2008 South Carolina Gamecocks football team


































2008 South Carolina Gamecocks football
South Carolina Gamecocks logo.svg

Outback Bowl, L 10–31 vs. Iowa
Conference Southeastern Conference
Division Eastern Division
2008 record 7–6 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach
Steve Spurrier (4th season)
Defensive coordinator
Ellis Johnson (1st season)
Home stadium
Williams-Brice Stadium (c. 80,250, grass)

Seasons


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2008 SEC football standings

  • v

  • t

  • e

 Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  

Eastern Division
No. 1 Florida x$#
   7
 – 1
         13
 – 1
  
No. 13 Georgia
   6
 – 2
         10
 – 3
  

Vanderbilt
   4
 – 4
         7
 – 6
  

South Carolina
   4
 – 4
         7
 – 6
  

Tennessee
   3
 – 5
         5
 – 7
  

Kentucky
   2
 – 6
         7
 – 6
  

Western Division
No. 6 Alabama x%
   8
 – 0
         12
 – 2
  
No. 14 Ole Miss
   5
 – 3
         9
 – 4
  

LSU
   3
 – 5
         8
 – 5
  

Arkansas
   2
 – 6
         5
 – 7
  

Auburn
   2
 – 6
         5
 – 7
  

Mississippi State
   2
 – 6
         4
 – 8
  

Championship: Florida 31, Alabama 20


  • # – BCS National Champion

  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion

  • % – BCS at-large representative

  • x – Division champion/co-champions

Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the college football season of 2008–2009. The team's head football coach was Steve Spurrier, who served his fourth season at USC. The Gamecocks played their home games at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina.




Contents






  • 1 Preseason


  • 2 Schedule


  • 3 Game summaries


    • 3.1 North Carolina State


    • 3.2 Vanderbilt


    • 3.3 Georgia


    • 3.4 Wofford


    • 3.5 UAB


    • 3.6 Mississippi


    • 3.7 Kentucky


    • 3.8 LSU


    • 3.9 Tennessee


    • 3.10 Arkansas


    • 3.11 Florida


    • 3.12 Clemson




  • 4 Players


    • 4.1 Depth chart


    • 4.2 Roster


    • 4.3 Awards




  • 5 Rankings


  • 6 Statistics


    • 6.1 Team


      • 6.1.1 Scores by quarter




    • 6.2 Offense


      • 6.2.1 Rushing


      • 6.2.2 Passing


      • 6.2.3 Receiving




    • 6.3 Defense


    • 6.4 Special teams




  • 7 Coaching staff


  • 8 References





Preseason


Carolina had their first spring practice on March 21, 2008. It was the first of 15 spring practice sessions for the Gamecocks, who return 54 lettermen in Steve Spurrier's fourth season. The annual Garnet & Black Spring Game is scheduled for 1:00 p.m., Saturday, April 19.



Schedule
















































































































































Date
 Time
 Opponent#
Rank#
 Site
 TV
 Result
 Attendance
August 28
 8:00 pm
NC State*

Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC
ESPN
W 34–0  
 80,616
September 4
 8:30 pm
 at Vanderbilt
 No. 24
Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN
 ESPN
L 17–24  
 36,850
September 13
 3:30 pm
 No. 2 Georgia
Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC
CBS
L 7–14  
 83,704
September 20
 7:00 pm
Wofford*
Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC
PPV
W 23–13  
 76,599
September 27
 7:00 pm
UAB*
Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC
 PPV
W 26–13  
 78,286
October 4
 2:00 pm
 at Ole Miss

Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS
 PPV
W 31–24  
 54,628
October 11
 12:30 pm
 at Kentucky

Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY
Raycom
W 24–17  
 70,822
October 18
 8:00 pm
 No. 13 LSUdagger
Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC
 ESPN
L 17–24  
 82,477
November 1
 7:00 pm
Tennessee
Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC
ESPN2
W 27–6  
 81,731
November 8
 1:00 pm
Arkansas
Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC
 PPV
W 34–21  
 80,290
November 15
 3:30 pm
 at No. 3 Florida
 No. 24
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL
 CBS
L 6–56  
 90,646
November 29
 12:00 pm
 at Clemson*

Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Battle of the Palmetto State)
 ESPN2
L 14–31  
 81,500
January 1
 11:00 am
 vs. Iowa*

Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL (Outback Bowl)
 ESPN
L 10–31  
 55,117

*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

[1]


Radio coverage for all games was provided by the Gamecock Sports Radio Network.[2]



Game summaries



North Carolina State


See also: 2008 NC State Wolfpack football team



























 1
 2
 3
 4 Total
Wolfpack
 0
 0
 0
 0 0

Gamecocks
 0
 3
 10
 21 34



Vanderbilt


See also: 2008 Vanderbilt Commodores football team



























 1
 2
 3
 4 Total
Gamecocks
 7
 3
 0
 7 17

Commodores
 0
 3
 14
 7 24



Georgia


See also: 2008 Georgia Bulldogs football team



























 1
 2
 3
 4 Total

Bulldogs
 0
 6
 8
 0 14
Gamecocks
 0
 7
 0
 0 7



Wofford




























 1
 2
 3
 4 Total
Terriers
 0
 7
 3
 3 13

Gamecocks
 0
 10
 3
 10 23



UAB


See also: 2008 UAB Blazers football team



























 1
 2
 3
 4 Total
Blazers
 3
 3
 0
 7 13

Gamecocks
 10
 10
 3
 3 26



Mississippi


See also: 2008 Ole Miss Rebels football team



























 1
 2
 3
 4 Total

Gamecocks
 3
 14
 7
 7 31
Rebels
 14
 7
 0
 3 24



Kentucky


See also: 2008 Kentucky Wildcats football team



























 1
 2
 3
 4 Total

Gamecocks
 7
 7
 0
 10 24
Wildcats
 7
 10
 0
 0 17



LSU


See also: 2008 LSU Tigers football team



























 1
 2
 3
 4 Total

Tigers
 3
 7
 7
 7 24
Gamecocks
 0
 17
 0
 0 17



Tennessee


See also: 2008 Tennessee Volunteers football team



























 1
 2
 3
 4 Total
Volunteers
 0
 0
 6
 0 6

Gamecocks
 7
 14
 3
 3 27



Arkansas


See also: 2008 Arkansas Razorbacks football team



























 1
 2
 3
 4 Total
Razorbacks
 0
 7
 7
 7 21

Gamecocks
 10
 7
 3
 14 34



Florida


See also: 2008 Florida Gators football team



























 1
 2
 3
 4 Total
Gamecocks
 0
 3
 3
 0 6

Gators
 21
 7
 14
 14 56



Clemson


See also: 2008 Clemson Tigers football team



























 1
 2
 3
 4 Total
Gamecocks
 0
 7
 7
 0 14

Tigers
 10
 14
 7
 0 31



Players



Depth chart


These are the projected starters and primary backups for the Outback Bowl on January 1, 2009.







Key Committed Freshmen


Antonio Allen – DB
Akeem Auguste – DB
Eric Baker – RB
Reggie Bowens – LB
Jarrett Burns – ATH
Ronald Byrd – DL
Kenny Davis – DL
Aramis Hillary – QB
T.J. Johnson – OL
Jarriel King – DL
Reid McCollum – QB
Kenneth Miles – RB
D.L. Moore – WR
Darrell Simmons - DB
Jay Spearman – DB
Chaz Sutton – DL
Devin Taylor – DL
Mike Triglia – TE
Charles Whitlock – DB/WR
Elliot Williams - OL
Shaq Wilson – LB



Roster













Wide Receiver


  • 4 Jason Barnes - Freshman[3]

  • 8 Larry Freeman - Sophomore[4]

  • 9 Moe Brown - Junior[5]

  • 11 Kenny McKinley - Senior[6]

  • 13 Mark Barnes - Freshman[7]

  • 15 Matt Clements - Freshman[8]

  • 17 Chris Culliver - Sophomore[9]

  • 18 Dion Lecorn - Sophomore[10]

  • 81 Paul Haile - Junior[11]

  • 82 Freddie Brown, III - Junior[12]

  • 83 Scott Spurrier - Junior[13]

  • 85 Joe Hills - Freshman[14]

  • 89 Leon Gamble - Senior [15]


Offensive Lineman


  • 54 Hardee Sanders - Junior[16]

  • 57 Lemuel Jeanpierre - Junior[17]

  • 62 Pierre Andrews - Sophomore[18]

  • 63 Seaver Brown - Sophomore[19]

  • 64 Kevin Young - Sophomore[20]

  • 65 Ryan Broadhead - Freshman[21]

  • 66 Hutch Eckerson - Junior[22]

  • 68 Kyle Nunn - Freshmen[23]

  • 70 Garrett Anderson - Junior[24]

  • 72 Quintin Richardson - Freshman[25]

  • 74 Heath Batchelor - Sophomore[26]

  • 75 Gurminder Thind - Senior[27]

  • 76 Jeremy Burgess - Senior[28]

  • 77 Jamon Meredith - Senior[29]

  • 78 Justin Sorensen - Senior[30]


Tight End


  • 19 Nick Prochak - Sophomore[31]

  • 84 Jared Cook - Junior[32]

  • 87 Alex McGrath - Senior[33]

  • 88 Weslye Saunders - Sophomore[34]

  • 90 Foxy Foxworth - Sophomore[35]


  
Quarterback


  • 5 Stephen Garcia - Freshman[36]

  • 6 Tommy Beecher - Junior[37]

  • 7 Chris Smelley - Sophomore[38]

  • 16 Michael McQueeney - Junior[39]

  • 17 Zac Brindise - Sophomore[40]


Running Back


  • 10 Brian Maddox - Sophomore[41]

  • 22 Bobby Wallace - Junior[42]

  • 20 Taylor Rank - Junior[43]

  • 25 Mike Davis - Senior[44]


Fullback


  • 35 Jim Hutton - Junior[45]

  • 44 Clark Gaston - Sophomore[46]

  • 46 Bryan Kingrey - Senior[47]

  • 47 Patrick DiMarco - Sophomore[48]


Defensive tackle


  • 61 Donte'e Nicholls - Freshman[49]

  • 79 Marque Hall - Senior [50]

  • 81 Terrence Campbell - Sophomore[51]

  • 91 Ladi Ajiboye - Sophomore[52]

  • 95 Nathan Pepper - Junior [53]

  • 97 Kenrick Ellis - Sophomore[54]


Defensive End


  • 40 Eric Norwood - Junior[55]

  • 42 Travian Robertson - Sophomore[56]

  • 83 Cliff Matthews - Sophomore[57]

  • 92 Byron McKnight - Freshman[58]

  • 96 Clifton Geathers - Sophomore[59]

  • 99 Jonathan Williams - Senior [60]


  
Cornerback


  • 1 Captain Munnerlyn - Junior[61]

  • 5 Carlos Thomas - Senior[62]

  • 7 Addison Williams - Sophomore[63]

  • 28 Chris Hail - Junior[64]

  • 36 Stoney Woodson - Senior[65]

  • 4 Cedric Snead - Freshman[66]


Defensive Back

  • 23 Jamire Williams - Freshman[67]

Linebacker


  • 4 Alonzo Winfield - Freshman[68]

  • 6 Melvin Ingram - Sophomore[69]

  • 30 Yvan Banag - Senior[70]

  • 31 Gerrod Sinclair - Junior[71]

  • 44 Dustin Lindsey - Senior[72]

  • 45 Rodney Paulk - Junior[73]

  • 48 Vandaral Shackleford - Junior[74]

  • 49 Damien Wright - Junior[75]

  • 53 Marvin Sapp - Senior[76]

  • 58 John Guerry - Junior[77]

  • 52 Jasper Brinkley - Senior[78]


Free Safety


  • 32 Darian Stewart - Junior[79]

  • 42 Mike Newton - Senior[80]


Strong Safety


  • 21 Emanuel Cook - Junior[81]

  • 34 Douglas Peterson - Senior[82]


Long Snapper

  • 59 Charles Turner - Sophomore[83]

Punter / Place Kicker


  • 14 Ryan Succop - Senior[84]

  • 87 Spencer Lanning - Sophomore[85]

  • 97 Nate Spurrier - Junior[86]


Awards



Rankings


See also: 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings



























































































Ranking Movement
Poll Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Final
AP
 NR
 24
 NR
 NR
 NR
 NR
 NR
 NR
 NR
 NR
 NR
 24
 NR
 NR
 NR
Coaches
 NR
 24
 NR
 NR
 NR
 NR
 NR
 NR
 NR
 NR
 NR
 23
 NR
 NR
 NR
Harris
 Not released
 NR
 NR
 NR
 NR
 NR
 NR
 NR
 24
 NR
 NR
 NR
BCS
 Not released
 NR
 NR
 NR
 25
 NR
 NR
 NR
 NR


Statistics



Team








































































USC Opp
Scoring 270 274
  Points per Game 20.8 21.1
First Downs 241 214
  Rushing 91 98
  Passing 129 95
  Penalty 21 21
Total Offense 4115 3795
  Avg per Play 4.7 4.7
  Avg per Game 316.5 291.5
Fumbles-Lost 23-11 21-13
Penalties-Yards 75-640 69-586
  Avg per Game 49.2 45.1


























































USC Opp
Punts-Yards 49-2019 70-2986
  Avg per Punt 41.2 42.4
Time of Possession/Game 29:42 30:18
3rd Down Conversions 70/180 66/177
4th Down Conversions 12/18 5/11
Touchdowns Scored 30 34
Field Goals-Attempts 20-30 12-19
PAT-Attempts 30-30 32-32
Attendance 563,703 334,446
  Games/Avg per Game 7/80,529 5/66,889



Scores by quarter





























 1
 2
 3
 4 Total
South Carolina
 44
 102
 39
 85 270
Opponents
 72
 78
 76
 48 274



Offense



Rushing























































































































































































Name GP-GS Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G
Mike Davis 12-11 163 615 42 573 3.5 3 50 47.8
Brian Maddox 7-0 32 128 7 121 3.8 1 13 17.3
Eric Baker 9-0 46 191 9 182 4.0 0 20 20.2
Bobby Wallace 8-0 25 110 11 99 4.0 0 21 14.1
Stephen Garcia 8-3 70 289 91 198 2.8 2 25 24.8
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 
Total   403 1489 309 1180 2.9 7 50 98.3
Opponents   429 1872 328 1544 3.6 20 80 128.7


Passing
















































































Name GP-GS Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G
Chris Smelley 12-9 114.78 169-302-15 56.0 1922 14 66 160.2
Stephen Garcia 8-3 113.60 65-122-8 53.3 832 6 41 107.6
Tommy Beecher 2-1 63.8 26-14-4 53.8 126 0 18 63.0
                 
Total   113.9 249-452-27 55.1 2892 20 66 222.5
Opponents   110.0 189-328-14 57.0 1923 9 70 159.2


Receiving













































































































































































Name GP-GS No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G
Kenny McKinley   54 642 11.9 4 41 64.2
Jared Cook   37 573 15.5 3 66 44.1
Moe Brown   30 391 13.0 1 34 30.1
Jason Barnes   27 346 12.8 2 38 28.8
Mike Davis   24 213 8.9 1 18 17.8
Weslye Saunders   16 214 13.4 3 27 16.5
Dion LeCorn   14 106 7.6 2 20 17.7
Joe Hills   11 87 7.9 1 24 7.9
Freddie Brown   7 66 9.4 1 16 9.4
               
               
               
               
               
Total   249 2842 11.6 20 66 222.5
Opponents   189 2070 11.0 9 70 159.2


Defense


















































































Name
 GP
 Tackles
 Sacks
 Pass Defense
 Interceptions
 Fumbles
 Blkd
Kick
Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds BrUp QBH No.-Yds Avg TD Long Rcv-Yds FF


Total 332 156 488 36-140 12-81 19 24 8-126 15.8 46 6-81 7 1


Special teams







































































Name
 Punting
 Kickoffs
No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd
 No. Yds Avg TB OB
Spencer Lanning 22 932 42.4 52 5 2 5 0
Ryan Succop 40 2743 68.6 15 0
Total 22 932 42.4 52 5 2 5 0 40 2743 68.6 15 0







































































Name
 Punt Returns
 Kick Returns
No. Yds Avg TD Long No. Yds Avg TD Long
Captain Munnerlyn 15 105 7.0 0 35 3 106 35.3 0 84
Chris Culliver 19 438 23.1 0 50
Larry Freeman 1 24 24.0 0 24
Total


Coaching staff




  • Steve Spurrier - Head Coach [87]


  • Ellis Johnson - Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers & Assistant Head Coach [88]

  • Shane Beamer - Cornerbacks [89]

  • Ron Cooper - Safeties [90]

  • Robert Gillespie - Running Backs [91]

  • John Hunt - Offensive Line [92]

  • Brad Lawing - Defensive Line [93]

  • David Reaves - Quarterbacks & Recruiting Coordinator [94]

  • Ray Rychleski - Special Teams [95]

  • Steve Spurrier, Jr. - Wide Receivers [96]



References





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