American college football season
2012 South Carolina Gamecocks football |
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Outback Bowl champion |
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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
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Division | East Division |
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Ranking |
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Coaches | No. 7 |
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AP | No. 8 |
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Record | 11–2 (6–2 SEC) |
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Head coach | - Steve Spurrier (8th season)
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Co-offensive coordinator | Steve Spurrier Jr. (1st as Co OC, 8th overall season) |
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Co-offensive coordinator | Shawn Elliott (1st as OC, 3rd overall season) |
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Offensive scheme | Multiple |
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Defensive coordinator | Lorenzo Ward (1st as DC, 4th overall season) |
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Base defense | 4–2–5 |
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Home stadium | Williams-Brice Stadium |
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The 2012 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Gamecocks were led by eighth-year head coach Steve Spurrier and played their home games at Williams-Brice Stadium. They were a member of the East Division of the Southeastern Conference. The season finished with 11–2, 6–2 in SEC to finish in third place in the East Division. They climbed as high as No. 3 in the AP Poll – this was their highest ranking since 1984, and it has not been matched since then.[1] They were invited to the Outback Bowl, where the Gamecocks defeated Michigan 33–28 by a game-winning TD with 11 seconds remaining in the game.
Preseason
On April 14, 2012, the Black squad defeated the Garnet squad, 38–24, in the annual Garnet & Black Spring Game, in front of a crowd of 34,513. Quarterback Connor Shaw finished the day 6–7 for 128 yards and two touchdowns for the Black team, while Garnet QB Dylan Thompson was 15–20 for 168 yards and a rushing touchdown.[2]
Schedule
The October 6 game against Georgia played host to ESPN's College GameDay, the school's sixth time hosting the popular ESPN show.[3]
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 30 | 7:00 pm | at Vanderbilt | No. 9 | | ESPN | W 17–13 | 38,393 |
September 8 | 12:21 pm | East Carolina* | No. 9 | | SECN | W 48–10 | 77,006 |
September 15 | 7:00 pm | UAB* | No. 8 | - Williams-Brice Stadium
- Columbia, SC
| SECRN | W 49–6 | 77,963 |
September 22 | 3:30 pm | Missouri | No. 7 | - Williams-Brice Stadium
- Columbia, SC
| CBS | W 31–10 | 80,836 |
September 29 | 7:00 pm | at Kentucky | No. 6 | | ESPN2 | W 38–17 | 49,810 |
October 6 | 7:00 pm | No. 5 Georgia | No. 6 | - Williams-Brice Stadium
- Columbia, SC (rivalry) (College GameDay)
| ESPN | W 35–7 | 85,199‡ |
October 13 | 8:00 pm | at No. 9 LSU | No. 3 | | ESPN | L 21–23 ‡ | 92,734 |
October 20 | 3:30 pm | at No. 3 Florida | No. 9 | | CBS | L 11–44 | 90,833 |
October 27 | 12:00 pm | Tennessee | No. 17 | - Williams-Brice Stadium
- Columbia, SC (rivalry)
| ESPN | W 38–35 | 80,250 |
November 10 | 12:00 pm | Arkansas | No. 12 | - Williams-Brice Stadium
- Columbia, SC
| CBS | W 38–20 | 78,772 |
November 17 | 1:00 pm | Wofford* | No. 12 | - Williams-Brice Stadium
- Columbia, SC
| PPV | W 24–7 | 79,982 |
November 24 | 7:00 pm | at No. 12 Clemson* | No. 13 | | ESPN | W 27–17 | 84,513 |
January 1 | 1:00 pm | vs. No. 19 Michigan* | No. 11 | | ESPN | W 33–28 | 54,527 |
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- ‡ New Williams–Brice Stadium Attendance Record
‡ As part of their penalty for NCAA violations, LSU has retroactively vacated its 2012 victory over South Carolina. However, the penalty to vacate victories does not result in a loss (or forfeiture) of the affected game or award a victory to the opponent, therefore South Carolina still considers the game a loss in their official records.[5]
Game summaries
Vanderbilt
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • #9 South Carolina | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 | Vanderbilt | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 | - Date: August 30
- Location: Nashville, Tennessee
- Game start: 6:01 pm
- Elapsed time: 3:15
- Game attendance: 38,393
- Game weather: 86, Partly Cloudy
- Referee: Matt Austin
- TV announcers (ESPN): Rece Davis (play-by-play), David Pollack and Jesse Palmer (color), Samantha Steele (sideline)
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East Carolina
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | East Carolina | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | • #9 South Carolina | 14 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 48 | - Date: September 8
- Location: Columbia, South Carolina
- Game start: 12:21 pm
- Elapsed time: 3:19
- Game attendance: 77,006
- Game weather: 88, Sunny
- Referee: Wayne Winkler
- TV announcers (SEC Network): Dave Neal (play-by-play), Andre Ware (color), Cara Capuano (sideline)
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UAB
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | UAB | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | • #8 South Carolina | 7 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 49 | - Date: September 15
- Location: Columbia, South Carolina
- Game start: 7:08 pm
- Elapsed time: 3:22
- Game attendance: 77,963
- Game weather: 84, Fair
- Referee: Ken Williamson
- Television network: FSN
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Missouri
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Missouri | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 | • #7 South Carolina | 0 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 31 | - Date: September 22
- Location: Columbia, South Carolina
- Game start: 3:39 pm
- Elapsed time: 3:02
- Game attendance: 80,836
- Game weather: 88, Fair
- Referee: Matt Loeffler
- TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (color), Tracy Wolfson (sideline)
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Kentucky
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • #6 South Carolina | 0 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 38 | Kentucky | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 | - Date: September 29
- Location: Lexington, Kentucky
- Game start: 7:10 pm
- Elapsed time: 3:08
- Game attendance: 49,810
- Game weather: 70, Fair
- Referee: Tom Ritter
- TV announcers (ESPN2): Mike Patrick (play-by-play), Ed Cunningham (color), Jeannine Edwards (sideline)
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Georgia
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | #5 Georgia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | • #6 South Carolina | 21 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 35 | - Date: October 6
- Location: Columbia, South Carolina
- Game start: 7:10 pm
- Elapsed time: 3:13
- Game attendance: 85,199
- Game weather: 78, Clear
- Referee: Matt Austin
- TV announcers (ESPN): Brent Musburger (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (color), Heather Cox (sideline)
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LSU
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | #3 South Carolina | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | • #9 LSU | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 23 | - Date: October 13
- Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Game start: 7:06 pm
- Elapsed time: 3:27
- Game attendance: 92,734
- Game weather: 79 Degrees
- Referee: Hubert Owens
- TV announcers (ESPN): Brent Musburger (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (color), Heather Cox (sideline)
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Florida
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | #9 South Carolina | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | • #3 Florida | 7 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 44 | - Date: October 20
- Location: Gainesville, Florida
- Game start: 3:39 pm
- Elapsed time: 3:22
- Game attendance: 90,833
- Game weather: 79, Sunny
- Referee: Matt Loeffler
- TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (color), Tracy Wolfson (sideline)
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Tennessee
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Tennessee | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 35 | • #17 South Carolina | 7 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 38 | - Date: October 27
- Location: Columbia, South Carolina
- Game start: 12:01 pm
- Elapsed time: 3:34
- Game attendance: 80,250
- TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Brian Griese (color), Jenn Brown (sideline)
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Arkansas
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Arkansas | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 20 | • #12 South Carolina | 7 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 38 | - Date: November 10
- Location: Columbia, South Carolina
- Game start: 12:10 pm
- Elapsed time: 3:26
- Game attendance: 78,772
- TV announcers (CBS): Tim Brando (play-by-play), Steve Beuerlein (color), Marty Snider (sideline)
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Wofford
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Wofford | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | • #12 South Carolina | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 24 | - Date: November 17
- Location: Columbia, South Carolina
- Game start: 1:05 pm
- Elapsed time: 2:44
- Game attendance: 79,982
- Television network: PPV
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Clemson
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • #13 South Carolina | 7 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 27 | #12 Clemson | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | - Date: November 24
- Location: Clemson, South Carolina
- Game start: 7:15 pm
- Elapsed time: 3:32
- Game attendance: 82,000
- TV announcers (ESPN): Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Matt Millen (color), Shannon Spake (sideline)
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Michigan
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • #11 South Carolina | 14 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 33 | #19 Michigan | 3 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 28 | - Date: January 1, 2013
- Location: Tampa, Florida
- Game start: 1:00 pm
- Elapsed time: 3:45
- Game attendance: 54,527
- Referee: Jeff Maconaghy (Big East)
- TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Tirico (play-by-play), Jon Gruden (color), Shannon Spake (sideline)
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Players
Depth chart
Projected starters and primary backups versus Clemson on November 24, 2012.
Defense | | WLB | MLB | SLB | ⋅ | Reginald Bowens | ⋅ | Quin Smith | Damario Jeffery | ⋅ | | SS | Brison Williams | Jared Shaw | | CB | Victor Hampton | Ahmad Christian | | | | | | Offense | | | | | | | | | Key reserves | RB Mike Davis | WR D.L. Moore | WR DeAngelo Smith | WR Shaq Roland | WR K.J. Brent | TE Jerell Adams | DE Gerald Dixon | LB Cedrick Cooper | | RB | Kenny Miles | Mike Davis | | | FB | Qua Gilchrist | Connor McLaurin | | | | | | |
Awards
- Jadeveon Clowney – SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week, 9/17/12;[6] SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week, 10/1/12;[7] SEC Defensive Lineman and Co-Defensive Player of the Week, 11/26/12[8]
- T.J. Johnson - SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week, 10/8/12[9]
- Marcus Lattimore – SEC Offensive Player of the Week, 9/3/12[10]
- Ace Sanders - SEC Co-Special Teams Player of the Week, 9/24/12,[11] SEC Co-Special Teams Player of the Week, 10/8/12[9]
- Connor Shaw - SEC Co-Offensive Player of the Week, 9/24/12,[11] SEC Offensive Player of the Week, 10/29/12[12]
- D. J. Swearinger - Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week, 11/11/12[13]
Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
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AP | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 8 |
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Coaches | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
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Harris | Not released | 3 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | Not released |
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BCS | Not released | 7 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 10 | Not released |
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Coaching staff
- Steve Spurrier – Head coach[14]
- Lorenzo Ward – Defensive coordinator[15]
- Kirk Botkin - Linebackers, spurs coach[16]
- Grady Brown - Secondary coach, assistant special teams coordinator[17]
- Shawn Elliott – Co-offensive coordinator, offensive line coach[18]
- Brad Lawing – Defensive line coach[19]
- G. A. Mangus – Quarterbacks coach[20]
- Joe Robinson - Special teams coordinator, tight ends coach[21]
- Everette Sands - Running backs coach[22]
- Steve Spurrier Jr. – Recruiting coordinator, wide receivers coach[23]
References
- ^ "South Carolina Gamecocks School History".
- ^ Black Defeats Garnet in Spring Game
- ^ ESPN's GameDay is Coming To Our City
- ^ SEC 2012 TV Schedule Archived July 23, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Matt Sarz Sports, retrieved April 12, 2012
- ^ Low, Chris (June 16, 2009). "What does vacating wins really mean?". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
- ^ Clowney Named SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week
- ^ Clowney Honored by SEC
- ^ Clowney Honored by SEC
- ^ a b Johnson and Sanders Honored by SEC
- ^ "Lattimore Named SEC Offensive Player of the Week". Archived from the original on September 8, 2012. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
- ^ a b Shaw and Sanders Receive SEC Honors
- ^ Shaw Named SEC Offensive Player of the Week
- ^ Swearinger Named National Defensive Player of the Week
- ^ "Bio: Steve Spurrier". Archived from the original on December 23, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
- ^ "Bio: Lorenzo Ward". Archived from the original on October 8, 2009. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
- ^ Bio: Kirk Botkin
- ^ Bio: Grady Brown
- ^ Bio: Shawn Elliott
- ^ "Bio: Brad Lawing". Archived from the original on December 25, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
- ^ "Bio: G.A. Mangus". Archived from the original on October 8, 2009. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
- ^ Bio: Joe Robinson
- ^ Bio: Everette Sands
- ^ "Bio: Steve Spurrier, Jr". Archived from the original on October 1, 2011. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
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