2013 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

2013 South Carolina Gamecocks football

Capital One Bowl Champions
Capital One Bowl vs. Wisconsin, W 34–24
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
AP	No. 4
2013 record	11–2 (6–2 SEC)
Head coach	Steve Spurrier (9th year)
Co-offensive coordinator	Steve Spurrier, Jr. (2nd as Co OC, 9th overall year)
Co-offensive coordinator	Shawn Elliot (2nd as OC, 4th overall year)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Lorenzo Ward (2nd as DC, 5th overall year)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Williams-Brice Stadium (Capacity: 80,250)

2013 SEC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Eastern Division
#5 Missouri x		7	–	1		12	–	2
#4 South Carolina		6	–	2		11	–	2
Georgia		5	–	3		8	–	5
#24 Vanderbilt		4	–	4		9	–	4
Florida		3	–	5		4	–	8
Tennessee		2	–	6		5	–	7
Kentucky		0	–	8		2	–	10
Western Division
#2 Auburn xy$		7	–	1		12	–	2
#7 Alabama x%		7	–	1		11	–	2
#14 LSU		5	–	3		10	–	3
#18 Texas A&M		4	–	4		9	–	4
Mississippi State		3	–	5		7	–	6
Ole Miss		3	–	5		8	–	5
Arkansas		0	–	8		3	–	9
Championship: Auburn 59, Missouri 42
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 2013 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Gamecocks competed as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) as part of its Eastern Division. The team was led by head coach Steve Spurrier, in his ninth year, and played its home games at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	6:00 PM	North Carolina*	No. 6	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	ESPN	W 27–10	81,572
September 7	4:30 PM	at No. 11 Georgia	No. 6	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Rivalry)	ESPN	L 30–41	92,746
September 14	7:00 PM	Vanderbilt	No. 12	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	ESPN	W 35–25	81,371
September 28	12:00 PM	at UCF*	No. 12	Bright House Networks Stadium • Orlando, FL	ABC	W 28–25	47,605
October 5	7:30 PM	Kentucky	No. 13	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	SECRN	W 35–28	82,313
October 12	12:21 PM	at Arkansas	No. 14	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	SECTV	W 52–7	66,302
October 19	12:00 PM	at Tennessee	No. 11	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	ESPN	L 21–23	95,736
October 26	7:00 PM	at No. 5 Missouri	No. 20	Faurot Field • Columbia, MO (Battle of Columbia)	ESPN	W 27–24 ^2OT	67,124
November 2	12:21 PM	Mississippi State	No. 14	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	SECTV	W 34–16	82,111
November 16	7:00 PM	Florida	No. 11	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	ESPN2	W 19–14	83,853
November 23	1:00 PM	No. 11 (FCS) Coastal Carolina*	No. 12	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	PPV	W 70–10	81,411
November 30	7:00 PM	No. 6 Clemson*	No. 10	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC (Battle of the Palmetto State)	ESPN2	W 31–17	84,174
January 1, 2014	1:00 PM	vs. No. 19 Wisconsin*	No. 8	Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium • Orlando, FL (Capital One Bowl)	ABC	W 34–24	56,629
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source:^[2]

Players

Depth chart

Projected starters and primary backups versus Mississippi State on November 2, 2013.

Defense

FS
Chaz Elder
T.J. Gurley

WLB	MLB	SLB
⋅	Marquis Roberts	⋅
Kaiwan Lewis	Skai Moore	⋅

SS
Brison Williams
Kadetrix Marcus

CB
Victor Hampton
Ahmad Christian

DE	DT	DT	DE
Chaz Sutton	J.T. Surratt	Kelcy Quarles	Jadeveon Clowney
Gerald Dixon	Gerald Dixon, Jr.	Phillip Dukes	Darius English

CB
Jimmy Legree
Rico McWilliams

Offense

WR
Damiere Byrd
Nick Jones

LT	LG	C	RG	RT
Corey Robinson	A.J. Cann	Cody Waldrop	Ronald Patrick	Brandon Shell
Mason Zandi	Brock Stadnik	Clayton Stadnik	Will Sport	Cody Gibson

TE
Rory Anderson
Jerell Adams

WR
Bruce Ellington
Shaq Roland

QB
Connor Shaw
Dylan Thompson

Key Reserves
WR Shamier Jeffery
WR Pharoh Cooper
WR K.J. Brent
WR Kane Whitehurst
TE Mason Zandi
DE Mason Harris
LB Jonathan Walton
LB Cedrick Cooper

RB
Mike Davis
Shon Carson

FB
Connor McLaurin
Jordan Diaz

Special Teams
PK Elliot Fry
P Tyler Hull
KR Pharoh Cooper
PR Pharoh Cooper
LS Drew Williams
H Patrick Fish

Awards

A.J. Cann – SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week, 9/30/13^[3]
Mike Davis – AgSouth Athlete of the Week, 9/30/13^[4]
Elliott Fry – SEC Special Teams Player of the Week, 10/28/13;^[5] SEC Freshman of the Week, 11/18/13^[6]
Victor Hampton – SEC Defensive Player of the Week, 11/4/13^[7]
Kelcy Quarles – SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week, 10/28/13^[5]
Connor Shaw – AgSouth Athlete of the Week, 9/16/13;^[8] AgSouth Athlete of the Week, 10/28/13;^[9] Davey O'Brien Quarterback of the Week, 10/28/13;^[5] SEC Offensive Player of the Week, 10/28/13^[5]
Clayton Stadnik – SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week, 9/16/13^[10]

Game notes

North Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tar Heels	0	7	3	0	10
#6 Gamecocks	17	3	7	0	27

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
17–34–4	2007	W 21–15

Georgia

	1	2	3	4	Total
#6 Gamecocks	3	21	0	6	30
#11 Bulldogs	10	14	10	7	41

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
17–46–2	2012	W 35–7

Vanderbilt

	1	2	3	4	Total
Commodores	0	10	0	15	25
#12 Gamecocks	21	7	7	0	35

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
18–4	2012	W 17–13

UCF

	1	2	3	4	Total
#12 Gamecocks	0	0	14	14	28
Knights	7	3	0	15	25

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–0	2005	W 24–15

Kentucky

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	7	0	21	28
#13 Gamecocks	14	10	3	8	35

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
16–7–1	2012	W 38–17

Arkansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
#14 Gamecocks	10	14	14	14	52
Razorbacks	7	0	0	0	7

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–13	2012	W 38–20

Tennessee

	1	2	3	4	Total
#11 Gamecocks	0	7	14	0	21
Volunteers	3	14	0	6	23

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–22–2	2012	W 38–35

Missouri

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
#20 Gamecocks	0	0	0	17	7	3	27
#5 Tigers	7	7	3	0	7	0	24

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–2	2012	W 31–10

Mississippi State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	3	0	6	16
#14 Gamecocks	14	3	17	0	34

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–6	2011	W 14–12

Florida

	1	2	3	4	Total
Gators	7	7	0	0	14
#11 Gamecocks	3	3	7	6	19

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–24–3	2012	L 11–44

Coastal Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chanticleers	0	7	0	3	10
#12 Gamecocks	28	14	21	7	70

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
	First meeting

Clemson

	1	2	3	4	Total
#6 Tigers	7	3	7	0	17
#10 Gamecocks	7	10	0	14	31

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
41–65–4	2012	W 27–17

Wisconsin (Capital One Bowl)

	1	2	3	4	Total
#19 Badgers	0	14	3	7	24
#8 Gamecocks	7	6	7	14	34

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
	First Meeting

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	6	6	13	12	12	13	14	11	20	14	13	11	12	10	8	8	4
Coaches'	7	6	14	13	13	12	12	9	20	16	15	12	11	9	7	8	4
Harris	Not released							11	20	17	15	12	12	10	8	8	Not released
BCS	Not released								21	14	12	10	11	10	8	9	Not released

Coaching staff

South Carolina Gamecocks offense (in white) prepares to snap the ball against the Arkansas Razorbacks defense

Steve Spurrier – Head Coach^[11]
Lorenzo Ward – Defensive Coordinator^[12]
Deke Adams – Defensive Line^[13]
Kirk Botkin – Linebackers/Spurs^[14]
Grady Brown – Secondary/Assistant Special Teams Coordinator^[15]
Shawn Elliott – Co-Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line^[16]
G.A. Mangus – Quarterbacks^[17]
Joe Robinson – Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends^[18]
Everette Sands – Running Backs^[19]
Steve Spurrier, Jr. – Recruiting Coordinator/Wide Receivers^[20]

References

↑ Link to the AP Poll
↑ "2013 South Carolina football schedule". University of South Carolina Department of Athletics. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
↑ "Cann Selected as SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week". University of South Carolina Department of Athletics. September 30, 2013. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
↑ "Mike Davis Named AgSouth Athlete of the Week". University of South Carolina Department of Athletics. September 30, 2013. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
1 2 3 4 "Weekly Honors Pour in for Gamecocks". University of South Carolina Department of Athletics. October 28, 2013. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
↑ "Fry Named SEC Freshman of the Week". University of South Carolina Department of Athletics. November 18, 2013. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
↑ "Hampton Named SEC Defensive Player of the Week". University of South Carolina Department of Athletics. November 4, 2013. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
↑ "Connor Shaw Named AgSouth Athlete of the Week". University of South Carolina Department of Athletics. September 16, 2013. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
↑ "Connor Shaw Named AgSouth Athlete of the Week". University of South Carolina Department of Athletics. October 28, 2013. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
↑ "Clayton Stadnik Earns SEC Accolades". University of South Carolina Department of Athletics. September 16, 2013. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
↑ "Bio: Steve Spurrier". University of South Carolina Department of Athletics. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
↑ "Bio: Lorenzo Ward". University of South Carolina Department of Athletics. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
↑ "Bio: Deke Adams". University of South Carolina Department of Athletics. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
↑ "Bio: Kirk Botkin". University of South Carolina Department of Athletics. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
↑ "Bio: Grady Brown". University of South Carolina Department of Athletics. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
↑ "Bio: Shawn Elliott". University of South Carolina Department of Athletics. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
↑ "Bio: G.A. Mangus". University of South Carolina Department of Athletics. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
↑ "Bio: Joe Robinson". University of South Carolina Department of Athletics. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
↑ "Bio: Everette Sands". University of South Carolina Department of Athletics. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
↑ "Bio: Steve Spurrier, Jr.". University of South Carolina Department of Athletics. Retrieved July 31, 2013.

External links

2013 South Carolina Gamecocks football team at ESPN

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

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