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2009 Southeastern Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Eastern Division
No. 3 Florida x%	8	–	0	13	–	1
Georgia	4	–	4	8	–	5
Tennessee	4	–	4	7	–	6
Kentucky	3	–	5	7	–	6
South Carolina	3	–	5	7	–	6
Vanderbilt	0	–	8	2	–	10
Western Division
No. 1 Alabama x$#	8	–	0	14	–	0
No. 17 LSU	5	–	3	9	–	4
No. 20 Ole Miss	4	–	4	9	–	4
Arkansas	3	–	5	8	–	5
Auburn	3	–	5	8	–	5
Mississippi State	3	–	5	5	–	7
Championship: Alabama 32, Florida 13
# – BCS National Champion $ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The The 2009 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represents the University of South Carolina in the college football season of 2009-2010. The team's head football coach is Steve Spurrier, who is in his fifth season at USC. The Gamecocks play their home games at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina.

Preseason

On April 11, 2009, the Garnet squad defeated the Black squad, 30-14, in the annual Garnet & Black Spring Game, in front of a crowd of 25,157. Redshirt sophomore quarterback Stephen Garcia finished the game 13-20 with 144 yards and two TDs, while true freshman Jarvis Giles led the ground game with 114 yards and two TDs on 12 carries.

Schedule^[1]

September 37:30 p.m.at NC State*

ESPNW 7-3 57,583 September 127:00 p.m.at No. 21 Georgia

ESPN2L 37-41 92,746 September 197:00 p.m.Florida Atlantic*

PPVW 38-16 72,017 September 247:30 p.m.No. 4 Ole Miss

Williams-Brice Stadium
Columbia, SC

ESPNW 16-10 74,724 October 37:00 p.m.SC State*

Williams-Brice Stadium
Columbia, SC

ESPN Classic October 1012:30 p.m.Kentucky

Williams-Brice Stadium
Columbia, SC

FSN October 17at Alabama

October 24Vanderbilt

Williams-Brice Stadium
Columbia, SC

October 31at Tennessee

November 7at Arkansas

November 14Florida

Williams-Brice Stadium
Columbia, SC

November 28Clemson*

Williams-Brice Stadium
Columbia, SC

Template:CFB Schedule End

Schedule Notes

Carolina's 2009 schedule was rated the toughest in the nation by college football guru Phil Steele.^[2]
Radio coverage for all games will be on the Gamecock Sports Radio Network.^[3]
The week four game against Ole Miss will be played on Thursday, September 24, as part of the ESPN College Football Thursday Primetime package.^[4]

Game notes

NC State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Gamecocks	7	0	0	0	7
Wolfpack	0	0	3	0	3

Georgia

	1	2	3	4	Total
Gamecocks	17	6	5	9	37
Bulldogs	14	17	7	3	41

Florida Atlantic

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	3	13	0	0	16
Gamecocks	10	7	21	0	38

Ole Miss

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rebels	3	0	0	7	10
Gamecocks	0	6	10	0	16

SC State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs					0
Gamecocks					0

Kentucky

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats					0
Gamecocks					0

Alabama

	1	2	3	4	Total
Gamecocks					0
Crimson Tide					0

Vanderbilt

	1	2	3	4	Total
Commodores					0
Gamecocks					0

Tennessee

	1	2	3	4	Total
Gamecocks					0
Volunteers					0

Arkansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Gamecocks					0
Razorbacks					0

Florida

	1	2	3	4	Total
Gators					0
Gamecocks					0

Clemson

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers					0
Gamecocks					0

Players

Depth Chart

Projected starters and primary backups versus SC State on October 3, 2009.

Defense

FS
Chris Culliver
Jarrett Burns

WLB	MLB	SLB
⋅	Shaq Wilson	⋅
Tony Straughter	Josh Dickerson	⋅

SS
Darian Stewart
DeVonte Holloman

CB
Akeem Auguste
C.C. Whitlock

DE	DT	DT	DE
Cliff Matthews	Ladi Ajiboye	Nathan Pepper	Devon Taylor
Byron McKnight	Melvin Ingram	Aldrick Fordham	Clifton Geathers

CB
Stephon Gilmore
D.J. Swearinger

Offense

WR
Tori Gurley
Alshon Jeffrey

LT	LG	C	RG	RT
Jarriel King	Heath Batchelor	Garrett Anderson	T.J. Johnson	Quintin Richardson
Kyle Nunn	Pierre Andrews	Lemuel Jeanpierre	Terrence Campbell	Hutch Eckerson

TE
Weslye Saunders
Justice Cunningham

WR
Moe Brown
Jason Barnes

QB
Stephen Garcia
Reid McCollum

Key reserves
RB Kenny Miles
RB Bryce Sherman
WR Dion LeCorn
WR D.L. Moore
DE Chaz Sutton
DT Kenny Davis

RB
Brian Maddox
Jarvis Giles

FB
Patrick DiMarco
Dalton Wilson

Special teams
PK Spencer Lanning
P Spencer Lanning
KR Chris Culliver
PR Akeem Auguste
LS Charles Turner

Awards

Devin Taylor - SEC Defensive Lineman of Week, 9/7/09^[5]
Jarvis Giles - SEC Freshman of Week, 9/21/09^[6]
Eric Norwood - SEC Defensive Player of Week, 9/28/09^[7]

Rankings

Ranking Movement
Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4
AP	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Coaches	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Harris	Not released				NR
BCS	Not released

Statistics

Scores by quarter

	1	2	3	4	Total
South Carolina	34	19	36	9	98
Opponents	20	30	10	10	70

Team

	USC	Opp
Scoring	98	70
Points per Game	24.5	17.5
First Downs	78	62
Rushing	30	27
Passing	38	29
Penalty	10	6
Total Offense	1484	996
Avg per Play	5.3	4.1
Avg per Game	371.0	249.0
Fumbles-Lost	8-2	9-6
Penalties-Yards	28-262	29-231
Avg per Game	65.5	57.8

	USC	Opp
Punts-Yards	18-768	18-689
Avg per Punt	42.7	38.3
Time of Possession/Game	32:03	27:57
3rd Down Conversions	20/58	18/51
4th Down Conversions	6/10	1/8
Touchdowns Scored	10	8
Field Goals-Attempts	9-10	5-5
PAT-Attempts	9-10	7-8
Attendance	146,741	150,329
Games/Avg per Game	2/73,370	2/75,164

Offense

Rushing

Name	GP-GS	Att	Gain	Loss	Net	Avg	TD	Long	Avg/G
Brian Maddox	4-4	45	127	10	117	2.6	3	9	29.2
Jarvis Giles	4-0	28	176	19	157	5.6	1	38	39.2
Kenny Miles	4-0	18	109	1	108	6.0	0	17	27.0
Patrick DiMarco	4-4	6	20	0	20	3.3	0	7	5.0
Stephen Garcia	4-4	32	136	73	63	2.0	1	18	15.8
Bryce Sherman	4-0	4	35	3	32	8.0	0	23	8.0

Total		141	692	118	574	4.1	5	50	143.5
Opponents		135	537	136	401	3.0	2	61	100.2

Passing

Name	GP-GS	Effic	Cmp-Att-Int	Pct	Yds	TD	Lng	Avg/G
Stephen Garcia	4-4	121.4	80-136-2	58.8	903	4	69	225.8

Total		121.6	81-137-2	59.1	910	4	69	227.5
Opponents		112.4	60-109-2	55.0	595	5	45	148.8

Receiving

Name	GP-GS	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Long	Avg/G
Weslye Saunders	4-4	14	156	11.1	0	30	39.0
Tori Gurley	4-4	16	240	15.0	1	44	60.0
Moe Brown	4-4	12	183	15.2	0	69	45.8
Alshon Jeffery	4-0	3	29	9.7	0	15	7.2
Patrick DiMarco	4-4	8	63	7.9	1	15	15.8
Brian Maddox	4-4	7	50	7.1	2	14	12.5
Jason Barnes	4-0	8	102	12.8	0	22	25.5
Jarvis Giles	4-0	3	19	6.3	0	12	4.8
Kenny Miles	4-0	2	13	6.5	0	12	3.2
Dion Lecorn	3-0	3	22	7.3	0	13	7.3
D.L. Moore	4-0	2	10	5.0	0	12	2.5

Total		81	910	11.2	4	69	227.5
Opponents		60	595	9.9	5	45	148.8

Defense

Name	GP	Tackles				Sacks	Pass Defense		Interceptions				Fumbles		Blkd Kick
Name	GP	Solo	Ast	Total	TFL-Yds	No-Yds	BrUp	QBH	No.-Yds	Avg	TD	Long	Rcv-Yds	FF	Blkd Kick


Total		156	94	250	26-108	14-91	16	7	2-34	17.0	1	35	6-9	8	2

Special teams

Name	Punting								Kickoffs
Name	No.	Yds	Avg	Long	TB	FC	I20	Blkd	No.	Yds	Avg	TB	OB
Spencer Lanning	18	768	42.7	55	2	8	4	0
Adam Yates									21	1298	61.8	0	0
Total	18	768	42.7	55	2	8	4	0	21	1298	61.8	0	0

Name	Punt Returns					Kick Returns
Name	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Long	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Chris Culliver						10	237	23.7	0	57
Akeem Auguste	6	17	2.8	0	13	1	15	15.0	0	15
Devin Taylor	1	12	12	0	12
Bryce Sherman						4	73	18.2	0	25
Total	7	29	4.1	0	13	16	327	20.4	0	57

Coaching staff

Steve Spurrier - Head Coach ^[8]
Ellis Johnson - Assistant Head Coach & Defense Assistant Coach^[9]
Lorenzo Ward - Defensive Coordinator & Safeties
Shane Beamer - Cornerbacks/Special Teams & Recruiting Coordinator^[10]
Jay Graham - Running Backs
Johnson Hunter - Tight Ends
Brad Lawing - Defensive Line ^[11]
G.A. Mangus - Quarterbacks
Steve Spurrier, Jr. - Wide Receivers ^[12]
Eric Wolford - Offensive Line
Craig Fitzgerald - Strength

References

^ "2009-2010 Football Schedule". University of South Carolina Athletic Media Relations. Retrieved 2009-02-12.
^ "Phil Steele's 2009 College Football Strength of Schedule Rankings". Archived from the original on 2009-09-30. Retrieved 2009-09-28. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ Gamecock Sports Radio Network
^ "Carolina - Ole Miss Game Moved to Thursday Night". University of South Carolina Athletic Media Relations. 2009-02-12. Retrieved 2009-02-12.
^ "Taylor Named Defensive Lineman of the Week - SOUTH CAROLINA OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE". Archived from the original on 2009-09-30. Retrieved 2009-09-28. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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^ "SEC, Football, Players of the Week, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, LSU, South Carolina". Archived from the original on 2009-10-01. Retrieved 2009-09-28. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ University of South Carolina Official Athletic Site - Football
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[1] "2009-2010 Football Schedule". University of South Carolina Athletic Media Relations. Retrieved 2009-02-12.

[2] "Phil Steele's 2009 College Football Strength of Schedule Rankings". Archived from the original on 2009-09-30. Retrieved 2009-09-28. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[3] Gamecock Sports Radio Network

[4] "Carolina - Ole Miss Game Moved to Thursday Night". University of South Carolina Athletic Media Relations. 2009-02-12. Retrieved 2009-02-12.

[5] "Taylor Named Defensive Lineman of the Week - SOUTH CAROLINA OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE". Archived from the original on 2009-09-30. Retrieved 2009-09-28. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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[7] "SEC, Football, Players of the Week, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, LSU, South Carolina". Archived from the original on 2009-10-01. Retrieved 2009-09-28. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[8] University of South Carolina Official Athletic Site - Football

[9] University of South Carolina Official Athletic Site - Football

[10] University of South Carolina Official Athletic Site - Football

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