2013 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

2013 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Capital One Bowl champion
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEast Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 4
Record11–2 (6–2 SEC)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorSteve Spurrier Jr. (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinatorShawn Elliot (2nd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorLorenzo Ward (2nd season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumWilliams-Brice Stadium
Seasons
← 2012
2014 →
2013 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Eastern Division
No. 5 Missouri x   7 – 1     12 – 2  
No. 4 South Carolina   6 – 2     11 – 2  
Georgia   5 – 3     8 – 5  
No. 24 Vanderbilt   4 – 4     9 – 4  
Florida   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Tennessee   2 – 6     5 – 7  
Kentucky   0 – 8     2 – 10  
Western Division
No. 2 Auburn xy$   7 – 1     12 – 2  
No. 7 Alabama x%   7 – 1     11 – 2  
No. 14 LSU *   5 – 3     10 – 3  
No. 18 Texas A&M   4 – 4     9 – 4  
Mississippi State   3 – 5     7 – 6  
Ole Miss *   3 – 5     8 – 5  
Arkansas   0 – 8     3 – 9  
Championship: Auburn 59, Missouri 42
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • * LSU and Ole Miss vacated all wins (except for Ole Miss' Music City Bowl win) due to NCAA violations.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Gamecocks competed as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) as part of its East Division. The team was led by head coach Steve Spurrier, in his ninth year, and played its home games at Williams–Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina.

Entering the season, the Gamecocks had lost a school-record thirteen players to the NFL draft over the past two years,[1] but returned several key players such as senior quarterback Connor Shaw,[2] defensive sensation Jadeveon Clowney,[3] wide receiver Bruce Ellington,[4] and running back Mike Davis.[5] South Carolina began the season highly ranked, like the previous two seasons, but lost an early contest on the road at No. 11 Georgia, the program's first loss to the Bulldogs since 2009.[6][7] The Gamecocks won their next four games but then stumbled again, losing on the road to unranked Tennessee, the program's first loss to an unranked team since 2011.[6] They subsequently fell to No. 20 in the country, their lowest ranking since 2010.[6][8]

However, South Carolina had its best finish to a season in program history.[9] On the road at undefeated No. 5 Missouri, the Gamecocks started 0–17.[10] An injured Connor Shaw subsequently came in to replace Dylan Thompson, and engineered a 17-point comeback in the fourth quarter to send the game to overtime.[10] South Carolina won in double overtime after Missouri's kicker missed a field goal, giving the Gamecocks the first overtime victory in school history,[6][10][11] known since as the "Miracle at Mizzou".[12][13][14] The Gamecocks won the next three games at home against unranked teams, climbing back into the top ten.[6] In the highest-ranked Palmetto Bowl ever, South Carolina beat No. 6 Clemson at home, a school-record fifth consecutive victory against the Tigers.[6][15] Connor Shaw won his final home game, finishing 17–0 at Williams–Brice Stadium.[2] South Carolina was invited to play No. 19 Wisconsin in the Capital One Bowl to end the season.[6] The Gamecocks defeated the Badgers, with Shaw scoring all five of his team's touchdowns in the final game of his college career.[6][16] South Carolina finished with eleven wins, becoming only the twelfth team in college football history to win eleven games in three straight seasons.[17][18] The Gamecocks finished the season ranked No. 4, which remains the highest final ranking in school history.[19][20]

The 2013 Gamecocks had statistically the best offense in school history, averaging 34.1 points and a school-record 452.3 yards per game.[21][22] Connor Shaw was a semifinalist for the Davey O'Brien Award,[23] while Mike Davis had the fourth highest single-season rushing total in school history.[24]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 296:00 pmNorth Carolina*No. 6
ESPNW 27–1081,572
September 74:30 pmat No. 11 GeorgiaNo. 6
ESPNL 30–4192,746
September 147:00 pmVanderbiltNo. 12
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
ESPNW 35–2581,371
September 2812:00 pmat UCF*No. 12
ABCW 28–2547,605
October 57:30 pmKentuckyNo. 13
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
SECRNW 35–2882,313
October 1212:21 pmat ArkansasNo. 14
SECTVW 52–766,302
October 1912:00 pmat TennesseeNo. 11
ESPNL 21–2395,736
October 267:00 pmat No. 5 MissouriNo. 20
ESPNW 27–24 2OT67,124
November 212:21 pmMississippi StatedaggerNo. 14
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
SECTVW 34–1682,111
November 167:00 pmFloridaNo. 11
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
ESPN2W 19–1483,853
November 231:00 pmNo. 11 (FCS) Coastal Carolina*No. 12
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
PPVW 70–1081,411
November 307:00 pmNo. 6 Clemson*No. 10
ESPN2W 31–1784,174
January 1, 20141:00 pmvs. No. 19 Wisconsin*No. 8
ABCW 34–2456,629
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Players

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Depth chart

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Projected starters and primary backups versus Mississippi State on November 2, 2013.

Awards

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  • A.J. Cann – SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week, 9/30/13[26]
  • Mike Davis – AgSouth Athlete of the Week, 9/30/13[27]
  • Elliott Fry – SEC Special Teams Player of the Week, 10/28/13;[28] SEC Freshman of the Week, 11/18/13[29]
  • Victor Hampton – SEC Defensive Player of the Week, 11/4/13[30]
  • Kelcy Quarles – SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week, 10/28/13[28]
  • Connor Shaw – AgSouth Athlete of the Week, 9/16/13;[31] AgSouth Athlete of the Week, 10/28/13;[32] Davey O'Brien Quarterback of the Week, 10/28/13;[28] SEC Offensive Player of the Week, 10/28/13[28]
  • Clayton Stadnik – SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week, 9/16/13[33]

Game summaries

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North Carolina

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1 2 3 4 Total
Tar Heels 0 7 3 0 10
#6 Gamecocks 17 3 7 0 27
See also: 2013 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

Georgia

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1 2 3 4 Total
#6 Gamecocks 3 21 0 6 30
#11 Bulldogs 10 14 10 7 41
See also: 2013 Georgia Bulldogs football team and Georgia–South Carolina football rivalry

Vanderbilt

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1 2 3 4 Total
Commodores 0 10 0 15 25
#12 Gamecocks 21 7 7 0 35
See also: 2013 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

UCF

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1 2 3 4 Total
#12 Gamecocks 0 0 14 14 28
Knights 7 3 0 15 25
See also: 2013 UCF Knights football team

Kentucky

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1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 7 0 21 28
#13 Gamecocks 14 10 3 8 35
See also: 2013 Kentucky Wildcats football team

Arkansas

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1 2 3 4 Total
#14 Gamecocks 10 14 14 14 52
Razorbacks 7 0 0 0 7
See also: 2013 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

Tennessee

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1 2 3 4 Total
#11 Gamecocks 0 7 14 0 21
Volunteers 3 14 0 6 23
See also: 2013 Tennessee Volunteers football team

Missouri

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1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
#20 Gamecocks 0 0 0 1773 27
#5 Tigers 7 7 3 070 24
See also: 2013 Missouri Tigers football team

Mississippi State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 3 0 6 16
#14 Gamecocks 14 3 17 0 34
See also: 2013 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

Florida

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1 2 3 4 Total
Gators 7 7 0 0 14
#11 Gamecocks 3 3 7 6 19
See also: 2013 Florida Gators football team

Coastal Carolina

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1 2 3 4 Total
Chanticleers 0 7 0 3 10
#12 Gamecocks 28 14 21 7 70
See also: 2013 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team

Clemson

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1 2 3 4 Total
#6 Tigers 7 3 7 0 17
#10 Gamecocks 7 10 0 14 31
See also: 2013 Clemson Tigers football team and Clemson–South Carolina rivalry

Wisconsin (Capital One Bowl)

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1 2 3 4 Total
#19 Badgers 0 14 3 7 24
#8 Gamecocks 7 6 7 14 34
See also: 2013 Wisconsin Badgers football team and 2014 Capital One Bowl

Rankings

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See also: 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP66131212131411201413111210884
Coaches761413131212920161512119784
HarrisNot released1120171512121088Not released
BCSNot released21141210111089Not released

Coaching staff

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South Carolina Gamecocks offense (in white) prepares to snap the ball against the Arkansas Razorbacks defense
  • Steve Spurrier – Head coach[34]
  • Lorenzo Ward – Defensive coordinator[35]
  • Deke Adams – Defensive line coach[36]
  • Kirk Botkin – Linebackers, spurs coach[37]
  • Grady Brown – Secondary coach, assistant special teams coordinator[38]
  • Shawn Elliott – Co-offensive coordinator, offensive line coach[39]
  • G. A. Mangus – Quarterbacks coach[40]
  • Joe Robinson – Special teams coordinator, tight ends coach[41]
  • Everette Sands – Running backs coach[42]
  • Steve Spurrier, Jr. – Recruiting coordinator, wide receivers coach[43]

References

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