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2008 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

American college football season

American college football season

FieldValue
year2008
teamSouth Carolina Gamecocks
imageSouth Carolina Gamecocks logo.svg
image_size125
conferenceSoutheastern Conference
divisionEastern Division
short_confSEC
record7–6
conf_record4–4
head_coachSteve Spurrier
hc_year4th
off_schemeFun and gun
def_coachEllis Johnson
dc_year1st
def_scheme4–2–5
stadiumWilliams-Brice Stadium
bowl[Outback Bowl](2009-outback-bowl)
bowl_resultL 10–31 vs. [Iowa](2008-iowa-hawkeyes-football-team)

The 2008 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head 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. The team compiled a record of 7–6.

South Carolina had the top defense in the country by October, but also three different starting quarterbacks and one of the worst offensive lines in the country throughout the year. After Tommy Beecher sustained a poor performance and injury in the season-opener against NC State, the team's offense alternated mainly between quarterbacks Chris Smelley and Stephen Garcia. The Gamecocks nearly upset No. 2 Georgia and defending national champion No. 13 LSU, but fell short in both games.

Preseason

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

Schedule

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

Game summaries

North Carolina State

Vanderbilt

Georgia

Wofford

UAB

Mississippi

Kentucky

LSU

Tennessee

Arkansas

Florida

Clemson

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 LaCharles Lindsey - WR

Roster

Rankings

Statistics

Team

USCOpp
Scoring270
Points per game20.8
First downs241
Rushing91
Passing129
Penalty21
Total offense4115
Avg per play4.7
Avg per game316.5
Fumbles-Lost23-11
Penalties-Yards75-640
Avg per game49.2
USCOpp
Punts-Yards49-2019
Avg per punt41.2
Time of possession/Game29:42
3rd down conversions70/180
4th down conversions12/18
Touchdowns scored30
Field goals-Attempts20-30
PAT-Attempts30-30
Attendance563,703
Games/Avg per Game7/80,529

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Scores by quarter

{{Linescore AmfootballRoad=South CarolinaR1=44R2=102R3=39R4=85Home=OpponentsH1=72H2=78H3=76H4=48

Offense

Rushing

NameGP-GSAttGainLossNetAvgTDLongAvg/G
Mike Davis12-11163615425733.535047.8
Brian Maddox7-03212871213.811317.3
Eric Baker9-04619191824.002020.2
Bobby Wallace8-02511011994.002114.1
Stephen Garcia8-370289911982.822524.8
**Total**403148930911802.975098.3
**Opponents**429187232815443.62080128.7

Passing

NameGP-GSEfficCmp-Att-IntPctYdsTDLngAvg/G
Chris Smelley12-9114.78169-302-1556.019221466160.2
Stephen Garcia8-3113.6065-122-853.3832641107.6
Tommy Beecher2-163.826-14-453.812601863.0
**Total**113.9249-452-2755.128922066222.5
**Opponents**110.0189-328-1457.01923970159.2

Receiving

NameGP-GSNo.YdsAvgTDLongAvg/G
Kenny McKinley5464211.944164.2
Jared Cook3757315.536644.1
Moe Brown3039113.013430.1
Jason Barnes2734612.823828.8
Mike Davis242138.911817.8
Weslye Saunders1621413.432716.5
Dion LeCorn141067.622017.7
Joe Hills11877.91247.9
Freddie Brown7669.41169.4
**Total**249284211.62066222.5
**Opponents**189207011.0970159.2

Defense

NameGPTacklesSacksPass DefenseInterceptionsFumblesBlkd
KickSoloAstTotalTFL-YdsNo-YdsBrUpQBHNo.-YdsAvgTDLongRcv-YdsFF
**Total**33215648836-14012-8119248-12615.8466-8171

Special teams

NamePuntingKickoffsNo.YdsAvgLongTBFCI20BlkdNo.YdsAvgTBOB
Spencer Lanning2293242.4525250
Ryan Succop40274368.6150
**Total**2293242.452525040274368.6150
NamePunt returnsKick returnsNo.YdsAvgTDLongNo.YdsAvgTDLong
Captain Munnerlyn151057.0035310635.3084
Chris Culliver1943823.1050
Larry Freeman12424.0024
**Total**

Coaching staff

  • Steve Spurrier - Head Coach
  • Ellis Johnson - Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers & Assistant Head Coach
  • Shane Beamer - Cornerbacks
  • Ron Cooper- Safeties
  • Robert Gillespie- Running Backs
  • John Hunt- Offensive Line
  • Brad Lawing - Defensive Line
  • David Reaves - Quarterbacks & Recruiting Coordinator
  • Ray Rychleski - Special Teams
  • Steve Spurrier, Jr. - Wide Receivers

References

References

  1. "2008 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results".
  2. "South Carolina Defeats Ole Miss 31-24".
  3. Staff Writer. "Garcia might get chance to step up".
  4. Talbott, Chris. "Gamecocks find QB in win".
  5. (2008-11-30). "Garcia Named Starter for Bowl Game".
  6. Pollock, Tim. "Stephen Garcia Leads the 2009 South Carolina Gamecocks, But To Where?".
  7. Breiner, Ben. (August 30, 2017). "Why Tommy Beecher won't let one bad game define him".
  8. (2008-09-13). "Gamecocks Fall Short In Loss To No. 2 Georgia 14-7".
  9. "LSU 24-17 South Carolina (Oct 18, 2008) Final Score".
  10. "University of South Carolina Official Athletic Site - Football".
  11. "Gamecock Sports Radio Network".
  12. "Player Bio: Kenny McKinley - SOUTH CAROLINA GAMECOCKS".
  13. "Player Bio: Chris Culliver - SOUTH CAROLINA GAMECOCKS".
  14. "Player Bio: Lemuel Jeanpierre - SOUTH CAROLINA OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE".
  15. "University of South Carolina Official Athletic Site - Football".
  16. "Player Bio: Clifton Geathers - SOUTH CAROLINA GAMECOCKS".
  17. "SOUTH CAROLINA OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE - Football".
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