SOUTH CAROLINA GAMECOCKS SOUTH CAROLINA (1-0, 1-0 SEC) at MISSISSIPPI ST. (0-1, 0-0 SEC) Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field (61,337), Starkville, Miss. September 10, 2016, 7 pm ET ON THE AIR 2016 SOUTH CAROLINA SCHEDULE TELEVISION at VANDERBILT COMMODORES: Thursday, September 1 SC 13, VU 10 National Broadcast ................................. ESPN2 Vanderbilt Stadium (40,350), Nashville, Tenn. SC 1-0 Overall; 1-0 SEC Play-by-Play ................................... Mike Patrick Carolina rallies from 10-point halftime deficit to win on Fry’s 55-yard FG in final minute Analysis ....................................Ed Cunningham at MISSISSIPPI STATE: Saturday, September 10 - 7 pm - ESPN2 Sideline ...................................... Laura Rutledge Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field (61,337), Starkville, Miss. South Carolina has won the last 7 meetings to take a 9-6 lead in the all-time series RADIO vs EAST CAROLINA: Saturday, September 17 - 4 pm - SEC Network Williams-Brice Stadium (80,250), Columbia, S.C. National Radio ......................................... None South Carolina has won 13 of the 18 meetings, including the last 3 in a row Gamecock IMG Sports Network at KENTUCKY: Saturday, September 24 - TBA - TBA Play-by-Play ....................................... Todd Ellis Commonwealth Stadium (61,000), Lexington, Ky. Analysis ........................................ Tommy Suggs South Carolina leads 17-9-1, including wins in 13 of the last 16 meetings Sideline .....................................Langston Moore vs TEXAS A&M: Saturday, October 1 - TBA - TBA Satellite Radio ...................Sirius 113/XM 190 Williams-Brice Stadium (80,250), Columbia, S.C. Texas A&M leads 2-0 with the Gamecocks tallying 28 points in both contests vs. GEORGIA BULLDOGS: Saturday, October 8 - TBA - TBA QUICK FACTS Williams-Brice Stadium (80,250), Columbia, S.C. Georgia leads 48-18-2, but the Gamecocks have won 4 of the last 6, including the last 3 at WBS Location .....................................Columbia, S.C. vs UMASS MINUTEMEN: Saturday, October 22 - TBA - TBA Founded ..................................................... 1801 Williams-Brice Stadium (80,250), Columbia, S.C. First meeting on the gridiron between the two schools. Enrollment .............................................. 33,724 vs TENNESSEE: Saturday, October 29 - TBA - TBA Head Coach ..............................Will Muschamp Williams-Brice Stadium (80,250), Columbia, S.C. Alma Mater .............................. Georgia (1994) Tennessee leads 25-7-2, but 4 of Carolina’s 7 wins have come since 2008. South Carolina Record .............. 1-0 (First year) vs MISSOURI TIGERS: Saturday, Novermber 5 - TBA - TBA Career Record .......................29-21 (Fifth year) Williams-Brice Stadium (80,250), Columbia, S.C. Running Backs ............................ Bobby Bentley Missouri has won 4 of the 6 meetings between the two schools that list Columbia as its home. Offensive Line ............................... Shawn Elliott at FLORIDA GATORS: Saturday, November 12 - TBA - TBA Special Teams/Linebackers ....... Coleman Hutzler Ben Hill Griffin Stadium (88,548), Gainesville, Fla. Co-Offensive Coord./WR ..... Bryan McClendon Florida leads 25-8-3, but the Gamecocks have won 4 of the last 6. Outside Linebackers .....................Mike Peterson vs WESTERN CAROLINA CATAMOUNTS: Saturday, November 19 - TBA - TBA Defensive Coord./Def. Backs.. Travaris Robinson Williams-Brice Stadium (80,250), Columbia, S.C. Co-Offensive Coord./QB ................. Kurt Roper South Carolina leads 4-0, but the schools have not met since 1989. at CLEMSON TIGERS: Asst. HC-Defense/Def. Line .... Lance Thompson Saturday, November 26 - TBA - TBA Memorial Stadium (81,500), Clemson, S.C. Tight Ends .................................Pat Washington Clemson leads 67-42-4; South Carolina has won 5 of the last 7 meetings Strength & Conditioning ................ Jeff Dillman Head FB Athletics Trainer ............Clint Haggard QUICKLY... Assistant AD/Media Relations ............ Steve Fink u The South Carolina Gamecocks and Mississippi State Bulldogs meet in an SEC contest on Saturday, Fink Email [email protected] September 10 at Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field (61,337) in Starkville, Miss. It’s game two of the Fink Office .................................803-777-7987 regular season for both teams and already the second SEC contest for South Carolina. Fink Cell ....................................803-240-5268 u Last week, the Gamecocks went into Nashville and rallied from a 10-point halftime deficit to defeat Official Website ........www.gamecocksonline.com Vanderbilt, 13-10, on a career-long 55-yard field goal from Elliott Fry in the game’s final minute. Mis- Press Box ......................................803-777-2040 sissippi State held a 17-0 halftime lead but let it slip away in a 21-20 loss at home to South Alabama, u 2016 marks the start of a new era in Gamecock Football, as Will Muschamp takes over the program. He is the 34th head coach in South Carolina history, and just the third head coach since the start of the 1999 season to lead the Gamecocks in a season opener, following a pair of Hall of Famers in Lou Holtz (1999-2004) and Steve Spurrier (2005-15). Coach Muschamp did something no other Gamecock coach has ever done - he became the first coach in school history to win his debut on the road. 2016 SOUTH CAROLINA FOOTBALL GAME NOTES CAROLINA VS. MISSISSIPPI STATE, 9.10.16 1 CAROLINA VS. STATE: This is the 16th meet- ing between South Carolina and Mississippi State, South Carolina-Miss. State with the Gamecocks holding a 9-6 advantage in By the Numbers the all-time series, including a 4-3 record when the games have been played in Starkville. The SC MSU schools never met on the gridiron before becom- Record 1-0 0-1 ing SEC foes in 1992. The Bulldogs won six of the Points/Game 13.0 20.0 first eight meetings between the two teams, but Opp. Points/Game 10.0 21.0 the Gamecocks have rallied to win the last seven MISSISSIPPI STATE in a row. This is the first meeting between the Rushing Attempts 32 34 Gamecocks and Bulldogs since the 2013 season. 0-1 Overall; 0-0 SEC Yards Rushing/Game 121.0 239.0 LUCKY SEVEN: The Gamecocks have come Opp. Rushing Attempts 42 29 Head Coach .................................... Dan Mullen out on the winning side in each of the last seven Opp. Yards Rush/Game 169.0 94.0 Alma Mater ...............................Ursinus (1994) meetings between the two schools, dating back to Mississippi State Record ..........55-36 (8th year) the turn of the century. Three of the games in the Passes Attempted 30 31 Career Record .........................55-36 (8th year) Carolina winning streak have been by four points Passes Completed 16 20 Football Contact ...............................Bill Martin or less, while the other four wins have come by at Yards Pass/Game 187.0 143.0 Email [email protected] least a 15-point margin. Office ........................................662-325-2800 Opp. Passes Attempted 23 34 Cell ...........................................662-418-3821 IT’S GOOD TO SCORE: The Gamecocks are Opp. Passes Completed 8 24 Official Website ................... www.HailState.com 9-6 overall against Mississippi State, but own Opp. Yards Pass/Game 73.0 285.0 a 9-3 record against the Bulldogs when putting BULLDOGS SCHEDULE points on the scoreboard. The Gamecocks have Total Plays 62 65 been blanked in the series three times, 23-0 in Total Offense 308 382 September 3 vs. South Alabama........L, 20-21 1993, 38-0 in 1998 and 17-0 in 1999. They tried Avg. Yards/Game 308.0 382.0 September 10 vs. South Carolina* ......... 6 pm to make up for those three whitewashes with a September 17 at LSU* .............................6 pm 65-point effort in Starkville 1995. In five trips Avg. Yards/Play 5.0 5.9 September 24 at UMass ......................2:30 pm to Starkville since that offensive blitz in ‘95, the Opp. Total Plays 65 63 October 8 vs. Auburn* ........................TBA Gamecocks have totaled just 62 points. Carolina Opp. Total Offense 242 379 October 14 at BYU .........................9:15 pm has won three-straight in Starkville despite not Opp. Total Yards/Game 242.0 379.0 October 22 at Kentucky* ......................TBA scoring over 16 points in any of the three contests. October 29 vs. Samford ........................TBA Opp. Total Yards/Play 3.7 6.0 November 5 vs. Texas A&M* .................TBA THE LAST TIME THEY MET: The Gamecock defense posted five turnovers to help South Caro- November 12 at Alabama* .......................TBA 3rd Down Conv. 38% 11% November 19 vs. Arkansas* ......................TBA lina claim a 34-16 victory over Mississippi State November 26 at Ole Miss* .......................TBA in Columbia on Nov. 2, 2013. The five turnovers Opp. 3rd Down Conv. 27% 36% *SEC Game helped the Gamecock offense to score 17 of its 4th Down Conv. 0-0 0-0 Mike 34 points on the day. Sophomore tailback Opp. 4th Down Conv. 0-1 2-2 Davis posted 154 all-purpose yards, including SERIES CAPSULE 128 rushing yards, in the win. Senior quarter- Avg. Poss. Time/Game 26:45 23:19 Series History ..................................SC leads 9-6 back Connor Shaw tied a career high with four In Columbia ....................................SC leads 5-3 touchdown passes, throwing for 147 yards in a In Starkville .....................................SC leads 4-3 10-for-20 outing. Sophomore wide receiver Shaq CAROLINA vs. MSU At Neutral Site ...................................Never Met Roland hauled in two of those TD passes and led First Meeting ............. SC 21, MSU 6, 10/17/92 the Gamecocks with 57 receiving yards. Year Date SC Result Score Site Last Meeting ............ SC 34, MSU 16, 11/02/13 Last Meeting in Stark ................SC 14, MSU 12 THE LAST TIME IN STARKVILLE: Alshon 1992 10/17 W 21-6 H Jeffery hauled in a 4-yard pass from Connor 10/15/11 1993 10/16 L 0-23 A Last MSU Win ........... MSU 17, SC 0, 09/25/99 Shaw for the game-winning touchdown with 1994 10/16 L 36-41 H in Starkville 3:50 remaining to lift No. 15/13 South Carolina Current Streak ................