TTableable ooff CContentsontents 1 INTRODUCTION 117 2007 SEASON REVIEW Table of Contents ...................................................... 2 Season Recap.................................................118-119 Schedules/Quick Facts ..............................................3 SEC Standings/All-Conference ............................. 120 Alphabetical Roster ................................................... 4 Results/Starters ..................................................... 121 Numerical Roster....................................................... 5 Statistics ........................................................122-126 Depth Chart ...............................................................6 Highs and Lows .................................................... 127 13 At-A-Glance .............................................................. 7 Game Recaps .................................................128-133 The Carolina Life 2008 Outlook .......................................................8-11 Last Time It Happened ...........................................134 2008 Notebook........................................................ 12 135 RECORDS INTRODUCTION 13 THE CAROLINA LIFE Team Records .................................................136-137 Head Coach Steve Spurrier ................................14-15 Yearly Individual Leaders ...............................138-139 Coaching Staff....................................................16-17 Passing Records ............................................140-141 Carolina Gameday ..............................................18-19 Rushing Records ............................................142-144 Williams-Brice Stadium .....................................20-21 Receiving Records..........................................145-146 59 PLAYERS Carolina Fans .....................................................22-23 Miscellaneous Records .........................................147 Player Profi les Media Exposure .................................................24-25 Kicking Records ....................................................148 Under Armour ......................................................... 26 Return Records...................................................... 149 The Southeastern Conference.................................. 27 Defense Records ................................................... 150 George Rogers, Heisman Trophy Winner ............28-29 Sports Medicine Program ..................................30-31 Crews Football Facility .......................................32-33 151 HISTORY STAFF Academic Honors ....................................................34 Year-by-Year Records ............................................152 Retired Jerseys ........................................................35 Head Coaching Records/Assistants....................... 153 Year-by-Year Results ......................................154-163 97 NFL Pipeline ......................................................36-38 Draft History ............................................................39 Series Records & History ...............................164-169 Coaching Staff All-Time NFL Roster ...........................................40-41 All-Americans ....................................................... 170 Pro Timing Day .......................................................42 All-Conference ...............................................170-171 All-Time Letterwinners ...................................172-176 REVIEW Carolina Hall of Fame.....................................177-182 43 THE UNIVERSITY The University of South Carolina........................44-45 Columbia, South Carolina .......................................46 183 BOWL GAMES South Carolina, The Palmetto State .........................47 Bowl Scoreboard/Records .....................................184 135 President Dr. Andrew Sorensen ...............................48 Carolina Bowl Stars............................................... 185 Records Athletics Director Eric Hyman.................................. 49 Bowl Recaps...................................................186-191 RECORDS Total Athletics Program ......................................50-51 All-Star Games ......................................................192 Gamecock Athletic Facilities...............................52-53 CREDITS: Dodie Anderson Academic Enrichment Center ........54 INFORMATION The 2008 South Carolina Football Media Guide was 193 Life Skills/Academics ..............................................55 Board of Trustees .................................................. 194 published by the University of South Carolina Athletics Team Gamecocks .................................................... 56 Athletics Administration/Head Coaches ................195 Media Relations Offi ce. The media guide was written, Total Care ................................................................57 Athletics Department Staff Directory ......................196 designed and edited by Steve Fink, Media Relations HISTORY Gamecock Tradition .................................................58 Athletic Development ............................................ 197 Director, with assistance provided by Emily Feeney, Media Relations Staff ............................................ 198 Matt Freed, Miquel Jacobs, Andrew Kitick, Diana 59 PLAYER PROFILES Media Policies ...................................................... 199 Koval, Koby Padgett and the media relations student Radio/Television ....................................................200 assistants. The Carolina Life section and divider pages Gamecock Veterans ............................................60-93 Gamecock Newcomers .......................................94-96 Media Outlets ........................................................201 designed by Emily Feeney. Covers and University sec- 2008 Opponents.............................................202-205 tion designed by Grant Hawkins. Photography provided 2008-09 Bowl Lineup............................................ 206 BOWLS by Jason Ayer, Travis Bell, Gregg Martin and Allen 97 COACHING STAFF SEC Week-by-Week ..............................................207 Sharpe. Special thanks to the following NFL teams Head Coach Steve Spurrier ..............................98-103 SEC Composite Schedule ..................................... 208 who provided photographs: Michael C. Hebert/New Shane Beamer .......................................................104 Orleans Saints; Harry Scull, Jr./Jacksonville Jaguars; Ron Cooper ...........................................................105 Bill Smith/Chicago Bears; Minnesota Vikings; Hous- Robert Gillespie..................................................... 106 ton Texans; Detroit Lions; Cleveland Browns; Atlanta John Hunt ............................................................. 107 Falcons; Philadelphia Eagles; Cincinnati Bengals; and Ellis Johnson ........................................................ 108 Buffalo Bills. The media guide was printed by Martin INFORMATION Brad Lawing ..........................................................109 Printing Company, Inc., Easley, S.C. David Reaves......................................................... 110 The University of South Carolina does not discriminate Ray Rychleski ........................................................111 in educational or employment opportunities or deci- Steve Spurrier Jr. ...................................................112 sions for qualifi ed persons on the basis of race, color, Jamie Speronis ..................................................... 113 religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual ori- Mark Smith ........................................................... 114 entation or veteran status. Professional Staff ...........................................115-116 2 SSchedules/Quickchedules/Quick FFactsacts 2008 Schedule Day Date Opponent Site Time Series Quick Facts Thursday August 28 NC State Columbia, S.C. 8:00 pm NCSU leads 26-25-4 Location ....................................................Columbia, S.C. Thursday September 4 *Vanderbilt Nashville, Tenn. 8:30 pm USC leads 14-3-0 Founded ....................................................................1801 Enrollment ..............................................................27,390 Saturday September 13 *Georgia Columbia, S.C. 3:30 pm UGA leads 44-14-2 Conference ...................... Southeastern (Eastern Division) INTRODUCTION Saturday September 20 Wofford Columbia, S.C. 7:00 pm USC leads 17-4-0 Colors .....................................Garnet (PMS 202) & Black Nickname ........................................................Gamecocks Saturday September 27 UAB Columbia, S.C. 7:00 pm USC leads 1-0-0 Mascot .................................................................... Cocky Saturday October 4 *Ole Miss Oxford, Miss. TBA UM leads 8-5-0 Stadium .......................................Williams-Brice (80,250) Saturday October 11 *Kentucky Lexington, Ky. TBA USC leads 12-6-1 Surface .........................................................Natural Grass Saturday October 18 *LSU Columbia, S.C. TBA LSU leads 15-2-1 President ..........................................Dr. Andrew Sorensen Saturday November 1 *Tennessee Columbia, S.C. TBA UT leads 21-3-2 Faculty Representative ..............................Dr. Bill Bearden Athletics Director .............................................Eric Hyman