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The 2012 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Gamecocks were led by eighth-year head coach Steve Spurrier and played their home games at Williams-Brice Stadium . They were a member of the East Division of the Southeastern Conference . The season finished with 11–2, 6–2 in SEC to finish in third place in the East Division. They were invited to the Outback Bowl , where the Gamecocks defeated Michigan 33–28 by a game-winning TD with 11 seconds remaining in the game.
Preseason
On April 14, 2012, the Black squad defeated the Garnet squad, 38–24, in the annual Garnet & Black Spring Game, in front of a crowd of 34,513. Quarterback Connor Shaw finished the day 6–7 for 128 yards and two touchdowns for the Black team, while Garnet QB Dylan Thompson was 15–20 for 168 yards and a rushing touchdown.[ 1]
Schedule
The October 6 game against Georgia played host to ESPN's College GameDay , the school's sixth time hosting the popular ESPN show.[ 2]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance August 30 7:00 pm at Vanderbilt No. 9 ESPN W 17–1338,393 September 8 12:21 pm East Carolina * No. 9 SECN W 48–1077,006 September 15 7:00 pm UAB * No. 8 Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, SC SECRN W 49–677,963 September 22 3:30 pm Missouri No. 7 Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, SC CBS W 31–1080,836 September 29 7:00 pm at Kentucky No. 6 ESPN2 W 38–1749,810 October 6 7:00 pm No. 5 Georgia No. 6 ESPN W 35–785,199‡ October 13 8:00 pm at No. 9 LSU No. 3 ESPN L 21–2392,734 October 20 3:30 pm at No. 3 Florida No. 9 CBS L 11–4490,833 October 27 12:00 pm Tennessee No. 17 Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, SC ESPN W 38–3580,250 November 10 12:00 pm Arkansas No. 12 Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, SC CBS W 38–2078,772 November 17 1:00 pm Wofford * No. 12 Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, SC PPV W 24–779,982 November 24 7:00 pm at No. 12 Clemson * No. 13 ESPN W 27–1784,513 January 1 1:00 pm vs. No. 19 Michigan * No. 11 ESPN W 33–2854,527
[ 3]
‡ New Williams–Brice Stadium Attendance Record
Game summaries
Vanderbilt
1
2 3 4 Total
• #9 South Carolina
7
3 0 7
17
Vanderbilt
0
10 3 0
13
Date: August 30Location: Nashville, TennesseeGame start: 6:01 pm Elapsed time: 3:15Game attendance: 38,393Game weather: 86, Partly CloudyReferee: Matt AustinTV announcers (ESPN): Rece Davis (play-by-play), David Pollack and Jesse Palmer (color), Samantha Steele (sideline)
East Carolina
1
2 3 4 Total
East Carolina
0
0 3 7
10
• #9 South Carolina
14
7 14 13
48
Date: September 8Location: Columbia, South CarolinaGame start: 12:21 pm Elapsed time: 3:19Game attendance: 77,006Game weather: 88, SunnyReferee: Wayne WinklerTV announcers (SEC Network): Dave Neal (play-by-play), Andre Ware (color), Cara Capuano (sideline)
UAB
1
2 3 4 Total
UAB
3
3 0 0
6
• #8 South Carolina
7
14 14 14
49
Date: September 15Location: Columbia, South CarolinaGame start: 7:08 pm Elapsed time: 3:22Game attendance: 77,963Game weather: 84, FairReferee: Ken WilliamsonTelevision network: FSN
Missouri
1
2 3 4 Total
Missouri
0
3 0 7
10
• #7 South Carolina
0
21 7 3
31
Date: September 22Location: Columbia, South CarolinaGame start: 3:39 pm Elapsed time: 3:02Game attendance: 80,836Game weather: 88, FairReferee: Matt LoefflerTV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (color), Tracy Wolfson (sideline)
Kentucky
1
2 3 4 Total
• #6 South Carolina
0
7 14 17
38
Kentucky
3
14 0 0
17
Date: September 29Location: Lexington, KentuckyGame start: 7:10 pm Elapsed time: 3:08Game attendance: 49,810Game weather: 70, FairReferee: Tom RitterTV announcers (ESPN2): Mike Patrick (play-by-play), Ed Cunningham (color), Jeannine Edwards (sideline)
Georgia
1
2 3 4 Total
#5 Georgia
0
0 0 7
7
• #6 South Carolina
21
0 7 7
35
Date: October 6Location: Columbia, South CarolinaGame start: 7:10 pm Elapsed time: 3:13Game attendance: 85,199Game weather: 78, ClearReferee: Matt AustinTV announcers (ESPN): Brent Musburger (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (color), Heather Cox (sideline)
LSU
1
2 3 4 Total
#3 South Carolina
0
7 7 7
21
• #9 LSU
3
0 7 13
23
Date: October 13Location: Baton Rouge, LouisianaGame start: 7:06 pm Elapsed time: 3:27Game attendance: 92,734Game weather: 79 DegreesReferee: Hubert OwensTV announcers (ESPN): Brent Musburger (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (color), Heather Cox (sideline)
Florida
1
2 3 4 Total
#9 South Carolina
3
3 2 3
11
• #3 Florida
7
14 16 7
44
Date: October 20Location: Gainesville, FloridaGame start: 3:39 pm Elapsed time: 3:22Game attendance: 90,833Game weather: 79, SunnyReferee: Matt LoefflerTV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (color), Tracy Wolfson (sideline)
Tennessee
1
2 3 4 Total
Tennessee
7
7 7 14
35
• #17 South Carolina
7
21 7 3
38
Date: October 27Location: Columbia, South CarolinaGame start: 12:01 pm Elapsed time: 3:34Game attendance: 80,250TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Brian Griese (color), Jenn Brown (sideline)
Arkansas
1
2 3 4 Total
Arkansas
0
10 3 7
20
• #12 South Carolina
7
14 17 0
38
Date: November 10Location: Columbia, South CarolinaGame start: 12:10 pm Elapsed time: 3:26Game attendance: 78,772TV announcers (CBS): Tim Brando (play-by-play), Steve Beuerlein (color), Marty Snider (sideline)
Wofford
1
2 3 4 Total
Wofford
0
7 0 0
7
• #12 South Carolina
0
7 0 17
24
Date: November 17Location: Columbia, South CarolinaGame start: 1:05 pm Elapsed time: 2:44Game attendance: 79,982Television network: PPV
Clemson
1
2 3 4 Total
• #13 South Carolina
7
3 10 7
27
#12 Clemson
14
0 3 0
17
Date: November 24Location: Clemson, South CarolinaGame start: 7:15 pm Elapsed time: 3:32Game attendance: 82,000TV announcers (ESPN): Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Matt Millen (color), Shannon Spake (sideline)
Michigan
1
2 3 4 Total
• #11 South Carolina
14
7 0 12
33
#19 Michigan
3
10 9 6
28
Date: January 1, 2013Location: Tampa, FloridaGame start: 1:00 pm Elapsed time: 3:45Game attendance: 54,527Referee: Jeff Maconaghy (Big East)TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Tirico (play-by-play), Jon Gruden (color), Shannon Spake (sideline)
Players
Depth chart
Projected starters and primary backups versus Clemson on November 24, 2012.
Defense
Offense
Key reserves
RB Mike Davis
WR D.L. Moore
WR DeAngelo Smith
WR Shaq Roland
WR K.J. Brent
TE Jerell Adams
DE Gerald Dixon
LB Cedrick Cooper
Awards
Jadeveon Clowney – SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week, 9/17/12;[ 4] [ 5] [ 6] T.J. Johnson - SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week, 10/8/12[ 7]
Marcus Lattimore – SEC Offensive Player of the Week, 9/3/12[ 8] Ace Sanders - SEC Co-Special Teams Player of the Week, 9/24/12,[ 9] [ 7] Connor Shaw - SEC Co-Offensive Player of the Week, 9/24/12,[ 9] [ 10] D.J. Swearinger - Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week, 11/11/12[ 11]
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final AP 9 9 8 7 6 6 3 9 17 11 12 12 13 11 11 8 Coaches 9 9 9 8 6 6 3 8 16 11 11 11 12 10 10 7 Harris Not released 3 7 16 11 11 11 12 10 10 Not released BCS Not released 7 13 8 8 9 12 10 10 Not released
Coaching staff
Steve Spurrier – Head coach[ 12] Lorenzo Ward – Defensive coordinator[ 13]
Kirk Botkin - Linebackers, spurs coach[ 14] Grady Brown - Secondary coach, assistant special teams coordinator[ 15]
Shawn Elliott – Co-offensive coordinator, offensive line coach[ 16] Brad Lawing – Defensive 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]
References
^ Black Defeats Garnet in Spring Game ^ ESPN's GameDay is Coming To Our City ^ SEC 2012 TV Schedule Archived July 23, 2012, at the Wayback Machine , Matt Sarz Sports, retrieved April 12, 2012^ Clowney Named SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week ^ Clowney Honored by SEC ^ Clowney Honored by SEC ^ a b Johnson and Sanders Honored by SEC ^ "Lattimore Named SEC Offensive Player of the Week" . Archived from the original on September 8, 2012. Retrieved September 9, 2012 .^ a b Shaw and Sanders Receive SEC Honors ^ Shaw Named SEC Offensive Player of the Week ^ Swearinger Named National Defensive Player of the Week ^ Bio: Steve Spurrier ^ Bio: Lorenzo Ward ^ Bio: Kirk Botkin ^ Bio: Grady Brown ^ Bio: Shawn Elliott ^ Bio: Brad Lawing ^ Bio: G.A. Mangus ^ Bio: Joe Robinson ^ Bio: Everette Sands ^ "Bio: Steve Spurrier, Jr" . Archived from the original on October 1, 2011. Retrieved September 9, 2012 .
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