end TE Wide receiver WR

2018 recruiting class

Incoming transfers

South Carolina added two grad transfers, and two regular transfers to the 2018 roster.[34][35]

NamePos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrev. School
Nick HarveyCB5'10"185Senior (Grad Transfer)Richmond, TXTexas A&M
J.T. IbeS6'0"190Senior (Grad Transfer)Mansfield, TXRice
Jamel CookS6'4"186RS SophomoreMiami, FLSouthern Cal
Josh BelkDT6'3"359FreshmanRichburg, SCClemson

Schedule

Spring game
2018 Garnet and Black Spring game
1 234Total
• Black 14 10100 34
Garnet 3 1700 20

The 2018 South Carolina Gamecocks Garnet and Black spring game took place in Columbia, South Carolina on March 31, at 12:00 p.m. EST. The game was broadcast live on the SEC Network.[36][37] The Black team defeated the Garnet team by a score of 34–20, QB Jake Bentley completed 15 of 25 passes for 174 yards and 2 TD's.[38]

Regular season

South Carolina announced its 2018 football schedule on September 19, 2017.[39] The schedule consists of 7 home games and 5 away games for the regular season. The Gamecocks hosted SEC opponents Georgia (rivalry) on September 8, Missouri on October 6, Texas A&M on October 13, and Tennessee, on October 27. South Carolina traveled to four SEC opponents: Vanderbilt, Kentucky, Ole Miss and Florida.

South Carolina's out of conference opponents represent the ACC, C-USA, SoCon and Sun Belt conferences. The Gamecocks hosted three non–conference games which are against Coastal Carolina of the Sun Belt, Marshall of C-USA and Chattanooga of the SoCon. South Carolina traveled to archrival Clemson of the ACC for 116th annual Palmetto Bowl to finish the regular season.

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 112:00 p.m.Coastal Carolina*
SECNW 49–1575,126
September 83:30 p.m.No. 3 GeorgiaNo. 24
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
CBSL 17–4183,140
September 224:00 p.m.at Vanderbilt
SECNW 37–1426,078
September 297:30 p.m.at No. 17 Kentucky
SECNL 10–2463,081
October 612:00 p.m.Missouri
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
SECNW 37–3573,393
October 133:30 p.m.No. 22 Texas A&M
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
SECNL 23–2676,871
October 277:30 p.m.Tennessee
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
SECNW 27–2480,614
November 312:00 p.m.at Ole Miss
SECNW 48–4456,798
November 1012:00 p.m.at No. 19 Florida
ESPNL 31–3582,696
November 177:30 p.m.Chattanooga*
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
SECNW 49–972,832
November 247:00 p.m.at No. 2 Clemson*
ESPNL 35–5681,436
December 1[a]12:00 p.m.Akron*
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
SECNW 28–353,420
December 2912:00 p.m.vs. Virginia*
ABCL 0–2848,263
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time
^[a] The game between South Carolina and Marshall, originally scheduled for September 15, 2018, was canceled in anticipation of Hurricane Florence. The Gamecocks scheduled Akron to replace Marshall, as Akron had their game against Nebraska canceled due to inclement weather.[40]
Schedule Source:[41]

Personnel

Coaching staff

South Carolina head coach Will Muschamp will enter his third-year in 2018. Muschamp has led the Gamecocks to 15 wins and 11 losses over his first two years, tying Steve Spurrier, and Joe Morrison for most wins in the first two seasons as a Gamecock head coach. On December 6, Offensive Coordinator Kurt Roper was terminated after offensive struggles.[42] Co-offensive coordinator/wide receivers coach Bryan McClendon served as the offensive coordinator for the Outback Bowl win against Michigan, and was promoted to permanent offensive coordinator to replace Roper.[43] On January 5, Dan Werner accepted the role of quarterbacks coach.[44] Werner has previously been on Ole Miss, Miami, and Alabama's coaching staff.[45]

On January 11, it was announced that former South Carolina star running back Marcus Lattimore would be joining the staff as the director of player development.[46][47]

Name Position Consecutive season
Will MuschampHead coach3rd
Lance ThompsonAssistant Head coach and Defensive line coach3rd
Travaris RobinsonDefensive Coordinator and Defensive Backs coach3rd
Bryan McClendonOffensive Coordinator and Wide Receiver coach3rd (1st as OC)
Bobby BentleyRunning backs coach3rd
Eric WolfordOffensive line coach2nd
Coleman HutzlerLinebacker coach and Special teams coordinator3rd
Mike PetersonOutside linebacker coach3rd
Pat WashingtonTight ends coach3rd
Dan WernerQuarterbacks coach1st
Kyle KrantzNickelbacks & Strong-Side Linebackers/ Assistant Special Teams Coach1st
Jeff DillmanStrength & Conditioning Director3rd
Matthew LindseyDirector of Player Personnel2nd
Marcus LattimoreDirector of Player Development1st

[48]

Roster
2018 South Carolina Gamecocks Football Roster

Quarterback

  •  4 Darius Douglas – Freshman (6'0, 199)
  •  7 Dakereon Joyner – Freshman (6'1, 208)
  • 10 Jay Urich – Freshman (6'5, 210)
  • 11 Corbett Glick – Freshman (6'1, 203)
  • 12 Michael Scarnecchia – Senior(6'3, 216)
  • 16 Bailey Hart – Sophomore (6'3, 178)
  • 17 Danny Gordon – Senior (6'0, 211)
  • 19 Jake Bentley – Junior (6'4, 224)

Running Back

  •  5 Rico Dowdle – Junior (6'0, 215)
  • 14 Deshaun Fenwick – Freshman (6'1, 220)
  • 25 A.J. Turner – Junior (5'10, 195)
  • 27 Ty'Son Williams – Junior (6'0, 219)
  • 31 Lavonte Valentine – Freshman (6'0, 190)
  • 32 Caleb Kinlaw – Senior (5'10, 198)
  • 33 Slade Carroll – Freshman (5'9, 210)
  • 34 Mon Denson – Junior (5'10, 212)

Wide Receiver

  •  1 Deebo Samuel – Senior (6'0, 210)
  •  6 Josh Vann – Freshman (5'10, 185)
  •  8 Randrecous Davis – Sophomore (5'10, 189)
  • 13 Shi Smith – Sophomore (5'10, 187)
  • 18 OrTre Smith – Sophomore (6'4, 222)
  • 28 Joe Thomas – Freshman (5'9, 183)
  • 80 Shemar Glenn – Junior (6'0, 165)
  • 81 Darius Rush – Freshman (6'2, 184)
  • 82 Bailey Rogers – Junior (5'9, 167)
  • 83 Chavis Dawkins – Junior (6'2, 220)
  • 86 Chad Terrell – Sophomore (6'3, 219)
  • 89 Bryan Edwards – Junior (6'3, 220)

Placekicker

  • 12 Shane Hynes – Senior (5'9, 178)
  • 42 Alexander Woznick – Sophomore (5'11, 166)
  • 43 Parker White – Sophomore (6'5, 200)

Punter

  • 20 Joseph Charlton – Junior (6'5, 188)
  • 85 Michael Almond – Junior (6'3, 225)
  

Tight End

  •  3 K.C. Crosby – Senior (6'1, 229)
  • 15 Evan Hinson – Junior (6'4, 230)
  • 40 Jacob August – Senior (6'6, 252)
  • 41 Caleb Jenerette – Freshman (6'2, 221)
  • 46 Patrick Reedy – Freshman (6'7, 240)
  • 84 Kyle Markway – Junior (6'4, 242)
  • 87 Kiel Pollard – Junior (6'1, 235)
  • 88 Will Register – Freshman (6'4, 251)

Offensive Lineman

  • 50 Sadarius Hutcherson – Sophomore (6'4, 310)
  • 51 Maxwell Iyama – Freshman (6'5, 310)
  • 54 Jovaugn Gwyn – Freshman (6'2, 296)
  • 55 Christian Pellage – Junior (6'7, 305)
  • 60 Chandler Farrell – Sophomore (6'3, 290)
  • 61 Cameron Johnson – Sophomore (6'6, 289)
  • 63 Blake Camper – Senior (6'8, 309)
  • 66 Will Putnam – Sophomore (6'5, 297)
  • 68 Wyatt Campbell – Freshman (6'6, 305)
  • 70 Hank Manos – Freshman (6'4, 289)
  • 71 Eric Douglas – Freshman (6'4, 298)
  • 72 Donell Stanley – Senior (6'3, 315)
  • 73 Summie Carlay – Freshman (6'5, 300)
  • 74 Dennis Daley – Senior (6'6, 324)
  • 75 Jordon Carty – Freshman (6'7, 315)
  • 76 Jordan Rhodes – Freshman (6'4, 325)
  • 77 Malik Young – Senior (6'3, 287)
  • 78 Zack Bailey – Senior (6'6, 314)
  • 79 Dylan Wonnum – Freshman (6'5, 310)

Defensive Lineman

  •  3 Javon Kinlaw – Junior (6'6, 305)
  •  5 Keir Thomas – Junior (6'2, 276)
  •  8 D. J. Wonnum – Junior (6'5, 258)
  • 15 Aaron Sterling – Sophomore (6'1, 245)
  • 19 Brad Johnson – Sophomore (6'2, 250)
  • 35 Daniel Fennell – Junior (6'2, 246)
  • 50 Griffin Gentry – Sophomore (6'1, 270)
  • 52 Kingsley Enagbare – Freshman (6'4, 285)
  • 57 Jazuun Outlaw – Freshman (6'2, 238)
  • 61 Javion Duncan – Senior (5'11, 273)
  • 90 Rick Sandidge – Freshman (6'5, 285)
  • 91 Shameik Blackshear – Junior (6'5, 270)
  • 92 Tyreek Johnson – Freshman (6'3, 270)
  • 93 Jesus Gibbs – Freshman (6'3, 280)
  • 94 M.J. Webb – Freshman (6'3, 288)
  • 95 Kobe Smith – Junior (6'2, 295)
  • 96 Josh Belk – Freshman (6'3, 359)
  • 99 Jabari Ellis – Junior (6'3, 280)
  

Linebacker

  •  4 Bryson Allen-Williams – Senior (6'1, 230)
  •  6 T. J. Brunson – Junior (6'1, 240)
  • 11 Eldridge Thompson – Senior (6'1, 229)
  • 30 Damani Staley – Sophomore (6'0, 225)
  • 42 Rosendo Louis Jr. – Freshman (6'2, 240)
  • 44 Sherrod Greene – Sophomore (6'1, 228)
  • 45 Spencer Eason-Riddle – Sophomore (6'0, 225)
  • 46 Noah Vincent – Freshman (6'0, 209)
  • 48 Sean McGonigal – Freshman (6'1, 221)
  • 53 Ernest Jones – Freshman (6'2, 235)
  • 59 Alex DeLoach – Freshman (6'3, 209)

Defensive Back

  •  1 Nick Harvey – Senior (5'10, 195)
  •  7 Jaycee Horn – Freshman (6'1, 195)
  •  9 Keisean Nixon – Senior (5'10, 193)
  • 10 R.J. Roderick – Freshman (6'0, 207)
  • 16 Rashad Fenton – Senior (5'11, 188)
  • 17 Javon Charleston – Junior (6'1, 187)
  • 21 Jamyest Williams – Sophomore (5'8, 182)
  • 22 Steven Montac – Senior (5'10, 186)
  • 23 Korey Banks – Sophomore (5'11, 191)
  • 24 Israel Mukuamu – Freshman (6'4, 200)
  • 26 Jaylin Dickerson – Freshman (6'1, 191)
  • 28 Tayvn Jackson – Freshman (5'9, 185)
  • 29 J.T. Ibe – Senior (5'10, 191)
  • 31 Jamel Cook – Sophomore (6'4, 186)
  • 32 Kevin Pickens – Junior (5'8, 177)
  • 33 Zay Brown – Freshman (5'11, 200)
  • 36 Jonathan Gipson – Freshman (6'1, 186)
  • 39 Dawson Hoffman – Freshman (5'11, 197)
  • 40 Jason Senn – Junior (5'8, 186)
  • 47 Jaylan Foster – Sophomore (5'10, 184)

Long Snappers

  • 45 Ben Asbury – Senior (6'0, 199)
  • 49 Matthew Smith – Freshman (6'0, 209)
  • : 2018 South Carolina Gamecocks Football Roster 08/15/18[49]

Depth chart

Game summaries

Coastal Carolina
See also: 2018 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers at South Carolina Gamecocks – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Coastal Carolina 0 3 3915
South Carolina 14 14 14749

at Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina

  • Date: September 1, 2018
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 88° F • Wind: ESE 3 mph • Weather: Partly Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 75,126
  • Referee: Marc Curles
  • TV announcers (SECN): Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (color), Kris Budden (sideline)
  • [50]
Game information

Georgia
See also: Georgia–South Carolina football rivalry and 2018 Georgia Bulldogs football team
Overall record Last 10 meetings record Last meeting Result
18–50-2 4–6 2017 L, 10–24
Georgia Bulldogs at South Carolina Gamecocks – Game summary
1 2 34Total
No. 3 Georgia 17 3 21041
No. 24 South Carolina 7 3 0717

at Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina

  • Date: September 8, 2018
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 92° F • Wind:SE 5 mph • Weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 83,140
  • Referee: Matt Loeffler
  • TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (color), Jamie Erdahl (sideline)
  • [51]
Game information

at Vanderbilt
See also: 2018 Vanderbilt Commodores football team
Overall record Last 10 meetings record Last meeting Result
23–4 9–1 2017 W, 34–27
South Carolina Gamecocks at Vanderbilt Commodores – Game summary
1 2 34Total
South Carolina 10 10 10737
Vanderbilt 0 14 0014

at Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee

  • Date: September 22, 2018
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 72° F • Wind: NE 11 mph • Weather: Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 26,078
  • Referee: Matt Austin
  • TV announcers (SECN): Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (color), Kris Budden (sideline)
  • [52]
Game information

at Kentucky
See also: 2018 Kentucky Wildcats football team
Overall record Last 10 meetings record Last meeting Result
17–11 5–5 2017 L, 13–23
South Carolina Gamecocks at Kentucky Wildcats – Game summary
1 2 34Total
South Carolina 3 0 7010
No. 17 Kentucky 3 21 0024

at Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky

  • Date: September 29, 2018
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 70° F • Wind: NE 6 mph • Weather: Clear
  • Game attendance: 63,081
  • Referee: Lee Hedrick
  • TV announcers (SECN): Tom Hart (play-by-play), Jordan Rodgers (color), Cole Cubelic (sideline)
  • [53]
Game information

Missouri
See also: 2018 Missouri Tigers football team
Missouri Tigers at South Carolina Gamecocks – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Missouri 14 9 01235
South Carolina 7 7 17637

at Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina

  • Date: October 6, 2018
  • Game time: 12:00 PM
  • Game weather: Temperature: 86° F • Wind: ESE 2 mph • Weather: Partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 73,393
  • Referee: David Smith
  • TV announcers (SECN): Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (color), Kris Budden (sideline)
  • [54]
Game information

Texas A&M
See also: 2018 Texas A&M Aggies football team and Bonham Trophy
Texas A&M Aggies at South Carolina Gamecocks – Game summary
1 2 34Total
No. 22 Texas A&M 3 10 31026
South Carolina 0 0 16723

at Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina

  • Date: October 13, 2018
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 76° F • Wind: NNE 3 mph • Weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 76,871
  • Referee: Hubert Owens
  • TV announcers (SECN): Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (color)
  • [55]
Game information

Tennessee
See also: 2018 Tennessee Volunteers football team
Overall record Last 10 meetings record Last meeting Result
9–25 6–4 2017 W, 15–9
Tennessee Volunteers at South Carolina Gamecocks – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Tennessee 7 7 10024
South Carolina 3 6 15327

at Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina

  • Date: October 27, 2018
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 60° F • Wind: W 11 mph • Weather: Partly Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 80,614
  • Referee: James Carter
  • TV announcers (SECN): Tom Hart (play-by-play), Jordan Rodgers (color), Cole Cubelic (sideline)
  • [56]
Game information

at Ole Miss
See also: 2018 Ole Miss Rebels football team
Overall record Last 10 meetings record Last meeting Result
7–8 4–6 2009 W, 16–10
South Carolina Gamecocks at Ole Miss Rebels – Game summary
1 2 34OTTotal
South Carolina 17 10 714048
Ole Miss 3 24 107044

at Vaught-Hemmingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi

  • Date: November 3, 2018
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 66° F • Wind: • Weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 56,798
  • Referee: Marc Curles
  • TV announcers (SECN): Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (color), Kris Budden (sideline)
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Game information

at Florida
See also: 2018 Florida Gators football team
Overall record Last 10 meetings record Last meeting Result
9–26–3 5–5 2017 W, 28–20
South Carolina Gamecocks at Florida Gators – Game summary
1 2 34Total
South Carolina 14 7 10031
No. 19 Florida 0 14 71435

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida

  • Date: November 10, 2018
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 68° F • Wind: N8 • Weather: Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 82,696
  • Referee: David Smith
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (color), Tom Luginbill (sideline)
  • [58]
Game information

Chattanooga
See also: 2018 Chattanooga Mocs football team
Chattanooga Mocs at South Carolina Gamecocks – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Chattanooga 0 3 069
South Carolina 14 14 71449

at Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina

  • Date: November 17, 2018
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 72° F • Wind: Calm • Weather: Clear
  • Game attendance: 72,832
  • Referee: Ken Williamson
  • TV announcers (SECN): Mike Morgan (play-by-play), Barrett Jones (color), Alyssa Lang (sideline)
  • [59]
Game information

at Clemson
See also: Palmetto Bowl and 2018 Clemson Tigers football team
Overall record Last 10 meetings record Last meeting Result
42–69–4 5–5 2017 L, 10–34
South Carolina Gamecocks at Clemson Tigers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
South Carolina 7 14 01435
No. 2 Clemson 14 14 141456

at Memorial Stadium • Clemson, South Carolina

  • Date: November 24, 2018
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 49° F • Wind: NNW 2 • Weather: Clear
  • Game attendance: 81,406
  • Referee: Matt Loeffler
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Steve Levy (play-by-play), Brian Griese (color), Todd McShay (sideline)
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Game information

Akron
See also: 2018 Akron Zips football team
Akron Zips at South Carolina Gamecocks – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Akron 3 0 003
South Carolina 14 14 0028

at Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina

  • Date: December 1, 2018
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 56° F • Wind: SE 3mph • Weather: Showers
  • Game attendance: 53,420
  • Referee: James Carter
  • TV announcers (SECN): Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Cole Cublic (color), Dawn Davenport (sideline)
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Game information

vs. Virginia (Belk Bowl)
See also: 2018 Virginia Cavaliers football team and 2018 Belk Bowl
Overall record Last 10 meetings record Last meeting Result
21–13 7–3 2003 W 31–7
Virginia Cavaliers vs. South Carolina Gamecocks – Game summary
1 2 Total
Virginia 0
South Carolina 0

at Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, NC

  • Date: December 29, 2018
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: • Wind: • Weather:
  • TV announcers (ABC): Adam Amin (play-by-play), Anthony Becht (color), Rocky Boiman (color)
Game information

Rankings
Further information: 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final 
AP RV 24 RV RV RV NR RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 
Coaches RV 24 RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV NR RV NR NR NR 
CFP Not released NR NR NR NR NR NR Not released

Players drafted into the NFL
See also: 2019 NFL Draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Club
236Deebo SamuelWRSan Francisco 49ers
6201Rashad FentonCBKansas City Chiefs
6212Dennis DaleyOTCarolina Panthers

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