SOUTH CAROLINA GAMECOCKS MASSACHUSETTS (1-6) at SOUTH CAROLINA (2-4, 1-4 SEC) Williams-Brice Stadium (80,250), Columbia, S.C. October 22, 2016, Noon ET ON THE AIR 2016 SOUTH CAROLINA SCHEDULE TELEVISION at VANDERBILT COMMODORES: Thursday, September 1 SC 13, VU 10 National Broadcast ....................... SEC Network Vanderbilt Stadium (40,350), Nashville, Tenn.; Attend: 30,304 SC 1-0 Overall; 1-0 SEC Play-by-Play ....................................... Tom Hart Carolina rallies from 10-point halftime deficit to win on Fry’s 55-yard FG in final minute Analysis ............................................Andre Ware at MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOGS: Saturday, September 10 MSU 27, SC 14 Sideline ..........................................Cole Cubelic Davis Wade Stadium (61,337), Starkville, Miss.; Attend: 57,763 SC 1-1 Overall; 1-1 SEC 24-point halftime deficit too much to overcome as State snaps 7-game losing skid to Carolina RADIO vs EAST CAROLINA PIRATES: Saturday, September 17 SC 20, ECU 15 Williams-Brice Stadium (80,250), Columbia, S.C.; Attend: 80,384 SC 2-1 Overall; 1-1 SEC National Radio ......................................... None McIlwain throws for 195 and rushes for 2 scores in 1st career start, defense forces 3 redzone TOs Gamecock IMG Sports Network at KENTUCKY WILDCATS: Saturday, September 24 UK 17, SC 10 Play-by-Play ....................................... Todd Ellis Commonwealth Stadium (61,000), Lexington, Ky.; Attend: 51,702 SC 2-2 Overall; 1-2 SEC Analysis ........................................ Tommy Suggs Gamecocks drop third-straight to Wildcats after winning 13 in a row despite English’s 3 sacks Sideline .....................................Langston Moore vs #9/10 TEXAS A&M AGGIES: Saturday, October 1 A&M 24, SC 13 Satellite Radio .....................Sirius 83/XM 190 Williams-Brice Stadium (80,250), Columbia, S.C. Attend: 78,245 SC 2-3 Overall; 1-3 SEC Turner logs first career 100-yard rushing game; Defense holds A&M to 19 points below average vs. GEORGIA BULLDOGS: Sunday, October 9 UGA 28, SC 14 QUICK FACTS Williams-Brice Stadium (80,250), Columbia, S.C. Attend: 77,221 SC 2-4 Overall; 1-4 SEC Game moved to Sunday due to Hurricane Matthew; Dogs rush for 326 yards Location .....................................Columbia, S.C. vs UMASS MINUTEMEN: Saturday, October 22 - Noon - SEC Network Founded ..................................................... 1801 Williams-Brice Stadium (80,250), Columbia, S.C. First meeting on the gridiron between the two schools. Enrollment .............................................. 33,724 vs TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS: Saturday, October 29 - 7:15 pm - 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 .............. 2-4 (First year) vs MISSOURI TIGERS: Saturday, Novermber 5 - TBA - TBA Career Record .......................30-25 (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... *Seated in the Press Box u The South Carolina Gamecocks (2-4, 1-4 SEC) take a break from SEC action for just the second time this year as they host the Massachusetts Minutemen (1-6), at Noon on Saturday, October 22. The game Assistant AD/Media Relations ............ Steve Fink will be televised on SEC Network. It’s the first gridiron meeting between these two schools. Fink Email [email protected] u The Gamecocks reached the halfway point of the regular season with a 2-4 mark before enjoying their Fink Office .................................803-777-7987 lone bye week of the campaign last week. Carolina is looking to snap a three-game losing streak, having Fink Cell ....................................803-240-5268 dropped consecutive SEC contests at Kentucky, at Texas A&M and versus Georgia. Official Website ........www.gamecocksonline.com u UMass comes into the contest with a 1-6 record, including a pair of losses to SEC opponents. They Press Box ......................................803-777-2040 opened the season with a 24-7 setback at Florida, and dropped a 47-35 decision at home to Mississippi State on September 24. The Bulldogs are the one common opponent, as Mississippi State also defeated the Gamecocks by a 27-14 score earlier this season. u Carolina is the only FBS school that has not played a game in which either team scored 30-plus points. 2016 SOUTH CAROLINA FOOTBALL GAME NOTES UMASS AT CAROLINA, 10.22.16 1 CAROLINA VS. UMASS: This is the first grid- iron meeting between the Gamecocks of South South Carolina-UMass Carolina and the Minutemen of Massachusetts. By the Numbers WELCOME TO THE BIG TIME: UMass be- SC UM came an FBS program in 2012 and spent four Record 2-4 1-6 seasons in the Mid-American Conference before Points/Game 14.0 19.7 becoming an Independent this year. They logged Opp. Points/Game 20.2 33.3 1-11 campaigns in each of their first two seasons at MASSACHUSETTS the FBS level in 2012 and ‘13, before putting to- Rushing Attempts 184 222 gether back-to-back 3-9 seasons in 2014 and ‘15. 1-6 Overall (Independent) Yards Rushing/Game 92.3 101.1 BAY STATE TIES: The Gamecocks feature one Opp. Rushing Attempts 259 296 Head Coach ................................ Mark Whipple player, walk-on long snapper Logan Crane, who Opp. Yards Rush/Game 222.7 206.1 Alma Mater ................................ Brown (1979) hails from Massachusetts. Crane, a redshirt fresh- UMass Record .........................56-50 (9th year) man, graduated from Dartmouth High in 2015. Passes Attempted 198 231 Career Record .....................128-83 (18th year) Passes Completed 115 133 Football Contact ........................Molly O’Meara WHERE HAVE YOU GONE?: Former Game- Email .............................. [email protected] cock football strength & conditioning coach Joe Yards Pass/Game 212.2 217.6 Office ....................................................... N/A Connolly serves as the Minutemen’s director of Opp. Passes Attempted 187 229 Cell ...........................................413-406-6434 sports performance/head football strength and Opp. Passes Completed 111 145 Official Website ............www.umassathletics.com conditioning coach. Connolly worked on Steve Spurrier’s staff in Columbia for seven seasons. Opp. Yards Pass/Game 173.0 262.4 Total Plays 382 453 Minutemen Schedule ENJOYING THE SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY: Sept. 3 at #25 Florida .......................L, 7-24 UMass makes its first-ever trip to Columbia in Total Offense 1827 2231 Sept. 10 vs Boston College .................L, 7-26 2016, but they’ll be back in the Palmetto State Avg. Yards/Game 304.5 318.7 Sept. 17 vs FIU .............................. W, 21-13 next year, as the Minutemen open the 2017 sea- Avg. Yards/Play 4.8 4.9 son at Coastal Carolina on September 2. They Sept.24 vs Mississippi State .............L, 35-47 Opp. Total Plays 446 525 Oct. 1 vs Tulane .............................L, 24-31 have played in South Carolina once previously, Oct. 8 at Old Dominion................L, 16-36 defeating Furman in the first round of the 1999 Opp. Total Offense 2374 3280 Oct. 15 vs Louisiana Tech ................L, 28-56 I-AA playoffs in Greenville by a 30-23 score in Opp. Total Yards/Game 395.7 468.6 overtime. Oct. 22 at South Carolina ................. Noon Opp. Total Yards/Play 5.3 6.2 Oct. 29 vs Wagner ............................... Noon Nov. 5 at Troy ......................................TBA TIME IN NEW ENGLAND: South Carolina 3rd Down Conv. 27% 27% Nov. 19 at BYU .....................................TBA rarely faces a team from the northeast corner of Opp. 3rd Down Conv. 39% 38% Nov. 26 at Hawaii ...............................11 pm the United States. The last time the Gamecocks faced a team from the New England states was a 4th Down Conv. 8-13 5-12 20-7 loss to UConn in the 2010 Papajohns.com Opp. 4th Down Conv. 4-8 9-16 Bowl in Birmingham. Series Capsule Avg. Poss. Time/Game 27:05 26:46 Series History .....................................Never Met COMMON OPPONENT: Mississippi State In Columbia ..................................................0-0 coach Dan Mullen could provide the most insight In Amherst ....................................................0-0 into this week’s game, as his Bulldogs have faced NOT IN OUR HOUSE: South