Game SOUTH CAROLINA GAME NOTES VS. VANDERBILT 4 September 24, 2011 u Columbia, S.C. u 7 p.m. ET u ESPN2 GAMEDAY INFORMATION Stadium.................................. Williams-Brice Stadium Capacity ............................................................80,250 TV ............................................ ESPN2 Play-by-Play ..............................................Mark Neely Analyst ...................................................... Ray Bentley Gamecock Replay .....................SportSouth Play-by-Play ..........................................Andy Demetra Analyst ......................................................Brad Muller SOUTH CAROLINA GAMECOCKS VANDERBILT COMMODORES RADIO............................Gamecock Radio Play-by-Play ................................................ Todd Ellis 3-0 Overall; 1-0 SEC 3-0 Overall; 1-0 SEC Analysis ................................................ Tommy Suggs AP: No. 12/Coaches: No. 10 AP: ARV/Coaches: ARV Sideline ....................................................Terry Cousin SATELLITE RADIO .............Sirius 220 /XM 199 Head Coach........................................... Steve Spurrier Head Coach..........................................James Franklin Alma Mater..........................................Florida (1967) Alma Mater..........................East Stroudsburg (1995) SERIES CAPSULE Career Record ..........................189-73-2 (22nd year) Career Record ...................................... 3-0 (1st year) Series History .......................................SC leads 16-4 South Carolina Record .....................47-33 (7th year) Navy Record ......................................... 3-0 (1st year) In Columbia ............................................SC leads 7-2 Media Relations Director ............................. Steve Fink Media Relations Director ....................... Larry Leathers In Nashville .............................................SC leads 9-2 Fink Email [email protected] Leathers [email protected] At Neutral .....................................................Never met Fink Office ...........................................803-777-7987 Leathers Office ....................................615-343-6437 First Meeting (1961 in Nashville) .............SC 23, VU 7 Fink Cell..............................................803-240-5268 Leathers Cell .......................................615-480-8226 Last Meeting (2010 in Nashville) .............SC 21, VU 7 Assistant SID..........................................Andrew Kitick Official Website ..................www.VUCommodores.com Kitick Email [email protected] Last Meeting in Columbia (2009)...........SC 14, VU 10 Kitick Office .........................................803-777-5257 Current Streak .......................... SC has won 2 in a row Kitick Cell............................................803-240-4150 Spurrier vs. Vanderbilt ......................................... 16-2 Office Fax ..............................................803-777-2967 Franklin vs. South Carolina .................................... 0-0 Official Website ................ www.gamecocksonline.com SOUTH CAROLINA QUICK FACTS Location ...............................................Columbia, S.C. SOUTH CAROLINA SCHEDULE VANDERBILT SCHEDULE DATE Opponent Time/Score TV DATE Opponent Time/Score TV Founded ...............................................................1801 09/03 East Carolina (Charlotte) W, 56-37 FSN 09/03 Elon W, 45-14 CSS Enrollment.........................................................29,957 09/10 at Georgia* W, 45-42 ESPN 09/10 Connecticut W, 24-21 CSS Conference .................Southeastern (Eastern Division) 09/17 Navy W, 24-21 ESPN2 09/17 Ole Miss* W, 30-7 SECNet Colors ............................. Garnet (PMS 202C) & Black 09/24 Vanderbilt* 7 pm ESPN2 09/24 at South Carolina* 7 pm ESPN2 Surface ................................................... Natural Grass 10/01 Auburn* TBA TBA 10/08 at Alabama* TBA TBA 10/08 Kentucky* TBA TBA 10/15 Georgia* TBA TBA SOUTH CAROLINA COACHES 10/15 at Mississippi State* TBA TBA 10/22 Army TBA TBA Head Coach........................................... Steve Spurrier 10/29 at Tennessee* TBA TBA 10/29 Arkansas* TBA TBA Special Teams Coordinator/Spurs ..............John Butler 11/05 at Arkansas* TBA TBA 11/05 at Florida* TBA TBA Running Game Coordinator/ 11/12 Florida* TBA TBA 11/12 Kentucky* TBA TBA Offensive Line .........................................Shawn Elliott 11/19 The Citadel 12 pm PPV 11/19 at Tennessee* TBA TBA Running Backs/Tight Ends ........................Jay Graham 11/26 Clemson TBA TBA 11/26 at Wake Forest TBA TBA Safeties .....................................................Jeep Hunter Assistant Head Coach/ SETTING THE STAGE Assistant Coach–Defense/Linebackers .. Ellis Johnson It’s a battle of two undefeated teams as the No. 12/10 South Carolina Gamecocks (3-0, 1-0 SEC) return to SEC ac- Defensive Line..........................................Brad Lawing tion this week when they host the Vanderbilt Commodores (3-0, 1-0 SEC). Game time is set for 7 pm with ESPN2 Quarterbacks ...........................................G.A. Mangus televising the game nationwide. The game sponsor is SCEL (South Carolina Education Lottery). Passing Game Coordinator/ QUICK HITS Wide Receivers/Recruiting Coord......Steve Spurrier Jr. u The Gamecocks are off to a 3-0 start for the third time under Steve Spurrier. They were 3-0 in 2007 en route to a Defensive Coordinator/Cornerbacks ......Lorenzo Ward 6-6 season, and 3-0 in 2010 when they finished 9-5. In both of those years they droped their fourth game (at LSU Director–Football Operations .............. Jamie Speronis and at Auburn, respectively). The last time South Carolina opened 4-0 was in the 2001 season when they got off to Strength & Conditioning Coach ..........Craig Fitzgerald a 5-0 start before finishing with a 9-3 mark under head coach Lou Holtz. Head Football Athletic Trainer ................Clint Haggard u For the latest on Gamecock standouts Marcus Lattimore and Alshon Jeffery, check out MarcusLattimore21.com and AlshonJeffery1.com. u Coaching staff for both teams will be wearing the Coach to Cure MD patch for the game. Duchenne (pronounced doo-SHINN) Muscular Dystrophy is the most common fatal genetic disorder diagnosed during early childhood. A progressive muscle disorder that causes loss of muscle function and independence, Duchenne affects approxi- mately one out of every 3,500 boys and 20,000 babies born each year worldwide. 2011 South Carolina Football 1 Game SOUTH CAROLINA GAME NOTES VS. VANDERBILT 4 September 24, 2011 u Columbia, S.C. u 7 p.m. ET u ESPN2 GAMECOCK ALL-AMERICA CANDIDATES #1 ALSHON JEFFERY #98 DEVIN TAYLOR #5 STEPHON GILMORE #21 MARCUS LATTIMORE Wide Receiver Defensive End Cornerback Tailback Junior u 6-4 u 229 u 2 VL Junior u 6-7 u 260 u 2 VL Junior u 6-1 u 193 u 2 VL Sophomore u 6-0 u 232 u 1 VL St. Matthews, S.C. (Calhoun County) Beaufort, S.C. (Beaufort) Rock Hill, S.C. (South Pointe) Duncan, S.C. (Byrnes) 4 2011 Watch Lists: 4 2011 Watch Lists: 4 2011 Watch Lists: 4 2011 Watch Lists: Biletnikoff Bednarik Bednarik Walter Camp Walter Camp Lombardi Thorpe Maxwell Maxwell Award Nagurski Hornung Doak Walker 4 Playboy Preseason All-American Hendricks Lott Trophy 4 Sporting News Preseason 4 Phil Steele Preseason All-American 4 Phil Steele Preseason All-American 4 Playboy Preseason All-American All-American 4 Sporting News SEC Preseason 4 2010 First-team All-SEC by the AP, 4 Phil Steele Preseason Second-Team 4 Sporting News SEC Preseason “Most Thrilling” Phil Steele and Rivals.com All-American Player of the Year 4 Sports Illustrated Cover (8/15/11) 4 2010 All-Sophomore first-team by 4 2010 AP third-team All-American 4 Sporting News Doak Walker 4 2010 Biletnikoff Finalist CollegeFootballNews.com 4 2010 First-team All-SEC Preseason Favorite 4 2010 First-team All-American by 4 2010 National Freshman of the Year AFCA, FWAA, Phil Steele and 4 2010 SEC Freshman of the Year ESPN.com 4 2010 First-team All-SEC 4 2010 Second-team All-American by Walter Camp, Sports Illustrated, Lattimore’s Statistics AP and CollegeFootballNews.com –Rushing– Year GP/GS Att Yds Avg TD ‘10 13/13 249 1197 4.8 17 ‘11 3/3 87 534 6.1 7 A. Jeffery’s Statistics Taylor’s Statistics Gilmore’s Statistics 16/16 336 1731 5.2 24 Yr. GP/GS Rec Yds Avg TD Yr. GP/GS TT TFL QBS PBU QBH Yr. GP/GS TT TFL QBS INT PBU –Receiving– ‘09 13/7 46 763 16.6 6 ‘09 12/5 28 5.5 2.0 0 2 ‘09 13/13 56 6.0 3.0 1 8 Year GP/GS Rec Yds Avg TD ‘10 14/14 88 1517 17.2 9 ‘10 14/14 46 13.0 7.5 8 11 ‘10 14/14 79 6.0 3.0 3 2 ‘10 13/13 29 412 14.2 2 ‘11 3/2 12 212 17.7 1 ‘11 3/3 15 1.0 0.0 0 2 ‘11 3/3 16 0.0 0.0 0 2 ‘11 3/3 9 66 7.3 0 30/23 146 2492 17.1 16 29/22 89 19.5 9.5 8 15 30/30 151 12.0 6.0 4 12 16/16 38 478 12.6 2 2011 South Carolina Football 2 Game SOUTH CAROLINA GAME NOTES VS. VANDERBILT 4 September 24, 2011 u Columbia, S.C. u 7 p.m. ET u ESPN2 A South Carolina win over Vanderbilt would... 2011 SEC u Give the Gamecocks four straight wins to open the season for the third time in seven seasons under head coach Steve Spurrier. They also opened 4-0 in 2007 and again in 2010. Standings u Improve head coach Steve Spurrier’s record over Vanderbilt to 17-2. His 16 wins against Vanderbilt trails only his 17 career victories over Kentucky in wins over any opponent. EASTERN DIVISION u Give the Gamecocks 17 wins in 21 tries all-time against Vanderbilt. Carolina