2007 Game Notes

South Carolina (3-1; 1-1 SEC) Mississippi State (3-1, 1-1) at #16/21 (3-1, 1-1)

Sept. 1 Louisiana-Lafayette W, 28-14 PPV Sept. 29, 2007 ◆ Columbia, S.C. ◆ 12:30 p.m. ET ◆ LFS Sept. 8 at Georgia W, 16-12 ESPN2 Sept. 15 South Carolina State W, 38-3 PPV every year from 1992-2002, Game-by-Game Sept. 22 at LSU L, 16-28 CBS Inside... before missing each other 1992 10/17 W 21-6 H Sept. 29 Mississippi State (HC) 12:30 p.m. LFS SEC Standings ...... 2 for three years from 2003- 1993 10/16 L 0-23 A Oct. 4 Kentucky 7:30 p.m. ESPN 1994 10/16 L 36-41 H ...... 3-4 ’05. The Gamecocks won by Oct. 13 at North Carolina TBA a 15-0 count in Starkville 1995 10/14 W 65-39 A Oct. 20 Vanderbilt TBA Superlatives Under Spurrier ...... 5 1996 9/28 L 10-14 H Oct. 27 at Tennessee TBA This Week’s National Polls ...... 6 in the season lidlifter for 1997 9/27 L 17-37 A Nov. 3 at Arkansas TBA both squads a year ago. 1998 9/26 L 0-38 H Tracking the 2007 Opponents ...... 6 1999 9/25 L 0-17 A Nov. 10 Florida TBA Mississippi State’s last win USC vs. MSU By The Numbers ...... 7 2000 9/23 W 23-19 H Nov. 24 Clemson TBA Career Starts ...... 7 in the series was a 17-0 2001 9/20 W 16-14 A Media Services ...... 8 blanking of the Gamecocks 2002 10/5 W 34-10 H : Steve Spurrier (Florida) in Starkville on Sept. 25, 2006 8/31 W 15-0 A at South Carolina: 18-11 (3rd year) Future Schedules ...... 8 South Carolina Trends ...... 9 1999. The Gamecocks have Overall: 160-51-2 (18th year) not allowed more than 19 points in any of the last fi ve vs. MSU: 5-2 Carolina Rankings ...... 9 SID: Steve Fink (fi [email protected]) Carolina Radio Affi liates ...... 9 contests. There have been four shutouts in the fi rst 12 meetings between the two schools, with the Bulldogs Fink Offi ce: 803-777-7987 ◆ Fink Cell: 803-240-5268 Red Zone Statistics ...... 10 Assistant SID: Andrew Kiitck ([email protected]) Game-by-Game Starters ...... 10 getting the better end of it on three of those occasions. Kitick Offi ce: 803-777-5257 ◆ Kitick Cell: 803-240-4150 South Carolina Depth Chart ...... 11-12 The series has had some high scoring affairs, a 41-36 SID Offi ce Fax: 803-777-2967 South Carolina Roster ...... 13 MSU win in ‘94 and a 65-39 USC win in a ‘95 shootout. Web Site: www.gamecocksonline.com South Carolina Stats...... 14-15 South Carolina Defensive Stats ...... 16 SPURRIER AND THE BULLDOGS: South Carolina Mississippi State (3-1, 1-1 SEC) Game-by-Game Individual Stats ...... 17 Head Coach Steve Spurrier owns a 5-2 record against Team and Individual Highs ...... 18 Mississippi State. He was 4-2 against the Bulldogs as Aug. 30 LSU L, 0-45 ESPN the head coach at Florida and is 1-0 since taking over Sept. 8 at Tulane W, 38-17 The Last Time It Happened ...... 19 2007 Game Recaps ...... 20-23 the helm at South Carolina. He is perfect at home against Sept. 15 at Auburn W, 19-14 LFS State and is 1-2 in Starkville. Sept. 22 Gardner-Webb W, 31-15 Sept. 29 at South Carolina 12:30 p.m. LFS QUICKLY: It’s Homecoming as the South Carolina THE FIRST 30: Gamecock Head Coach Steve Spurrier Oct. 6 UAB 2:30 p.m. Gamecocks (3-1, 1-1 SEC) host the Mississippi State will be coaching in his 30th game at South Carolina this Oct. 13 Tennessee TBA Bulldogs (3-1, 1-1 SEC) in an SEC match-up on Sat- Oct. 20 at West Virginia 11 a.m. weekend. He has posted an 18-11 record through his urday, Sept. 29. Game time is set for 12:30 p.m. at Wil- Oct. 27 at Kentucky TBA fi rst 29 contests. He has a chance to match liams-Brice Stadium (80,250) in Columbia. The Game- Nov. 10 Alabama TBA and for the most wins at Carolina through cocks are ranked 16th in the latest Associated Press poll Nov. 17 at Arkansas (Little Rock) TBA 30 games. Both Giese and Morrison had 19-11 records and 21st in this week’s USA Today/Coaches’ poll. Nov. 24 Ole Miss 12:30 p.m. after 30 contests. Here is a list of all the South Carolina coaches who worked at least 30 games: Head Coach: (Alabama-1975) OVER THE AIRWAVES: This week’s game will be tele- Coach Years Record Pct. at MSU: 12-26 (4th year) vised by Lincoln Financial Sports throughout the South- Warren Giese 1956-58 19-11-0 .633 Overall: 12-26 (4th year) east, including WIS-TV in Columbia. Dave Neal will vs. South Carolina: 0-1 Joe Morrison 1983-85 19-11-0 .633 handle the play-by-play call with Dave Archer providing SID: Mike Nemeth ([email protected]) 1928-30 18-10-2 .633 the analysis. Dave Baker is the sideline reporter. The Offi ce: 662-325-2703 ◆ Home: 662-323-7780 Steve Spurrier 2005-07 18-11-0 .621 game will also be part of the ESPN GamePlan package. SID Offi ce Fax: 662-325-2563 N.B. Edgerton 1912-15 17-10-3 .617 and Tommy Suggs will once again be in the Web Site: www.mstateathletics.com 1920-22 17-11-2 .600 booth for the Carolina Gamecocks Sports Network, with 1975-77 17-13-0 .567 former Carolina and NFL standout Duce Staley joining Series Information 1989-91 15-12-3 .550 the team this year as a sideline reporter. Series Record: Tied 6-6 Brad Scott 1994-96 15-14-1 .517 1999-01 14-16-0 .467 In Columbia: Tied 3-3 SWEET SEPTEMBER: The Gamecocks have a chance 1904-05; 1908 12-15-3 .450 In Starkville: Tied 3-3 to win their fourth game of the season before the calen- Last Meeting: USC 15, MSU 0, 8/31/06 in Starkville 1938-40 12-16-2 .433 dar turns to October. The last time they had four wins in Last Meeting in Columbia: USC 34, MSU 10, 10/5/02 Dan McCallister 1935-37 11-18-1 .383 September was in 2001 when they were 4-0, including Streak: South Carolina has won last four meetings 1966-68 10-20-0 .333 a 16-14 win at Mississippi State and a 37-36 win over Last MSU Win: 17-0, 9/25/99 in Starkville 1961-63 9-19-2 .333 Last MSU Win in Columbia: 38-0, 9/26/98 Alabama on Sept. 29. MILESTONES: Steve Spurrier will be on the sidelines THE SERIES: South Carolina has won four straight for his 300th career game as a head coach this weekend. in the series with Mississippi State to even the all-time He owns a lifetime record of 207-90-2, a 69.6 winning set at six wins apiece. The teams have split six games percentage. His next win against an SEC opponent will evenly in both Columbia and Starkville. The teams met be the 100th of his career. He is 99-25 against the SEC. MISSISSIPPI STATE AT SOUTH CAROLINA >>> SEPT. 22, 2007

THE LAST TIME THEY MET: The Gamecocks opened ABOUT LAST WEEK: The 12th-ranked Gamecocks ran the 2006 season with a 15-0 shutout win at Mississippi into a buzzsaw in the form of 2nd-ranked LSU in Baton 2007 SEC State on Aug. 31. The game’s lone came on Rouge on Saturday and came back from the Bayou with a double pass as took a lateral from a 28-16 loss to the Tigers. The Gamecocks scored fi rst, STANDINGS and found a wide-open Cory Boyd for but LSU used a solid ground game, which rolled up 290 a 54-yard score early in the fourth quarter. The other nine yards, to score the next 28 points. Carolina tried to rally EASTERN DIVISION points were supplied by kicker Ryan Succop, who con- late with two fourth-quarter scores, but it wasn’t enough. SEC PCT. PF PA ALL PCT. PF PA nected on fi eld goal attempts of 39, 35 and 47 yards en South Carolina threw for 244 yards compared to LSU’s Florida 2-0 1.000 89 44 4-0 1.000 197 78 Kentucky 1-0 1.000 42 29 4-0 1.000 188 93 route to SEC Special Teams Player of the Week honors. 70, but the ground game proved to be the difference, USC 1-1 .500 32 40 3-1 .750 98 57 The Gamecocks outgained the Bulldogs, 274-161. The as USC could only muster 17 net yards rushing on 27 Georgia 1-1 .500 38 39 3-1 .750 118 69 shutout win was USC’s fi rst since blanking New Mexico attempts. Vanderbilt 1-1 .500 41 41 2-1 .667 82 58 State in Columbia on Sept. 2, 2000 by a 31-0 count. It Tennessee 0-1 .000 20 59 2-2 .500 138 150 was the Gamecocks fi rst road shutout since whitewash- TOP FIVE FOES: With the loss at LSU, the Gamecocks ing East Carolina in Greenville by a 26-0 score on Sept. have lost 21 straight games to top-5 teams, dating back WESTERN DIVISION SEC PCT. PF PA ALL PCT. PF PA 20, 1997. It was USC’s fi rst SEC shutout since handing to a 31-13 win over third-ranked North Carolina on Oct. LSU 2-0 1.000 73 16 4-0 1.000 165 23 Vanderbilt a 27-0 defeat in Nashville on Oct. 26, 1996. 24, 1981. That game marks the highest-ranked team Alabama 2-1 .667 88 74 3-1 .750 140 80 ever to fall to Carolina. Miss. State 1-1 .500 19 59 3-1 .750 88 91 THE LAST TIME IN COLUMBIA: The Gamecocks put Auburn 0-1 .000 14 19 2-2 .500 115 78 together their most impressive fi rst half performance of NEWS & NOTES FROM THE BAYOU: Arkansas 0-2 .000 67 83 1-2 .333 113 109 the season en route to a 34-10 win over Mississippi * Mike Davis scored his fi rst rushing touchdown of Ole Miss 0-2 .000 41 61 1-3 .250 89 120 State on Oct. 5, 2002. USC ran out to a 21-0 lead at the season and the 12th of his career. Davis also caught the intermission, outgaining the Bulldogs 230-97 in the three passes for a team-best 77 yards. LAST WEEK IN THE SEC opening 30 minutes. carried 13 times for * Safety Chris Hampton made his fi rst start of the sea- Saturday, September 22 52 yards and one touchdown and completed 5-of-10 son and responded with six tackles, a forced and LSU 28, South Carolina 16 passes for 103 yards and another score. an , the third of his career. Florida 30, Ole Miss 24 * Freshman Chris Culliver nearly went the distance on Kentucky 42, Arkansas 29 NO BULL – GAMECOCKS TOP DOGS: This week’s his second career kickoff return, breaking off a 44-yard Auburn 55, New Mexico State 20 game marks the third time in the last four weeks that the burst, the longest Carolina kick return this season. Mississippi State 31, Gardner-Webb 15 Gamecocks are taking on a team called the Bulldogs. * Safety Emanuel Cook had a strong showing against Tennessee 48, Arkansas State 27 Carolina has already disposed of the Georgia Bulldogs LSU, logging a team-high 11 tackles with two pass Georgia 26, Alabama 23 (OT) and the South Carolina State Bulldogs this season. breakups. He entered the game with 10 tackles on the season. INTO THE POLLS: With the win at No. 11 Georgia on * Cliff Matthews was credited with a blocked punt THIS WEEK IN THE SEC Sept. 8, South Carolina moved into the top-25 polls. against LSU. It was the fi rst blocked punt recorded by Saturday, September 29 They entered the polls ranked 17th by the Associated the Gamecocks since Derek Watson blocked a punt LSU at Tulane, Noon ESPN2 Press and 23rd in the USA Today/Coaches’ poll. It was against Florida on Nov. 11, 2000. Mississippi State at South Carolina, 12:30 p.m. LFS just the second time in the Steve Spurrier Era that the Florida Atlantic at Kentucky, 1 p.m. Gamecocks have been ranked. They were 19th in the STREAKING GAMECOCKS: Carolina had its six- Ole Miss at Georgia, 1 p.m. country for one week in 2005 after defeating Florida, but game winning streak snapped last week at No. 2 LSU. It Alabama vs. Florida St. (Jacksonville), 5 p.m. CBS fell out the following week after falling to Clemson. was the Gamecocks fi rst six-game winning streak since North Texas at Arkansas, 7 p.m. winning the Outback Bowl over Ohio State following the Eastern Michigan at Vanderbilt, 7 p.m. CLIMBING UP THE CHARTS: After the win over South 2000 season, then winning the fi rst fi ve games of the Auburn at Florida, 8 p.m. ESPN Carolina State on Sept. 15, the Gamecocks moved up to 2001 campaign. It matched the third longest winning 12th in the AP poll and tied for 14th in the USA Today/ streak in school history:: Coaches’ poll. It marked the fi rst time that USC had been 1. 9 wins 1984 NEXT WEEK IN THE SEC ranked in back-to-back weeks since the fi rst two weeks 2. 7 wins 1958 (4) - 1959 (3) Thursday, October 4 of the 2002 season when they were 22nd in the AP poll 3. 6 wins 1987 Kentucky at South Carolina, 7:30 p.m., ESPN both weeks. It was the highest the Gamecocks have been 6 wins 1988 ranked since Oct. 21, 2001 when they were 12th after a 6 wins 2000 (1) - 2001 (5) Saturday, October 6 win at Vanderbilt. 6 wins 2006 (3) - 2007 (3) Houston at Alabama Chattanooga at Arkansas (Little Rock) THREE WEEKS IN A ROW: The Gamecocks are PLAYING A RANKED OPPONENT: The Gamecocks Vanderrbilt at Auburn ranked in the nation’s top 25 for the third straight week, are now 4-7 against ranked opponents in the Steve Spur- Florida at LSU coming in at No. 16 in the AP and No. 21 in the USA To- rier Era. They are 1-1 this season with a win at No. 11 Georgia at Tennessee day/Coaches’ poll this week. It’s the longest consecutive Georgia and a loss at No. 2 LSU. They were 1-5 against Louisiana Tech at Ole Miss stretch since the 2001 season when they were ranked all ranked opponents in 2006 with their lone win coming UAB at Mississippi State year, climbing as high as No. 9 after a 5-0 start. against No. 24 Clemson. In 2005, Carolina was 2-1 against ranked opponents, knocking off No. 23 Tennes- WEEK-BY-WEEK: Here’s where the Gamecocks have see and No. 12 Florida after losing to No. 9 Georgia. ranked in the national polls this season: Week AP Coaches SPURRIER SETBACKS: Steve Spurrier has lost 11 Pre-Season ARV ARV times during his three-year stint in Columbia, but those Week 1 (Sept. 2) ARV ARV losses have been to some of the nation’s elite teams. Week 2 (Sept. 9) 17 23 Seven of the 11 losses were to teams ranked in the top Week 3 (Sept. 16) 12 14 12 in the country at the time of the contest. In addition, Week 4 (Sept. 23) 16 21 seven of the losses have been by seven points or less. 2 MISSISSIPPI STATE AT SOUTH CAROLINA >>> SEPT. 29, 2007 Head Coach Steve Spurrier Third Year at South Carolina Steve Spurrier, who has coached a national champi- weeks. From 1990-2001, the Gators were ranked one onship team, won seven titles, in the polls 29 times, appeared in the top fi ve for 117 weeks and won over 75 percent of the college games in which and among the nation’s top 10 for 179 weeks. he has coached, is in his third season as head coach at the University of South Carolina. Spurrier was introduced ‹ The only coach in SEC history and one of only two coaches as USC’s 32nd head coach on Nov. 23, 2004, before an in major college history to lead a squad to six straight seasons overfl ow news conference crowd in the south end zone of of 10 or more wins (1993-1998). Williams-Brice Stadium. ‹ The only coach in SEC history and one of only three Now in his 18th collegiate seasons, Coach Spurrier has coaches in major college history to lead a school to 12 con- compiled a 160-51-2 (.756) won-loss record as a major secutive seasons (1990-2001) of nine or more wins. college head coach, including an 18-10 mark at Carolina. He led the Duke Blue Devils to the 1989 Atlantic Coast ‹ One of only fi ve coaches in major college history to have Conference championship before returning to his alma his team ranked in the fi nal Top 15 Poll in each of 12 consecu- Steve Spurrier mater, the , as head coach in 1990. tive seasons (1990-2001). During his 12 seasons with the Gators, Spurrier’s teams Born: April 20, 1945 in Miami Beach, Fla. won seven Southeastern Conference championships, one ‹ His UF squads fi nished in the Top 10 of the polls nine Hometown: Johnson City, Tenn. national title and fi nished ranked in the nation’s top 10 times and six times in the fi nal top fi ve, totals that both ranked Wife: Jerri nine times. His record at Florida was an amazing 122-27-1 second best in the nation over his 12 seasons (1990-2001). Children: Lisa, Amy, Steve, Jr., Scotty (.817). Spurrier, who won the 1966 Heisman Trophy as a UF’s average poll ranking of 6.5 in the decade of the 1990s for the Gators, most recently was head coach was second best in the nation. College Education of the NFL’s Washington Redskins (2002-03). He returned Florida to the college ranks in 2005 after a one-year absence from ‹ He achieved 100 career victories at Florida in a faster time the sidelines. period (10th season, eighth game) than any major college College Playing Experience coach at a school in the 20th century. Florida (1964-66) In his fi rst season at South Carolina, Spurrier led the Gamecocks to a 7-5 record and a second place fi nish in the SEC Eastern Divison. In doing so, he posted a fi ve-game ‹ One of only fi ve major college coaches in history and only Coaching Experience the second in SEC history to lead a school to 100 wins during winning streak, the 15th consecutive year in which he has South Carolina Head Coach a decade (102-22-1 at UF from 1990-99). 2005-2007 had a fi ve-game winning streak, something no other coach in college history has accomplished. He was honored as Washington Head Coach (NFL) ‹ One of only three coaches in major college history and the 2002-2003 the SEC Coach of the Year by the Associated Press after only one in SEC history to lead a school to an appearance in leading the Gamecocks to a school record fi ve straight SEC the weekly polls for a period of 200 consecutive weeks. Florida Head Coach wins, their fi rst win ever at Tennessee and their fi rst win 1990-2001 over Florida since the 1930s. It was the eighth time he has ‹ He and the legendary Paul “Bear” Bryant are the only Duke Head Coach been honored as his league’s Coach of the Year. coaches in SEC history to win as many as four straight league 1987-1989 He came back with an 8-5 record in 2006, just the ninth championships. (1993-96). Tampa Bay Head Coach (USFL) time in school history that the Gamecocks have posted 1983-1985 eight or more wins in a season. The season was capped ‹ His 96-23 record in SEC play ranks as the best winning with a victory in the over Conference USA percentage in conference history (.807) and his 73 league Duke Assistant Coach champion Houston. With that win, Coach Spurrier matched wins in the 1990s represents the most SEC wins during a de- 1980-1982 Joe Morrison for the most wins by a Carolina head coach cade in conference history. Georgia Tech Assistant Coach in his fi rst two seasons in Columbia. 1979 ‹ The only coach in SEC history to win eight conference games in a season four straight years (1993-96). Florida Assistant Coach Spurrier Highlights 1978 ‹ Recipient of the 1966 Heisman Trophy. ‹ The only coach in SEC history to lead a school to nine consecutive January appearances. College Bowl Games 2006 Liberty Bowl ‹ Compiled a 122-27-1 record at Florida from 1990-2001, 2005 Independence Bowl the most wins for a Gator coach in school history and a win- ‹ His six outright SEC titles (‘91, ‘93, ‘94, ‘95, ‘96, 2000) ning percentage (.817) that ranked among the top three in SEC ranked as the second best total in SEC history, trailing only 2001 history. “Bear” Bryant’s 11. 2000 Citrus Bowl 1999 Orange Bowl ‹ Coached Florida to two National Championship Game ap- ‹ Under his leadership, the Gator offense became the only 1998 Citrus Bowl pearances (1995 and 1996), claiming the 1996 national title. unit in modern collegiate history (since the NCAA started keeping stats in 1937) to score at least 500 points (includ- 1996 Fiesta Bowl ing bowl games) for four straight years (1993-96). Yale also 1995 Sugar Bowl ‹ His 122 victories at Florida from 1990-2001 ranks as the 1994 Sugar Bowl best win total for a coach in his fi rst 12 years at a school in achieved that distinction from 1886-89 and Michigan from 1992 major college history. 1901-04. 1989 All-American Bowl ‹ His Gator teams appeared in the weekly polls 202 of a pos- ‹ His 142 career wins ranked among the three highest win sible 203 weeks, including each of his last 202 consecutive totals in history for a coach in his fi rst 15 years at the helm. 3 MISSISSIPPI STATE AT SOUTH CAROLINA >>> SEPT. 29, 2007

‹ Led Florida to seven appearances in the SEC Championship Game (1992-96, 1999-2000), with fi ve victories (1993-1996, 2000). Steve Spurrier Steve Spurrier Versus the SEC vs. All Opponents Opponent Record ‹ Prior to his arrival in 1990, Florida had never won more than nine games in Alabama ...... 6-4 Opponent ...... Record a season. In 12 seasons at the helm he lead the Gators to nine seasons of 10 or Arkansas ...... 4-1 Akron ...... 1-0 more wins. Auburn ...... 10-5 Florida...... 1-1 Alabama ...... 6-4 ‹ He has been selected as a fi nalist for the Paul “Bear” Bryant National Coach of Georgia ...... 12-3 Arkansas ...... 4-1 the Year Award four times (1990, 1991, 1995, 1996). Kentucky ...... 14-0 Arkansas State...... 1-0 LSU ...... 11-2 Army ...... 1-0 Mississippi State...... 5-2 ‹ In his 17 years as a collegiate head coach he led his squad to the best record Auburn ...... 10-5 Ole Miss...... 2-0 in the conference standings eight times (Duke in 1989 and Florida in 1990, 1991, Ball State ...... 1-0 South Carolina ...... 10-1 Central Florida ...... 2-0 1993, 1994, 1995 1996 and 2000). Tennessee ...... 10-6 Vanderbilt ...... 14-0 Central Michigan...... 1-0 ‹ He won his 100th game at Florida in 1999 in just his 120th overall game (100- TOTAL ...... 99-25 Citadel...... 2-0 19-1 record), a total that ranks among the six fewest games to reach that level at a Clemson...... 2-3 Bowl Games (7-7) Colgate...... 1-0 major college school in the 20th century. Bowl Opponent Result 1989 All-American Texas Tech L 21-49 Florida...... 1-1 ‹ Has been named his conference’s Coach of the Year eight times (1988 and 1992 Sugar Notre Dame L 28-39 Florida Atlantic ...... 1-0 1989 in the ACC with Duke, in 1990, 1991, 1994, 1995 and 1996 in the SEC with 1992 Gator N.C. State W 27-10 Florida State ...... 5-8-1 Florida and in 2005 in his fi rst year at South Carolina). 1994 Sugar West Virginia W 41-7 Furman...... 1-0 1995 Sugar Florida State L 17-23 Georgia ...... 12-3 ‹ He has led teams to 14 bowl games, including each of his last 11 years (1991- 1996 Fiesta Nebraska L 24-62 Georgia Southern ...... 1-0 1997 Sugar Florida State W 52-20 2001) at Florida and in each of his last 13 seasons overall. Of his 14 bowl teams, Georgia Tech ...... 3-0 1998 Citrus Penn State W 21-6 10 played in January games. 1999 Orange Syracuse W 31-10 Houston ...... 2-0 2000 Citrus Michigaan St. L 34-37 Kentucky ...... 14-0 2001 Sugar Miami L 27-37 Louisiana-Monroe...... 2-0 2002 Orange Maryland W 56-23 Louisville ...... 1-0 2005 Independence Missouri L 31-38 Louisiana-Lafayette ...... 3-0 2006 Liberty Houston W 44-36 LSU ...... 11-2 Spurrier by the Numbers Versus Mississippi State (5-2) Marshall ...... 1-0 COACHING RECORDS Overall Record Conference Record Date Site Score Maryland ...... 2-2 09/29/90 Gainesville W, 34-21 Miami (Fla.) ...... 0-1 Overall Record (Pro and College) 207-90-2 (.696) --- 09/28/91 Orlando W, 29-7 Michigan State ...... 0-1 College Record 160-51-2 (.756) 107-32-1 (.768) 10/01/92 Starkville L, 6-30 Middle Tennessee ...... 2-0 Pro Record 47-39-0 (.547) --- 10/02/93 Gainesville W, 38-24 Mississippi State...... 5-2 Florida Record 122-27-1 (.817) 87-14-0 (.861) 09/30/00 Starkville L, 35-47 09/29/01 Gainesville W, 52-0 Missouri...... 0-1 Duke Record 20-13-1 (.603) 11-9-1 (.548) 08/31/06 Starkville W, 15-0 Nebraska ...... 0-1 Carolina Record 18-11-0 (.621) 9-9-0 (.500) New Mexico State...... 1-0 USFL Record 35-19-0 (.648) --- North Carolina...... 3-0 NFL Record 12-20-0 (.375) --- North Carolina State ...... 2-1-1 Northern Illinois ...... 2-0 WINNINGEST ACTIVE COACHES WINNINGEST SEC COACHES BY WINS WINNINGEST SEC COACHES BY WINS Northwestern ...... 3-0 IN THE NCAA BY WINS (ALL GAMES AT SEC INSTITUTIONS) (SEC REGULAR SEASON GAMES) Notre Dame ...... 0-1 1. , Florida St. 368 1. Bear Bryant, Kentucky/Alabama 292 1. Bear Bryant, Kentucky/Alabama 159 Oklahoma State ...... 1-0 2. , Penn State 366 2. , Georgia 201 2. John Vaught, Ole Miss 106 Ole Miss...... 2-0 3. , Va. Tech 201 3. Dan McGugin, Vanderbilt 197 3. Vince Dooley, Georgia 105 Penn State ...... 1-0 Jim Tressel, Ohio State 201 4. John Vaught, Ole Miss 190 4. Shug Jordan, Auburn 98 Rutgers...... 0-1 5. , A&M 183 5. Shug Jordan, Auburn 176 5. Steve Spurrier, Florida/S. Carolina 96 Mack Brown, Texas 183 6. Robert Neyland, Tennessee 173 6. , Tennessee 89 San Jose State...... 1-0 7. Dick Tomey, San Jose St. 171 7. Wallace Butts, Georgia 140 7. Wallace Butts, Georgia 67 South Carolina ...... 10-1 8. Steve Spurrier, South Carolina 160 Steve Spurrier, Florida/S.Carolina 140 8. Charlie McClendon, LSU 62 South Carolina State ...... 1-0 9. Mike Price, UTEP 151 9. Phillip Fulmer, Tennessee 138 Robert Neyland, Tennessee 62 Southern Miss...... 3-0 10. Phillip Fulmer, Tennessee 139 10. Charlie McClendon, LSU 137 10. Frank Thomas, Alabama 59 Syracuse ...... 1-1 WINNINGEST ACTIVE COACHES WINNINGEST SEC COACHES BY PCT. WINNINGEST SEC COACHES BY PCT. Tennessee ...... 10-6 IN THE NCAA BY PCT. (ALL GAMES AT SEC INSTITUTIONS) (SEC REGULAR SEASON GAMES) Texas Tech ...... 0-1 1. Pete Carroll, USC 68-12-0 .850 1. Robert Neyland, Tenn. 173-31-12 .829 1. Steve Spurrier, Fla./SC 96-23-0 .807 Troy ...... 1-0 2. Urban Meyer, Florida 65-12-0 .844 2. Wallace Wade, Ala. 61-13-3 .812 2. Robert Neyland, Tenn. 62-15-5 .787 Vanderbilt ...... 14-0 3. , Oklahoma 90-19-0 .826 3. Frank Thomas, Ala. 115-24-7 .812 3. Frank Thomas, Ala. 59-16-6 .765 Virginia ...... 1-2 4. , Georgia 64-18-0 .780 4. Bear Bryant, Ky./Ala. 292-69-14 .797 4. Bear Bryant, Ky./Ala. 159-46-9 .764 Wake Forest ...... 1-2 5. Phillip Fulmer, Tenn. 139-43-0 .764 5. Steve Spurrier, Fla./SC 140-38-1 .785 5. Phillip Fulmer, Tenn. 89-30-0 .748 West Virginia ...... 1-0 6. Bobby Bowden, FSU 368-114-4 .761 6, Mark Richt, Georgia 64-18-0 .780 6. Vince Dooley, Georgia 105-41-4 .713 Western Michigan ...... 1-0 7. Steve Spurrier, SC 160-51-2 .756 7. Allyn McKeen, MSU 65-19-3 .764 7. , LSU/Ala. 32-13-0 .711 Wofford ...... 1-0 8. , Michigan 115-38-0 .752 G.E. Pyle, Florida 26-7-3 .764 8. John Vaught, Miss. 106-41-10 .707 9. Joe Paterno, Penn St. 366-122-3 .748 Phillip Fulmer, Tenn. 139-43-0 .764 9. , Ala. 38-16-0 .704 TOTALS ...... 160-51-2 10. Jim Tressel, Ohio State 201-71-2 .737 10. Dan McGugin, Vandy 197-55-19 .762 10. Mark Richt, Georgia 37-16-0 .698

4 MISSISSIPPI STATE AT SOUTH CAROLINA >>> SEPT. 29, 2007 Carolina’s Superlatives Under Spurrier

MOST POINTS MOST RUSHING YARDS MOST PASSING YARDS 1. 52 vs Middle Tennessee ...... 11-18-06 1. 223 vs South Carolina State ...... 09-15-07 1. 391 vs Middle Tennessee ...... 11-18-06 2. 45 vs Troy ...... 09-24-06 2. 208 at Clemson ...... 11-25-06 2. 330 vs Central Florida ...... 09-01-05 45 vs Florida Atlantic ...... 09-23-06 3. 200 vs Florida Atlantic ...... 09-23-06 3. 323 vs Houston ...... 12-29-06 4. 44 vs Kentucky ...... 10-08-05 4. 195 vs Louisiana-Lafayette...... 09-01-07 4. 292 vs Florida Atlantic ...... 09-23-06 44 vs Houston ...... 12-29-06 5. 194 at Vanderbilt ...... 10-21-06 5. 289 vs Arkansas ...... 11-04-06

FEWEST POINTS ALLOWED FEWEST RUSHING YARDS ALLOWED FEWEST PASSING YARDS ALLOWED 1. 0 at Mississippi State ...... 08-31-06 1. 41 vs Vanderbilt ...... 10-22-05 1. 63 vs Louisiana-Lafayette...... 09-01-07 2. 3 South Carolina State ...... 09-15-07 2. 62 at Kentucky...... 10-07-06 2. 67 vs Wofford ...... 09-16-06 3. 6 vs Florida Atlantic ...... 09-23-06 3. 71 vs Tennessee ...... 10-28-06 3. 68 vs South Carolina State ...... 09-15-07 4. 7 vs Middle Tennessee ...... 11-18-06 4. 79 at Mississippi State ...... 08-31-06 4. 70 at LSU ...... 09-22-07 5. 10 at Arkansas...... 11-05-05 5. 81 vs Middle Tennessee ...... 11-18-06 5. 82 at Mississippi State ...... 08-31-06

MOST FIRST DOWNS MOST PASSES ATTEMPTED MOST YARDS TOTAL OFFENSE 1. 28 at Clemson ...... 11-25-06 1. 42 at LSU ...... 09-22-07 1. 545 vs Middle Tennessee ...... 11-18-06 2. 27 vs Louisiana-Lafayette...... 09-01-07 2. 40 vs Arkansas ...... 11-04-06 2. 512 vs Houston ...... 12-29-06 3. 25 vs Florida Atlantic ...... 09-23-06 3. 39 vs Alabama...... 09-17-05 3. 492 vs Florida Atlantic ...... 09-23-06 25 vs Middle Tennessee ...... 11-18-06 4. 38 vs Missouri ...... 12-30-05 492 at Clemson ...... 11-25-06 25 vs Houston ...... 12-29-06 5. 37 at Tennessee ...... 10-29-05 5. 433 vs Louisiana-Lafayette...... 09-01-07 37 at Clemson ...... 11-25-06 FEWEST FIRST DOWNS ALLOWED FEWEST TOTAL YARDS ALLOWED 1. 11 at Mississippi State ...... 08-31-06 MOST PASSES COMPLETED 1. 161 at Mississippi State ...... 08-31-06 2. 12 vs Middle Tennessee ...... 11-18-06 1. 24 vs Kentucky ...... 10-08-05 2. 200 vs Middle Tennessee ...... 11-18-06 12 vs South Carolina State ...... 09-15-07 24 at Florida ...... 11-11-06 3. 236 vs Troy ...... 09-24-06 4. 13 at Tennessee ...... 10-29-05 24 at Clemson ...... 11-25-06 4. 243 vs Florida Atlantic ...... 09-23-06 13 vs Florida Atlantic ...... 09-23-06 4. 23 vs Georgia ...... 09-09-06 5. 253 at Vanderbilt ...... 10-21-06 5. 22 at Tennessee ...... 10-29-05 MOST RUSHING ATTEMPTS 22 at Georgia...... 09-10-05 PUNTING AVERAGE (MIN. OF 3 PUNTS) 1. 41 vs Troy ...... 09-24-06 22 vs Arkansas ...... 11-04-06 1. 48.7 at Mississippi State ...... 08-31-06 41 vs Houston ...... 12-29-06 22 vs Middle Tennessee ...... 11-18-06 2. 46.0 vs Florida Atlantic ...... 09-23-06 41 vs Louisiana-Lafayette...... 09-01-07 3. 45.3 vs Tennessee ...... 10-28-06 4. 39 at Kentucky...... 10-07-06 FEWEST PASSES ATTEMPTED, OPPONENTS 4. 45.0 vs Louisiana-Lafayette...... 09-01-07 39 at Vanderbilt ...... 10-21-06 1. 11 vs Wofford ...... 09-16-06 5. 44.8 at LSU ...... 09-22-07 2. 17 at Georgia...... 09-10-05 FEWEST RUSHING ATTEMPTS, OPPONENTS 3. 18 vs Kentucky ...... 10-08-05 MOST TIME OF POSSESSION 1. 23 vs Tennessee ...... 10-28-06 4. 19 vs Auburn...... 09-28-06 1. 33:19 vs Houston ...... 12-29-06 2. 27 at Kentucky...... 10-07-06 19 vs Middle Tennessee ...... 11-18-06 2. 32:57 at Clemson ...... 11-25-06 3. 31 at Georgia...... 09-08-07 19 at Clemson ...... 11-25-06 3. 32:39 at Mississippi State ...... 08-31-06 4. 32 at Florida ...... 11-11-06 19 vs Louisiana-Lafayette...... 09-01-07 4. 32:08 at Tennessee ...... 10-29-05 32 vs Middle Tennessee ...... 11-18-06 5. 32:01 vs Florida Atlantic ...... 09-23-06 FEWEST PASSES COMPLETED, OPPONENTS 1. 5 vs Wofford ...... 09-16-06 2. 6 vs Middle Tennessee ...... 11-18-06 3. 8 at Georgia...... 09-10-05 8 at Mississippi State ...... 08-31-06 8 vs Florida Atlantic ...... 09-23-06 8 at LSU ...... 09-22-07

5 MISSISSIPPI STATE AT SOUTH CAROLINA >>> SEPT. 29, 2007

SPURRIER AGAINST THE BEST: Coach Steve Spur- Here’s the game-by-game breakdown: Associated Press rier owns a 49-36-1 record when facing ranked oppo- Game Red Zone TD’s FG’s 1. Southern California (43) 3-0 1,601 nents, including wins in 15 of his last 25 opportunities. Louisiana-Lafayette 4 4 0 2. LSU (22) 4-0 1,580 He has an 11-13 mark when facing teams ranked in the Georgia 4 1 3 top fi ve in the country. The last top-5 team he defeated South Carolina State 3 3 0 3. Oklahoma 4-0 1,456 was No. 2 Tennessee on Sept. 18, 1999 (23-21). LSU 3 2 1 4. Florida 4-0 1,417 Totals 14 10 4 5. West Virginia 4-0 1,388 KEEPING THEM OFF THE BOARD: Despite allowing 6. California 4-0 1,263 28 points to a very good LSU team, the Gamecock de- FOR STARTERS: Seven players have made their fi rst 7. Texas 4-0 1,196 fense remains one of the toughest to score on this sea- career start this season. The list includes: Chris Smell- 8. Ohio State 4-0 1,193 son. Carolina has allowed just 57 points in four games, ey (ULL), Travian Robertson (ULL), Eric Norwood an average of 14.3 points per game. The Gamecocks (ULL), Ladi Ajiboye (UGA), Darian Stewart (UGA), 9. Wisconsin 4-0 1,030 rank 10th in the country in scoring defense. Cliff Matthews (LSU) and Jason Barnes (LSU). 10. Rutgers 3-0 1,008 Rank Team Points Allowed Points/Game 11. Oregon 4-0 944 1. LSU 23 5.8 SMELLEY SNIFFS THE STARTING ROLE: Redshirt 12. Boston College 4-0 927 Kansas 23 5.8 freshman is expected to get the starting 13. Clemson 4-0 807 3. Ohio State 29 7.3 nod this week against Mississippi State. Smelley was the 4. Cincinnati 30 7.5 starter in Week One, when he took the season’s fi rst snap 14. Kentucky 4-0 708 5. Iowa 35 8.8 against Louisiana-Lafayette. In that contest the Tusca- 15. Georgia 3-1 631 6. Rutgers 27 9.0 loosa, Ala. native became the fi rst redshirt freshman to 16. South Carolina 3-1 586 7. UConn 45 11.3 start a season-opener at quarterback since Todd Ellis did 17. Virginia Tech 3-1 568 8. Oklahoma 47 11.8 so in the 1986 season. Smelley, who played the entire 18. South Florida 3-0 539 9. Penn State 48 12.0 second half last week at LSU, is not unfamiliar with Mis- 10. South Carolina 57 14.3 sissippi State, as he saw action against the Bulldogs in 19. Hawaii 4-0 471 last season’s opener. Here is a game-by-game look at 20. Missouri 4-0 401 DON’T PASS ON ME: The Gamecocks have been Smelley’s statistics: 21. Penn State 3-1 337 especially solid in pass defense this season. They rank Date Opponent A-C-I Yards TD 22. Alabama 3-1 265 second in the nation in both pass defense and in pass 08/31/06 at Miss. State 4-2-0 48 0 23. Arizona State 4-0 206 effi ciency defense: 09/09/06 vs Georgia 11-7-0 64 0 PASS DEFENSE: Passing Passing 09/01/07 vs La.-Lafayette 14-10-1 101 1 24. Cincinnati 4-0 164 Rank Team Games Yards Yds/Gm 09/22/0 at LSU 26-12-1 174 1 25. Nebraska 3-1 134 1. Fresno State 3 293 97.67 TOTALS 55-31-2 387 2 2. South Carolina 4 414 103.50 USA Today/Coaches 3. Rutgers 3 312 104.00 MITCHELL IN RELIEF: Fifth-year senior quarterback 1. Southern California (44) 3-0 1,481 4. Notre Dame 4 477 119.25 Blake Mitchell moves into a backup role this week. 5. Ohio State 4 481 120.25 He has made 20 career starts for the Gamecocks, win- 2. LSU (8) 4-0 1,438 ning 13. The LaGrange, Ga. native is the only Gamecock 3. Florida (4) 4-0 1,347 PASS EFFICIENCY DEFENSE: quarterback to defeat Georgia, Clemson, Florida and 4. Oklahoma (4) 4-0 1,336 Rank Team Games Rating Tennessee in his career. Mitchell ranks seventh in the 5. West Virginia 4-0 1,260 1. LSU 4 67.69 Carolina record books with 4,636 career passing yards. 6. California 4-0 1,137 2. South Carolina 4 73.44 Only four players (Todd Ellis, , Anthony 3. Ohio State 4 79.95 Wright and Phil Petty) have thrown for over 5,000 yards 7. Texas 4-0 1,103 South Florida 3 79.95 in a Gamecock uniform. The MVP of the 2006 Liberty 8. Ohio State 4-0 1,092 5. Rutgers 3 80.16 Bowl came into the season as the SEC’s top returning 9. Wisconsin 4-0 1,026 quarterback in career completion percentage (61.2 per- 10. Rutgers 3-0 901 RED ZONE SUCCESS: The Gamecocks have come cent), which was also the best mark in school history. 11. Boston College 4-0 881 away with points in all 14 trips into the red zone this season, scoring 10 and four fi eld goals. 12. Oregon 4-0 878 13. Clemson 4-0 767 14. Virginia Tech 3-1 585 Tracking the 2007 Opponents 15. Kentucky 4-0 545 Opponent (Date vs. Carolina) W-L Last Game Next Game 16. Georgia 3-1 516 vs Louisiana Lafayette (9/1) 0-4 L, 48-31 vs Troy at Central Florida (9/29) 17. Hawaii 4-0 479 at Georgia (9/8) 3-1 W, 26-23 at Alabama (OT) vs Ole Miss (9/29) 18. South Florida 3-0 451 vs South Carolina State (9/15) 2-2 W, 20-7 vs Winston-Salem St. at Norfolk State (10/6) at LSU (9/22) 4-0 W, 28-16 vs South Carolina at Tulane (9/29) 19. Penn State 3-1 397 vs Mississippi State (9/29) 3-1 W, 31-15 vs Gardner-Webb at South Carolina (9/29) 20. Missouri 4-0 369 vs Kentucky (10/4) 4-0 W, 42-29 at Arkansas vs Florida Atlantic (9/29) 21. South Carolina 3-1 335 at North Carolina (10/13) 1-3 L, 37-10 at South Florida at Virginia Tech (9/29) 22. Nebraska 3-1 209 vs Vanderbilt (10/20) 2-1 W, 31-17 vs Ole Miss vs Eastern Michigan (9/29) 23. Michigan State 4-0 167 at Tennessee (10/27) 2-2 W, 48-27 vs Arkansas State vs Georgia (10/6) at Arkansas (11/3) 1-2 L, 42-29 vs Kentucky vs North Texas (9/29) 24. Alabama 3-1 154 vs Florida (11/10) 4-0 W, 30-24 at Ole Miss vs Auburn (9/29) 25. Arizona State 4-0 151 vs Clemson (11/24) 4-0 W, 42-20 at NC State at Georgia Tech (9/29) Purdue 4-0 151 Opponents’ Overall Record 30-16 (.653) 6 MISSISSIPPI STATE AT SOUTH CAROLINA >>> SEPT. 29, 2007

SOUTH CAROLINA CAREER PASSING LISTS: HISTORICALLY SPEAKING: Cory Boyd is just the South Carolina-MSU PASS ATTEMPTS fourth player in school history to log 1,000 yards rushing By the Numbers 1. Todd Ellis (1986-89) 1,350 (1,636) and haul in 70+ receptions (94). The others are 2. Steve Taneyhill (1992-95) 1,245 Stanley Pritchett, Brandon Bennett and Harold Green. He 3. Phil Petty (1998-2001) 861 as also gone over the 1,000-yard plateau in both rushing 4. Anthony Wright (1995-98) 796 USC MSU 5. Tommy Suggs (1968-70) 672 (1,636) and receiving (1,017), joining Stanley Pritchett (1,178 rushing and 1,097 receiving) as the only players Record 3-1 3-1 6. Bobby Fuller (1990-91) 634 7. Blake Mitchell (2004-07) 607 in school history to accomplish that feat. Points Scored 98 88 PASS COMPLETIONS 1. Steve Taneyhill (1992-95) 753 Points/Game 24.5 22.0 SHARING THE LOAD: The Gamecock duo of Cory 2. Todd Ellis (1986-89) 747 Boyd and Mike Davis has combined for just over Opp. Points Scored 57 91 3. Phil Petty (1998-01) 454 3,000 career rushing yards between them: 4. Anthony Wright (1995-98) 432 Player GP/GS ATT YDS AVG. TD Opp. Points/Game 14.2 22.8 5. Bobby Fuller (1990-91) 373 6. Blake Mitchell (2004-07) 371 C. Boyd 38/19 341 1636 4.8 18 COMPLETION PERCENTAGE M. Davis 28/14 290 1402 4.8 12 First Downs 88 69 (Min. 150 attempts) 1. Blake Mitchell (2004-07) .611 (371 of 607) Opp. First Downs 68 66 2. Steve Taneyhill (1992-95) .605 (753 of 1245) Starting Assignments Player 2007 Career 3rd Down Conversions 39% 41% 3. Bobby Fuller (1990-91) .588 (373 of 634) 4. Todd Ellis (1986-89) .553 (747 of 1350) Kenny McKinley 4 23 Opp. 3rd Down Conversions 26% 39% PASSING TOUCHDOWNS Jamon Meredith 4 21 1. Steve Taneyhill (1992-95) 62 Blake Mitchell 3 20 4th Down Conversions 43% 33% 2. Todd Ellis (1986-89) 49 Cory Boyd 4 19 Opp. 4th Down Conversions 43% 0% 3. Anthony Wright (1995-98) 38 Casper Brinkley 4 17 4. Tommy Suggs (1968-70) 34 Jasper Brinkley 4 17 5. Blake Mitchell (2004-07) 31 Chris Hampton 1 17 Rushing Attempts 139 163 PASSING YARDS 1. Todd Ellis (1986-89) 9,953 Carlos Thomas 3 16 Yards Rushing 575 661 2. Steve Taneyhill (1992-95) 8,782 Nathan Pepper 3 15 3. Anthony Wright (1995-98) 5,681 Jordin Lindsey 0 15 Yards Rushing/Game 143.8 165.2 4. Phil Petty (1998-01) 5,652 Rodney Paulk 4 14 Opp. Rushing Attempts 175 148 5. Tommy Suggs (1968-70) 4,916 Mike Davis 0 14 6. Bobby Fuller (1990-91) 4,896 Andy Boyd 4 12 Opp. Yards Rushing 866 589 7. Blake Mitchell (2004-07) 4,636 Lanard Stafford 3 12 Opp. Yards Rush/Game 216.5 147.2 William Brown 4 11 MCKINLEY CLOSES IN ON 100: Junior Kenny Stoney Woodson 1 11 McKinley is the top receiving threat for the Gamecocks. Marque Hall 4 10 Passes Attempted 131 101 He has 23 catches and 207 receiving yards this season, Justin Sorensen 4 10 nearly twice as many catches and yards as any other Passes Completed 77 51 Captain Munnerlyn 4 9 Gamecock. His top game this season is a seven-catch, Ryan Brown 0 9 Yards Passing 841 566 102-yard performance at Georgia, his third career 100- Cody Wells 0 9 yard game. He is tied for fourth in the SEC averaging Yards Pass/Game 210.2 141.5 Garrett Anderson 4 8 5.75 receptions per game. McKinley caught 51 passes Joel Reaves 0 8 Opp. Passes Attempted 105 110 for 880 yards, an average of 17.3 yards per catch in Mike West 0 8 Opp. Passes Completed 49 63 2006. The receptions (10th) and yards (6th) both fi gured Emanuel Cook 2 7 in South Carolina’s single-season top 10 list. McKinley Opp. Yards Passing 414 658 Brandon Isaac 3 5 has caught 99 career passes, which puts him in Freddie Brown 1 5 Opp. Yards Pass/Game 103.5 164.5 11th place on the school’s all-time list. He has Hutch Eckerson 0 5 caught three of the Gamecocks six touchdown passes Robert Pavlovic 0 5 this season. Eric Norwood 4 4 Total Plays 270 264 Lemuel Jeanpierre 3 4 25 AND COUNTING: Kenny McKinley has caught Total Yards 1416 1227 Dustin Lindsey 0 4 a pass in 25 straight games. That is the eighth longest Marvin Sapp 0 4 Avg. Yards/Game 354.0 306.8 current streak in the country. Ladi Ajiboye 3 3 Avg. Yards/Play 5.2 4.6 Moe Brown 2 3 BOYD IS BACK: Senior tailback Cory Boyd is back Gurminder Thind 1 3 Opp. Total Plays 280 258 for his fi fth and fi nal season in the Garnet & Black. Boyd James Thompson 0 3 Opp. Total Yards 1280 1247 leads the team with 272 yards rushing, averaging 4.8 Darian Stewart 2 2 yards per carry with four touchdowns. He is averaging Opp. Total Yards/Game 320.0 311.8 Jared Cook 1 2 68.0 yards per contest. He rushed for a career-high 132 Yvan Banag 0 2 Opp. Total Yards/Play 4.6 4.8 yards on just 11 carries in the win over South Carolina Jason Barnes 1 1 State, averaging 12.0 yards per carry. It was his fourth Cliff Mathews 1 1 career 100-yard rushing game. He is also second on the Travian Robertson 1 1 Avg. Poss. Time/Game 29:03 30:54 team with 13 receptions for 119 yards. The Orange, N.J. Chris Smelley 1 1 Opp. Avg. Poss. Time 30:57 29:06 native was the team’s leading rusher a season ago when Bryan Kingrey 0 1 he totaled 823 yards on the ground in 164 carries, an Taylor Rank 0 1 average of 5.0 yards per tote. He also caught 35 passes Bobby Wallace 0 1 out of the backfi eld for 406 yards, an 11.6 yard average. 7 MISSISSIPPI STATE AT SOUTH CAROLINA >>> SEPT. 29, 2007

DAVIS MAKES IT A SOLID DUO: Junior Mike Da- goal attempts in his career. He has converted 15 of his Media Services vis has matched Cory Boyd nearly yard-for-yard this last 18 attempts from inside 47. Succop also handles season, giving the Gamecocks a solid one-two punch the kick off and punting duties for South Carolina. He is Head Coach Steve Spurrier conducts his weekly in the running game. Coach Spurrier has mentioned that averaging 42.8 yards per punt this season after averag- press conference Tuesdays in the team meeting he thinks the Boyd-Davis tandem is as good as any two- ing 43.7 yards per punt in 2006, and is averaging 67.2 room in the Crews Building (second fl oor, south some he’s coached. Davis, who eclipsed the 100-yard yards on his kickoffs. end zone) at Williams-Brice Stadium. Coach Spur- rushing plateau for the third time in his career against rier begins the press conference at noon and a box South Carolina State, has rushed 44 times for 262 yards PRE-SEASON ACCOLADES: Middle linebacker lunch is served. Selected players are also available this season, an average of 6.0 yards per carry. He has Jasper Brinkley was the only Gamecock to earn pre- for interviews either before or following Coach rushed for 1,402 career yards for his hometown school. season fi rst team All-SEC honors by both the media and Spurrier. the coaches. Ryan Succop earned fi rst team honors TIGHT ENDS CONTRIBUTE: While searching for as a placekicker by the media, but was a second team Sunday Teleconference: a solid second to go to, the Gamecock selection by the coaches. Succop also earned second Head Coach Steve Spurrier conducts a Sunday tele- offense has turned to its tight ends. True freshman team honors by both the media and coaches as a punter. conference with the media at 2 p.m. ET. Contact the Weslye Saunders came up with four catches for 32 Tight end Andy Boyd was a second team selection by media relations offi ce to get the phone number and yards against LSU last weekend. A trio of tight ends, the coaches, while tailback Cory Boyd and defensive code to join in on the call. Jared Cook (six catches for 99 yards), Andy Boyd end Casper Brinkley gained third team recognition by (fi ve catches for 55 yards and a touchdown) and Saun- the league’s coaches. SEC Teleconference: ders (fi ve catches for 52 yards), all have more receptions The Southeastern Conference will again host a than any wide receiver not named McKinley. weekly press teleconference each Wednesday from Aug. 29 through Nov. 21. The teleconference, B-52: The Gamecock defense features one of the na- open to the media, will feature the head coach from tion’s best when he’s healthy in No. 52, middle line- each team every week. Please contact either the backer Jasper Brinkley. Brinkley, a 6-2, 262-pound Future Schedules SEC Media Relations offi ce at (205) 458-3010 or senior from Thomson, Ga. totaled 107 tackles in 2006. 2008 the school’s Media Relations Department for the He ranks second among the returning tacklers in the telephone number. All times are Eastern: SEC behind only Kentucky’s Wesley Woodyard. He also Aug. 28 NC State leads all returning SEC players with 85 solo stops in Sept. 4 at Vanderbilt 11:00 a.m. ET - Mark Richt, Georgia 2006, which he logged en route to fi rst team All-SEC Sept. 13 Georgia 11:07 a.m. ET - Steve Spurrier, South Carolina acclaim by the Associated Press. He picked up in the 11:14 a.m. ET - Urban Meyer, Florida Sept. 20 Wofford 11:21 a.m. ET - , Vanderbilt season opener against Louisiana-Lafayette right where Sept. 27 UAB 11:28 a.m. ET - Phillip Fulmer, Tennessee he left off a season ago, leading the team with eight tack- Oct. 4 at Ole Miss 11:35 a.m. ET - Nick Saban, Alabama les, including seven solo stops, despite playing with a Oct. 11 at Kentucky 11:42 a.m. ET - Houston Nutt Arkansas sprained left ankle. He had six stops and sealed the win Oct. 18 LSU over Georgia with his fi rst career interception in the fi nal 11:49 a.m. ET - , Ole Miss Nov. 1 Tennessee 11:56 a.m. ET - , LSU seconds of the game. He had another pick in the win 12:03 a.m. ET - Sylvester Croom, Mississippi State over South Carolina State. He has led the squad in tack- Nov. 8 Arkansas 12:10 a.m. ET - , Auburn les in nine of the 17 games in which he’s appeared for Nov. 15 at Florida 12:17 a.m. ET - Rich Brooks, Kentucky the Garnet & Black, including fi ve of the last eight. Nov. 29 at Clemson 2009 Weekly Interview Opportunities: CASPER’S THE OLDER ONE: Jasper Brinkley’s older Sept. 3 at NC State South Carolina players are available for interviews brother by a minute, Casper Brinkley, has been just as after practice on Monday evening, Tuesday follow- impressive as his younger brother this season, logging Oct. 3 The Citadel ing Coach Spurrier’s press conference and Wednes- 22 tackles in the fi rst four games. He has one sack while Nov. 28 Clemson day following practice. All interview requests should playing outside linebacker and defensive end after log- 2010 be made 24 hours in advance. Coach Spurrier is ging 7.0 sacks a year ago. Jasper and Casper both have Sept. 4 Troy available to the media via teleconference on Sunday, started all 17 games since arriving on campus and have Sept. 18 North Carolina following practice on Monday evening, at the noon combined for 194 tackles in that time, an average of 11.4 Oct. 2 Furman press conference on Tuesday, via the SEC telecon- tackles per game. ference on Wednesday and following practice on 2011 both Wednesday and Thursday. He also does his ERIC BRINGS THE WOOD: Sophomore defensive end Sept. 3 vs East Carolina (Charlotte) weekly radio show from Wild Wing Cafe in the Vista Eric Norwood has starred for the Gamecocks as well. Sept. 17 South Carolina State on Thursday nights from 7-8 p.m. Players are not A Freshman All-American last season, Norwood has re- 2012 available for interviews on Thursdays, Fridays or corded a team-leading 25 tackles this season, including Sundays. Gamecock practices are closed to both the 5.0 tackles for loss, tying for eighth in the SEC. He has Sept. 15 Wofford public and media unless otherwise notifi ed. 2.0 sacks this season, tying for ninth in the league, and TBD East Carolina 9.0 sacks in his career in the Garnet & Black. 2013 Satellite Feeds: Sept. 21 The Citadel The Steve Spurrier press conference is available live SUCCOP SHINES: The Gamecocks have another All- via satellite each Tuesday. Coordinates are Galaxy America candidate in placekicker Ryan Succop. Suc- 2014 C26, Transponder 9, Uplink: 6105 (H); Downlink: cop, a 6-2, 214-pound junior from Hickory, N.C., has Aug. 30 East Carolina (Charlotte) 3880 (V). The press conference will be available been successful on each of his last fi ve fi eld goal at- Sept. 20 Furman from 2:00-2:30 p.m. ET. tempts after missing his fi rst attempt (a 47-yarder) of TBD Troy the season. He was the SEC Special Teams Player of the Week against Georgia after drilling all three of his fi eld All dates subject to change. goal attempts in the 16-12 win. He is 21-for-28 in fi eld 8 MISSISSIPPI STATE AT SOUTH CAROLINA >>> SEPT. 29, 2007

MORE PRE-SEASON RESPECT: Middle linebacker ABOUT THE 2007 SCHEDULE: The Gamecocks Carolina Trends Jasper Brinkley is a pre-season All-America candi- came into the season with the second-toughest sched- date. He is on the pre-season “watch list” for the Nagur- ule in the country, according to Rivals.com, behind Under ski Award, for the Lombardi Award, for the Butkus Award only Washington. The conference road schedule reads 2007 Spurrier and for the Walter Camp Player of the Year award. Quar- like a “Who’s Who” of top-ranked programs, with stops terback Blake Mitchell is on the list for the Manning planned at Georgia, LSU, Tennessee and Arkansas5. Overall 3-1 18-11 Award, while Ryan Succop is on the Lou Groza Award Throw in a non-conference trip to North Carolina, where Home 2-0 10-6 and Ray Guy Award watch lists. new head coach takes over, and the task Road 1-1 7-4 is daunting. The home schedule features a visit from Neutral 0-0 1-1 THE OLDEST GAMECOCK: Despite turning 24 years defending national champion Florida and in-state rival Grass 3-1 17-10 old on August 15, sixth-year senior Andy Boyd is not Clemson to wrap up the season. Other conference home the oldest Gamecock on the roster. That distinction goes games include Mississippi State, Kentucky and Vander- Turf 0-0 1-1 to walk-on linebacker Marcus Davis, who turned bilt. Louisiana-Lafayette and South Carolina State round 28-years-old on Aug. 28. He was a 1997 graduate of out the slate. Leading After 1st Quarter 3-0 12-3 Columbia’s Eau Claire High School. Research indicates Tied After 1st Quarter 0-1 4-2 that Davis is the oldest Division I football player in the ROTATING OFF AND ON: With the rotation schedule Trailing After 1st Quarter 0-0 2-6 country this year. of SEC West opponents, the Gamecocks drop Auburn from their schedule and pick up LSU for 2007 and ‘08. EARNING HIS KEEP: Prior to the start of the season, Leading At Halftime 3-0 12-3 Head Coach Steve Spurrier placed former walk-on Bry- THURSDAY NIGHT SPECIAL: For the third straight Tied at Halftime 0-0 2-1 an Kingrey on scholarship. Over the past three years, season, the Gamecocks will play a Thursday night Trailing at Halftime 0-1 4-7 Coach Spurrier has rewarded 10 former walk-ons on contest in 2007. They will host SEC rival Kentucky on scholarships. Thursday, Oct. 4. Carolina opened its 2005 season on a Thursday night with a win against Central Florida. Last Leading After 3rd Quarter 3-0 16-2 RECRUITING SUCCESS: The Gamecocks are coming season, the Gamecocks opened the season at Missis- Tied After 3rd Quarter 0-0 1-2 off the most successful February signing day in school sippi State on a Thursday and came away with a 15-0 Trailing After 3rd Quarter 0-1 1-7 history. The class was ranked fourth in the country by win. They also lost a mid-season Thursday night contest ESPN.com, sixth by Rivals.com and seventh by Scout. at home to Auburn. com. It was the Gamecocks’ fi rst top-10 class since 2003 When Scoring First 2-0 13-4 (8th) and is the highest-ranked class in school history, WATCHING FROM ABOVE: Wide receivers coach When Opponent Scores First 1-1 5-7 bettering the 2002 class that was ranked as high as No. Steve Spurrier, Jr. and secondary coach Ron Coo- 7 by ESPN’s Tom Lemming. This year’s class features per are the only full-time Gamecock coaches who work Largest Halftime Lead 14 22 fi ve players on the Rivals100 list including wide receiver the game from the press box. All of the other coaches Largest Halftime Defi cit 14 31 Chris Culliver (19), defensive end Cliff Matthews (32), work the sidelines during the games. quarterback (90), defensive end Travian Robertson (96) and tackle Quintin Richardson (99). Score 20 or more Points 2-0 13-3 Carolina Radio Affi liates Score 30 or more Points 1-0 10-1 FRESH FACES: The Gamecocks have played 13 CITY STATION FREQUENCY Opponents Score 20 or less 3-0 14-4 members of their highly-touted recruiting class. Tra- Abbeville WZLA-FM 92.9 FM Games Decided by 3 or less 0-0 2-2 vian Robertson started at defensive end in the season Aiken WKSX-FM 92.7 FM opener against Louisiana-Lafayette. The others who Games Decided by 10 or less 1-0 10-7 Allendale WDOG-FM 93.5 FM have seen action this season are wide receivers Jason Anderson WRIX-FM 103.1 FM Barnes, Matt Clements, Dion Lecorn and Chris Camden WPUB-FM 102.7 FM Rush for 100 Yards or more 3-0 14-5 Culliver, tailback Brian Maddox, fullback Patrick Charleston WTMA-AM 1250 AM Rush for 150 Yards or more 2-0 9-2 DiMarco, tight end Weslye Saunders, defensive Charleston WNKT-FM 107.5 FM Pass for 200 Yards or more 1-1 10-8 linemen Clifton Geathers, Cliff Matthews and Ladi Chesterfi eld WVSZ-FM 107.3 FM Ajiboye, linebacker Melvin Ingram and Pass for 300 Yards or more 0-0 3-0 Clinton WPCC-AM 1410 AM Addison Williams. Total 400 Yards or more 2-0 7-2 Columbia WISW-AM 1320 AM Columbia WTCB-FM 106.7 FM Columbia WOMG-FM 103.1 FM Opp. Rush less than 100 yards 0-0 5-1 Carolina Rankings Category Avg. SEC NCAA Florence WWFN-FM 100.1 FM Opp. Pass less than 200 yards 2-1 12-5 Scoring Offense 24.50 10 75 Georgetown WGTN-AM 1400 AM Opp. Total less than 300 yards 1-0 7-0 Rushing Offense 143.75 8 66 Greenville WYRD-AM 1330 AM Passing Offense 210.25 8 71 Greenwood WLMA-AM 1350 AM Hilton Head WGZO-FM 103.1 FM Commit More Turnovers 2-1 8-7 Passing Effi ciency 117.15 9 76 Total Offense 354.00 9 79 Lancaster WRHM-FM 107.1 FM Commit Fewer Turnovers 1-0 7-2 Scoring Defense 14.25 2 10 Myrtle Beach WRNN-FM 99.5 FM Commit Equal Turnovers 0-0 3-2 Rushing Defense 216.50 11 104 Newberry WKDK-AM 1240 AM Passing Defense 103.50 1 2 Orangeburg WGFG-FM 105.1 FM Seneca WSNW-AM 1150 AM Lead in Time of Possession 2-0 10-4 Pass Effi ciency Defense 73.44 2 2 Spartanburg WORD-AM 950 AM Trail in Time of Possession 1-1 8-7 Total Defense 320.00 7 38 Kickoff Returns 22.27 7 57 Sumter WIBZ-FM 95.5 FM Punt Returns 8.29 7 71 Union WBCU-AM 1460 AM Net Punting 35.65 5 48 Walterboro WALI-FM 93.7 FM Turnover Margin -1.00 12 97 Nashville, TN WGFX-FM 104.5 FM 9 MISSISSIPPI STATE AT SOUTH CAROLINA >>> SEPT. 29, 2007 GAME CAPTAINS: The Gamecocks select captains for Gamecocks lead the all-time series with Kentucky, 11- South Carolina each game. 6-1 and have won the last seven matchups between the ULL: Captain Munnerlyn, Brandon Isaac and Justin two schools, including a 24-17 win in Lexington last In the Red Zone Sorensen. season. Head Coach Steve Spurrier is a perfect 14-0 in USC OPP UGA: Cory Boyd, Eric Norwood, Marque Hall and Andy his career against Kentucky, including a 2-0 mark since Red Zone Opportunites 14 11 Boyd. taking over at South Carolina. Red Zone Scores 14 8 SCSU: Mike Davis, Darian Stewart, Casper Brinkley Scoring Percentage 100 72.7 and William Brown. Points Scored in Red Zone 81 44 LSU: Cory Boyd, Emanuel Cook, Jasper Brinkley and Avg. Points/Red Zone 5.8 4.0 William Brown. Touchdowns Scored 10 5 Touchdowns Rushing 4 4 WINNING MORE OFTEN THAN NOT: Carolina has Touchdowns Passing 6 1 posted three straight winning seasons (6-5 in 2004, 7-5 Gamecocks in the NFL Field Goals Attempted 4 3 in 2005 and 8-5 in 2006). The last time they turned in Player Team Field Goals Made 4 3 that many consecutive winning seasons was 1987-90 Ko Simpson Buffalo 0 1 when they went 8-4, 8-4, 6-4-1 and 6-5 in four con- Jonathan Joseph Cincinnati 0 0 secutive years. Shaun Smith Cleveland Downs 0 2 Fred Bennett Houston End of Half 0 0 BOWL TIE-INS: The SEC has arrangements to send Dunta Robinson Houston eight teams to post-season bowls. They include: BCS, Terry Cousin Jacksonville CALL ‘EM AS I SEE ‘EM: Steve Spurrier is one of Capital One, AT&T, Cotton, Chick-fi l-A, Outback, Auto- Andre Goodman Miami 14 Division I-A head coaches who calls his team’s of- Zone Liberty, Gaylord Hotels Music City and PetroSun James Adkisson Oakland fensive plays. The others? Turner Gill (Buffalo), Bill Independence. Andrew Pinnock San Diego Cubit (Western Michigan), Troy Calhoun (Air Force), John Abraham Atlanta Todd Dodge (North Texas), Jeff Tedford (California), PLAYING OT: The Gamecocks have played just one Darrell Shropshire Atlanta Bob Toledo (Tulane), Art Briles (Houston), Bill Callahan overtime game in its history, falling to Tennessee by Travelle Wharton Carolina (Nebraska), (Maryland), Paul John- a 23-20 margin in Knoxville on Sept. 27, 2003. Ev- Rod Wilson Chicago son (Navy), June Jones (Hawaii), (Notre ery other SEC team has played at least three overtime Kalimba Edwards Detroit Dame) and Hal Mumme (New Mexico State). games since the rule was established in 1996. Langston Moore Detroit Sidney Rice Minnesota NEW DECADE, DIFFERENT RESULTS: The Game- UP NEXT: The Gamecocks have a short week as they Troy Williamson Minnesota cocks have a 51-37 record since the calendar turned to will get ready to face the Kentucky Wildcats on Thurs- Jamar Nesbit 2000. The 51 wins is 10 more their total of 41 victories day, Oct. 4 at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia. Anthony Wright posted in the entire decade of the ‘90s. Carolina’s most Game time is set for 7:30 p.m. and the SEC Eastern Di- Sheldon Brown Philadelphia victories in any decade is 63, set from 1980-89. vision contest will be televised nationally on ESPN. The Lance Laury Seattle

2007 Game-by-Game Starters USC Offense POS. ULL UGA SCSU LSU MSU KY UNC VANDY TENN ARK FLA CLEM WR McKinley McKinley McKinley McKinley WR M. Brown F. Brown M. Brown J. Barnes TE A. Boyd A. Boyd A. Boyd A. Boyd LT Meredith Meredith Meredith Meredith LG Anderson Anderson Thind Anderson C W. Brown W. Brown W. Brown W. Brown RG Jeanpierre Jeanpierre Anderson Jeanpierre RT Sorenson Sorensen Sorensen Sorensen QB Smelley Mitchell Mitchell Mitchell FB Stafford Stafford J. Cook (TE) Stafford TB C. Boyd C. Boyd C. Boyd C. Boyd USC Defense POS. ULL UGA SCSU LSU MSU KY UNC VANDY TENN ARK FLA CLEM DE Norwood Norwood Norwood Norwood DT Hall Hall Hall Hall DT Pepper Ajiboye Ajiboye Ajiboye DE Robertson Pepper Pepper C. Brinkley LB C. Brinkley C. Brinkley C. Brinkley Matthews LB J. Brinkley J. Brinkley J. Brinkley J. Brinkley LB Paulk Paulk Paulk Paulk CB Munnerlyn Munnerlyn Munnerlyn Munnerlyn ROV Isaac Isaac E. Cook E. Cook FS Wodson Stewart Stewart Hampton CB Thomas Thomas Isaac Thomas 10 MISSISSIPPI STATE AT SOUTH CAROLINA >>> SEPT. 29, 2007 South Carolina Depth Chart Offense Defense Special Teams WR 11 Kenny McKinley (6-0, 177, Jr.**) DE 40 Eric Norwood (6-0, 258, So.*) PK 14 Ryan Succop (6-2, 214, Jr.**) 9 Moe Brown (6-0, 179, So.*) 43 Ryan Brown (6-0, 259, Sr.**) 87 Spencer Lanning (5-10, 177, Fr.-RS) –OR– 8 Larry Freeman (6-1, 216, Jr.-TR) DT 79 Marque Hall (6-3, 293, Jr.**) P 14 Ryan Succop (6-2, 214, Jr.**) WR 18 Dion Lecorn (5-11, 217, Fr.) 99 Jonathan Williams (6-2, 287, Jr.-TR) 87 Spencer Lanning (5-10, 177, Fr.-RS) 82 Freddie Brown (6-2, 209, So.*) DT 91 Ladi Ajiboye (6-1, 291, Fr.) KR 1 Captain Munnerlyn (5-9, 180, So.*) LT 77 Jamon Meredith (6-5, 293, Jr.**) 98 Joel Reaves (6-1, 288, Sr.*) 17 Chris Culliver (6-0, 192, Fr.) 75 Gurminder Thind (6-4, 287, Jr.*) DE 51 Casper Brinkley (6-2, 255, Sr.*) PR 1 Captain Munnerlyn (5-9, 180, So.*) LG 57 Lemuel Jeanpierre (6-3, 300, So.*) 42 Travian Robertson (6-4, 255, Fr.) 11 Kenny McKinley (6-0, 177, Jr.**) 63 Seaver Brown (6-5, 316, Fr.-RS) SLB 45 Rodney Paulk (6-0, 220, So.*) SN 59 Charles Turner (6-4, 221, Fr.-RS) C 71 William Brown (6-4, 289, Sr.***) 31 Gerrod Sinclair (6-0, 227, So.*) 6 Tommy Beecher (6-1, 220, So.) 70 Garrett Anderson (6-4, 303, So.*) MLB 53 Marvin Sapp (5-11, 228, Jr.**) H 6 Tommy Beecher (6-1, 220, So.) RG 67 James Thompson (6-3, 316, Sr.**) 6 Melvin Ingram (6-2, 255, Fr.) 83 Scott Spurrier (5-4, 162, So.) 57 Lemuel Jeanpierre (6-3, 300, So.*) WLB 83 Cliff Matthews (6-4, 239, Fr.) RT 78 Justin Sorensen (6-7, 325, Jr.*) 24 Cody Wells (5-11, 218, Sr.***) 74 Heath Batchelor (6-7, 304, Fr.-RS) Coaching Staff CB 1 Captain Munnerlyn (5-9, 180, So.*) Steve Spurrier ...... Head Coach Ron Cooper ...... Assistant Head Coach/Secondary TE 80 Andy Boyd (6-4, 267, Sr.***) 23 Mike West (6-0, 214, Sr.**) Tyrone Nix ...... Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers 84 Jared Cook (6-5, 235, So.*) Brad Lawing ...... Defensive Line ...... Outside Linebackers/Co-Special Teams FS 32 Darian Stewart (5-11, 216, So.*) John Hunt ...... Offensive Line QB 7 Chris Smelley (6-2, 216, Fr.-RS) 36 Stoney Woodson (5-11, 194, Jr.**) Robert Gillespie ...... Running Backs Steve Spurrier, Jr...... Wide Receivers 12 Blake Mitchell (6-3, 217, Sr.***) Fred Chatham ...... Tight Ends/Co-Special Teams SS 21 Emanuel Cook (5-10, 211, So.*) David Reaves ...... /Recruiting Coordinator FB 39 Lanard Stafford (5-9, 244, Sr.**) 33 Chris Hampton (5-11, 194, Sr.***) 47 Patrick DiMarco (6-1, 219, Fr.) Pronunciation Guide CB 5 Carlos Thomas (5-11, 192, Jr.**) Ladi Ajiboye ...... LAH-dee AW-ji-boy Pierre Andrews ...... pee-AIR TB 3 Cory Boyd (6-1, 217, Sr.***) 7 Addison Williams (5-8, 176, Fr.) Yvan Banag ...... ee-VON ben-AG 25 Mike Davis (5-9, 215, Jr.**) John Guerry ...... GEAR-ee Paul Haile...... HAIL Marque Hall ...... mar-KEE Lemuel Jeanpierre ...... lem-YOOL john-pee-AIR Jamon Meredith ...... juh-MAHN Captain Munnerlyn...... MUN-er-linn Robert Pavlovic ...... pav-LOW-vick Joel Reaves ...... joe-L Vandaral Shackleford ...... van-DARE-ull Gerrod Sinclair ...... jer-ROD Lanard Stafford...... luh-NARD Ryan Succop ...... SUCK-up Gurminder Thind ...... gur-MIN-der Thin-d Ranzino Valentine ...... ran-ZEE-no

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11 MISSISSIPPI STATE AT SOUTH CAROLINA >>> SEPT. 29, 2007 Offense WR 11 Kenny McKinley (6-0, 177, Jr.**) Top receiver has 23 catches for 207 yards with three touchdowns... has caught a pass in 25 straight games. 9 Moe Brown (6-0, 179, So.*) Tied for second among the wide receivers with four catches for 62 yards... considered the best deep threat. –OR– 8 Larry Freeman (6-1, 216, Jr.-TR) Transfer who joined the team in January out of Pearl River CC in Mississippi... has one pass reception. WR 18 Dion Lecorn (5-11, 217, Fr.) True freshmen who has played in each of the last two games... does not have a catch yet this season. 82 Freddie Brown (6-2, 209, So.*) With four receptions in four games, tied with Moe Brown for second among the wide receivers in catches. LT 77 Jamon Meredith (6-5, 293, Jr.**) Regarded as the squad’s top offensive lineman... started all 13 games in 2006 and has made 21 career starts. 75 Gurminder Thind (6-4, 287, Jr.*) Did not make the trip to LSU after suffering a left ankle injury against South Carolina State... can also play guard. LG 57 Lemuel Jeanpierre (6-3, 300, So.*) Made the transition to guard from D-tackle during the fi nal week of spring drills... has started three games. 63 Seaver Brown (6-5, 316, Fr-RS) Redshirt freshman has seen limited playing time this season... logged 12 plays against SC State, his only action. C 71 William Brown (6-4, 289, Sr.***) Senior leader both on and off the fi eld... is the SEC rep to the Division I National SAAC committee. 70 Garrett Anderson (6-4, 303, So.*) Has started all four games, three at left guard... started four games at left guard as a true freshman in 2006. RG 67 James Thompson (6-3, 316, Sr.**) Returned to the active roster for the LSU game... played the entire second half at right guard. 57 Lemuel Jeanpierre (6-3, 300, So.*) Made the transition to guard from D-tackle during the fi nal week of spring drills... has started three games. RT 78 Justin Sorensen (6-7, 325, Jr.*) Has started each of the last 10 games at right tackle dating back to ‘06... one of three Canadians on the roster. 74 Heath Batchelor (6-7, 304, Fr.-RS) Redshirt freshman has appeared in one game (South Carolina State) in his brief tenure in the Garnet & Black. TE 80 Andy Boyd (6-4, 267, Sr.***) Sixth-year senior who is a pre-season 2nd team all-SEC pick... 4 of his 9 career receptions have been TDs. 84 Jared Cook (6-5, 235, So.*) Has played both tight end and wide receiver... has fi ve catches this season after hauling in six in 2006. QB 7 Chris Smelley (6-2, 216, Fr.-RS) Started the season-opener... sprained right shoulder in that contest and was not available for the next 2 games. 12 Blake Mitchell (6-3, 217, Sr.***) 13-7 in 20 career starts... threw 4 TD passes over Houston, earning 2006 Liberty Bowl MVP honors. FB 39 Lanard Stafford (5-9, 244, Sr.**) Former walk-on who has made 12 career starts... has caught 4 passes, but has no career rushes to his credit. 47 Patrick DiMarco (6-1, 219, Fr.) True freshman who has impressed in fall camp... uncle is professional golfer Chris DiMarco. TB 3 Cory Boyd (6-1, 217, Sr.***) One of 4 players in USC history with 1000 yards rushing and 70 receptions... has 4 100-yard rushing games. 25 Mike Davis (5-9, 215, Jr.**) Owns three 100-yard rushing games... one of 37 players in school history to rush for 1,000 yards in a career. Defense DE 40 Eric Norwood (6-0, 258, So.*) Leads the team with 25 tackles and 5.0 TFLs... fi rst team Freshman All-America in 2006 after logging 7.0 sacks. 43 Ryan Brown (6-0, 259, Sr.**) Veteran who has made nine career starts... was moved briefl y to fullback in the spring, but returned to the D-Line. DT 79 Marque Hall (6-3, 293, Jr.**) Returns to the lineup in 2007 after suffering a season-ending knee injury in Game 2 (vs. Georgia) last season. 99 Jonathan Williams (6-2, 287, Jr.-TR) Junior college transfer who joined the squad in January from Mississippi Delta CC... can also play defensive end. DT 91 Ladi Ajiboye (6-1, 291, Fr.) True freshman who joined the team in January from Hargrave Military... has started each of the last three games. 98 Joel Reaves (6-1, 288, Sr.*) Senior who started eight games a season ago... played at Georgia Military with the Brinkley brothers. DE 51 Casper Brinkley (6-2, 255, Sr.*) Tied for 2nd on the team with 22 tackles... moved back to DE after playing OLB... has 8.0 career sacks. 42 Travian Robertson (6-4, 255, Fr.) True freshman who enrolled in January... only true freshman to start the season opener against ULL. SLB 45 Rodney Paulk (6-0, 220, So.*) Second team Freshman All-America in 2006... tied for second on the team with 22 tackles. 31 Gerrod Sinclair (6-0, 227, So.*) Solid backup who has made six tackles, all solo stops, this season. MLB 53 Marvin Sapp (5-11, 228, Jr.**) Second on the team with 51 tackles in 2006... has made four career starts... has 12 tackles, all solos, in 2007. 6 Melvin Ingram (6-2, 255, Fr.) True freshman who has seen considerable action this season at LB and on special teams. WLB 83 Cliff Matthews (6-4, 239, Fr.) True freshman who made his fi rst career start at LSU despite breaking a bone in his right hand during practice. 24 Cody Wells (5-11, 218, Sr.***) Veteran player who saw considerable action against LSU after missing the previous two games with a leg injury. CB 1 Captain Munnerlyn (5-9, 180, So.*) Has run a 4.35 40-yard dash and owns a 34-inch vertical leap... has one pick this season and three in his career. 23 Mike West (6-0, 214, Sr.**) Senior who has played linebacker and wide receiver during his South Carolina career. FS 32 Darian Stewart (5-11, 216, So.*) Made his 1st start at Georgia... responded with a team-high 9 tackles, 2 more than he made in 12 games in ‘06. 36 Stoney Woodson (5-11, 194, Jr.**) Has played both safety and cornerback during his career... has made 11 career starts with three interceptions. SS 21 Emanuel Cook (5-10, 211, So.*) Returned to the fi eld at Georgia just 2 weeks after an appendectomy... led team with 11 tackles at LSU. 33 Chris Hampton (5-11, 194, Sr.***) Made 11 starts in 2006 and has made 17 career starts... had six tackles and his third career INT at LSU. CB 5 Carlos Thomas (5-11, 192, Jr.**) Runs a 4.37 40-yard dash... has made 15 career starts with three interceptions... has also played WR at USC. 7 Addison Williams (5-8, 176, Fr.) True freshman from Atlanta’s Westlake High School... saw his only game action in the win at Georgia. Special Teams PK 14 Ryan Succop (6-2, 214, Jr.**) Lou Groza Award candidate who has connected on 5-of-6 FG’s this season... owns a long of 55 yards. 87 Spencer Lanning (5-10, 177, So.) Walk-on placekicker who backs up Ryan Succop... hit a 53-yard fi eld goal during a fall scrimmage. P 14 Ryan Succop (6-2, 214, Jr.**) Ray Guy Award candidate... pre-season second team all-SEC choice after averaging 43.7 yards per punt in 2006. 87 Spencer Lanning (5-10, 177, So.) Walk-on punter who backs up Ryan Succop. 12 MISSISSIPPI STATE AT SOUTH CAROLINA >>> SEPT. 29, 2007 Carolina Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr.-Exp Hometown (High/Last School) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr.-Exp Hometown (High/Last School) 1 Captain Munnerlyn CB 5-9 180 SO-1L Mobile, Ala. (Murphy) 46 Cedric Snead CB 5-7 160 FR-HS Garner, N.C. (Garner) 3 Cory Boyd TB 6-1 217 SR-3L Orange, N.J. (Orange) 47 Patrick DiMarco FB 6-1 219 FR-HS Altamonte Springs, Fla. (Lake Brantley) 4 Jason Barnes WR 6-4 196 FR-HS Charlotte, N.C. (Independence) 48 Vandaral Shackleford LB 6-0 231 SO-1L Riverdale, Ga. (Riverdale) 4 Alonzo Winfi eld LB 6-0 204 FR-HS Winston-Salem, N.C. (Carver) 49 Damien Wright LB 6-0 219 SO-SQ Sumter, S.C. (Crestwood) 5 Carlos Thomas CB 5-11 192 JR-2L College Park, Ga. (Banneker) 50 Chris Vaughn DS 6-1 252 FR-HS Columbia, S.C. (Irmo) 5 Stephen Garcia QB 6-2 216 FR-HS Tampa, Fla. (Jefferson) 51 Casper Brinkley LB 6-2 255 SR-1L Thomson, Ga. 6 Tommy Beecher QB 6-1 220 SO-SQ Concord, N.C. (Concord) (Thomson/Georgia Military) 6 Melvin Ingram LB 6-2 255 FR-HS Hamlet, N.C. (Richmond County) 52 Jasper Brinkley LB 6-2 262 SR-1L Thomson, Ga. 7 Chris Smelley QB 6-2 216 FR-RS Tuscaloosa, Ala. (American Christian) (Thomson/Georgia Military) 7 Addison Williams CB 5-8 176 FR-HS Atlanta, Ga. (Westlake) 53 Marvin Sapp LB 5-11 228 JR-2L Jacksonville, Fla. (Sandalwood) 8 Larry Freeman WR 6-1 216 JR-TR Fort Meade, Fla. 54 Hardee Sanders OC 6-1 281 SO-SQ Barnwell, S.C. (Barnwell) (Fort Meade/Pearl River CC) 57 Lemuel Jeanpierre OG 6-3 300 SO-1L Orlando, Fla. (Timber Creek) 9 Moe Brown WR 6-0 179 SO-1L Anderson, S.C. (Westside) 58 John Guerry LB 6-0 218 SO-SQ Columbia, S.C. (Dreher) 10 Brian Maddox TB 5-10 214 FR-HS Anderson, S.C. (T.L. Hanna) 59 Charles Turner DS 6-4 221 FR-RS Roebuck, S.C. (Dorman) 10 Jamire Williams CB 5-10 175 FR-HS Jacksonville, Fla. (First Coast) 60 Jamarial Brown DT 6-2 300 JR-TR St. Stephen, S.C. 11 Kenny McKinley WR 6-0 177 JR-2L Mableton, Ga. (South Cobb) (Timberland/St. Augustine’s) 12 Blake Mitchell QB 6-3 217 SR-3L LaGrange, Ga. (LaGrange) 61 Donte’e Nicholls DT 6-1 318 FR-HS Pompano Beach, Fla. (Blanche Ely) 13 Mark Barnes WR 6-2 189 FR-HS Columbia, S.C. (Richland Northeast) 62 Pierre Andrews OG 6-2 283 FR-RS Charlotte, N.C. (Independence) 14 Ryan Succop P/PK 6-2 214 JR-2L Hickory, N.C. (Hickory) 63 Seaver Brown OG 6-5 316 FR-RS Clearwater, Fla. (Countryside) 15 Matt Clements WR 6-0 184 FR-HS Naples, Fla. (Barron Collier) 64 Kevin Young OG 6-4 328 FR-RS Clearwater, Fla. (Central Catholic) 16 Michael McQueeney QB 6-2 216 SO-TR Mt. Pleasant, S.C. (Bishop England/ 65 Ryan Broadhead OC 6-5 272 FR-HS Leesburg, Ga. (Lee County) Western Carolina) 66 Hutch Eckerson OT 6-6 291 SO-1L Lumberton, N.C. (Lumberton) 17 Chris Culliver WR 6-0 192 FR-HS Garner, N.C. (Garner) 67 James Thompson OG 6-3 316 SR-2L Sumter, S.C. (Sumter) 17 Zac Brindise QB 6-0 215 FR-HS Fort Myers, Fla. (South Fort Myers) 68 Kyle Nunn OL 6-6 279 FR-HS Sumter, S.C. (Sumter) 18 Dion Lecorn WR 5-11 217 FR-HS Ocala, Fla. (Trinity Catholic) 69 Joshua Gonzalez DS 5-7 190 FR-HS Columbia, S.C. (Spring Valley) 19 Nick Prochak TE 6-3 230 FR-RS Spartanburg, S.C. (Spartanburg) 70 Garrett Anderson OC 6-4 303 SO-1L Irmo, S.C. (Dutch Fork) 19 Raymond Newton FB 5-10 220 SO-TR Columbus, Ga. (Hardaway/Benedict) 71 William Brown OC 6-4 289 SR-3L Boonville, N.C. (Starmount) 20 Taylor Rank RB 6-0 210 SO-1L Vancouver, Wash. (Evergreen) 72 Quintin Richardson OT 6-4 276 FR-HS Columbia, S.C. (Spring Valley) 21 Emanuel Cook SS 5-10 211 SO-1L Riviera Beach, Fla. 74 Heath Batchelor OT 6-7 304 FR-RS Haleyville, Ala. (Haleyville) (Palm Beach Gardens) 75 Gurminder Thind OG 6-4 287 JR-1L Mississauga, Ontario (John Fraser) 22 Bobby Wallace TB 5-7 197 JR-2L Conway, S.C. (Conway) 76 Jeremy Burgess OC 6-4 298 JR-SQ Loris, S.C. (Loris) 23 Mike West CB 6-0 214 SR-2L Ocala, Fla. (North Marion/Butler Co.) 77 Jamon Meredith OT 6-5 293 JR-2L Simpsonville, S.C. (Hillcrest) 24 Cody Wells LB 5-11 218 SR-3L Belleview, Fla. (Belleview) 78 Justin Sorensen OT 6-7 325 JR-1L Vancouver Island, B.C. (Ballenas) 25 Mike Davis TB 5-9 215 JR-2L Columbia, S.C. (Columbia) 79 Marque Hall DT 6-3 293 JR-2L Wingate, N.C. (Forest Hills) 26 Brandon Isaac FS 6-2 200 SR-1L Blackville, S.C. 80 Andy Boyd TE 6-4 267 SR-3L Concord, N.C. (Concord) (Blackville-Hilda/Georgia Military) 81 Terrence Campbell DT 6-2 272 FR-RS Austell, Ga. (South Cobb) 27 Ty Erving FS 5-11 198 SR-1L Batesburg, S.C. (Batesburg-Leesville) 81 Paul Haile WR 6-0 202 SO-SQ Lexington, S.C. (Lexington) 28 Chris Hail CB 5-10 191 SO-1L Lovejoy, Ga. (Lovejoy) 82 Freddie Brown WR 6-2 209 SO-1L Duncan, S.C. (Byrnes) 29 Blake Baxley DB 5-11 210 SO-TR Columbia, S.C. (Lexington/Midlands Tech) 83 Cliff Matthews DE 6-4 239 FR-HS Cheraw, S.C. (Cheraw) 30 Yvan Banag LB 5-10 227 JR-2L Buford, Ga. (Buford) 83 Scott Spurrier WR 5-4 162 SO-SQ Leesburg, Va. (Loudoun County) 30 Calvin Parks TB 5-8 192 JR-SQ Mauldin, S.C. (Mauldin/Mars Hill) 84 Jared Cook WR 6-5 235 SO-1L Suwanee, Ga. (North Gwinnett) 31 Gerrod Sinclair LB 6-0 227 SO-1L Jacksonville, Fla. (Mandarin) 85 Joe Hills WR 6-4 200 FR-HS Palmetto, Fla. (Palmetto) 32 Darian Stewart FS 5-11 216 SO-1L Huntsville, Ala. (Lee) 86 Stephen Flint WR 6-3 175 FR-HS Mt. Pleasant, S.C. (Wando) 32 Marcus Davis LB 5-9 218 SR-SQ Columbia, S.C. (Eau Claire) 87 Alex McGrath TE 6-1 210 JR-1L Greer, S.C. (Riverside) 33 Chris Hampton SS 5-11 194 SR-3L Memphis, Tenn. (Melrose) 87 Spencer Lanning P/PK 5-11 177 FR-RS Rock Hill, S.C. (York) 34 Douglas Peterson SS 6-1 206 JR-SQ Columbia, S.C. (Lexington) 88 Weslye Saunders TE 6-5 279 FR-HS Durham, N.C. (Riverside) 35 Greg Wright SS 5-10 222 SR-1L Cross, S.C. (Cross) 89 Leon Gamble WR 5-11 179 JR-SQ Georgetown, S.C. (Georgetown) 35 Jim Hutton FB 6-1 238 SO-SQ Greeleyville, S.C. 90 Foxy Foxworth TE 6-3 245 FR-RS Mt. Pleasant, S.C. (Wando) (Williamsburg Academy) 91 Ladi Ajiboye DT 6-1 291 FR-HS Riverdale, Ga. 36 Stoney Woodson DB 5-11 194 JR-2L Tampa, Fla. (Middleton) (Banneker/Hargrave Military) 39 Lanard Stafford FB 5-9 244 SR-2L Hemingway, S.C. (Carvers Bay) 92 Byron McKnight DE 6-5 223 FR-HS Laurinburg, N.C. (Scotland County) 39 Ranzino Valentine CB 5-8 174 SR-SQ Greenville, S.C. 92 Steven Huegel P/PK 6-0 185 FR-HS Export, Pa. (Pevin Traffford) (J.L. Mann/Charleston Southern) 93 Robert Pavlovic TE 6-4 257 SR-2L Mississauga, Ont. (St. Francis Xavier) 40 Eric Norwood DE 6-0 258 SO-1L Acworth, Ga. (North Cobb) 94 Thomas Hooper PK 5-6 161 JR-SQ Montgomery, Ala. (Trinity Presbyterian) 41 Jordin Lindsey DE 6-3 262 SR-3L Mobile, Ala. (Davidson) 95 Nathan Pepper DT 6-1 291 JR-2L Greenville, S.C. (Greenville) 42 Travian Robertson DE 6-4 255 FR-HS Laurinburg, N.C. (Scotland County) 96 Clifton Geathers DE 6-7 276 FR-HS Georgetown, S.C. 42 Mike Newton FS 5-11 193 JR-SQ Lexington, S.C. (Lexington/Newberry) (Carvers Bay/Hargrave Military) 43 Ryan Brown DE 6-0 259 SR-2L Moncks Corner, S.C. (Berkeley) 97 Kenrick Ellis DT 6-5 337 FR-RS West Palm Beach, Fla. (John I. Leonard) 44 Dustin Lindsey LB 6-4 235 JR-2L Mobile, Ala. (Davidson) 97 Nate Spurrier P/PK 6-2 233 SO-SQ Snellville, Ga. (Brookwood) 44 Clark Gaston FB 6-2 245 FR-RS Cleveland, Tenn. (Ooltewah) 98 Joel Reaves DT 6-1 288 SR-1L Marion, S.C. (Marion/Georgia Military) 45 Rodney Paulk LB 6-0 220 SO-1L Columbia, S.C. (Richland Northeast) 99 Jonathan Williams DT 6-2 287 JR-TR Augusta, Ga. 46 Bryan Kingrey FB 6-0 230 JR-1L Raleigh, N.C. (Ravenscroft) (Glenn Hills/Mississippi Delta CC) 13 MISSISSIPPI STATE AT SOUTH CAROLINA >>> SEPT. 29, 2007 2007 Statistics USC OPP RUSHING G Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G SCORING 98 57 Cory Boyd 4 57 283 11 272 4.8 4 29 68.0 Mike Davis 4 44 266 4 262 6.0 1 18 65.5 Points Per Game 24.5 14.2 Chris Culliver 3 3 32 0 32 10.7 0 14 10.7 FIRST DOWNS 88 68 Brian Maddox 4 6 20 6 14 2.3 0 7 3.5 Rushing 38 46 Kenny McKinley 4 3 16 4 12 4.0 0 7 3.0 Passing 43 18 Tommy Beecher 4 7 19 9 10 1.4 0 11 2.5 Chris Smelley 2 4 19 12 7 1.8 0 17 3.5 Penalty 7 4 Taylor Rank 4 2 5 0 5 2.5 0 5 1.2 RUSHING YARDAGE 575 866 Moe Brown 4 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 0.8 Yards gained rushing 676 955 TEAM 2 1 0 2 -2 -2.0 0 0 -1.0 Yards lost rushing 101 89 Blake Mitchell 3 11 13 53 -40 -3.6 0 6 -13.3 Total...... 4 139 676 101 575 4.1 5 29 143.8 Rushing Attempts 139 175 Opponents...... 4 175 955 89 866 4.9 5 50 216.5 Average Per Rush 4.1 4.9 Average Per Game 143.8 216.5 PASSING G Effi c Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G TDs Rushing 5 5 Blake Mitchell 3 111.39 41-68-4 60.3 391 3 34 130.3 Chris Smelley 2 119.25 22-40-2 55.0 275 2 45 137.5 PASSING YARDAGE 841 414 Tommy Beecher 4 136.36 14-22-1 63.6 175 1 20 43.8 Att-Comp-Int 131-77-7 105-49-5 TEAM 2 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Average Per Pass 6.4 3.9 Total...... 4 117.13 77-131-7 58.8 841 6 45 210.2 Average Per Catch 10.9 8.4 Opponents...... 4 73.41 49-105-5 46.7 414 1 25 103.5 Average Per Game 210.2 103.5 RECEIVING G No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G TDs Passing 6 1 Kenny McKinley 4 23 207 9.0 3 31 51.8 TOTAL OFFENSE 1416 1280 Cory Boyd 4 13 119 9.2 0 24 29.8 Total Plays 270 280 Mike Davis 4 12 134 11.2 1 45 33.5 Jared Cook 4 6 99 16.5 0 25 24.8 Average Per Play 5.2 4.6 Andy Boyd 4 5 55 11.0 1 33 13.8 Average Per Game 354.0 320.0 Weslye Saunders 3 5 52 10.4 0 20 17.3 KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS 15-334 14-323 Moe Brown 4 4 62 15.5 0 27 15.5 PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS 7-58 9-101 Freddie Brown 4 4 41 10.2 0 17 10.2 Mark Barnes 1 2 12 6.0 1 6 12.0 INT RETURNS: #-YARDS 5-59 7-45 Jason Barnes 4 1 34 34.0 0 34 8.5 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 22.3 23.1 Larry Freeman 4 1 19 19.0 0 19 4.8 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 8.3 11.2 Patrick DiMarco 4 1 7 7.0 0 7 1.8 INT RETURN AVERAGE 11.8 6.4 Total...... 4 77 841 10.9 6 45 210.2 Opponents...... 4 49 414 8.4 1 25 103.5 FUMBLES-LOST 9-3 5-1 PENALTIES-YARDS 18-151 33-244 INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long Average Per Game 37.8 61.0 Jasper Brinkley 2 40 20.0 0 30 PUNTS-YARDS 17-727 26-983 Chris Hampton 1 0 0.0 0 0 Captain Munnerlyn 1 0 0.0 0 0 Average Per Punt 42.8 37.8 Nathan Pepper 1 19 19.0 1 19 Net punt average 35.6 32.5 Total...... 5 59 11.8 1 30 TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME 29:03 30:57 Opponents...... 7 45 6.4 0 41 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS 20/51 16/61 3rd-Down Pct 39% 26% 4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS 3/7 3/7 4th-Down Pct 43% 43% SACKS BY-YARDS 6-42 9-60 MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 12 6 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 5-6 5-7 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-1 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES 14-14 100% 8-11 73% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS 10-14 71% 5-11 45% PAT-ATTEMPTS 11-11 100% 6-6 100% ATTENDANCE 151329 185276 Games/Avg Per Game 2/75664 2/92638 Neutral Site Games 0/0

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total South Carolina 45 10 17 26 98 Opponents 17 24 10 6 57 14 MISSISSIPPI STATE AT SOUTH CAROLINA >>> SEPT. 29, 2007 2007 Statistics FUMBLE RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G Total...... 0 0 0.0 0 0 Blake Mitchell 3 79 -40 391 351 117.0 Opponents...... 1 0 0.0 0 0 Chris Smelley 2 44 7 275 282 141.0 Cory Boyd 4 57 272 0 272 68.0 KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Mike Davis 4 44 262 0 262 65.5 Captain Munnerlyn 12 258 21.5 0 33 Tommy Beecher 4 29 10 175 185 46.2 Chris Culliver 2 60 30.0 0 44 Chris Culliver 3 3 32 0 32 10.7 Melvin Ingram 1 16 16.0 0 16 Brian Maddox 4 6 14 0 14 3.5 Total...... 15 334 22.3 0 44 Kenny McKinley 4 3 12 0 12 3.0 Opponents...... 14 323 23.1 0 44 Taylor Rank 4 2 5 0 5 1.2 Moe Brown 4 1 3 0 3 0.8 PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long TEAM 2 2 -2 0 -2 -1.0 Captain Munnerlyn 5 28 5.6 0 9 Total...... 4 270 575 841 1416 354.0 Kenny McKinley 2 30 15.0 0 19 Opponents...... 4 280 866 414 1280 320.0 Total...... 7 58 8.3 0 19 Opponents...... 9 101 11.2 0 32 ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G Mike Davis 4 262 134 0 0 0 396 99.0 KICKOFFS No. Yds Avg TB OB Retn Net YdLn Cory Boyd 4 272 119 0 0 0 391 97.8 Ryan Succop 20 1343 67.2 6 0 Captain Munnerlyn 4 0 0 28 258 0 286 71.5 Total...... 20 1343 67.2 6 0 323 45.0 25 Kenny McKinley 4 12 207 30 0 0 249 62.2 Opponents...... 15 912 60.8 0 0 334 38.5 31 Jared Cook 4 0 99 0 0 0 99 24.8 Chris Culliver 3 32 0 0 60 0 92 30.7 PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd Moe Brown 4 3 62 0 0 0 65 16.2 Ryan Succop 17 727 42.8 57 1 3 4 0 Andy Boyd 4 0 55 0 0 0 55 13.8 Total...... 17 727 42.8 57 1 3 4 0 Weslye Saunders 3 0 52 0 0 0 52 17.3 Opponents...... 26 983 37.8 54 4 3 4 1 Freddie Brown 4 0 41 0 0 0 41 10.2 Jasper Brinkley 4 0 0 0 0 40 40 10.0 |------PATs ------| Jason Barnes 4 0 34 0 0 0 34 8.5 SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Pts Larry Freeman 4 0 19 0 0 0 19 4.8 Ryan Succop 0 5-6 10-10 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 25 Nathan Pepper 3 0 0 0 0 19 19 6.3 Cory Boyd 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 Melvin Ingram 4 0 0 0 16 0 16 4.0 Kenny McKinley 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 Brian Maddox 4 14 0 0 0 0 14 3.5 Mike Davis 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Mark Barnes 1 0 12 0 0 0 12 12.0 Mark Barnes 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Tommy Beecher 4 10 0 0 0 0 10 2.5 Andy Boyd 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Chris Smelley 2 7 0 0 0 0 7 3.5 Nathan Pepper 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Patrick DiMarco 4 0 7 0 0 0 7 1.8 Spencer Lanning 0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 1 Taylor Rank 4 5 0 0 0 0 5 1.2 Chris Smelley 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-1 0 0 0 TEAM 2 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 -1.0 Total...... 12 5-6 11-11 0-0 0 0-1 0 0 98 Blake Mitchell 3 -40 0 0 0 0 -40 -13.3 Opponents...... 6 5-7 6-6 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 57 Total...... 4 575 841 58 334 59 1867 466.8 Opponents...... 4 866 414 101 323 45 1749 437.2 FIELD GOALS M-A Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Lg Blk Ryan Succop 5-6 83.3 0-0 1-1 2-2 2-3 0-0 41 0

FG SEQUENCE USC OPPONENTS Louisiana-Lafayette 47 - Georgia (41),(35),(34) 48,(33),(44),(39),(34) South Carolina State (40) (37) LSU (23) 42

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15 MISSISSIPPI STATE AT SOUTH CAROLINA >>> SEPT. 29, 2007 Defensive Statistics |------Tackles------| |-Sacks-| |---Pass Def---| |--Fumbles--| Blkd No. DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf 40 Eric Norwood 4 12 13 25 5.0-35 2.0-19 . 1 2 . . . . 51 Casper Brinkley 4 15 7 22 2.5-6 1.0-4 ...... 45 Rodney Paulk 4 11 11 22 1.0-10 1.0-10 ...... 21 Emanuel Cook 3 12 9 21 . . . 3 . . . . . 52 Jasper Brinkley 4 15 6 21 1.0-4 . 2-40 1 . . . . . 32 Darian Stewart 4 16 3 19 1.0-6 . . 3 . 1-0 . . . 91 Ladi Ajiobye 4 8 6 14 1.0-6 1.0-6 ...... 33 Chris Hampton 4 8 5 13 . . 1-0 1 . . 1 . . 1 Captain Munnerlyn 4 10 3 13 . . 1-0 3 . . 1 . . 53 Marvin Sapp 4 12 . 12 ...... 79 Marque Hall 4 8 3 11 1.5-4 1.0-3 . . 1 . . . . 26 Brandon Isaac 3 7 3 10 2.0-7 . . 3 . . . . . 83 Cliff Matthews 4 8 2 10 1.0-7 . . . 1 . . 1 . 36 Stoney Woodson 4 6 2 8 . . . 1 . . 1 . . 31 Gerrod Sinclair 4 6 . 6 ...... 95 Nathan Pepper 3 2 3 5 . . 1-19 ...... 42 Travian Robertson 4 3 2 5 . . . 1 . . . . . 23 Mike West 4 3 1 4 ...... 5 Carlos Thomas 4 4 . 4 . . . 2 . . . . . 99 Jonathan Williams 4 2 1 3 ...... 43 Ryan Brown 4 3 . 3 1.0-3 ...... 97 Kenrick Ellis 4 2 . 2 1.0-3 ...... 98 Joel Reaves 4 . 2 2 ...... 48 Vandaral Shackleford 3 1 1 2 ...... 96 Cliff Geathers 4 2 . 2 ...... 14 Ryan Succop 4 2 . 2 ...... 6A Melvin Ingram 4 1 1 2 ...... 27 Ty Erving 4 1 . 1 ...... 59 Charles Turner 4 . 1 1 ...... 30 Yvan Banag 2 1 . 1 ...... 7 Addison Williams 2 1 . 1 ...... 44 Dustin Lindsey 1 . 1 1 ...... 24 Cody Wells 2 1 . 1 ...... 3D Greg Wright 4 1 . 1 ...... 20 Taylor Rank 4 1 . 1 ...... 6 Tommy Beecher 4 1 . 1 ...... 25 Mike Davis 4 1 . 1 ...... 3 Cory Boyd 4 1 . 1 ...... Total...... 4 188 86 274 18-91 6-42 5-59 19 4 1-0 3 1 . Opponents...... 4 169 97 266 22.0-96 9-60 7-45 17 23 3-0 5 . . Game-by-Game Tackles Player UA-A TOT ULL UGA SCSU LSU MSU KY UNC VANDY TENN ARK FLA CLEM Eric Norwood 12-13 25 4-2 3-3 3-2 2-6 Rodney Paulk 11-11 22 4-1 5-2 1-2 1-6 Casper Brinkley 15-7 22 5-2 5-1 3-1 2-3 Jasper Brinkley 15-6 21 7-1 5-1 3-1 0-3 Emanuel Cook 12-9 21 DNP 1-2 7-0 4-7 Darian Stewart 16-3 19 2-0 9-0 4-0 1-3 Ladi Ajiobye 8-6 14 3-0 3-0 1-2 1-4 Captain Munnerlyn 10-3 13 4-0 2-0 3-1 1-2 Chris Hampton 8-5 13 2-1 2-1 1-0 3-3 Marvin Sapp 12-0 12 1-0 2-0 6-0 3-0 Marque Hall 8-3 11 4-0 1-0 1-1 2-2 Brandon Isaac 7-3 10 5-1 2-2 - DNP Cliff Matthews 8-2 10 1-1 0-1 4-0 3-0 Stoney Woodson 6-2 8 0-1 2-1 2-0 2-0 Gerrod Sinclair 6-0 6 1-0 - 4-0 1-0 Travian Robertson 3-2 5 2-1 - 0-1 1-0 Nathan Pepper 2-3 5 1-2 0-1 1-0 DNP Mike West 3-1 4 - - 3-0 0-1 Carlos Thomas 4-0 4 - 2-0 2-0 - Ryan Brown 3-0 3 1-0 - 1-0 1-0 Jonathan Williams 2-1 3 - 0-1 2-0 - Kenrick Ellis 2-0 2 - - 2-0 - Cliff Geathers 2-0 2 - - 2-0 - Ryan Succop 2-0 2 1-0 1-0 - - Joel Reaves 0-2 2 - 0-1 0-1 - Melvin Ingram 1-1 2 - - - 1-1 Vandaral Shackleford 1-1 2 1-1 - - DNP Tommy Beecher 1-0 1 - - 1-0 - Taylor Rank 1-0 1 - 1-0 - - Dustin Lindsey 0-1 1 DNP 0-1 DNP DNP Cody Wells 1-0 1 - DNP DNP 1-0 Ty Erving 1-0 1 1-0 - - - Yvan Banag 1-0 1 1-0 DNP DNP - Cory Boyd 1-0 1 - - 1-0 - Greg Wright 1-0 1 - - - 1-0 Mike Davis 1-0 1 - - 1-0 - Charles Turner 0-1 1 - - - 0-1 Addison Williams 1-0 1 DNP - 1-0 DNP 16 MISSISSIPPI STATE AT SOUTH CAROLINA >>> SEPT. 29, 2007 Individual Rushing (Att-Yds-Td-Long) Opponent Beecher C. Boyd M. Brown Culliver M. Davis Maddox McKinley Mitchell Rank Smelley La.-Lafayette 4-17-0-11 14-47-2-12 - 1-11-0-11 15-94-0-18 4-12-0-7 - DNP - 3-14-0-17 Georgia - 14-76-1-12 - 2-21-0-14 9-56-0-15 1-(-4)-0-0 1-(-4)-0-0 6-(-3)-0-6 - DNP S,C. State 3-(-7)-0-1 11-132-1-29 1-3-0-3 DNP 16-102-0-15 1-6-0-6 - 3-(-18)-0-0 2-5-0-5 DNP LSU - 18-17-0-6 - - 4-10-1-5 - 2-16-0-7 2-(-19)-0-0 - 1-(-7)-0-0 Misissippi State Kentucky North Carolina Vanderbilt Tennessee Arkansas Florida Clemson Individual Passing (Att-Cmp-Int-Yds-Td-Long) Opponent Beecher Mitchell Smelley Louisiana-Lafayette 15-11-0-137-1-20 DNP 14-10-1-101-1-33 Georgia - 20-31-0-174-0-31 DNP South Carolina State 7-3-1-38-0-19 21-14-3-147-3-34 DNP LSU - 16-7-1-70-0-21 26-12-1-174-1-45 Misissippi State Kentucky North Carolina Vanderbilt Tennessee Arkansas Florida Clemson Individual Receiving (Att-Yds-Td-Long) Opponent A. Boyd J. Barnes M. Barnes C. Boyd F. Brown M. Brown J. Cook M. Davis La.-Lafayette 3-48-1-33 - DNP 4-33-0-14 2-18-0-17 1-17-0-17 2-34-0-19 2-24-0-16 Georgia 1-5-0-5 - DNP 3-10-0-6 1-7-0-7 1-5-0-5 2-23-0-14 5-22-0-7 S.C. State 1-2-0-2 1-34-0-34 2-12-1-6 2-10-0-7 1-16-0-16 1-13-0-13 1-25-0-25 2-11-1-9 LSU - - DNP 4-66-0-24 - 1-27-0-27 1-17-0-17 3-77-0-45 Misissippi State Kentucky North Carolina Vanderbilt Tennessee Arkansas Florida Clemson Opponent DiMarco Freeman McKinley Saunders La.-Lafayette - - 6-44-1-19 1-20-0-20 Georgia - - 7-102-0-31 DNP S.C. State 1-7-0-7 1-19-0-19 4-36-1-12 DNP LSU - - 6-25-1-8 4-32-0-11 Misissippi State Kentucky North Carolina Vanderbilt Tennessee Arkansas Florida Clemson Game-by-Game Leaders Opponent Rushing Passing Receiving (No.) Receiving (Yds.) Tackles La.-Lafayette M. Davis 15-94-0 Beecher 15-11-0-137-1 McKinley 6-44-1 A. Boyd 3-48-1 J. Brinkley 7-1-8 Georgia C. Boyd 14-76-1 Mitchell 20-31-0-174-0 McKinley 7-102-0 McKinley 7-102-0 Stewart 9-0-9 S.C. State C. Boyd 11-132-1 Mitchell 21-14-3-147-3 McKinley 4-36-1 McKinley 3-36-0 E. Cook 7-0-7 LSU C. Boyd 18-17-0 Smelley 26-12-1-174-1 McKinley 6-25-1 M. Davis 3-77-0 E. Cook 6-5-11 Misissippi State Kentucky North Carolina Vanderbilt Tennessee Arkansas Florida Clemson

17 MISSISSIPPI STATE AT SOUTH CAROLINA >>> SEPT. 29, 2007 2007 Carolina Team Game Highs 2007 Opponent Team Game Highs Rushes 41 vs Louisiana-Lafayette (Sep 01, 2007) Rushes 50 at LSU (Sep 22, 2007) Yards Rushing 223 vs South Carolina State (Sep 15, 2007) Yards Rushing 290 at LSU (Sep 22, 2007) Yards Per Rush 6.0 vs South Carolina State (Sep 15, 2007) Yards Per Rush 5.8 at LSU (Sep 22, 2007) TD Rushes 2 vs Louisiana-Lafayette (Sep 01, 2007) TD Rushes 3 at LSU (Sep 22, 2007) Pass attempts 42 at LSU (Sep 22, 2007) Pass attempts 45 at Georgia (Sep 08, 2007) Pass completions 21 vs Louisiana-Lafayette (Sep 01, 2007) Pass completions 19 at Georgia (Sep 08, 2007) Yards Passing 244 at LSU (Sep 22, 2007) Yards Passing 213 at Georgia (Sep 08, 2007) Yards Per Pass 8.2 vs Louisiana-Lafayette (Sep 01, 2007) Yards Per Pass 4.7 at Georgia (Sep 08, 2007) TD Passes 3 vs South Carolina State (Sep 15, 2007) TD Passes 1 at LSU (Sep 22, 2007) Total Plays 70 vs Louisiana-Lafayette (Sep 01, 2007) Total Plays 76 at Georgia (Sep 08, 2007) Total Offense 433 vs Louisiana-Lafayette (Sep 01, 2007) Total Offense 360 at LSU (Sep 22, 2007) Yards Per Play 6.2 vs Louisiana-Lafayette (Sep 01, 2007) Yards Per Play 5.1 at LSU (Sep 22, 2007) Points 38 vs South Carolina State (Sep 15, 2007) Points 28 at LSU (Sep 22, 2007) Sacks By 3 at Georgia (Sep 08, 2007) Sacks By 3 at LSU (Sep 22, 2007) First Downs 27 vs Louisiana-Lafayette (Sep 01, 2007) First Downs 20 at Georgia (Sep 08, 2007) Penalties 6 at Georgia (Sep 08, 2007) Penalties 14 vs South Carolina State (Sep 15, 2007) Penalty Yards 61 at Georgia (Sep 08, 2007) Penalty Yards 98 vs South Carolina State (Sep 15, 2007) Turnovers 6 vs South Carolina State (Sep 15, 2007) Turnovers 4 vs South Carolina State (Sep 15, 2007) Interceptions By 3 vs South Carolina State (Sep 15, 2007) Interceptions By 4 vs South Carolina State (Sep 15, 2007) 2007 Carolina Individual Game Highs 2007 Opp. Individual Game Highs Rushes 18 Cory Boyd at LSU (Sep 22, 2007) Rushes 21 Desormeaux, vs Louisiana-Lafayette (Sep 01, 2007) Yards Rushing 132 Cory Boyd vs South Carolina State (Sep 15, 2007) Yards Rushing 116 Desormeaux, vs Louisiana-Lafayette (Sep 01, 2007) TD Rushes 2 Cory Boyd vs Louisiana-Lafayette (Sep 01, 2007) TD Rushes 1 Several players tied Long Rush 29 Cory Boyd vs South Carolina State (Sep 15, 2007) Long Rush 50 Moreno, at Georgia (Sep 08, 2007) Pass attempts 31 Blake Mitchell at Georgia (Sep 08, 2007) Pass attempts 44 Stafford, at Georgia (Sep 08, 2007) Pass completions 20 Blake Mitchell at Georgia (Sep 08, 2007) Pass completions 19 Stafford, at Georgia (Sep 08, 2007) Yards Passing 174 Blake Mitchell at Georgia (Sep 08, 2007) Yards Passing 213 Stafford, at Georgia (Sep 08, 2007) Chris Smelley at LSU (Sep 22, 2007) TD Passes 1 Flynn, at LSU (Sep 22, 2007) TD Passes 3 Blake Mitchell vs South Carolina St, (Sep 15, 2007) Long Pass 25 Stafford, at Georgia (Sep 08, 2007) Long Pass 45 Chris Smelley at LSU (Sep 22, 2007) Receptions 4 Nevels,vs Louisiana-Lafayette (Sep 01, 2007) Receptions 7 Kenny McKinley at Georgia (Sep 08, 2007) Bailey, at Georgia (Sep 08, 2007) Yards Receiving 102 Kenny McKinley at Georgia (Sep 08, 2007) Dickson, at LSU (Sep 22, 2007) TD Receptions 1 Several players tied Yards Receiving 44 Bailey, at Georgia (Sep 08, 2007) Long Reception 45 Mike Davis at LSU (Sep 22, 2007) Chandler, at Georgia (Sep 08, 2007) Field Goals 3 Ryan Succop at Georgia (Sep 08, 2007) TD Receptions 1 Dickson, at LSU (Sep 22, 2007) Long 41 Ryan Succop at Georgia (Sep 08, 2007) Long Reception 25 Massaquoi, at Georgia (Sep 08, 2007) Punts 7 Ryan Succop at Georgia (Sep 08, 2007) Field Goals 4 Coutu, at Georgia (Sep 08, 2007) Punting Avg 45.0 Ryan Succop vs Louisiana-Lafayette (Sep 01, 2007) Long Field Goal 44 Coutu, at Georgia (Sep 08, 2007) Long Punt 57 Ryan Succop vs Louisiana-Lafayette (Sep 01, 2007) Punts 8 Haire, vs South Carolina State (Sep 15, 2007) Long Punt Return 19 Kenny McKinley at LSU (Sep 22, 2007) Punting Avg 43.0 Mimbs, at Georgia (Sep 08, 2007) Long Kickoff Return 44 Chris Culliver at LSU (Sep 22, 2007) Long Punt 54 Haire, vs South Carolina State (Sep 15, 2007) Tackles 11 Emanuel Cook at LSU (Sep 22, 2007) Long Punt Return 32 Henderson, at Georgia (Sep 08, 2007) Sacks 1.0 Several players tied Long Kickoff Return 44 DuBose, vs South Carolina State (Sep 15, 2007) Tackles For Loss 2.0 Eric Norwood at Georgia (Sep 08, 2007) Tackles 11 McCray, at LSU (Sep 22, 2007) Interceptions 1 Several players tied Sacks 1.0 Several players tied Tackles For Loss 2.5 Weston, at Georgia (Sep 08, 2007) Interceptions 1 Several players tied

18 MISSISSIPPI STATE AT SOUTH CAROLINA >>> SEPT. 29, 2007 The Last Time It Happened... HAD A PLAYER WITH 300 YARDS HAD A PLAYER RUSH FOR 3 TDs: The Last Time PASSING: 3, Cory Boyd vs. Wofford (9/16/06) The Last Time 323, Blake Mitchell vs. Houston (12/29/06) South Carolina... HAD A PLAYER CATCH 3 TD PASSES: an Opponent HAD A PLAYER WITH 350 YARDS 5, Sidney Rice vs. Florida Atlantic (9/23/06) SHUT OUT AN OPPONENT: PASSING: Had... at Mississippi State, 15-0 (8/31/06) 388, Blake Mitchell vs. Middle Tennessee HAD A PLAYER KICK 4 FIELD GOALS: (11/18/06) 4, Steve Florio vs. East Carolina (9/20/97) TEAM... WAS SHUT OUT: vs. Georgia (9/9/06) HAD A PLAYER WITH 400 YARDS HAD A PLAYER KICK 5 FIELD GOALS: LESS THAN 100 YARDS RUSHING: PASSING: 5, Collin Mackie vs. West Virginia 81, Middle Tennessee (11/18/06) SCORED BETWEEN 50-59 POINTS: 405, Steve Taneyhill vs. Georgia (9/2/95) (11/22/90) 200+ YARDS RUSHING: 52 vs. Middle Tennessee (11/18/06) 290, at LSU (9/22/07) HAD A PLAYER WITH 450 YARDS HAD A PLAYER WITH 2 INTERCEPTIONS: LESS THAN 100 YARDS PASSING: ALLOWED BETWEEN 50-59 POINTS: PASSING: 2, Fred Bennett vs. Alabama (10/2/04) 70, at LSU (9/22/07) 54, vs. Florida (11/10/01) 473, Steve Taneyhill vs. Mississippi State 400+ YARDS PASSING: (10/14/95) HAD A PLAYER WITH 3 INTERCEPTIONS: 402, Florida (11/11/95) SCORED BETWEEN 60-69 POINTS: 3, Patrick Hinton vs. NC State (10/29/88) LESS THAN 200 TOTAL NET YARDS: 65 vs. Mississippi State (10/14/95) HAD A PLAYER COMPLETE 30+ PASSES: 161, Mississippi State (8/31/06) 30, Dondrial Pinkins vs. Tennessee BLOCKED A FIELD GOAL ATTEMPT: 500+ TOTAL NET YARDS: ALLOWED BETWEEN 60-69 POINTS: (10/30/04) Orus Lambert vs. Clemson (11/19/05) 527, Houston (12/29/06) 63, vs. Clemson (11/22/03) 600+ TOTAL NET YARDS: HAD A PLAYER ATTEMPT 40+ PASSES: BLOCKED A FIELD GOAL FOR A TD: 612, Florida (11/11/95) SCORED MORE THAN 70 POINTS: 42, Dondrial Pinkins vs. Tennessee Rashad Faison, vs. Boise State, 82 yards, 77 vs. Kent State (10/7/95) (10/30/04) (9/1/01) INDIVIDUAL...

ALLOWED MORE THAN 70 POINTS: HAD A PLAYER RUSH FOR 150+ YDS: BLOCKED A PUNT: 350+ YARDS PASSING: Never Demetris Summers, 158 vs. Tennessee Cliff Matthews at LSU (9/22/07) 386, Kevin Kolb, Houston (12/29/06) (9/27/03) 400+ YARDS PASSING: SCORED ON A SAFETY: BLOCKED A PUNT FOR A TD: 485, Eric Zeier, Georgia (9/3/94) vs. Tennessee (10/30/04) HAD A PLAYER RUSH FOR 200+ YDS: Derek Watson vs. Florida, 2 yards, (11/11/00) 150+ YARDS RUSHING: Derek Watson, 215 vs. Eastern Michigan 155, C.J. Spiller, at Clemson (11/25/06) ALLOWED A SAFETY: (9/16/00) HAD A PUNT BLOCKED: 200+ YARDS RUSHING: vs. Arkansas (11/4/06) vs. Arkansas (11/4/06) 219, Darren McFadden, Arkansas (11/4/06) HAD A PLAYER RUSH FOR 250+ YDS: 250+ YARDS RUSHING: RETURNED A KICKOFF FOR A TD: Brandon Bennett, 278, vs. East Tennessee HAD A FIELD GOAL BLOCKED: 299, Moe Williams, Kentucky (9/23/95) Matthew Thomas, 95 yards vs. Virginia State (10/5/91) at Florida (11/11/06) 200+ YARDS RECEIVING: (9/7/02) 201, Vincent Marshall, Houston (12/29/06) HAD TWO PLAYERS RUSH FOR MORE MADE A 2-PT CONVERSION: 50+ YARD RUN: ALLOWED A KICKOFF RETURN FOR THAN 100 YARDS: Dondrial Pinkins run vs. UAB (9/20/03) 50, Knowshon Moreno (9/8/07) A TD: Cory Boyd (132) and Mike Davis (102) vs. 50+ YARD RECEPTION: Leodis McKelvin, Troy, 100 yards (9/24/05) South Carolina State (9/15/07) ALLOWED BLOCKED PAT RETURNED 77, Kevin Kolb to Vincent Marshall, FOR CONVERSION: Houston (12/29/06) RETURNED A PUNT FOR A TD: HAD A PLAYER WITH 150+ YARDS Demetrice Webb, Florida (11/12/05) MADE 4 FIELD GOALS: Chavez Donnings, 73 yards vs. Florida RECEIVING: 4, Brandon Coutu (9/8/07) (11/15/03) Sidney Rice, 161 vs. Florida Atlantic MISSED A PAT: (9/23/06) SOUTH CAROLINA OFFENSE HAD... Kentucky (10/8/05) ALLOWED A PUNT RETURN FOR A TD: MISSED A 2-POINT CONVERSION: Lito Sheppard, Florida, 57 yards (11/11/00) HAD A PLAYER WITH 200+ YARDS LESS THAN 50 YARDS RUSHING: Florida Atlantic pass failed (9/23/06) RECEIVING: 17, at LSU (9/22/07) RUSHED FOR 4 TOUCHDOWNS: RETURNED AN INTERCEPTION FOR Troy Williamson, 210 vs. USF (9/18/04) 4 Chad Jasmin, Clemson (11/21/03) A TD: 200+ YARDS RUSHING: Nathan Pepper, 19 yards vs. South Carolina HAD TWO PLAYERS WITH 100 YARDS 223, vs. South Carolina State (9/15/07) TWO PLAYERS WITH... State (9/15/07) RECEIVING: Sidney Rice (139) and Kenny McKinley (112) 300+ YARDS RUSHING: 100+ YARDS RUSHING: ALLOWED AN INTERCEPTION FOR A TD: vs. Houston (12/29/06) 356, vs. Vanderbilt (10/20/01) Tennessee, Charlie Garner (105) & James Jock McKissic, 82 yards at Clemson Stewart (114), (10/30/93) (11/25/06) HAD A PLAYER WITH 500+ YARDS 500+ TOTAL NET YARDS: 100+ YARDS RECEIVING: TOTAL OFFENSE: 512, vs. Houston (12/29/06) Central Florida, Mike Walker (105) & Bran- RETURNED A FUMBLE FOR A TD: 512, Steve Taneyhill vs. Mississippi State don Marshall (102), (9/1/05) Ko Simpson, 19 yards vs. Kentucky (10/8/05) (10/14/95) 600+ TOTAL NET YARDS: 656, vs. Vanderbilt (10/20/01) ALLOWED A FUMBLE RETURN FOR HAD A PLAYER SCORE 4 TDs: A TD: 5, Sidney Rice vs. Florida Atlantic (9/23/06) 50+ YARD RUN: Jason LeDoux, LSU, 15 yards (10/18/03) 88, Bobby Wallace, vs. Middle Tennessee HAD A PLAYER PASS FOR 4 TDs: (11/18/06) 4, Blake Mitchell, vs. Middle Tennessee (11/18/06)

HAD A PLAYER PASS FOR 5 TDs: 5, Syvelle Newton vs. FAU (9/23/06) 19 MISSISSIPPI STATE AT SOUTH CAROLINA >>> SEPT. 29, 2007 Game South Carolina 28, Louisiana-Lafayette 14 1 September 1, 2007 ◆ Columbia, S.C. ◆ 78,234 ◆ 85 degrees COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- Cory Boyd ran for two touchdowns and Steve Spurrier won his 15th straight Game Statistics college opener, 28-14 over Louisiana-Lafayette on Sat- urday night. ULL USC Along with Boyd’s scoring runs of 2 and 4 yards, First Downs 17 27 quarterbacks Chris Smelley and Tommy Beecher each Rushing 14 13 threw a TD pass for the Gamecocks (1-0), who played Passing 2 12 without suspended starter Blake Mitchell. Penalty 1 2 The Ragin’ Cajuns (0-1) fought back to tie it after Net Yards Rushing 252 195 South Carolina took a 14-0 lead less than 6 minutes Rushing Attempts 47 41 into the season. Net Yards Passing 63 238 But it’s usually a mistake to bet against Spurrier -- Cmp.-Att.-Int. 12-19-0 21-29-1 especially in opening games. Total Offense Yards 315 433 He came into this one 16-1 alltime in college. The Total Offense Plays 66 70 lone loss? To the Gamecocks at Williams-Brice Stadium Fumbles: No.-Lost 0-0 1-0 in 1989 in his s fi nal season at Duke. Penalties: No.-Yards 8-59 5-32 Louisiana-Lafayette lost its fi fth opener of the last six Punts-Yards 6-221 3-135 years -- two to South Carolina, one each to Texas A&M, Avg. Yards Per Punt 36.8 45.0 Texas and LSU. Punt Returns: No.-Yards 2-35 1-1 Despite the win, Spurrier couldn’t have liked what he Kickoff Returns: No.-Yards 1-14 3-58 saw out of his offense for most of this one. Interceptions: No.-Yards 1-0 0-0 Smelley threw a 2-yard scoring pass to tight end Possession Time 28:22 31:38 Andy Boyd. Beecher, normally a third stringer, followed Third Down Conversions 5-14 7-13 on the next series with a 19-yard TD strike to Kenny Scoring Summary Fourth Down Conversions 1-3 1-2 McKinley. To many in the announced crowd of 78,234, Red Zone Scores-Chances 2-4 4-4 the rout looked on no matter who got took the snaps. ULL 7 7 0 0 – 14 Sacks By: No.-Yards 2-6 0-0 That’s when Louisiana-Lafayette got back into it. USC 14 7 7 0 – 28 PAT Kicks 2-2 4-4 Quarterback Michael Desormeaux fi nished off an 80- Field Goals 0-0 0-1 yard drive with a 14-yard TD run. 1st Quarter One series later, Desormeaux moved the Ragin’ Ca- USC A. Boyd 2-yard pass from Smelley RUSHING: ULL: Desormeaux 21-116; Fenroy 16-88; juns 89 yards to the end zone. Chancellor Robertson (Succop kick) Wallace 6-36; Chery 2-11; Roberson 1-3; Team 1-(-2). got the tying touchdown from 3 yards out. (7 plays, 64 yards, TOP 2:56); 12:04 USC: M. Davis 115-94; C. Boyd 14-47; Beecher 4-17; Boyd answered with a go-ahead touchdown, diving USC McKinley 19-yard pass from Beecher Smelley 3-14; Maddox 4-12; Culliver 1-11. in to end his 2-yard run with 24 seconds left before (Succop kick) halftime. (5 plays, 50 yards, TOP 1:25); 9:33 PASSING: ULL: Desormeaux 12-19-0-63. USC: Boyd added the second half’s only score on a 4-yard ULL Desormeaux 14-yard run (Edmiston kick) Beecher 11-15-0-137; Smelley 10-14-1-101. run that put South Carolina up two touchdowns. (15 plays, 80 yards, TOP 6:09); 0:15 Louisiana-Lafayette tried to get back into it, but was RECEIVING: ULL: Nevels 4-9; Smith 3-37; Fenroy twice stopped on fourth down inside South Carolina’s 2nd Quarter 2-(-3); Jackson 1-16; Newman 1-3; Chery 1-1. USC: 5. ULL Roberson 3-yard run (Edmiston kick) McKinley 6-44; C. Boyd 4-33; A. Boyd 3-48; Cook Desormeaux ran for 116 of the Ragin’ Cajuns 252 (11 plays, 89 yards, TOP 4:38); 8:46 2-34; M. Davis 2-24; F. Brown 2-18; Saunders 1-20; yards rushing. He also completed 12 of 19 for 63 USC C. Boyd 2-yard run (Succop kick) M. Brown 1-17. yards. (5 plays, 65 yards, TOP 1:52); 0:24 Smelley and Beecher, both likely to go back to the PUNT RETURNS: ULL: Nevels 2-35. USC: Mun- bench when the Gamecocks go to Georgia next week, 3rd Quarter nerlyn 1-1. combined to go 21 of 21 for 238 yards passing. USC C. Boyd 4-yard run (Succop kick) (11 plays, 73 yards, TOP 4:43); 4:54 KICKOFF RETURNS: ULL: Wallace 1-14. USC: Munnerlyn 3-58.

INTERCEPTION RETURNS: ULL: Jones 1-0. USC: none.

20 MISSISSIPPI STATE AT SOUTH CAROLINA >>> SEPT. 29, 2007 Game South Carolina 16, #11/12 Georgia 12 2 September 8, 2007 ◆ Athens, Ga. ◆ 92,746 ◆ 91 degrees ATHENS, GA. (AP) -- Steve Spurrier did it to Georgia again. Game Statistics The head ball coach, who beat the Bulldogs regularly while at Florida, guided South Carolina to a 16-12 up- USC UGA set of No. 11 Georgia on Saturday night, signaling the First Downs 21 20 Gamecocks as a possible title contender in the South- Rushing 10 6 eastern Conference. Passing 10 11 Ryan Succop kicked three fi eld goals, Cory Boyd ran Penalty 1 3 for the game’s only touchdown and South Carolina’s Net Yards Rushing 140 128 defense held the Bulldogs out of the end zone. Rushing Attempts 34 31 That was hardly the formula Spurrier used to beat Net Yards Passing 174 213 Georgia 11 out of 12 years during his dominating run Cmp.-Att.-Int. 20-31-0 19-45-0 at Florida, which captured six SEC championships and Total Offense Yards 314 341 one national title with the coach’s Fun ‘n’ Gun offense. Total Offense Plays 65 76 Spurrier knows he doesn’t have that kind of high- Fumbles: No.-Lost 3-0 1-0 scoring talent at South Carolina (2-0, 1-0 SEC), forcing Penalties: No.-Yards 6-61 6-48 him to rely on a stout defense and Succop’s accurate Punts-Yards 7-285 5-215 right leg to hold off the Bulldogs (1-1, 0-1). Avg. Yards Per Punt 40.7 43.0 Georgia was the highest-ranked team that South Punt Returns: No.-Yards 2-15 3-53 Carolina has beaten in Spurrier’s three years as coach. Kickoff Returns: No.-Yards 5-109 4-112 The Bulldogs, coming off an impressive 35-14 victo- Interceptions: No.-Yards 1-30 0-0 ry over Oklahoma State, were held without a touchdown Possession Time 30:34 29:26 for the fi rst time since a 14-9 loss to South Carolina in Third Down Conversions 1-11 3-18 2001, when Lou Holtz was the coach and Spurrier was Scoring Summary Fourth Down Conversions 0-0 0-1 in his fi nal season at Florida. Red Zone Scores-Chances 4-4 2-2 Succop connected from 41, 35 and 34 yards, the last USC 7 3 3 3 – 16 Sacks By: No.-Yards 3-27 2-14 of those giving the Gamecocks at 16-6 lead with 9:25 UGA 0 3 3 6 – 12 PAT Kicks 1-1 0-0 remaining. Field Goals 3-3 4-5 The Bulldogs drove into South Carolina territory 1st Quarter on their next two possessions, but settled for Brandon USC C Boyd 9-yard run (Succop kick) RUSHING: USC: C. Boyd 14-76; Davis 9-56; Culliver Coutu’s third and fourth fi eld goals. The kicker account- (7 plays, 62 yards, TOP 2:32); 3:25 2-21; Team 1-(-2);; Mitchell 6-(-3); McKinley 1-(-4); ed for all of Georgia’s points. Maddox 1-(-4). UGA: Moreno 14-104; Brown 12-49; Georgia got one last chance to pull out a win, getting 2nd Quarter Southerland 1-3; Bailey 1-(-1); Stafford 3-(-27). the ball back at its own 20 with 1:20 remaining. But the UGA Coutu 33-yard fi eld goal Bulldogs never seriously threatened, taking a couple of (13 plays, 71 yards, TOP 5:07); 7:10 PASSING: USC: Mitchell 20-31-0-174. UGA: Stafford penalties before Matthew Stafford threw up a despera- USC Succop 41-yard fi eld goal 19-44-1-213, Bryant.0-1-0-0. tion pass that was picked off by Jasper Brinkley. (9 plays, 39 yards, TOP 4:22); 2:48 South Carolina jumped ahead with a six-play, 62- RECEIVING: USC: McKinley 7-102; Davis 5-22; C. yard drive in the fi rst quarter. Mitchell connected on 3rd Quarter Boyd 3-10; J. Cook 2-23; F. Brown 1-7; M. Brown 1-5; 3-of-4 passes, including a 19-yarder to Kenny McKin- USC Succop 35-yard fi eld goal A. Boyd 1-5. UGA: Bailey 4-44; Chandler 3-44; Hen- ley over the middle, and Boyd fi nished it off with a nifty (5 plays, 36 yards, TOP 1:07); 4:17 derson 3-27; Massaquoi 2-28; Brown 2-17; Souther- 9-yard touchdown run. UGA Coutu 43-yard fi eld goal land 2-17; Moreno 2-14; Durham 1-22. Boyd burst through a wide hole and left Georgia (6 plays, 49 yards, TOP 2:23); 1:54 safety Kelin Johnson grasping at air with a quick stutter- PUNT RETURNS: USC: Munnerlyn 2-15. UGA: Hen- step, coasting to the end zone without being touched. 4th Quarter derson 3-53. After giving up 252 yards rushing in last week’s win USC Succop 34-yard fi eld goal over Louisiana-Lafayette, South Carolina held the Bull- (11 plays, 63 yards, TOP 3:22); 9:19 KICKOFF RETURNS: USC: Munnerlyn 4-93; Culliver dogs to 128 on the ground. UGA Coutu 39-yard fi eld goal 1-16. UGA: Brown 4-112. Stafford faced plenty of pressure as the Gamecocks (7 plays, 39 yards, TOP 1:42), 7:37 took advantage of Georgia’s young offensive line. The UGA Coutu 34-yard fi eld goal INTERCEPTION RETURNS: USC: J. Brinkley 1-30. sophomore completed just 19-of-44 pass for 213 (7 plays, 31 yards, TOP 1:24), 4:42 UGA: none. yards, was sacked three times and spent much of the game on the run. Mitchell had a solid night, completing 20-of-31 for 174 yards. The Gamecocks didn’t take many chances, knowing their defense and running game could handle the load. Boyd ran for 76 yards and Mike Davis chipped in with 56.

21 MISSISSIPPI STATE AT SOUTH CAROLINA >>> SEPT. 29, 2007

Game #17/23 South Carolina 38, South Carolina State 3 3 September 15, 2007 ◆ Columbia, S.C. ◆ 73,095 ◆ 88 degrees COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- Blake Mitchell threw three touchdowns and No. 17 South Carolina defeated Game Statistics South Carolina State 38-3 Saturday to make the Game- cocks 3-0 for the fi rst time in six years. SCSU USC South Carolina won its sixth consecutive game and First Downs 12 24 the defense didn’t allow a touchdown for the second Rushing 10 14 straight. Passing 2 8 That streak -- and South Carolina’s perfect start -- Penalty 0 2 will get severely tested next week with a trip to No. 2 Net Yards Rushing 196 223 LSU. Rushing Attempts 47 37 The numbers looked strong for South Carolina. Net Yards Passing 68 185 Mitchell fi nished 14-for-21 for 147 yards. Cory Boyd Cmp.-Att.-Int. 10-21-3 17-29-4 (132) and Mike Davis (102) went over 100 yards rush- Total Offense Yards 264 408 ing, but the Gamecocks’ offense looked lost for a half Total Offense Plays 68 66 against the Bulldogs (1-2). Fumbles: No.-Lost 1-1 3-2 Mitchell had three interceptions and a fumble to go Penalties: No.-Yards 14-98 5-38 with his touchdown throws. Backup Tommy Beecher Punts-Yards 8-280 2-83 added an interception and a fumble of his own. Avg. Yards Per Punt 35.0 41.5 It got so bad, Gamecock coach Steve Spurrier chose Punt Returns: No.-Yards 2-4 3-23 to run the ball much of the second half. And that’s when Kickoff Returns: No.-Yards 6-147 2-45 South Carolina fi nally put away its Championship Sub- Interceptions: No.-Yards 4-45 3-29 division rivals. Possession Time 33:07 26:53 Davis rushed for 43 yards and fi nished a 91-yard TD Third Down Conversions 4-15 4-11 drive with a 9-yard catch from Mitchell. Scoring Summary Fourth Down Conversions 1-2 2-3 Two series later, Boyd broke free for a 29-yard scor- Red Zone Scores-Chances 1-2 3-3 ing run and the Gamecocks were up 31-3. SCSU 3 0 0 0 – 3 Sacks By: No.-Yards 2-14 1-6 Spurrier called only two passes in the third quarter. USC 17 0 7 14 – 38 PAT Kicks 0-0 5-5 Then again, he didn’t have to get creative the way South Field Goals 1-1 1-1 Carolina’s defense played. 1st Quarter The Gamecocks picked off three passes of their own, SCSU Haire 37-yard fi eld goal RUSHING: SCSU: Ford 17-112; McCoy 17-58; Ja- lineman Nathan Pepper returning one 19-yards for a (4 plays, -7 yards, TOP 1:02); 12:21 mison 5-12; Woods 7-11; Haire 1-3. USC: C. Boyd touchdown to put them ahead for good, 7-3. USC Pepper 19-yard interception return 11-132; M. Davis 16-102; Maddox 1-6; Rank 2-5; M. South Carolina State had just 46 yards passing (Succop kick); 11:01 Brown 1-3; Beecher 3-(-7); Mitchell 3-(-18). through three quarters. USC Succop 40-yard fi eld goal The Bulldogs are celebrating 100 years of football at (9 plays, 57 yards, TOP 4:35); 4:46 PASSING: SCSU: McCoy 18-9-3-62; Long 3-1-0-6. the historically black college. It’s the fi rst time, however, USC McKinley 12-yard pass from Mitchell USC: Mitchell 21-14-3-147; Beecher 7-3-1-38; Team they’ve played their larger state rivals about 45 minutes (Succop kick) 1-0-0-0. up the road. (6 plays, 41 yards, TOP 1:54); 0:47 The Bulldogs got an early chance to make an impact RECEIVING: SCSU: Ford 3-15; DuBose 2-19; Breland when Markee Hamlin got Mitchell’s fi rst interception to 3rd Quarter 2-9; Wods 1-10; Young 1-9; Miller 1-6. USC: McKin- set South Carolina State up on the Gamecocks 12. USC M. Davis 9-yard pass from Mitchell ley 4-36; M. Barnes 2-12; M. Davis 2-11; C. Boyd 2-10; But penalties for an illegal snap and illegal proce- (Succop kick) J. Barnes 1-34; J. Cook 1-25; Freeman 1-19 F. Brown dure pushed them back and they took a 3-0 lead on (10 plays, 91 yards, TOP 4:59); 6:26 1-16; M. Brown 1-13; DiMarco 1-7; A. Boyd 1-2. Aaron Haire’s 37-yard fi eld goal. South Carolina settled down after that shaky start 4th Quarter PUNT RETURNS: SCSU: Bush 1-5; Young 1-(-1). -- and looked ready to give Spurrier a Florida-style USC C. Boyd 29-yard run (Succop kick) USC: Munnerlyn 2-12; McKinley 1-11. blowout. (2 plays, 38 yards, TOP 0:26); 14:50 Pepper went 19 yards to the end zone with Cleveland USC M. Barnes 16-yard pass from Mitchell KICKOFF RETURNS: SCSU: DuBose 5-126; Jackson McCoy’s interception to put the Gamecocks ahead 7-3. (Lanning kick) 1-21. USC: Munnerlyn 1-29; Ingram 1-16. Ryan Succop added a 40-yard fi eld goal and Mitchell (6 plays, 59 yards, TOP 2:54); 9:58 hit Kenny McKinley with a 12-yard touchdown pass on INTERCEPTION RETURNS: SCSU: Hamlin 1-41; the Gamecocks next two series to increase the lead to Allen 1-4; Brinson 1-0; Adams 1-0. USC: Pepper 1-19; 17-3. J. Brinkley 1-10; Munnerlyn 1-0. The defense was again above average. It didn’t give up a touchdown at Georgia in South Carolina’s 16-12 win a week ago and did not yield this time, either. The closest South Carolina State got after its open- ing drive came in the third quarter after driving to the Gamecock 12, but Darian Stewart recovered Jonathan Woods’ fumble to end the threat.

22 MISSISSIPPI STATE AT SOUTH CAROLINA >>> SEPT. 29, 2007 Game #2/2 LSU 28, #12/14 South Carolina 16 4 September 22, 2007 ◆ Baton Rouge, La. ◆ 92,530 ◆ 83 degrees BATON ROUGE, LA. (AP) -- The No. 2 Tigers used a fake fi eld goal to score one touchdown and piled Game Statistics up 288 rushing yards to defeat Steve Spurrier and No. 12 South Carolina 28-16. USC LSU Midway through the second quarter, the Tigers set First Downs 16 19 up for a fi eld goal attempt from 32 yards. However, the Rushing 1 16 holder, quarterback Matt Flynn fl ipped the ball over his Passing 13 3 shoulder to kicker Colt David, who ran it in for a touch- Penalty 2 0 down run and a 21-7 halftime lead. Net Yards Rushing 17 290 Jacob Hester’s power and Trindon Holliday’s speed Rushing Attempts 27 50 were key for LSU on the ground and its dominant de- Net Yards Passing 244 70 fense did the rest with two interceptions and a pair of Cmp.-Att.-Int. 19-42-2 8-20-1 stops on fourth-and-short yardage situations. The de- Total Offense Yards 261 360 fense unsettled Spurrier to the point he switched quar- Total Offense Plays 69 70 terbacks several times. Fumbles: No.-Lost 2-1 3-0 Holliday wound up with a career-high 73 yards rush- Penalties: No.-Yards 2-20 5-39 ing, including a 33-yard touchdown, while Hester fi n- Punts-Yards 5-224 7-267 ished with 89 yards and a score. Avg. Yards Per Punt 44.8 38.1 The Gamecocks’ tandem of standout running backs, Punt Returns: No.-Yards 1-19 2-9 Cory Boyd and Mike Davis, combined for only 27 yards Kickoff Returns: No.-Yards 5-122 3-50 and one TD by Davis. Because of sacks, South Caro- Interceptions: No.-Yards 1-0 2-0 lina’s net rushing total was only 6 yards. Possession Time 27:09 32:51 Backup quarterback Chris Smelley ended up with the Third Down Conversions 8-16 4-14 best passing numbers for the Gamecocks, going 12- Scoring Summary Fourth Down Conversions 0-2 1-1 of-26 for 174 yards and a late 1-yard TD pass to Kenny Red Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 3-3 McKinley. USC 7 0 0 9 – 16 Sacks By: No.-Yards 1-6 3-26 He was intercepted by Chevis Jackson, while Danny LSU 7 14 7 0 – 28 PAT Kicks 1-1 4-4 McCray intercepted starter Blake Mitchell to set up a Field Goals 1-1 0-1 touchdown on a fake fi eld goal late in the fi rst half. 1st Quarter Spurrier came in 11-1 against LSU, and early on it USC M. Davis 1-yard run (Succop kick) RUSHING: USC: C. Boyd 18-17; McKinley 2-16; M. looked as if he still might have the Tigers’ number. (12 plays, 67 yards, TOP 5:52); 2:46 Davis 4-10; Smelley 1-(-7); Mitchell 2-(-19). LSU: Mitchell bounced back from a couple of vicious LSU Holliday 33-yard run (David kick) Hester 17-88; Holliday 6-73; Perrilloux 8-59; Williams sacks and, with the help of an LSU facemask penalty, he (4 plays, 69 yards, TOP 1:23); 1:16 7-33; Murphy 3-15; David 1-15; Scott 1-7; Flynn 4-6; drove the Gamecocks for a 7-0 lead on their third series, Team 3-(-6). capped by Davis’ 1-yard run. 2nd Quarter It was only the second score LSU had given up this LSU Dickson 1-yard pass from Flynn PASSING: USC: Smelley 26-12-1-174; Mitchell 16- season, and it was the fi rst time the Tigers trailed in a (David kick) 7-1-70. LSU: Flynn 19-8-1-70; Perrilloux 1-0-0-0. game. (9 plays, 56 yards, TOP 2:55); 12:13 With the remnants of a tropical depression soaking LSU David 15-yard run (David kick) RECEIVING: USC: McKinley 6-25; C. Boyd 4-66; Tiger Stadium, the fi eld became sloppy and hindered (5 plays, 32 yards, TOP 2:35); 1:10 Saunders 4-32; M. Davis 3-77; M. Brown 1-27; J. Cook the passing game. 1-17. LSU: Dickson 4-39; LaFell 2-16; Johnson 1-9; Mitchell bobbled several snaps in shotgun formation 3rd Quarter Mitchell 1-6. and receivers for both teams slipped on cuts. LSU Hester 9-yard run (David kick) It was less of a problem for LSU, which subbed in (5 plays, 30 yards, TOP 2:16); 6:02 PUNT RETURNS: USC: McKinley 1-19. LSU: Mitch- powerful and mobile backup Ryan Perrilloux for de- ell 2-9. signed quarterback runs. The Tigers wound up with 217 4th Quarter yards rushing in the fi rst half, Holliday with 61 and Per- USC Succop 23-yard fi eld goal KICKOFF RETURNS: USC: Munnerlyn 4-78; Culliver rilloux with 54. (11 plays, 56 yards, TOP 2:44); 7:44 1-44.. LSU: Wiliams 2-30; Holliday 1-20. There was nothing Spurrier could do, and he watched USC McKinley 1-yard pass from Smelley with increasing frustration as LSU piled up the yards. (Smelley pass failed) INTERCEPTION RETURNS: USC: Hampton 1-0. During LSU’s second scoring drive, he threw a note pad (10 plays, 80 yards, TOP 3:19); 1:41 LSU: Jackson 1-0; McCray 1-0. when Hester ran for 8 yards on third-and-3. When Kei- land Williams bit off another 15 yards, Spurrier turned his back to the fi eld, pulling off his headset as he paced anxiously and throwing his hands up. Those rushes set up Flynn’s 1-yard TD pass over the middle to Richard Dickson to make it 14-7.

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