2020 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

2020 South Carolina Gamecocks football
2020 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Eastern Division
Record	0–0 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Will Muschamp (5th season);
Offensive coordinator	Mike Bobo (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Travaris Robinson (5th season)
Base defense	Multiple 4–3
Home stadium	Williams–Brice Stadium; (Capacity: 80,250)
Uniform
	Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

2020 Southeastern Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
No. 13 Florida x	8	–	2	8	–	4
No. 7 Georgia	7	–	2	8	–	2
Missouri	5	–	5	5	–	5
Kentucky	4	–	6	5	–	6
Tennessee*	3	–	7	3	–	7
South Carolina	2	–	8	2	–	8
Vanderbilt	0	–	9	0	–	9
West Division
No. 1 Alabama x$#^	10	–	0	13	–	0
No. 4 Texas A&M	8	–	1	9	–	1
Auburn	6	–	4	6	–	5
LSU*	5	–	5	5	–	5
Ole Miss	4	–	5	5	–	5
Arkansas	3	–	7	3	–	7
Mississippi State	3	–	7	4	–	7
Championship: Alabama 52, Florida 46
# – College Football Playoff champion ^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions * – Tennessee vacated all wins due to NCAA violations. LSU was ineligible for postseason due to self imposed ban. Note: Due to COVID-19, the SEC played a conference-only schedule. Rankings from AP Poll.

The 2020 South Carolina Gamecocks football team (variously South Carolina, USC, SC, or The Gamecocks) represents the University of South Carolina in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. This season marks the Gamecocks' 127th overall season, and 29th as a member of the SEC Eastern Division. The Gamecocks play their home games at Williams–Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina, and are led by fifth-year head coach Will Muschamp.

Preseason

2020 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jordan Burch DE	Columbia, SC	Hammond	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	Dec 18, 2019
Jordan Burch DE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 91
Marshawn Lloyd RB	Hyattsville, MD	DeMatha	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	211 lb (96 kg)	May 27, 2019
Marshawn Lloyd RB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 85
Luke Doty QB	Myrtle Beach, SC	Myrtle Beach	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jul 31, 2018
Luke Doty QB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 84
Alex Huntley DT	Columbia, SC	Hammond	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	279 lb (127 kg)	Jun 8, 2019
Alex Huntley DT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
Tonka Hemingway DT	Conway, SC	Conway	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	259 lb (117 kg)	Aug 15, 2019
Tonka Hemingway DT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82
Mohamed Kaba LB	Clinton, NC	Clinton	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	May 9, 2019
Mohamed Kaba LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
Eric Shaw TE	Notasulga, AL	Reeltown	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Aug 15, 2019
Eric Shaw TE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Mike Wyman WR	Greensboro, NC	Dudley	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	Apr 16, 2019
Mike Wyman WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82
Rico Powers Jr. WR	Atlanta, GA	Hapeville Charter	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	Sep 17, 2019
Rico Powers Jr. WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 18 Rivals: 17 247Sports: 13 ESPN: 20
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2020 South Carolina Football Commitment List". Rivals.com. "2020 South Carolina Commits". Scout.com. "2020 commits". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. "2020 South Carolina Gamecocks football team". 247sports.com.

Personnel

Coaching Staff

Name	Position	Consecutive season
Will Muschamp	Head coach	5th
Mike Bobo	Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks coach	1st
Travaris Robinson	Defensive Coordinator and Defensive Backs coach	5th
Tracy Rocker	Defensive line coach	1st
Bobby Bentley	Tight ends coach	5th
Joe Cox	Wide Receivers coach	1st
Eric Wolford	Offensive line coach	4th
Rod Wilson	Linebackers coach	1st
Mike Peterson	Outside linebacker coach	4th
Des Kitchings	Running backs coach	1st
Kyle Krantz	Special Teams Coordinator/Assistant Defensive Backs Coach	3rd
Paul Jackson	Director of Football Strength and Conditioning	1st
Drew Hughes	Director of Player Personnel	1st
Connor Shaw	Director of Player Development	1st

Roster

2020 South Carolina Gamecocks Football Roster

Quarterback

3 Ryan Hilinski - Sophomore (6'3, 230)
4 Luke Doty - Freshman (6'1, 205)
10 Jay Urich - Junior (6'5, 215)
14 Connor Jordan - Freshman (6'3, 210)
19 Collin Hill - Senior (6'4, 230)

Running Back

1 MarShawn Lloyd - Freshman (5'9, 212)
14 Deshaun Fenwick - Sophomore (6'1, 230)
20 Kevin Harris - Sophomore (5'10, 225)
30 Zach Doe - Freshman (5'11, 210)
33 Slade Carroll - Senior (5'9, 205)

Wide Receiver

6 Josh Vann - Junior (5'10, 195)
7 Dakereon Joyner - Sophomore (6'1, 205)
8 Randrecous Davis - Senior (5'10, 190)
13 Shi Smith - Senior (5'10, 190)
17 Xavier Legette - Sophomore (6'0, 210)
18 OrTre Smith - Junior (6'4, 220)
35 Trey Adkins - Sophomore (5'11, 175)
49 Reed Charpia - Freshman (6'0, 175)
85 Tyquan Johnson - Freshman (6'3, 200)
86 Chad Terrell - Sophomore (6'3, 220)
87 Mike Wyman - Freshman (6'2, 192)

Placekicker

43 Parker White - Senior (6'5, 205)
47 Cole Hanna - Senior (5'7, 108)

Punter

36 Christian Kinsley - Senior (6'2, 220)
45 Alex Herrera - Freshman (5'9, 175)
48 Will Ross - Senior (5'11, 195)

Tight End

9 Nick Muse - Senior (6'4, 205)
12 Traveon Kenion - Freshman (6'3, 240)
31 Chandler Farrell - Senior (6'3, 284)
34 Chuck Strickland - Freshman (6'1, 260)
46 Patrick Reedy - Freshman (6'7, 250)
80 Keveon Mullins - Freshman (6'1, 227)
82 KeShawn Toney - Freshman (6'2, 245)
83 Patrick Reedy - Sophomore (6'7, 260)
88 Will Register - Junior (6'4, 250)

Offensive Lineman

50 Sadarius Hutcherson - Senior (6'4, 320)
52 Jaylen Nichols - Sophomore (6'5, 320)
54 Jovaugn Gwyn - Sophomore (6'2, 300)
55 Jakai Moore - Freshman (6'5, 310)
57 William Rogers - Freshman (6'3, 300)
58 Mark Fox - Freshman (6'4, 295)
62 Tyshon Wannamaker - Freshman (6'3, 340)
67 Gavin Bennett - Freshman (6'3, 275)
68 Wyatt Campbell - Sophomore (6'6, 300)
69 John Kanaan - Sophomore (6'4, 260)
70 Hank Manos - Sophomore (6'4, 305)
71 Eric Douglas - Junior (6'4, 310)
72 Trai Jones - Freshman (6'2, 295)
74 Vincent Murphy - Freshman (6'2, 295)
75 Jazton Turnetine - Junior (6'7, 330)
76 Jordan Rhodes - Junior (6'4, 325)
78 Vershon Lee Freshman (6'3, 295)
79 Dylan Wonnum - Junior (6'5, 310)

Defensive Lineman

5 Keir Thomas - Senior (6'2, 270)
7 Jordan Burch - Freshman (6'5, 265)
15 Aaron Sterling - Senior (6'1, 250)
26 Zacch Pickens - Sophomore (6'3, 300)
52 Kingsley Enagbare - Junior (6'4, 275)
90 Rick Sandidge - Junior (6'5, 295)
92 Tyreek Johnson - Sophomore (6'3, 260)
93 Joseph Anderson - Freshman (6'3, 275)
94 M.J. Webb - Junior (6'3, 300)
97 Devontae Davis - Junior (6'3, 300)
99 Jabari Ellis - Senior (6'3, 285)

Linebacker

30 Damani Staley - Senior (6'0, 235)
32 Mohamed Kaba - Freshman (6'2, 220)
40 Jahmar Brown - Sophomore (6'1, 205)
41 Darryle Ware - Freshman (6'1, 225)
42 Rosendo Louis Jr. - Sophomore (6'2, 245)
44 Sherrod Greene - Senior (6'1, 230)
45 Spencer Eason-Riddle - Senior (6'0, 225)
46 Noah Vincent - Sophomore (6'1, 210)
48 Sean McGonigal - Junior (6'1, 225)
53 Ernest Jones - Junior (6'2, 230)

Defensive Back

1 Jaycee Horn - Junior (6'1, 205)
4 Jaylin Dickerson - Junior (6'1, 195)
7 Jammie Robinson - Sophomore (5'11, 195)
9 Cam Smith - Freshman (6'0, 185)
10 R.J. Roderick - Junior (6'0, 200)
11 Shilo Sanders - Freshman (6'0, 195)
21 Shilo Sanders - Freshman (6'0, 195)
22 John Dixon - Sophomore (6'0, 185)
24 Israel Mukuamu - Junior (6'4, 205)
25 O'Donnell Fortune - Freshman (6'1, 177)
28 Darius Rush - Sophomore (6'2, 190)
47 Jordan Villafane - Junior (5'10, 185)
49 Jaylan Foster - Senior (5'10, 185)

Long Snappers

59 Matthew Bailey - Freshman (6'1, 200)
63 Max Durschlag - Sophomore (5'8, 205)
65 Luke Lynn - Freshman (6'0, 200)

: 2020 South Carolina Gamecocks Football Roster 06/25/20^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site
September 5	Coastal Carolina*	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC
September 12	East Carolina*	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC
September 19	Missouri	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC
September 26	at Kentucky	Kroger Field Lexington, KY
October 3	at Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL
October 10	Tennessee	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC
October 24	Texas A&M	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC (rivalry)
October 31	at Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN
November 7	Georgia	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC (rivalry)
November 14	at LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA
November 21	Wofford*	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC
November 28	at Clemson*	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (rivalry)
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings (after November 3) released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

Coastal Carolina

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–0	2018	W, 49–15

Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (0–0) at South Carolina Gamecocks (0–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chanticleers	0	0	0	0	0
Gamecocks	0	0	0	0	0

at Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC

Date: Saturday, September 5, 2020
Game time: EDT
Game weather: • Temperature:
Pregame line:

Game information

First Quarter

Second Quarter

Third Quarter

Fourth Quarter

Statistics	CCU	SC
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Coastal Carolina	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
South Carolina	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

East Carolina

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
14–5	2016	W, 20–15

East Carolina Pirates (0–0) at South Carolina Gamecocks (0–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	0	0	0	0	0
Gamecocks	0	0	0	0	0

at Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC

Date: Saturday, September 12, 2020
Game time: EDT
Game weather: • Temperature:
Pregame line:

Game information

First Quarter

Second Quarter

Third Quarter

Fourth Quarter

Statistics	ECU	SC
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
East Carolina	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
South Carolina	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Missouri

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–5	2019	L, 14–34

Missouri Tigers (0–0) at South Carolina Gamecocks (0–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	0	0	0	0
Gamecocks	0	0	0	0	0

at Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC

Date: Saturday, September 19, 2020
Game time: EDT
Game weather: • Temperature:
Pregame line:

Game information

First Quarter

Second Quarter

Third Quarter

Fourth Quarter

Statistics	MIZ	SC
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Missouri	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
South Carolina	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Kentucky

Overall record	Last ten meetings	Last meeting	Result
18–12–1	4–6	2019	W, 24–7

South Carolina Gamecocks (0–0) at Kentucky Wildcats (0–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Gamecocks	0	0	0	0	0
Wildcats	0	0	0	0	0

at Kroger Field • Lexington, KY

Date: Saturday, September 26, 2020
Game time: EDT
Game weather: • Temperature:
Pregame line:

Game information

First Quarter

Second Quarter

Third Quarter

Fourth Quarter

Statistics	SC	UK
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Carolina	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Kentucky	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Florida

Overall record	Last ten meetings	Last meeting	Result
9–28–3	5–5	2019	L, 27–38

South Carolina Gamecocks (0–0) at Florida Gators (0–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Gamecocks	0	0	0	0	0
Gators	0	0	0	0	0

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL

Date: Saturday, October 3, 2020
Game time: EDT
Game weather: • Temperature:
Pregame line:

Game information

First Quarter

Second Quarter

Third Quarter

Fourth Quarter

Statistics	SC	FLA
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Carolina	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Florida	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Tennessee

Overall record	Last ten meetings	Last meeting	Result
10–26–2	6–4	2019	L, 21–41

Tennessee Volunteers (0–0) at South Carolina Gamecocks (0–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Volunteers	0	0	0	0	0
Gamecocks	0	0	0	0	0

at Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC

Date: Saturday, October 10, 2020
Game time: EDT
Game weather: • Temperature:
Pregame line:

Game information

First Quarter

Second Quarter

Third Quarter

Fourth Quarter

Statistics	TENN	SC
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tennessee	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
South Carolina	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Texas A&M

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–6	2019	L, 6–30

Texas A&M Aggies (0–0) at South Carolina Gamecocks (0–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	0	0	0	0	0
Gamecocks	0	0	0	0	0

at Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC

Date: Saturday, October 24, 2020
Game time: EDT
Game weather: • Temperature:
Pregame line:

Game information

First Quarter

Second Quarter

Third Quarter

Fourth Quarter

Statistics	TA&M	SC
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas A&M	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
South Carolina	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Vanderbilt

Overall record	Last ten meetings	Last meeting	Result
25–4	10–0	2019	W, 24–7

South Carolina Gamecocks (0–0) at Vanderbilt Commodores (0–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Gamecocks	0	0	0	0	0
Commodores	0	0	0	0	0

at Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN

Date: Saturday, October 31, 2020
Game time: EDT
Game weather: • Temperature:
Pregame line:

Game information

First Quarter

Second Quarter

Third Quarter

Fourth Quarter

Statistics	SC	VAN
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Carolina	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Vanderbilt	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Georgia

Overall record	Last ten meetings	Last meeting	Result
19–51–2	5–5	2019	W, 20–17

Georgia Bulldogs (0–0) at South Carolina Gamecocks (0–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0
Gamecocks	0	0	0	0	0

at Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC

Date: Saturday, November 7, 2020
Game time: EDT
Game weather: • Temperature:
Pregame line:

Game information

First Quarter

Second Quarter

Third Quarter

Fourth Quarter

Statistics	UGA	SC
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Georgia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
South Carolina	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at LSU

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–18–1	2015	L, 24–45

South Carolina Gamecocks (0–0) at LSU Tigers (0–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Gamecocks	0	0	0	0	0
Tigers	0	0	0	0	0

at Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA

Date: Saturday, November 14, 2020
Game time: EDT
Game weather: • Temperature:
Pregame line:

Game information

First Quarter

Second Quarter

Third Quarter

Fourth Quarter

Statistics	SC	LSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Carolina	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
LSU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Wofford

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
20–4	2017	W, 31–10

Wofford Terriers (0–0) at South Carolina Gamecocks (0–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Terriers	0	0	0	0	0
Gamecocks	0	0	0	0	0

at Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC

Date: Saturday, November 21, 2020
Game time: EDT
Game weather: • Temperature:
Pregame line:

Game information

First Quarter

Second Quarter

Third Quarter

Fourth Quarter

Statistics	WOF	SC
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Wofford	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
South Carolina	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Clemson

Overall record	Last ten meetings	Last meeting	Result
42–71–4	4–6	2019	L, 3–38

South Carolina Gamecocks (0–0) at Clemson Tigers (0–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Gamecocks	0	0	0	0	0
Tigers	0	0	0	0	0

at Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC

Date: Saturday, November 28, 2020
Game time: EDT
Game weather: • Temperature:
Pregame line:

Game information

First Quarter

Second Quarter

Third Quarter

Fourth Quarter

Statistics	SC	CLEM
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Carolina	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Clemson	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

^ "2020 Football Roster". Retrieved June 25, 2020.
^ "2020 South Carolina Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 17, 2020.

[1] "2020 Football Roster". Retrieved June 25, 2020.

[2] "2020 South Carolina Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 17, 2020.

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