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 coachSteve Spurrier (6th season)
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  1 –7     4 –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
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. 12
ESPNL 27–3587,451
October 93:30 pmNo. 1 AlabamaNo. 19
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (College GameDay)
CBSW 35–2182,993
October 166:00 pmat KentuckyNo. 10
ESPN2L 28–3167,955
October 237:00 pmat VanderbiltNo. 19
SECRNW 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. 22
ESPNW 36–1490,885
November 2012:21 pmTroy*No. 17
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
SECNW 69–2474,117
November 277:00 pmat Clemson*No. 18
ESPN2W 29–781,355
December 44:00 pmvs. No. 2 AuburnNo. 18
CBSL 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
See also: 2010 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team
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
See also: 2010 Georgia Bulldogs football team
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
See also: Furman Paladins football
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
See also: 2010 Auburn Tigers football team
1 2 3 4 Total
#12 Gamecocks 14 6 7 0 27
#17 Tigers 7 7 7 14 35

Alabama
See also: 2010 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
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
See also: 2010 Kentucky Wildcats football team
1 2 3 4 Total
#10 Gamecocks 14 14 0 0 28
Wildcats 0 10 7 14 31

Vanderbilt
See also: 2010 Vanderbilt Commodores football team
1 2 3 4 Total
#19 Gamecocks 0 7 7 7 21
Commodores 0 7 0 0 7

Tennessee
See also: 2010 Tennessee Volunteers football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Volunteers 3 7 7 7 24
#17 Gamecocks 0 10 14 14 38

Arkansas
See also: 2010 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
1 2 3 4 Total
#17 Razorbacks 7 17 10 7 41
#18 Gamecocks 7 3 0 10 20

Florida
See also: 2010 Florida Gators football team
1 2 3 4 Total
#22 Gamecocks 9 6 7 14 36
#24 Gators 7 0 0 7 14

Troy
See also: Troy Trojans football
1 2 3 4 Total
Trojans 0 7 10 7 24
#17 Gamecocks 28 28 3 10 69

Clemson
See also: 2010 Clemson Tigers football team
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
See also: 2010 SEC Championship Game

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
See also: 2010 Chick-fil-A Bowl

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
See also: 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football 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
  • Steve Spurrier - Head Coach[21]
  • Ellis Johnson - Assistant Head Coach & Defense Assistant Coach[22]
  • Lorenzo Ward - Defensive Coordinator & Safeties[23]
  • Shane Beamer - Cornerbacks/Special Teams & Recruiting Coordinator[24]
  • Shawn Elliott - Offensive Line/Running Game Coordinator[25]
  • Craig Fitzgerald - Strength & Conditioning[26]
  • Jay Graham - Running Backs[27]
  • Johnson Hunter - Tight Ends[28]
  • Brad Lawing - Defensive Line[29]
  • G.A. Mangus - Quarterbacks[30]
  • Steve Spurrier, Jr. - Wide Receivers[31]

See also

References
  1. ESPN's GameDay is Coming to Our City-Popular Traveling Show To Make Fifth Visit to Columbia
  2. "2010 South Carolina Gamecocks Football Schedule". fbschedules.com. Archived from the original on January 16, 2010. Retrieved January 2, 2010. "2010 South Carolina Gamecocks Football Schedule". gamecocksonlin.cstv.com. Archived from the original on January 10, 2010. Retrieved January 2, 2010.
  3. Spurrier, Lattimore Earn SEC Superlatives
  4. Garcia Earns National Accolades
  5. Awards Continue For Garcia
  6. Garcia wins vote for Capital One Cup Impact Performance of the Week
  7. Alshon Jeffery Named Biletnikoff Finalist
  8. Gamecocks’ Jeffery grabs top honor
  9. Alshon Jeffery Named To 2010 AFCA Coaches' All-America Team
  10. Four Gamecocks Named to AP All-SEC Squads
  11. Six Gamecocks Named To Coaches' All-SEC Team
  12. Two Gamecocks Named to Walter Camp Team
  13. T.J. Johnson Named SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week
  14. Lanning Nominated for Ray Guy Award
  15. Lanning & Lattimore Earn Conference Player Of The Week Honors
  16. Spencer Lanning Named SEC Special Teams Player Of The Week
  17. Lattimore Honored by SEC
  18. Taylor, Lattimore Honored by SEC
  19. Lattimore Named SEC Freshman of the Week
  20. Chisolm Named Semifinalist for Campbell Trophy
  21. Bio: Steve Spurrier
  22. Bio: Ellis Johnson
  23. Bio: Lorenzo Ward
  24. Bio: Shane Beamer
  25. Bio: Shawn Elliott
  26. Bio: Craig Fitzgerald
  27. Bio: Jay Graham
  28. Bio: Johnson Hunter
  29. Bio: Brad Lawing
  30. Bio: G.A. Mangus
  31. Bio: Steve Spurrier, Jr.
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