CAROLINA2013 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES MISSISSIPPI STATE AT #14/16 SOUTH CAROLINA GAMECOCKS Williams-Brice Stadium (80,250), Columbia, S.C. November 2, 2013, 12:21 p.m. ET ON THE AIR TELEVISION National TV ....................................SEC TV Play-by-Play .....................................................Dave Neal Analysis ......................................................... Andre Ware SOUTH CAROLINA MISSISSIPPI STATE Sideline ...................................................... Cara Capuano 6-2 Overall; 4-2 SEC 4-3 Overall; 1-2 SEC RADIO National Radio ................... Touchdown Radio Head Coach........................................... Steve Spurrier Head Coach............................................... Dan Mullen Play-by-Play ................................................ Gino Torretta Alma Mater..........................................Florida (1967) Alma Mater............................Ursinus College (1994) Analysis .....................................................................TBA South Carolina Record .....................72-39 (9th year) Miss. State Record ...........................33-25 (6th year) Gamecock IMG Sports Network Career Record ...........................214-79-2 (24th year) Career Record ..................................33-25 (6th year) Play-by-Play ..................................................... Todd Ellis Assistant AD/Media Relations ..................... Steve Fink Football Contact ......................................... Gregg Ellis Fink Email [email protected] Email [email protected] Analysis ..................................................... Tommy Suggs Fink Office ...........................................803-777-7987 Office..................................................662-325-3595 Sideline ...................................................Langston Moore Fink Cell..............................................803-240-5268 Cell .....................................................................N/A Satellite Radio ................. Sirius 157/XM 200 Official Website ................ www.gamecocksonline.com Official Website ..............................www.HailState.com SERIES CAPSULE GAMECOCKS SCHEDULE BULLDOGS SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time/Score TV Date Opponent Time/Score TV Series History ..............................................SC leads 8-6 08/29 North Carolina W, 27-10 ESPN 08/31 vs Oklahoma State L, 3-21 ESPN2 In Columbia .................................................SC leads 4-3 09/07 at #11/12 Georgia* L, 30-41 ESPN 09/07 Alcorn State W, 51-7 CSS In Starkville. .................................................SC leads 4-3 09/14 Vanderbilt* W, 35-25 ESPN 09/14 at Auburn* L, 20-24 ESPN2 At Neutral ..........................................................Never Met 09/28 at UCF W, 28-25 ABC 09/21 Troy W, 62-7 FSN First Meeting (1992 in Columbia) ..............SC 21, MSU 6 10/05 Kentucky* W, 35-28 FSN 10/05 LSU* L, 26-59 ESPN Last Meeting (2011 in Starkville) ............SC 14, MSU 12 10/12 at Arkansas* W, 52-7 SECTV 10/12 Bowling Green W, 21-20 FSN Last Meeting in Columbia (2007)............. SC 38, MSU 21 10/19 at Tennessee* L, 21-23 ESPN 10/24 Kentucky* W, 28-22 ESPN Last MSU Win (1999 in Starkville) ................MSU 17, SC 0 10/26 at #5/7 Missouri* 2OT W, 27-24 ESPN2 11/02 at #14/16 S. Carolina* 12:21 pm SECTV Last MSU Win in Columbia (1998) ...............MSU 38, SC 0 11/02 Mississippi State* 12:21 pm SECTV 11/09 at Texas A&M* TBA TBA Current Streak ............................... SC has won 6 in a row 11/16 Florida* TBA TBA 11/16 Alabama* TBA TBA Spurrier vs. Mississippi State ..................................... 7-2 11/23 Coastal Carolina 1 pm PPV 11/23 at Arkansas* TBA TBA Mullen vs. South Carolina .......................................... 0-1 11/30 Clemson TBA TBA 11/28 Ole Miss* 7:30 pm ESPN CAROLINA COACHES QUICKLY... u The No. 14/16 South Carolina Gamecocks (6-2, 4-2 SEC) return home from a three-game road swing to begin Steve Spurrier ................................................Head Coach a four-game homestand when they host the Mississippi State Bulldogs (4-3, 1-2 SEC) on Saturday, November Deke Adams ...............................................Defensive Line 2. Game time is set for 12:21 p.m. ET at Williams-Brice Stadium (80,250) in Columbia. SEC TV has the regional Kirk Botkin .......................................... Linebackers/Spurs broadcast with Dave Neal and Andre Ware in the booth and Cara Capuano roaming the sidelines. Grady Brown*...................Secondary/Asst. Special Teams u This week’s game culminates the annual Homecoming week on the campus of the University of South Carolina. Shawn Elliott ......................Co-Off. Coord./Offensive Line It will be the third Homecoming game for the Gamecocks this season. They were the opponent for both Arkansas’s G.A. Mangus ................................................Quarterbacks and Missouri’s Homecoming contests and spoiled both of those celebrations. Joe Robinson ......................... Special Teams Coordinator u The Gamecocks are 6-2 on the season, 4-2 in SEC play. They opened with a non-conference win over North Everette Sands...........................................Running Backs Carolina, then lost their SEC opener at Georgia before bouncing back with four consecutive wins. After suffering Steve Spurrier Jr.* ............. Co-Off. Coord./WR/Recruiting a last-second loss at Tennessee, they rebounded with a double-overtime 27-24 win at No. 5 Missouri last week. Lorenzo Ward .................................Defensive Coordinator u Mississippi State is 4-3 overall and 1-2 in league play. They alternated wins and losses through the first half of *-in booth the season before snapping that trend with back-to-back wins over Bowling Green and Kentucky. u This is the 15th meeting between these two schools, but the first time they have met in Columbia since the 2007 season, a 38-21 Gamecock win. Carolina also won the last meeting, a 14-12 decision in Starkville in 2011. In fact, the Gamecocks have won each of the last six tilts between the two schools, with State’s last win coming in 1999. A South Carolina win over Mississippi State would... 2013 SEC u Be the Gamecocks’ seventh-straight win over the Bulldogs. The Gamecocks have not loss to Mississippi State since a 17-0 setback in Starkville in 1999. Standings u Extend the Gamecocks’ home winning streak to 15 games, tying the school record, set from 1978-80. u Be the 38th Gamecock win in a four-year period, matching the school record set by last year’s senior class. EASTERN DIVISION u Give Connor Shaw his 23rd career win as a starting quarterback. Only Todd Ellis (24) has more in Carolina SEC PCT. PF PA ALL PCT. PF PA school history. Shaw is 22-5 as a starter for the Garnet & Black. Missouri 3-1 .750 152 98 7-1 .875 334 182 u Keep the Gamecocks alive in the hunt for the SEC Eastern Division title with just one conference game left. S. Carolina 4-2 .667 200 148 6-2 .750 255 183 Florida 3-2 .600 108 87 4-3 .571 148 114 SETTING THE STAGE: The No. 14/16 South Caro- Georgia 3-2 .600 172 174 4-3 .571 252 233 lina Gamecocks (6-2, 4-2 SEC) return home following SOUTH CAROLINA VS. MISS. STATE (8-6) Tennessee 1-3 .250 81 131 4-4 .500 223 234 1992 10/17 W 21-6 H a three-game road trip to open a four-game homestand Vanderbilt 1-4 .200 143 208 4-4 .500 257 242 1993 10/16 L 0-23 A Kentucky 0-4 .000 64 135 1-6 .143 144 204 against the Mississippi State Bulldogs (4-3, 1-2 SEC) 1994 10/16 L 36-41 H on Saturday, November 2. Game time is set for 12:21 1995 10/14 W 65-39 A WESTERN DIVISION p.m. ET with Dave Neal and Andre Ware in the booth and 1996 09/28 L 10-14 H SEC PCT. PF PA ALL PCT. PF PA Cara Capuano working the sidelines for SEC TV. Gino 1997 09/27 L 17-37 A Alabama 5-0 1.000 219 59 8-0 1.000 330 78 Torretta will have the national radio call for Touchdown 1998 09/26 L 0-38 H Auburn 3-1 .750 120 118 7-1 .875 296 164 1999 09/25 L 0-17 A LSU 3-2 .600 176 124 7-2 .778 362 197 Radio. Todd Ellis and Tommy Suggs handle the call for 2000 09/23 W 23-19 H Texas A&M 3-2 .600 225 189 6-2 .750 384 261 the Gamecock Radio Network with Langston Moore on 2001 09/20 W 16-14 A Ole Miss 2-3 .400 126 155 5-3 .625 260 205 the sidelines. WKNT (107.5 The Game) in Columbia is 2002 10/05 W 34-10 H Miss. State 1-2 .333 74 105 4-3 .571 211 160 the flagship station for Gamecock Athletics. 2006 08/31 W 15-0 A Arkansas 0-4 .000 50 179 3-5 .375 163 245 2007 09/29 W 38-21 H IS THERE A HEISMAN IN THE HOUSE?: There 2011 10/15 W 14-12 A are at least three and more likely four former Heis- Carolina has bounced back with six straight wins – Last Week in the SEC man Trophy winners in the house this week. Gamecock OCTOBER 24 every time the two teams have met in this millennium. head coach Steve Spurrier (Florida) won the award Mississippi State 28, Kentucky 22 Carolina leads the all-time series 8-6, posting a 4-3 in 1966, SEC TV analyst Andre Ware (Houston) was OCTOBER 26 record in both Columbia and Starkville. Four of the 14 the 1989 winner and Touchdown Radio voice Gino South Carolina 27, Missouri 24, 2 OT games have featured a shutout, and five have been de- Torretta (Miami, Fla.) captured the prestigious award Texas A&M 56, Vanderbilt 24 cided by less than a touchdown. The 1995 game which in 1992. It’s likely that South Carolina’s own George Alabama 45, Tennessee 10 produced 104 points in a South Carolina 65-39 win, Rogers (1980) will be on hand as well. LSU 48, Furman 16 remains the record for most combined points scored Auburn 45, Florida Atlantic 10 in a game played by the Gamecocks. Carolina has not A LITTLE HISTORY: 2013 marks the 120th season of Ole Miss 59, Idaho 14 surrendered more than 21 points to the Bulldogs in any intercollegiate football at the University of South Caro- of the last seven contests.