2013 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

2013 South Carolina Gamecocks football

Capital One Bowl champion
Capital One Bowl, W 34–24 vs. Wisconsin
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	East Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
AP	No. 4
Record	11–2 (6–2 SEC)
Head coach	Steve Spurrier (9th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Steve Spurrier, Jr. (2nd as Co OC, 9th overall season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Shawn Elliot (2nd as OC, 4th overall season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Lorenzo Ward (2nd as DC, 5th overall season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Williams-Brice Stadium
Seasons ← 2012 2014 →

2013 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t e			Overall
Team	W		L	W		L
Eastern Division
No.5Missourix	7	–	1	12	–	2
No.4South Carolina	6	–	2	11	–	2
Georgia	5	–	3	8	–	5
No.24Vanderbilt	4	–	4	9	–	4
Florida	3	–	5	4	–	8
Tennessee	2	–	6	5	–	7
Kentucky	0	–	8	2	–	10
Western Division
No.2Auburn xy$	7	–	1	12	–	2
No.7Alabama x%	7	–	1	11	–	2
No.14LSU *	5	–	3	10	–	3
No.18Texas 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 Gamecocks finished the season ranked No. 4 in the AP Poll. This remains the highest final ranking in school history.^[1]^[2]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	6:00 pm	North Carolina*	No. 6	Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	ESPN	W 27–10	81,572
September 7	4:30 pm	at No. 11 Georgia	No. 6	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	ESPN	L 30–41	92,746
September 14	7:00 pm	Vanderbilt	No. 12	Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	ESPN	W 35–25	81,371
September 28	12:00 pm	atUCF*	No. 12	Bright House Networks Stadium Orlando, FL	ABC	W 28–25	47,605
October 5	7:30 pm	Kentucky	No. 13	Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	SECRN	W 35–28	82,313
October 12	12:21 pm	atArkansas	No. 14	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	SECTV	W 52–7	66,302
October 19	12:00 pm	atTennessee	No. 11	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	ESPN	L 21–23	95,736
October 26	7:00 pm	at No. 5 Missouri	No. 20	Faurot Field Columbia, MO (Mayor's Cup)	ESPN	W 27–24 ^2OT	67,124
November 2	12:21 pm	Mississippi State	No. 14	Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	SECTV	W 34–16	82,111
November 16	7:00 pm	Florida	No. 11	Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	ESPN2	W 19–14	83,853
November 23	1:00 pm	No. 11 (FCS) Coastal Carolina*	No. 12	Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	PPV	W 70–10	81,411
November 30	7:00 pm	No. 6 Clemson*	No. 10	Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, SC (Palmetto Bowl)	ESPN2	W 31–17	84,174
January 1, 2014	1:00 pm	vs. No. 19 Wisconsin*	No. 8	Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium Orlando, FL (Capital One Bowl)	ABC	W 34–24	56,629
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Source:^[3]

Depth chart

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

Defense

FS
Chaz Elder
T.J. Gurley

WLB	MLB	SLB
⋅	Marquis Roberts	⋅
Kaiwan Lewis	Skai Moore	⋅

SS
Brison Williams
Kadetrix Marcus

CB
Victor Hampton (American football)
Ahmad Christian

DE	DT	DT	DE
Chaz Sutton	J.T. Surratt	Kelcy Quarles	Jadeveon Clowney
Gerald Dixon	Gerald Dixon, Jr.	Phillip Dukes	Darius English

CB
Jimmy Legree
Rico McWilliams

Offense

WR
Damiere Byrd
Nick Jones

LT	LG	C	RG	RT
Corey Robinson (offensive tackle)	A.J. Cann	Cody Waldrop	Ronald Patrick	Brandon Shell
Mason Zandi	Brock Stadnik	Clayton Stadnik	Will Sport	Cody Gibson

TE
Rory Anderson
Jerell Adams

WR
Bruce Ellington
Shaq Roland

QB
Connor Shaw
Dylan Thompson

Key reserves
WRPharoh Cooper
WR Shamier Jeffery
WR K.J. Brent
WR Kane Whitehurst
TE Mason Zandi
DE Mason Harris
LB Jonathan Walton
LB Cedrick Cooper

RB
Mike Davis
Shon Carson

FB
Connor McLaurin
Jordan Diaz

Special teams
PK Elliot Fry
P Tyler Hull
KR Pharoh Cooper
PR Pharoh Cooper
LS Drew Williams
H Patrick Fish

Awards

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A.J. Cann – SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week, 9/30/13^[4]
Mike Davis – AgSouth Athlete of the Week, 9/30/13^[5]
Elliott Fry – SEC Special Teams Player of the Week, 10/28/13;^[6] SEC Freshman of the Week, 11/18/13^[7]
Victor Hampton – SEC Defensive Player of the Week, 11/4/13^[8]
Kelcy Quarles – SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week, 10/28/13^[6]
Connor Shaw – AgSouth Athlete of the Week, 9/16/13;^[9] AgSouth Athlete of the Week, 10/28/13;^[10] Davey O'Brien Quarterback of the Week, 10/28/13;^[6] SEC Offensive Player of the Week, 10/28/13^[6]
Clayton Stadnik – SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week, 9/16/13^[11]

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

Georgia

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	1	2	3	4	Total
#6 Gamecocks	3	21	0	6	30
#11 Bulldogs	10	14	10	7	41

Vanderbilt

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	1	2	3	4	Total
Commodores	0	10	0	15	25
#12 Gamecocks	21	7	7	0	35

UCF

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	1	2	3	4	Total
#12 Gamecocks	0	0	14	14	28
Knights	7	3	0	15	25

Kentucky

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	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	7	0	21	28
#13 Gamecocks	14	10	3	8	35

Arkansas

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	1	2	3	4	Total
#14 Gamecocks	10	14	14	14	52
Razorbacks	7	0	0	0	7

Tennessee

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	1	2	3	4	Total
#11 Gamecocks	0	7	14	0	21
Volunteers	3	14	0	6	23

Missouri

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	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
#20 Gamecocks	0	0	0	17	7	3	27
#5 Tigers	7	7	3	0	7	0	24

Mississippi State

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	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	3	0	6	16
#14 Gamecocks	14	3	17	0	34

Florida

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	1	2	3	4	Total
Gators	7	7	0	0	14
#11 Gamecocks	3	3	7	6	19

Coastal Carolina

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	1	2	3	4	Total
Chanticleers	0	7	0	3	10
#12 Gamecocks	28	14	21	7	70

Clemson

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	1	2	3	4	Total
#6 Tigers	7	3	7	0	17
#10 Gamecocks	7	10	0	14	31

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

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	6	6	13	12	12	13	14	11	20	14	13	11	12	10	8	8	4
Coaches	7	6	14	13	13	12	12	9	20	16	15	12	11	9	7	8	4
Harris	Not released							11	20	17	15	12	12	10	8	8	Not released
BCS	Not released								21	14	12	10	11	10	8	9	Not released

South Carolina Gamecocks offense (in white) prepares to snap the ball against the Arkansas Razorbacks defense

Steve Spurrier – Head coach^[12]
Lorenzo Ward – Defensive coordinator^[13]
Deke Adams – Defensive line coach^[14]
Kirk Botkin – Linebackers, spurs coach^[15]
Grady Brown – Secondary coach, assistant special teams coordinator^[16]
Shawn Elliott – Co-offensive coordinator, offensive line coach^[17]
G. A. Mangus – Quarterbacks coach^[18]
Joe Robinson – Special teams coordinator, tight ends coach^[19]
Everette Sands – Running backs coach^[20]
Steve Spurrier, Jr. – Recruiting coordinator, wide receivers coach^[21]

^ "5 best seasons in South Carolina history". Saturday Down South. May 11, 2016. Retrieved December 23, 2022.

^ "South Carolina Gamecocks AP Poll History". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 23, 2022.

^ "2013 South Carolina football schedule". University of South Carolina Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on January 18, 2013. Retrieved January 6, 2013.

^ "Cann Selected as SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week". University of South Carolina Department of Athletics. September 30, 2013. Retrieved January 1, 2014.

^ "Mike Davis Named AgSouth Athlete of the Week". University of South Carolina Department of Athletics. September 30, 2013. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved January 1, 2014.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Weekly Honors Pour in for Gamecocks". University of South Carolina Department of Athletics. October 28, 2013. Retrieved January 1, 2014.

^ "Fry Named SEC Freshman of the Week". University of South Carolina Department of Athletics. November 18, 2013. Retrieved January 1, 2014.

^ "Hampton Named SEC Defensive Player of the Week". University of South Carolina Department of Athletics. November 4, 2013. Retrieved January 1, 2014.

^ "Connor Shaw Named AgSouth Athlete of the Week". University of South Carolina Department of Athletics. September 16, 2013. Retrieved January 1, 2014.

^ "Connor Shaw Named AgSouth Athlete of the Week". University of South Carolina Department of Athletics. October 28, 2013. Retrieved January 1, 2014.

^ "Clayton Stadnik Earns SEC Accolades". University of South Carolina Department of Athletics. September 16, 2013. Retrieved January 1, 2014.

^ "Bio: Steve Spurrier". University of South Carolina Department of Athletics. Retrieved July 31, 2013.

^ "Bio: Lorenzo Ward". University of South Carolina Department of Athletics. Retrieved July 31, 2013.

^ "Bio: Deke Adams". University of South Carolina Department of Athletics. Retrieved July 31, 2013.

^ "Bio: Kirk Botkin". University of South Carolina Department of Athletics. Retrieved July 31, 2013.

^ "Bio: Grady Brown". University of South Carolina Department of Athletics. Retrieved July 31, 2013.

^ "Bio: Shawn Elliott". University of South Carolina Department of Athletics. Retrieved July 31, 2013.

^ "Bio: G.A. Mangus". University of South Carolina Department of Athletics. Retrieved July 31, 2013.

^ "Bio: Joe Robinson". University of South Carolina Department of Athletics. Retrieved July 31, 2013.

^ "Bio: Everette Sands". University of South Carolina Department of Athletics. Retrieved July 31, 2013.

^ "Bio: Steve Spurrier, Jr". University of South Carolina Department of Athletics. Retrieved July 31, 2013.

2013 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

Contents

Schedule

Players

Depth chart

Awards

Game summaries

North Carolina

Georgia

Vanderbilt

UCF

Kentucky

Arkansas

Tennessee

Missouri

Mississippi State

Florida

Coastal Carolina

Clemson

Wisconsin (Capital One Bowl)

Rankings

Coaching staff

References

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