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| All Games | 4-3 | -5.4 | 1-5 | 4-2 | 35.1 | 18.6 | 450.9 | (6.2) | 1.4 | 31.4 | 15.0 | 421.3 | (6.2) | 1.1 | | Road Games | 1-1 | -2.2 | 0-2 | 2-0 | 43.0 | 17.0 | 474.5 | (6.2) | 2.0 | 39.5 | 15.5 | 413.0 | (6.8) | 1.5 | | Last 3 Games | 1-2 | -4.9 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 33.0 | 18.3 | 462.0 | (5.9) | 1.7 | 25.3 | 10.3 | 343.0 | (5.3) | 1.3 | | Grass Games | 3-3 | -5.4 | 1-4 | 3-2 | 33.0 | 18.8 | 451.2 | (6.1) | 1.5 | 31.0 | 15.2 | 428.3 | (6.1) | 1.0 | | Conference Games | 2-3 | -6.4 | 1-4 | 4-1 | 34.4 | 16.4 | 433.4 | (5.9) | 1.4 | 37.4 | 16.4 | 438.8 | (6.3) | 0.6 |
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| Offense (All Games) | 35.1 | 18.6 | 25.1 | 31:35 | 38-185 | (4.8) | 21-35 | 60.7% | 265 | (7.6) | 73-451 | (6.2) | (12.8) | | Opponents Defensive Avg. | 27 | 15.5 | 21.5 | 32:46 | 39-167 | (4.2) | 19-34 | 58.2% | 232 | (6.9) | 73-399 | (5.5) | (14.8) | | Offense Road Games | 43.0 | 17.0 | 28.0 | 32:41 | 41-247 | (6) | 22-35 | 63.4% | 227 | (6.4) | 76-474 | (6.2) | (11) | | Defense (All Games) | 31.4 | 15.0 | 22.3 | 28:25 | 34-182 | (5.3) | 21-34 | 63.6% | 240 | (7.1) | 68-421 | (6.2) | (13.4) | | Opponents Offensive Avg. | 30.2 | 16.6 | 20.5 | 29:32 | 35-177 | (5) | 19-32 | 60.6% | 227 | (7.1) | 67-404 | (6) | (13.4) | | Defense Road Games | 39.5 | 15.5 | 20.0 | 27:19 | 33-197 | (6) | 17-27 | 63.6% | 215 | (7.8) | 60-413 | (6.8) | (10.5) |
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| All Games | 5-1 | +1.4 | 3-3 | 3-3 | 38.8 | 22.8 | 487.8 | (6.6) | 1.5 | 18.3 | 12.7 | 333.7 | (4.8) | 2.2 | | Home Games | 4-0 | +2 | 3-1 | 3-1 | 47.5 | 28.5 | 531.7 | (7.4) | 1.0 | 14.5 | 10.2 | 312.0 | (4.7) | 1.5 | | Last 3 Games | 2-1 | -0.6 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 36.3 | 22.7 | 493.3 | (6.7) | 1.7 | 20.7 | 12.7 | 356.7 | (5.2) | 2.0 | | Grass Games | 4-1 | +0.4 | 3-2 | 3-2 | 42.6 | 25.4 | 513.6 | (7) | 1.6 | 19.2 | 13.8 | 343.4 | (5) | 2.0 | | Conference Games | 2-1 | +0.4 | 2-1 | 1-2 | 36.3 | 21.7 | 534.0 | (7.2) | 2.0 | 22.0 | 18.7 | 359.0 | (5.4) | 1.7 |
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| Offense (All Games) | 38.8 | 22.8 | 24.7 | 29:47 | 47-262 | (5.6) | 16-26 | 59.5% | 226 | (8.6) | 73-488 | (6.6) | (12.6) | | Opponents Defensive Avg. | 22.8 | 11.8 | 18.4 | 28:14 | 36-148 | (4.2) | 18-32 | 55.5% | 208 | (6.5) | 68-357 | (5.3) | (15.6) | | Offense Home Games | 47.5 | 28.5 | 25.2 | 29:40 | 49-303 | (6.2) | 15-23 | 65.2% | 229 | (9.9) | 72-532 | (7.4) | (11.2) | | Defense (All Games) | 18.3 | 12.7 | 18.5 | 30:13 | 36-121 | (3.3) | 18-33 | 54.3% | 213 | (6.5) | 69-334 | (4.8) | (18.2) | | Opponents Offensive Avg. | 35 | 18.9 | 22.4 | 32:07 | 43-203 | (4.8) | 18-29 | 60.7% | 232 | (8) | 72-435 | (6.1) | (12.4) | | Defense Home Games | 14.5 | 10.2 | 16.7 | 30:19 | 36-115 | (3.2) | 16-30 | 53.3% | 197 | (6.5) | 66-312 | (4.7) | (21.5) |
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| 8/28/2014 | TEXAS A&M | 28-52 | L | -9 | L | 60.5 | O | 22-67 | 20-40-366 | 1 | 39-169 | 44-60-511 | 0 | | 9/6/2014 | E CAROLINA | 33-23 | W | -14.5 | L | 65 | U | 38-175 | 25-38-266 | 1 | 21-132 | 32-46-321 | 2 | | 9/13/2014 | GEORGIA | 38-35 | W | 6.5 | W | 58 | O | 42-176 | 21-30-271 | 2 | 38-217 | 16-22-191 | 0 | | 9/20/2014 | @ VANDERBILT | 48-34 | W | -22.5 | L | 51 | O | 34-212 | 22-34-237 | 1 | 30-156 | 15-25-223 | 2 | | 9/27/2014 | MISSOURI | 20-21 | L | -6.5 | L | 61 | U | 42-119 | 21-37-219 | 0 | 36-148 | 12-34-132 | 0 | | 10/4/2014 | @ KENTUCKY | 38-45 | L | -5 | L | 55 | O | 48-282 | 23-37-218 | 3 | 36-239 | 20-30-208 | 1 | | 10/18/2014 | FURMAN | 41-10 | W | -38 | L | 58 | U | 43-267 | 16-28-281 | 2 | 39-211 | 11-19-91 | 3 | | 10/25/2014 | @ AUBURN | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/1/2014 | TENNESSEE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/15/2014 | @ FLORIDA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/22/2014 | S ALABAMA | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| 8/30/2014 | ARKANSAS | 45-21 | W | -17 | W | 56.5 | O | 48-302 | 16-22-293 | 1 | 29-153 | 18-31-175 | 1 | | 9/6/2014 | SAN JOSE ST | 59-13 | W | -34 | W | 67.5 | O | 50-358 | 13-23-135 | 2 | 45-65 | 19-32-254 | 3 | | 9/18/2014 | @ KANSAS ST | 20-14 | W | -7 | L | 64.5 | U | 45-128 | 17-31-231 | 1 | 30-40 | 24-40-245 | 3 | | 9/27/2014 | LOUISIANA TECH | 45-17 | W | -33 | L | 59.5 | O | 48-254 | 14-22-219 | 0 | 33-105 | 20-35-216 | 2 | | 10/4/2014 | LSU | 41-7 | W | -6.5 | W | 55 | U | 49-298 | 17-25-268 | 1 | 36-138 | 8-24-142 | 0 | | 10/11/2014 | @ MISSISSIPPI ST | 23-38 | L | -3 | L | 61.5 | U | 43-232 | 17-35-209 | 4 | 44-223 | 18-35-246 | 4 | | 10/25/2014 | S CAROLINA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/1/2014 | @ OLE MISS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/8/2014 | TEXAS A&M | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/15/2014 | @ GEORGIA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/22/2014 | SAMFORD | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| |  | S CAROLINA: If the Gamecocks are going to be in the SEC title game hunt, it's going to be because of RB Mike Davis (1,535 total yds, 11 TD). The scat back emerged as a star last year and will be leaned on to carry the offense now that QB Connor Shaw is gone. QB Dylan Thompson (8.8 YPA, 4 TD, 3 INT) replaces Shaw. Thompson is more of a classic pocket passer, so much in the Spurrier mold that the ol' ball coach rotated him in for Shaw at times the past two seasons. He and Davis will benefit from one of the nation's best offensive lines. The defense will have a much different look now that Jadeveon Clowney is no longer there. LB Skai Moore (4 INT, 56 tackles) leads a solid linebacking corps, but the Gamecocks are thin at cornerback and have no heir apparent to Clowney and departed DT Kelcy Quarles. | | AUBURN: The Tigers lost their two best players in RB Tre Mason and OT Greg Robinson, but Gus Malzahn has more than enough talent to make up for it. QB Nick Marshall (1,976 pass yds, 1,068 rush yds, 26 total TD) is a rising superstar, and Malzahn plans on airing it out more this season. He has an outstanding top receiver in WR Sammie Coates (902 rec yds, 21.5 avg, 7 TD). They also have the talent to replace Mason between senior RBs Corey Grant (647 rush yds, 9.8 YPC, 6 TD) and Cameron Artis-Payne (610 rush yds, 6.7 YPC, 6 TD), and five-star recruit RB Roc Thomas. Defensively, DE Carl Lawson (4 sacks) is poised to take over for Dee Ford as Auburn's top pass-rushing threat after an impressive freshman season. LBs Cassanova McKinzy (75 tackles, 8 TFL) and Kris Frost (59 tackles, 6 TFL) lead a solid linebacking corps. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER COLLEGE FOOTBALL PREVIEW (SOUTH CAROLINA-AUBURN) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*South Carolina-Auburn Preview* ===============================
No. 9 South Carolina (4-3) at No. 2 Auburn (5-1), 7:30 p.m. EDT
(AP) - Gus Malzahn is hoping Auburn can be a second-half team again.
The fifth-ranked Tigers return from a midseason open date hoping to emerge stronger for the stretch run, much like last season. They're also trying to rebound from a loss to No. 1 Mississippi State that left Auburn almost certainly needing a 6-0 finish to have a legitimate shot at winning the Southeastern Conference Western Division and making the College Football Playoff.
That bid starts for the Tigers (5-1, 2-1 SEC) as more than two-touchdown favorites Saturday night against South Carolina (4-3, 2-3).
"Any time you lose your last game, you can't wait to get on the field and get out there," Malzahn said. "The thing about our team is I feel pretty comfortable with how they're going to respond, because we have a lot of veteran guys that have been through a lot of different experiences."
That includes a nine-game winning streak last season that ended in the national championship game.
The emphasis isn't altogether different this time around, except it's more about fine-tuning than identifying strengths. Auburn is averaging 268 rushing yards per game behind quarterback Nick Marshall and tailback Cameron Artis-Payne, but Malzahn feels the Tigers can still be more effective on the ground. That includes trying to turn the zone read back into the nearly unstoppable force it became last season after a road loss to LSU.
"I think what they've done is run the ball extremely well against everybody, just about everybody they've played," Gamecocks coach Steve Spurrier said. "(Malzahn) has an excellent scheme."
One issue is that injuries have forced Auburn to shuffle the starting five along the offensive line. Avery Young has started three different positions on the line and Chad Slade has logged starts at both guard spots. Only left tackle Shon Coleman and center Reese Dismukes have started every game at the same position.
"It really comes down to the execution part," Malzahn said. "We were very efficient, especially in the second half of the year last year, and we're hoping that the same thing will happen this year. A lot of it has to do with we've had some injuries up front. We've mixed and matched. We really haven't gotten our guys in the same spot over and over again so you can really get clicking."
Auburn was coming off its most dominant performance of the season, a 41-7 win over then-No. 15 LSU, before falling to the Bulldogs in a mistake-filled game for both teams.
Safety Josh Holsey thinks Auburn can use that as a growth experience.
"I feel like it really helps us," Holsey said. "It's that eye-opener. It shows you in this conference you really have to come to play week in and week out. I feel like it's really a repeat of last year when we lost to LSU on the road as well. It really brought our team together more than separated us.
"I feel like this year's going to be the same thing. It's going to bring us together, that we're going to get together and make a run for it."
The defense gets a boost from the return of safety Jermaine Whitehead, who is trying to work his way back onto the field after serving a four-game suspension. Malzahn didn't indicate when Whitehead, who resumed practicing Sunday, will see action.
It's also not clear if replacement Holsey is going to have to relinquish the starting spot.
"We all really missed Whitehead," he said.
South Carolina is looking to avoid its first three-game SEC losing streak since 2009, having lost to Missouri and Kentucky before beating FCS opponent Furman 41-10 last Saturday.
Tailback Mike Davis notched his third straight 100-yard game - he's run for six TDs in that span - while Dylan Thompson threw for 262 yards and two scores. Thompson has thrown for 1,849 yards, third most in the SEC, but hasn't reached 300 since a season-opening loss to Texas A&M.
The Gamecocks have lost all seven matchups with Auburn since joining the SEC in 1991, most recently falling 16-13 in 2011. South Carolina is 1-9-1 in the all-time series - the only win came in 1933 - and has lost all three visits to Auburn.
"We have to bring our "A" game and see if we can get a break or two and see what happens at Auburn," Spurrier said.
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