SOUTH CAROLINA GAMECOCKS2015 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES VANDERBILT (2-3, 0-2) at SOUTH CAROLINA (2-4, 0-4) Williams-Brice Stadium (80,250), Columbia, S.C. October 17, 2015, 4:00 pm, SEC Network ON THE AIR 2015 SOUTH CAROLINA SCHEDULE TELEVISION vs. NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS: Thursday, September 3 SC 17, UNC 13 National Broadcast ....................... SEC Network Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, N.C.; Attend: 51,664 SC 1-0 Overall; 0-0 SEC Play-by-Play .......................................Dave Neal Moore picks off 2 passes to earn SEC Defensive POW; Carson’s 48-yard TD is the game-winner Analysis ...................................Matt Stinchcomb vs. KENTUCKY WILDCATS: Saturday, September 12 UK 26, SC 22 Sideline ...........................................Kayce Smith Williams-Brice Stadium, Columbia, S.C.; Attend: 82,178 SC 1-1 Overall; 0-1 SEC RADIO 17-point halftime deficit too much to overcome; Mitch sidelined by sprained right shoulder at #7/8 GEORGIA BULLDOGS: UGA 52, SC 20 National Broadcast .................................... None Saturday, September 19 Sanford Stadium, Athens, Ga.; Attend: 92,746 SC 1-2 Overall; 0-2 SEC Play-by-Play ................................................ N/A Orth makes first career start; Nuñez gives offense spark; Fry hits from 51 for career long FG. Analysis ....................................................... N/A vs. UCF KNIGHTS: Saturday, September 26 SC 31, UCF 14 Sideline ....................................................... N/A Williams-Brice Stadium (80,250), Columbia, S.C.; Attend: 78,411 SC 2-2 Overall; 0-2 SEC Gamecock IMG Sports Network Nuñez rushes for 123, passes for 184 in first career start; Holloman intercepts 2 passes Play-by-Play ....................................... Todd Ellis at MISSOURI TIGERS: Saturday, October 3 MIZ 24, SC 10 Analysis ........................................ Tommy Suggs Memorial Stadium (72,000), Columbia, Mo.; Attend: 66,751 SC 2-3 Overall; 0-3 SEC Sideline .....................................Langston Moore Both teams held under 300 yards of offense; Mizzou wins turnover battle 3-0 Satellite Radio .....................Sirius 83/XM 190 vs. LSU TIGERS: Saturday, October 10 LSU 45, SC 24 Tiger Stadium (102,321), Baton Rouge, La.; Attend: 42,058 SC 2-4 Overall; 0-4 SEC Venue moved to Baton Rouge due to 1,000-year flood; Fenton first KOR for TD since 2002 QUICK FACTS vs. VANDERBILT COMMODORES: Saturday, October 17 - 4 pm - SEC Network Location .....................................Columbia, S.C. Williams-Brice Stadium (80,250), Columbia, S.C. South Carolina leads 20-4; South Carolina has won the last 6 meetings Founded ..................................................... 1801 at TEXAS A&M AGGIES: Saturday, October 31 - TBA - TBA Enrollment .............................................. 32,972 Kyle Field (102,512), College Station, Texas Head Coach ..................................Steve Spurrier Texas A&M leads 1-0; South Carolina’s first trip to College Station Alma Mater ................................Florida (1967) at TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS: Saturday, Novermber 7 - TBA - TBA South Carolina Record ..........86-49 (11th year) Neyland Stadium (102,455), Knoxville, Tenn. Career Record ................. 228-89-2 (26th year) Tennessee leads 24-7-2; Last three games have been decided by three points or less Deke Adams ................................Defensive Line vs. FLORIDA GATORS: Saturday, November 14 - TBA - TBA Kirk Botkin* ....................................Linebackers Williams-Brice Stadium (80,250), Columbia, S.C. Shawn Elliott......Co-Off. Coord./Offensive Line Florida leads 24-8-3; South Carolina has won 4 of the last 5 meetings Jon Hoke ......... Co-Def. Coord./Defensive Backs vs. THE CITADEL BULLDOGS: Saturday, November 21 - TBA - TBA G.A. Mangus ...............Quarterbacks/Tight Ends Williams-Brice Stadium (80,250), Columbia, S.C. Joe Robinson .............Special Teams Coordinator South Carolina leads 40-7-3; South Carolina has won 25 of the last 27 meetings vs. CLEMSON TIGERS: Everette Sands .............................Running Backs Saturday, November 28 - TBA - TBA Williams-Brice Stadium (80,250), Columbia, S.C. Steve Spurrier Jr.* ........ Co-Off. Coord./WR/RC Clemson leads 66-42-4; South Carolina has won 5 of the last 6 meetings Lorenzo Ward ............Co-Defensive Coordinator Assistant AD/Media Relations ............ Steve Fink QUICKLY... Fink Email [email protected] u It’s Homecoming Weekend when the South Carolina Gamecoks (2-4, 0-4 SEC) host the Vanderbilt Fink Office .................................803-777-7987 Commodores (2-3, 0-2 SEC) on Saturday, October 17. The game will be televised by the SEC Network Fink Cell ....................................803-240-5268 with kick set for 4 p.m. ET. Dave Neal, Matt Stinchcomb and Kayce Smith have the call for the Network. Official Website ........www.gamecocksonline.com u Due to the “1,000-Year Flood” which moved last week’s game from Columbia to Baton Rouge, this Press Box ......................................803-777-2040 week’s game will be the only home game for the Gamecocks between September 26 and November 14, a seven-week stretch. *-in booth u The Gamecocks are off to a 2-4 start and an 0-4 conference record. It’s their slowest start since the 1999 season when they were winless in all 11 contests. u The schedule makers did no favors for South Carolina. With the exception of UCF, which is 0-6, the other five opponents that the Gamecocks have faced own a combined 21-6 record, a .778 percent win- ning percentage. 2015 SOUTH CAROLINA FOOTBALL GAME NOTES CAROLINA VS. VANDERBILT, 10.17.15 1 CAROLINA VS. VANDY: This is the 25th all-time meeting between South Carolina and South Carolina-Vanderbilt Vanderbilt, with the Gamecocks holding a 20-4 By the Numbers advantage, including a 9-2 mark when the teams have met in Columbia and an 11-2 record when SC VU the games have been played in Nashville. In the Record 2-4 2-3 previous 24 outings, Vanderbilt has tallied more Points/Game 20.7 21.2 than 17 points just five times (24 in 2003, 28 Opp. Points/Game 29.0 18.4 in 2005, 24 in 2008, 25 in 2013 and a record- VANDERBILT high 34 in 2014). The Gamecocks won last year’s Rushing Attempts 217 199 shootout in Nashville by a 48-34 count, the most Yards Rushing/Game 170.8 157.0 2-3 Overall; 0-2 SEC combined points in the series history. The Game- Opp. Rushing Attempts 228 159 cocks have won six straight in the series and 13 Opp. Yards Rush/Game 207.7 107.4 Head Coach .................................. Derek Mason of the last 15. Vandy’s four wins have come in Alma Mater ...............Northern Arizona (1992) back-to-back fashion on two occasions - first in Passes Attempted 161 196 LSU Record .............................5-12 (2nd year) 1998 and ‘99, then again in 2007 and ‘08. Those Passes Completed 83 113 Career Record ..........................5-12 (2nd year) four wins have been by a combined total of 22 Yards Pass/Game 170.8 255.4 Football Contact ..........................Larry Leathers points. The teams met just once (1961) before Opp. Passes Attempted 180 180 Email ................ [email protected] they became SEC Eastern Division rivals begin- Opp. Passes Completed 126 106 Office ........................................615-322-4121 ning in 1992, and have met every year since. Of Opp. Yards Pass/Game 220.3 213.4 Cell ...........................................615-480-8226 the Division I FBS opponents against whom the Official Website .......www.VUCommodores.com Gamecocks have at least 10 all-time meetings, Total Plays 378 395 Carolina has its best winning percentage against Total Offense 2050 2062 Vanderbilt at .833. Avg. Yards/Game 341.7 412.4 TIGERS SCHEDULE Avg. Yards/Play 5.4 5.2 THE HBC VS. VANDY: South Carolina head Opp. Total Plays 408 339 09/05 Western Kentucky ..................L, 12-14 Opp. Total Offense 2568 1604 09/12 Georgia* .................................L, 14-31 coach Steve Spurrier owns a 20-2 all-time re- cord against Vanderbilt, including an 8-2 mark as Opp. Total Yards/Game 428.0 320.8 09/19 Austin Peay .............................W, 47-7 Opp. Total Yards/Play 6.3 4.7 09/26 at Ole Miss* ...........................L, 16-27 head coach at South Carolina. He was a perfect 10/03 at Middle Tennessee ..............W, 17-13 10-0 against the Commodores while head coach at Florida from 1990-2001, and bested Vander- 3rd Down Conv. 38% 43% 10/17 at South Carolina* ...................... 4 pm Opp. 3rd Down Conv. 42% 28% 10/24 Missouri* .....................................TBA bilt twice in 1987 and 1988 while head coach at Duke. The only team Coach Spurrier has defeated 4th Down Conv. 7-11 6-10 10/31 at Houston ...................................TBA Opp. 4th Down Conv. 6-10 1-5 11/07 at Florida* ....................................TBA as often than Vanderbilt in his career is Kentucky (20-3). 11/14 Kentucky* ....................................TBA Avg. Poss. Time/Game 29:25 32:54 11/21 Texas A&M* ................................TBA 11/28 at Tennessee* ................................TBA 21-GUN SALUTE: Head coach Steve Spur- rier *-Southeastern Conference is looking for his 21st career victory against Vanderbilt. He is currently 20-2 all-time against CAROLINA vs. VANDY the Commodores. No current Division I coach SERIES CAPSULE has 21 wins against any one school. Here is the Year Date SC Result Score Site list of current head coaches with the most wins 1961 10/25 W 23-7 A Series History ................................... SC leads 20-4 1992