2010 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

2010 South Carolina Gamecocks football

SEC Eastern Division Champions
SEC Championship vs. Auburn, L 17–56
Chick-fil-A Bowl vs. Florida State, L 17–26
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 22
AP	No. 22
2010 record	9–5 (5–3 SEC)
Head coach	Steve Spurrier
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Ellis Johnson
Base defense	4-2-5
Home stadium	Williams-Brice Stadium (Capacity: 80,250)

2010 SEC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Eastern Division
#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
#1 Auburn x$#		8	–	0		14	–	0
#12 Arkansas %		6	–	2		10	–	3
#8 LSU		6	–	2		11	–	2
#10 Alabama		5	–	3		10	–	3
#15 Mississippi State		4	–	4		9	–	4
Ole Miss		1	–	7		4	–	8
Championship: Auburn 56, South Carolina 17
# – BCS National Champion $ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

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.

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]

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:30 pm	Southern Miss*		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	ESPN	W 41–13	70,438
September 11	12:00 pm	No. 22 Georgia	No. 24	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	ESPN2	W 17–6	80,974
September 18	7:00 pm	Furman*	No. 13	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	ESPN3	W 38–19	73,681
September 25	7:45 pm	at No. 17 Auburn	No. 12	Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	ESPN	L 27–35	87,451
October 9	3:30 pm	No. 1 Alabama	No. 19	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	CBS	W 35–21	82,993
October 16	6:00 pm	at Kentucky	No. 10	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY	ESPN2	L 28–31	67,955
October 23	7:00 pm	at Vanderbilt	No. 19	Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN	SECRN	W 21–7	33,425
October 30	12:21 pm	Tennessee	No. 17	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	SECN	W 38–24	79,336
November 6	7:00 pm	No. 17 Arkansas	No. 18	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	ESPN	L 20–41	75,136
November 13	7:15 pm	at No. 24 Florida	No. 22	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL	ESPN	W 36–14	90,885
November 20	12:21 pm	Troy*	No. 17	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	SECN	W 69–24	74,117
November 27	7:00 pm	at Clemson*	No. 18	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Battle of the Palmetto State)	ESPN2	W 29–7	81,355
December 4	4:00 pm	vs. No. 2 Auburn	No. 18	Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA (SEC Championship Game)	CBS	L 17–56	75,802
December 31	7:30 pm	vs. No. 23 Florida State*	No. 19	Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA (Chick-fil-A Bowl)	ESPN	L 17–26	72,217
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Game notes

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

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.

Defense

FS
Akeem Auguste
DeVonte Holloman

WLB	MLB	SLB
⋅	Josh Dickerson	⋅
Quin Smith	Rodney Paulk	⋅

SS
D. J. Swearinger
DeVonte Holloman

CB
C.C. Whitlock
Marty Markett

DE	DT	DT	DE
Cliff Matthews	Ladi Ajiboye	Travian Robertson	Devin Taylor
Melvin Ingram	Kenny Davis	Aldrick Fordham	Byron McKnight

CB
Stephon Gilmore
Akeem Auguste

Offense

WR
Alshon Jeffery
D.L. Moore

LT	LG	C	RG	RT
Kyle Nunn	Garrett Chisolm	T.J. Johnson	Rokevious Watkins	Hutch Eckerson
Jarriel King	Rokevious Watkins	Ronald Patrick	Terrence Campbell	Kyle Nunn

TE
Patrick DiMarco
Justice Cunningham

WR
Tori Gurley
Ace Sanders

QB
Stephen Garcia
Connor Shaw

Key Reserves
RB Kenny Miles
WR Jason Barnes
WR Lamar Scruggs
WR DeMario Bennett
WR DeAngelo Smith
DE Chaz Sutton
DT Byron Jerideau
TE Mike Triglia

RB
Marcus Lattimore
Brian Maddox

FB
Patrick DiMarco
Brian Maddox

Special Teams
PK Spencer Lanning
P Spencer Lanning
KR Bryce Sherman
PR Ace Sanders
LS Charles Turner
H Seth Strickland

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

2010 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40^‡	Commit date
Javon Bell DB	Jacksonville, FL	Ribault HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	4.5	Feb 3, 2010
Javon Bell DB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 73
A.J. Cann OL	Bamberg, SC	Bamberg-Ehrhardt HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	5.1	Jun 17, 2009
A.J. Cann OL	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 81
Patrick Fish K	Lawndale, NC	Burns HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	-	Oct 4, 2009
Patrick Fish K	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: -
Cody Gibson OL	Tallahassee, FL	Lincoln HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	5.2	Jul 7, 2009
Cody Gibson OL	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77
Toquavius Gilchrist LB	El Dorado, KS	Butler County CC	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	4.5	Dec 15, 2009
Toquavius Gilchrist LB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: -
Sharrod Golightly DB	Decatur, GA	Southwest Dekalb HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	4.6	Feb 1, 2010
Sharrod Golightly DB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 74
Brandon Golson LB	St. Matthews, SC	Calhoun County HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	-	Jun 11, 2009
Brandon Golson LB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80
Victor Hampton DB	Darlington, SC	Darlington HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	4.4	Jan 9, 2010
Victor Hampton DB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78
Byron Jerideau DT	Fort Scott, KS	Fort Scott CC	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	320 lb (150 kg)	5.0	Feb 1, 2010
Byron Jerideau DT	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: -
Nick Jones WR	Duncan, SC	Byrnes HS	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	4.45	Nov 22, 2009
Nick Jones WR	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77
Marcus Lattimore RB	Duncan, SC	Byrnes HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	4.5	Feb 2, 2010
Marcus Lattimore RB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 84
Du'Von Millsap OL	Buford, GA	Buford HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	320 lb (150 kg)	5.0	Oct 27, 2009
Du'Von Millsap OL	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 76
Ronald Patrick OL	Cocoa, FL	Cocoa HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	-	Jun 21, 2009
Ronald Patrick OL	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 72
Kelcy Quarles DT	Greenwood, SC	Greenwood HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	4.7	Nov 24, 2008
Kelcy Quarles DT	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 81
Corey Robinson OL	Havelock, NC	Havelock HS	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	295 lb (134 kg)	5.1	Jun 30, 2009
Corey Robinson OL	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 76
Ace Sanders WR	Bradenton, FL	Manatee HS	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	4.4	Jan 28, 2010
Ace Sanders WR	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 75
Cadarious Sanders DB	LaGrange, GA	Troup County HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.6	Jul 26, 2009
Cadarious Sanders DB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 75
Connor Shaw QB	Flowery Branch, GA	Flowery Branch HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	4.5	Apr 11, 2009
Connor Shaw QB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78
Corey Simmons DE	Norcross, GA	Greater Atlanta Christian School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	5.1	Jan 27, 2010
Corey Simmons DE	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: -
J.T. Surratt DT	Winston-Salem, NC	Parkland HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	-	Jun 18, 2009
J.T. Surratt DT	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 75
Dylan Thompson QB	Boiling Springs, SC	Boiling Springs HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	4.6	Jun 15, 2009
Dylan Thompson QB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 74
Brison Williams DB	Warner Robins, GA	Northside HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	-	Jun 21, 2009
Brison Williams DB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 74
Tramell Williams OL	Jacksonville, FL	Robert E. Lee HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	4.9	Jun 26, 2009
Tramell Williams OL	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 75
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 34 Rivals: 24 ESPN: 23
‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "South Carolina Signee List 2010". Rivals.com. "Scout.com Football Recruiting: South Carolina". Scout.com. "2010 Player Signees- South Carolina". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2010 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Rankings

Ranking Movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Receiving votes.
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	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]

References

↑ ESPN's GameDay is Coming to Our City-Popular Traveling Show To Make Fifth Visit to Columbia
↑ "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.
1 2 Spurrier, Lattimore Earn SEC Superlatives
↑ Garcia Earns National Accolades
↑ Awards Continue For Garcia
↑ Garcia wins vote for Capital One Cup Impact Performance of the Week
↑ Alshon Jeffery Named Biletnikoff Finalist
↑ Gamecocks’ Jeffery grabs top honor
↑ Alshon Jeffery Named To 2010 AFCA Coaches' All-America Team
1 2 3 4 5 Four Gamecocks Named to AP All-SEC Squads
1 2 3 4 5 6 Six Gamecocks Named To Coaches' All-SEC Team
1 2 Two Gamecocks Named to Walter Camp Team
↑ T.J. Johnson Named SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week
↑ Lanning Nominated for Ray Guy Award
1 2 Lanning & Lattimore Earn Conference Player Of The Week Honors
↑ Spencer Lanning Named SEC Special Teams Player Of The Week
↑ Lattimore Honored by SEC
1 2 Taylor, Lattimore Honored by SEC
↑ Lattimore Named SEC Freshman of the Week
↑ Chisolm Named Semifinalist for Campbell Trophy
↑ Bio: Steve Spurrier
↑ Bio: Ellis Johnson
↑ Bio: Lorenzo Ward
↑ Bio: Shane Beamer
↑ Bio: Shawn Elliott
↑ Bio: Craig Fitzgerald
↑ Bio: Jay Graham
↑ Bio: Johnson Hunter
↑ Bio: Brad Lawing
↑ Bio: G.A. Mangus
↑ Bio: Steve Spurrier, Jr.

South Carolina Gamecocks football

Venues	Williams-Brice Stadium (1934–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Clemson Georgia North Carolina

Culture & lore	Cocky "The Fighting Gamecocks Lead the Way" Mighty Sound of the Southeast Sandstorm Clemson–South Carolina football brawl

People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees

Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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