#7/7 TEXAS A&M (4-1) AT SOUTH CAROLINA (2-3) ----- CAROLINA GAME NOTES ON THE AIR 2020 SOUTH CAROLINA SCHEDULE TELEVISION National Broadcast ............................................ESPN vs #16/21 TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS: Sept. 26 - 7:30 pm ET - SECN Final: UT 31; SC 27 Play-by-Play ........................................................Mark Jones Analyst ........................................................ Dusty Dvoracek Williams-Brice Stadium (77,559), Columbia, S.C. SC Record: 0-1 Sideline ....................................................... Quint Kessenich Vols use 2 turnovers, including a pick-6, and hold off Gamecocks Attend: 15,009 RADIO Gamecock IMG Sports Network at #3/3 FLORIDA GATORS: Oct. 3 - Noon ET - ESPN Final: UF 38; SC 24 Play-by-Play .............................................................Todd Ellis Ben Hill Griffin Stadium (88,548), Gainesville, Fla. SC Record: 0-2 Analyst ............................................................. Tommy Suggs Trask throws for 268 yards and 4 scores as Gators outscore Gamecocks Attend: 15,120 Sideline .............................................................. Jamar Nesbit National Radio ....................................................ESPN at VANDERBILT COMMODORES: Oct. 10 - Noon ET - SECN Final: SC 41; VU 7 Play-by-Play ........................................................ Sean Kelley Vanderbilt Stadium (39,773), Nashville, Tenn. : 1-2 Analyst ............................................................... Barrett Jones SC Record Satellite Radio .....................................Sirius 206/XM 191 Harris runs for 171 yards as Gamecocks win 12th-straight over ‘Dores. Attend: 1,288 QUICK FACTS vs #15/14 AUBURN TIGERS: Oct. 17 - Noon - ESPN Final: SC 30; AU 22 Williams-Brice Stadium (77,559), Columbia, S.C. SC Record: 2-2 Location ...........................................................Columbia, S.C. Horn’s 2 INT’s help South Carolina win for first time since 1933 Attend: 15,766 Founded .............................................................................1801 Enrollment ..................................................................... 34,795 at #-/RV LSU TIGERS: Oct. 24 - 7 pm - ESPN Final: LSU 52, SC 24 Tiger Stadium (102,321), Baton Rouge, La. SC Record: 2-3 COACHING STAFF LSU scores in all three phases; Jones registers 19 tackles for Carolina Attend: 21,855 Head Coach .................................................Will Muschamp Alma Mater ................................................Georgia (1994) vs #7/7 TEXAS A&M AGGIES: Nov. 7 - 7 pm - ESPN Record at South Carolina ................. 28-28 (5th year) Williams-Brice Stadium (77,559), Columbia, S.C. Overall Record ....................................... 56-49 (9th year) Gamecocks looking for their first win ever against the Aggies, trail 6-0 in the series Tight Ends ......................................................Bobby Bentley Offensive Coord./QBs ....................................Mike Bobo* at OLE MISS REBELS: Nov. 14 - 7:30 pm - SECN Wide Receivers ...........................................................Joe Cox Vaught Hemingway Stadium (64,038), Oxford, Miss. Running Backs ............................................... Des Kitchings Carolina has won 3-straight to even the all-time series at 8; Won a shootout here in ‘18 Special Teams Coord./Asst. DBs ..............Kyle Krantz* Outside Linebackers ................................ Mike Peterson Defensive Coord./DBs ...................... Travaris Robinson vs #-/RV MISSOURI TIGERS: Nov. 21 - TBA - TBA Defensive Line ..................................................Tracy Rocker Williams-Brice Stadium (77,559), Columbia, S.C. Linebackers ..........................................................Rod Wilson Teams have split 10 games evenly in the annual battle for the Mayor’s Cup Offensive Line ...................................................Eric Wolford Director - Strength & Conditioning ......Paul Jackson vs #5/5 GEORGIA BULLDOGS: Nov. 28 - TBA - TBA Head Football Athletic Trainer ...............Clint Haggard Williams-Brice Stadium (77,559), Columbia, S.C. *Seated in the Press Box Gamecocks upset No. 3 Georgia last year in 2-OT to snap a 4-game skid to the Dawgs UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY at #-/RV KENTUCKY WILDCATS: Dec 5 - TBA - TBA COMMUNICATIONS Kroger Field (61,000), Lexington, Ky. Assistant AD/Communications ...................Steve Fink PRIMARY LOGO SC won last year to snap a 5-game UK win streak after SC won 13 of 14 from 2000-13 Fink Email .................................. [email protected] PREFERABLE - 2 COLOR Fink Office ....................................................803-777-7987 Fink Cell .........................................................803-240-5268 Fink Twitter ...............................................@SteveFink_SID HELMET STICKER: The South Carolina Football team will wear a “Dodie” sticker on its PRIMARY LOGO helmets during the 2020 season in honor of longtime Gamecock supporter Dolores Associate Communications Dir. ..........Kent Reichert ALTERNATE - 1 COLOR Associate Communications Dir. .. Michael DeBates “Dodie” Anderson, who passed away in July at the age of 92. Her giving to the University Official Website .......... www.gamecocksonline.com helped fund the athletic academic center, which bears her name, and is often called Twitter .............................................................@GamecockFB simply, “The Dodie.” She was awarded the The Order of the Palmetto by South Carolina @GamecockFBInfo Governor Henry McMaster in 2019. Forever to Thee! THE OPPONENT THE SERIES: This is the seventh gridiron meet- ing between South Carolina and Texas A&M. The Gamecocks are still looking for their first win over By the Numbers their “permanent” SEC Western Division rival from SC TAMU College Station. The two schools met for the first Record 2-3 4-1 time in 2014 in Columbia, with A&M posting a 52- Points/Game 29.2 30.4 28 win in the season opener for both teams. The Opp. Points/Game 30.0 29.4 Aggies own a 3-0 record in Columbia and are 3-0 against the Gamecocks in College Station. Three of Rushing Attempts 182 165 the six games have been decided by seven points Yards Rushing/Game 163.4 174.2 #7/7 TEXAS A&M or less. Yards Per Rush 4.5 5.3 Opp. Rushing Attempts 180 152 Record: 4-1 THE BONHAM TROPHY: Amateur historian Richard Opp. Yards Rush/Game 154.8 104.8 Peterson, a USC Broadcasting Journalism gradu- Opp. Yards/Rush 4.3 3.4 Head Coach ...................................................... Jimbo Fisher ate and previous resident of Alamo Heights in San Alma Mater ...................................................Salem (1990) Antonio, Texas, recommended “The Governor’s Passes Attempted 156 160 Texas A&M Record ...............................21-10 (3rd year) Trophy” to be named after James Butler Bonham, Passes Completed 96 102 Career Record...................................104-33 (11th year) Hero of the Alamo and himself an Alum of The Yards Pass/Game 215.2 252.2 Football Contact ............................................ Alan Cannon University of South Carolina. Peterson and Katon Opp. Passes Attempted 156 160 Email [email protected] Dawson took the idea to then Texas Gov. Rick Opp. Passes Completed 100 116 Office .............................................................979-845-5725 Perry and Gov. Nikki Haley of South Carolina and Opp. Yards Pass/Game 247.8 271.0 Cell ..................................................................979-777-4200 a new tradition was born. “The Bonham Trophy” Official Website .............................www.12thman.com is exchanged between the Governors of South Total Plays 338 325 Carolina and Texas with the winner taking posses- Total Offense 1893 2132 sion of the Bonham Trophy of “Western Artwork,” Avg. Yards/Game 378.6 426.4 created by renowned Texas sculptor Jeff Gottfried, Avg. Yards/Play 5.6 6.6 Aggies Schedule and displayed at the victorious State Capital, Uni- Opp. Total Plays 336 312 versity or any location the Governor may choose. Opp. Total Offense 2013 1879 Sep. 26 vs Vanderbilt .......................................W, 17-12 Two weeks after the Game, The Bonham Trophy is Opp. Total Yards/Game 402.6 375.8 Oct. 3 at #2/2 Alabama .................................. L, 24-52 returned for permanent display at The Alamo until Opp. Total Yards/Play 6.0 6.0 Oct. 10 vs #4/3 Florida ...................................W, 41-38 the next South Carolina - Texas A&M football game. Oct. 17 at Mississippi State...........................W, 28-14 3rd Down Conv. 41% 59% Oct. 24 Open THE LAST TIME THEY MET: Texas A&M scored 17 Opp. 3rd Down Conv. 37% 45% Oct. 31 vs Arkansas ...........................................W, 42-31 points in the first nine minutes of the fourth quar- 4th Down Conv. 7-9 1-4 Nov. 7 at South Carolina...............................7 pm ter to break open a close contest in a 30-6 win over Opp. 4th Down Conv. 1-6 3-4 Nov 14 at Tennessee..........................................3:30 pm South Carolina on Nov. 16, 2019 in College Station. Nov. 21 vs Ole Miss .......................................................TBA Kellen Mond threw for 221 yards and a touch- Avg. Poss. Time/Game 31:17 32:22 Nov. 28 vs LSU ..................................................................TBA down and ran for a second score in the win. A&M Dec. 5 at Auburn...........................................................TBA rolled up 540 yards compared to just 260 for the Gamecocks, including a 319-45 advantage