Game SOUTH CAROLINA GAME NOTES VS. MISSISSIPPI STATE 7 October 15, 2011 u Starkville, Miss. u 12:21 p.m. ET u SEC Network GAMEDAY INFORMATION Stadium..................Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field Capacity ............................................................55,082 TV .....................................SEC Network Play-by-Play ................................................Dave Neal Analyst ...................................................... Andre Ware Sideline ................................................. Cara Capuano Gamecock Replay .....................SportSouth Play-by-Play ..........................................Andy Demetra Analyst ......................................................Brad Muller SOUTH CAROLINA GAMECOCKS MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOGS 5-1 Overall; 3-1 SEC 3-3 Overall; 0-3 SEC Local Radio .....................Gamecock Radio Play-by-Play ................................................ Todd Ellis AP: No. 15/Coaches: No. 13 AP: NR/Coaches: NR Analysis ................................................ Tommy Suggs Sideline ....................................................Terry Cousin Head Coach........................................... Steve Spurrier Head Coach............................................... Dan Mullen Alma Mater..........................................Florida (1967) Alma Mater.........................................Ursinus (1994) Satellite Radio ................ Sirius 220/XM 199 Career Record ..........................191-74-2 (22nd year) Career Record ..................................17-14 (3rd year) South Carolina Record .....................49-34 (7th year) Kentucky Record ..............................17-14 (3rd year) SERIES CAPSULE Media Relations Director ............................. Steve Fink Media Relations Director .........................Joe Galbraith Series History .........................................SC leads 7-6 Fink Email [email protected] Galbraith [email protected] In Columbia ...........................................SC leads 4-3 Fink Office ...........................................803-777-7987 Galbraith Office ...................................662-325-2703 In Starkville ...........................................Series tied 3-3 Fink Cell..............................................803-240-5268 Galbraith Cell ......................................662-418-3970 At Neutral .....................................................Never met Assistant SID..........................................Andrew Kitick Office Fax ..............................................662-325-2563 First Meeting (1992 in Columbia) .........SC 21, MSU 6 Kitick Email [email protected] Official Website .................... www.mstateathletics.com Last Meeting (2007 in Columbia)........SC 38, MSU 21 Kitick Office .........................................803-777-5257 Last Meeting in Starkville (2006) ..........SC 15, MSU 0 Kitick Cell............................................803-240-4150 Last MSU Win (1999) ...........................MSU 17, SC 0 Office Fax ..............................................803-777-2967 Current Streak .......................... SC has won 5 in a row Official Website ................ www.gamecocksonline.com Spurrier vs. Mississippi State ................................ 6-2 Mullen vs. South Carolina.......................First Meeting SOUTH CAROLINA SCHEDULE MISSISSIPPI STATE SCHEDULE DATE Opponent Time/Score TV DATE Opponent Time/Score TV SOUTH CAROLINA QUICK FACTS 09/03 East Carolina (Charlotte) W, 56-37 FSN 09/01 at Memphis W, 59-14 SS Location ...............................................Columbia, S.C. 09/10 at Georgia* W, 45-42 ESPN 09/10 at Auburn* L, 34-41 SECNet Founded ...............................................................1801 09/17 Navy W, 24-21 ESPN2 09/15 LSU* L, 6-19 ESPN Enrollment.........................................................29,957 09/24 Vanderbilt* W, 21-3 ESPN2 Conference .................Southeastern (Eastern Division) 09/24 Louisiana Tech W, 26-20 (OT) ESPNU 10/01 Auburn* L, 13-16 CBS Colors ............................. Garnet (PMS 202C) & Black 10/01 at Georgia* L, 10-24 FSN 10/08 Kentucky* W, 54-3 SECNet Surface ................................................... Natural Grass 10/08 at UAB W, 21-3 FSN 10/15 at Mississippi State* 12:21 pm SECNet 10/15 South Carolina* 12:21 pm SECNet 10/29 at Tennessee* TBA TBA SOUTH CAROLINA COACHES 10/29 at Kentucky* TBA TBA 11/05 at Arkansas* TBA TBA Head Coach........................................... Steve Spurrier 11/05 Tennessee-Martin TBA TBA 11/12 Florida* TBA TBA Special Teams Coordinator/Spurs ..............John Butler 11/12 Alabama* TBA TBA 11/19 The Citadel 12 pm PPV Running Game Coordinator/ 11/19 at Arkansas* TBA TBA 11/26 Clemson TBA TBA Offensive Line .........................................Shawn Elliott 11/26 Ole Miss* TBA TBA Running Backs/Tight Ends ........................Jay Graham Safeties .....................................................Jeep Hunter SETTING THE STAGE Assistant Head Coach/ The No. 15/13 South Carolina Gamecocks (5-1, 3-1 SEC) travel to Starkville, Miss. on Saturday, Oct. 15, to take on Assistant Coach–Defense/Linebackers .. Ellis Johnson the Mississippi State Bulldogs (3-3, 0-3 SEC). Game time is set for 12:21 pm ET (11:21 CT) on the SEC Network. Defensive Line..........................................Brad Lawing The Gamecocks are playing on the road for the first time since week 2 when they went into Athens and defeated the Quarterbacks ...........................................G.A. Mangus Georgia Bulldogs, 45-42. Both teams are coming off wins, as South Carolina routed Kentucky, 54-3, while Mis- Passing Game Coordinator/ sissippi State won at UAB, 21-3, last Saturday. This is the first game of a three-game SEC road swing for Carolina. Wide Receivers/Recruiting Coord......Steve Spurrier Jr. Sophomore quarterback Connor Shaw was named the SEC Offensive Player of the Week for his efforts in last week’s Defensive Coordinator/Cornerbacks ......Lorenzo Ward win over Kentucky. Making just his second career start, Shaw completed 26-of-39 passes for 311 yards with four Director–Football Operations .............. Jamie Speronis touchdowns and no interceptions. He became the first Gamecock to throw four TDs in a game since 2006. Strength & Conditioning Coach ..........Craig Fitzgerald For the latest on Gamecock standouts Marcus Lattimore and Alshon Jeffery, check out the websites: Head Football Athletic Trainer ................Clint Haggard MarcusLattimore21.com and AlshonJeffery1.com. 2011 South Carolina Football 1 Game SOUTH CAROLINA GAME NOTES VS. MISSISSIPPI STATE 7 October 15, 2011 u Starkville, Miss. u 12:21 p.m. ET u SEC Network GAMECOCK ALL-AMERICA CANDIDATES #1 ALSHON JEFFERY #6 MELVIN INGRAM #21 MARCUS LATTIMORE #26 ANTONIO ALLEN Wide Receiver Defensive End Tailback Spur Junior u 6-4 u 229 u 2 VL Senior u 6-2 u 276 u 3 VL Sophomore u 6-0 u 232 u 1 VL Senior u 6-2 u 202 u 2 VL St. Matthews, S.C. (Calhoun County) Hamlet, N.C. (Richmond County) Duncan, S.C. (Byrnes) Ocala, Fla. (Trinity Catholic) 4 2011 Watch Lists: 4 Three-time SEC Player of the Week in 4 2011 Watch Lists: 4 Leads the team and ranks tied for fifth *Biletnikoff 2011 *Walter Camp in the SEC with 50 total tackles, an *Walter Camp *Special Teams (Sept. 10 vs. Georgia) *Maxwell average of 8.3 per game *Maxwell Award *Defensive (Sept. 24 vs. Vanderbilt) *Doak Walker 4 Tied for the SEC lead and tied for fifth 4 Playboy Preseason All-American *Defensive (Oct. 1 vs. Auburn) 4 Sporting News Preseason in the nation with three fumble recoveries 4 Phil Steele Preseason All-American 4 National Defensive Player of the Week *All-American 4 Tied for second in the SEC and tied 4 Sporting News SEC Preseason *Walter Camp (Sept. 10 vs. Georgia) 4 Sporting News SEC Preseason for 12th in the country with three forced “Most Thrilling” 4 Has scored three touchdowns - two on *Player of the Year fumbles 4 Sports Illustrated Cover (8/15/11) fumble recoveries and one on a fake punt 4 Sporting News Doak Walker 4 Tied for sixth in the SEC and tied for 17th 4 Team’s leading receiver who ranks fifth in 4 Leads the SEC and is tied for 11th in the *Preseason Favorite in the nation with three interceptions the SEC with 19 catches for 332 yards, country with 5.5 sacks 4 Leads the SEC and ranks sixth in the na- 4 Credited with a career high 16 tackles in 17.5 yards per catch 4 Tied for fourth in the SEC with 7.5 TFLs tion in rushing average per game (129.8) the season opening win over East Carolina 4 Has caught a pass in 28 straight games 4 Has 17.0 career sacks, fourth on the 4 Ranks second in the SEC and tied for 4 Has scored two touchdowns - a fumble 4 Ranks on the Carolina all-time charts in Carolina all-time list 12th in the nation in scoring (10.0 ppg) return against East Carolina and an all receiving categories including: 4 Became just the third Division I player to 4 Leads the SEC in all-purpose yards (155.3) interception return at Georgia *Receptions (4th - 159) score an offensive and defensive 4 Has led the team in tackles in three games *Receiving Yards (2nd - 2,707) touchdown in the same game (Georgia) Lattimore’s Statistics this season *100-yard Receiving Games (T1st - 11) since 2006 –Rushing– 4 Has recorded three games with 10 or *Receiving Touchdowns (T2nd - 19) Year GP/GS Att Yds Avg TD more tackles this season *Yards Per Reception (6th - 17.0) Ingram’s Statistics ‘10 13/13 249