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| All Games | 2-1 | -0.5 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 33.0 | 19.3 | 440.3 | (6.3) | 1.3 | 36.7 | 20.0 | 513.7 | (6.8) | 0.7 | | Last 3 Games | 2-1 | -0.5 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 33.0 | 19.3 | 440.3 | (6.3) | 1.3 | 36.7 | 20.0 | 513.7 | (6.8) | 0.7 | | Conference Games | 1-1 | -1.5 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 33.0 | 19.0 | 440.0 | (6.6) | 1.5 | 43.5 | 22.0 | 544.0 | (6.8) | 0.0 |
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| Offense (All Games) | 33.0 | 19.3 | 25.3 | 30:03 | 34-139 | (4.1) | 22-36 | 61.1% | 301 | (8.4) | 70-440 | (6.3) | (13.3) | | Opponents Defensive Avg. | 21.2 | 13.9 | 21.2 | 33:56 | 38-128 | (3.3) | 21-36 | 56.6% | 235 | (6.5) | 75-363 | (4.9) | (17.2) | | Defense (All Games) | 36.7 | 20.0 | 28.0 | 29:57 | 33-173 | (5.3) | 31-43 | 71.9% | 341 | (8) | 75-514 | (6.8) | (14) | | Opponents Offensive Avg. | 42.9 | 22.4 | 25.7 | 27:04 | 33-199 | (6.1) | 26-38 | 67.3% | 314 | (8.2) | 71-514 | (7.2) | (12) |
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| All Games | 1-2 | -3.5 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 14.7 | 9.0 | 251.7 | (4.3) | 3.0 | 36.3 | 21.7 | 414.7 | (5.1) | 1.3 | | Home Games | 1-2 | -3.5 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 14.7 | 9.0 | 251.7 | (4.3) | 3.0 | 36.3 | 21.7 | 414.7 | (5.1) | 1.3 | | Last 3 Games | 1-2 | -3.5 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 14.7 | 9.0 | 251.7 | (4.3) | 3.0 | 36.3 | 21.7 | 414.7 | (5.1) | 1.3 | | Turf Games | 1-2 | -3.5 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 14.7 | 9.0 | 251.7 | (4.3) | 3.0 | 36.3 | 21.7 | 414.7 | (5.1) | 1.3 | | Conference Games | 0-1 | -1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 167.0 | (3.3) | 1.0 | 41.0 | 20.0 | 547.0 | (6.2) | 1.0 |
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| Offense (All Games) | 14.7 | 9.0 | 13.0 | 27:13 | 31-107 | (3.4) | 13-27 | 46.3% | 145 | (5.3) | 59-252 | (4.3) | (17.2) | | Opponents Defensive Avg. | 21.4 | 10.1 | 20.7 | 33:42 | 43-211 | (4.9) | 16-29 | 56.8% | 164 | (5.7) | 71-375 | (5.3) | (17.5) | | Offense Home Games | 14.7 | 9.0 | 13.0 | 27:13 | 31-107 | (3.4) | 13-27 | 46.3% | 145 | (5.3) | 59-252 | (4.3) | (17.2) | | Defense (All Games) | 36.3 | 21.7 | 23.7 | 32:47 | 45-137 | (3.1) | 23-36 | 63.3% | 277 | (7.6) | 81-415 | (5.1) | (11.4) | | Opponents Offensive Avg. | 33.3 | 16.9 | 21.8 | 27:18 | 36-129 | (3.5) | 23-37 | 62.0% | 271 | (7.3) | 74-400 | (5.4) | (12) | | Defense Home Games | 36.3 | 21.7 | 23.7 | 32:47 | 45-137 | (3.1) | 23-36 | 63.3% | 277 | (7.6) | 81-415 | (5.1) | (11.4) |
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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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9/27/2014 | MISSOURI | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10/4/2014 | @ KENTUCKY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10/18/2014 | FURMAN | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| 8/28/2014 | TEMPLE | 7-37 | L | -8.5 | L | 50 | U | 29-54 | 16-34-224 | 7 | 45-144 | 23-36-207 | 2 | | 9/6/2014 | OLE MISS | 3-41 | L | 18 | L | 49.5 | U | 25-107 | 6-25-60 | 1 | 50-180 | 28-38-367 | 1 | | 9/13/2014 | MASSACHUSETTS | 34-31 | W | -16.5 | L | 48.5 | O | 40-160 | 16-23-150 | 1 | 39-88 | 18-35-258 | 1 | | 9/20/2014 | S CAROLINA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9/27/2014 | @ KENTUCKY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10/4/2014 | @ GEORGIA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10/11/2014 | CHARLESTON SOUT | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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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. | | VANDERBILT: With the lack of a clear-cut favorite at quarterback, new coach Derek Mason will likely rely on the running game similar to the Stanford program he left. Five-foot-7 RB Jerron Seymour (716 rush yds, 14 TD) and RB Brian Kimbrow (341 rush yds) will likely see heavy workloads. QB Patton Robinette (7.3 YPA, 4 TD, 5 INT) will battle redshirt freshman QB Johnny McCrary and LSU transfer QB Stephen Rivers (0-for-2 career) to start, but the receiving corps is barren after the departures of Jordan Matthews and Jonathan Krause, who combined for 74% of Vandy's receiving yards. Mason will convert the Commodores to a 3-4 front in this transitional year for the defense. They do have an anchor for the D-Line though, with NT Vince Taylor (18 tackles). |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER COLLEGE FOOTBALL PREVIEW (SOUTH CAROLINA-VANDERBILT) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*South Carolina-Vanderbilt Preview* ===================================
By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer
No. 9 South Carolina (2-1) at Vanderbilt (1-2), 7:30 p.m. EDT
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Steve Spurrier figures he's got an equally difficult task getting No. 14 South Carolina ready for Vanderbilt as he did last week for Georgia.
Spurrier said while the Gamecocks (2-1, 1-1 Southeastern Conference) may have picked up a big victory over then-top-10 ranked Georgia, they are not close to being a dominant team that can take wins for granted. So they are not overlooking the struggling Commodores (1-2, 0-1) on Saturday night.
"We are trying to get better. I hope we are. If we think we are a pretty good team just because we beat Georgia with a lot of good breaks, we are fooling ourselves," Spurrier said Tuesday.
South Carolina got several fortunate bounces to preserve last week's 38-35 victory, Spurrier said. Georgia's all-SEC kicker Marshall Morgan missed two field goals, and a Bulldogs' intentional grounding penalty from the Gamecocks' 4 late in the fourth quarter proved very costly.
The victory may have saved South Carolina from its first 0-2 SEC start since 2008, but it's not how the Gamecocks have gone 11-2 the previous three seasons.
Spurrier said the Vanderbilt he's watched on tape is a scrappy, fired-up team filled with pride - and one that could sting the Gamecocks if they're not prepared. The season's stats bear that out.
While the Commodores are last in SEC scoring offense, the Gamecocks are at the bottom in points allowed a quarter of the way through the season. Where South Carolina has a clear advantage is in the passing game where it's averaging 301 yards through the air. Vanderbilt has managed less than half of that under first-year coach Derek Mason.
Spurrier won't let such stats blind him to Vanderbilt's strengths.
"Vandy plays tough, we have been watching them on tape," Spurrier said. "Their players play smart, play tough. Hopefully, we can go to Nashville and play like a good team. Hopefully, we can play better as we continue going through the season."
It was a season that some South Carolina fans thought would trend downward in a hurry after No. 6 Texas A&M's surprising 52-28 win three games ago. The Gamecocks defense gave up a school-worst 680 yards of offense while their attack couldn't match the Aggies' precision passing game.
South Carolina found its footing a week later with a 33-23 win over East Carolina - the same Pirates who took down ranked Virginia Tech last weekend - before holding its own against powerful Georgia.
Vanderbilt's Mason expects the same, gritty effort from South Carolina he saw it bring to the Georgia game.
"Coach Spurrier's one of the most seasoned coordinators in the country, one of the best head coaches in the country, with a football team that's 2-1 right now," Mason said. "They understand where they're at. They're playing with a sense of urgency,"
Gamecocks tight end Cody Gibson said beating Georgia showed how the hard work the players put in would pay off. "Beating Georgia gave us life again," he said.
Gibson said he and his teammates won't slack simply because they're three-touchdown favorites this weekend.
"If we can continue to keep winning, the sky is the limit this year," he said. "We are going into Vanderbilt thinking the same thing, that'll put us 2-0 in the SEC East. Our ultimate goal is to go to Atlanta and play for the SEC Championship so we are going into Vanderbilt and taking them as seriously as possible."
That's what Spurrier wants to hammer home this week when the stakes aren't as large as a week ago. He's built a 20-2 lifetime coaching mark over Vanderbilt by never looking past the Commodores - and will not start now.
"We've got a lot of room for improvement if we're going to have a chance to have a big year," the coach said. "So hopefully our guys know that."
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