2015 South Carolina Gamecocks football team
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| East Division | |
| Record | 3–9 (1–7 SEC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | G. A. Mangus (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Multiple |
| Co-defensive coordinator | Lorenzo Ward (4th season) |
| Co-defensive coordinator | Jon Hoke (1st season) |
| Base defense | 4–2–5 |
| Home stadium | Williams–Brice Stadium Tiger Stadium (1 game) |
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| No. 25 Florida x | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 22 Tennessee | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 5 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri* | 1 | – | 7 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| No. 1 Alabama x$#^ | 7 | – | 1 | 14 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Ole Miss | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 LSU * | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 4 | – | 4 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 2 | – | 6 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: Alabama 29, Florida 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2015 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the 2015 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, who was in his eleventh year before his resignation on October 12, 2015, after a 2–4 start. Co-offensive coordinator Shawn Elliott took over as interim head coach.[1] They played six home games at Williams–Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina and one home game at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.[a] They finished the season 3–9, 1–7 in SEC play to finish in seventh place in the East division.
The Gamecocks had their first losing season since 2003 and their worst record since 1999.[5] The upset by The Citadel was the first time an SEC team had lost to an FCS team since 2010.[6] It was South Carolina's first loss to a FCS team since 1990, and it remains the most recent.[7] The Gamecocks' loss to archrival No. 1 Clemson was the second in a row, and the first in Williams–Brice Stadium since 2007.[8]
Schedule
[edit]South Carolina announced their 2015 football schedule on October 14, 2014. The 2015 schedule consisted of 7 home games, 4 away games and 1 neutral game in the regular season. The Gamecocks hosted SEC foes Florida, Kentucky, LSU, and Vanderbilt, and traveled to Georgia, Missouri, Tennessee, and Texas A&M.[9]
The Gamecocks hosted three of the four non–conference play against UCF, the Citadel and in-state rival Clemson. South Carolina traveled to play North Carolina at a neutral site in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Gamecocks traveled to College Station, Texas, for the first time ever on Halloween. They were set to host LSU at home but the contest was relocated to Baton Rouge as a consequence of severe flooding in Columbia, South Carolina.[10] On October 13, 2015, Steve Spurrier officially announced his resignation as head football coach, and co-offensive coordinator Shawn Elliott was named interim head coach for the remaining games of the season.[11]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 3 | 6:00 p.m. | vs. North Carolina* | ESPN | W 17–13 | 51,664 | |
| September 12 | 7:30 p.m. | Kentucky | SECN | L 22–26 | 82,178 | |
| September 19 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 7 Georgia | ESPN | L 20–52 | 92,746 | |
| September 26 | Noon | UCF* |
| ESPNU | W 31–14 | 78,411 |
| October 3 | Noon | at Missouri | SECN | L 10–24 ‡ | 66,751 | |
| October 10 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 7 LSU | ESPN | L 24–45 | 42,058 | |
| October 17 | 4:00 p.m. | Vanderbilt |
| SECN | W 19–10 | 75,159 |
| October 31 | Noon | at Texas A&M | SECN | L 28–35 | 102,154 | |
| November 7 | 4:00 p.m. | at Tennessee | SECN | L 24–27 | 101,253 | |
| November 14 | Noon | No. 11 Florida |
| ESPN | L 14–24 | 78,536 |
| November 21 | Noon | No. 25 (FCS) The Citadel* |
| SECN | L 22–23 | 77,241 |
| November 28 | Noon | No. 1 Clemson* |
| ESPN | L 32–37 | 81,409 |
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- Schedule Source:[12]
‡ As part of their penalty for NCAA violations, Missouri has retroactively vacated its 2015 victory over South Carolina. However, the penalty to vacate victories does not result in a loss (or forfeiture) of the affected game or award a victory to the opponent, therefore South Carolina still considers the game a loss in their official records.[13]
Season summary
[edit]at LSU
[edit]| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Gamecocks | 3 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
| No. 7 Tigers | 7 | 10 | 21 | 7 | 45 |
at Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Date: October 10, 2015
- Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
- Game attendance: 43,101
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Florida
[edit]| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Florida | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
| South Carolina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
at Williams-Brice Stadium, Columbia, South Carolina
- Date: November 14, 2015
- Game time: 12:01 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Sunny • 53 °F (12 °C) • Wind Variable
- Game attendance: 78,536
- Referee: David Smith
- TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Patrick and Ed Cunningham[14]
- Boxscore
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See also
[edit]- Resignation of Steve Spurrier from South Carolina
- October 2015 North American storm complex
- 2005 LSU Tigers football team
- 2005 Tulane Green Wave football team
Notes and references
[edit]- ^ a b The 2015 South Carolina-LSU game was originally scheduled to take place in Williams–Brice Stadium. However, due to catastrophic flooding in the Palmetto State indirectly caused by Hurricane Joaquin, the game was moved to LSU's home stadium. The Gamecocks were still technically considered, and treated as, the home team. The LSU band played South Carolina's fight song and alma mater, while Tiger Stadium played Also sprach Zarathustra before the Gamecocks' entrance as well as "Sandstorm" before their opening kickoff. LSU only brought seventy players, as mandated by the SEC for "visitors". Tiger fans applauded the Gamecocks as they took and left the field. All profits from the game went towards relief efforts.[2][3][4]
- ^ Schlabach, Mark (October 13, 2015). "Spurrier resigns: It's time to get out of the way". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
- ^ "No. 7 LSU too much for displaced South Carolina". ESPN. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
- ^ "Odd game day atmosphere reflects LSU's support of South Carolina flood victims". The Advocate. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
- ^ "From the Student Section: LSU, South Carolina Show It's More Than a Game". SB Nation. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
- ^ "South Carolina Gamecocks College Football History, Stats, Records". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
- ^ "The Citadel 23-22 South Carolina (Nov 21, 2015) Game Recap". ESPN. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
- ^ "FCS wins vs. FBS teams: All-time victories, upsets, wins vs. ranked teams | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
- ^ "Clemson 37-32 South Carolina (Nov 28, 2015) Game Recap". ESPN. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
- ^ "2015 Football Schedule Announced" (Press release). University of South Carolina Department of Athletics. October 14, 2014. Archived from the original on December 18, 2014. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
- ^ Trahan, Kevin (October 6, 2015). "Flooding relocates LSU-South Carolina". SBNation.com. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
- ^ Kendall, Josh (October 12, 2015). "Steve Spurrier Is Retiring Immediately as South Carolina's Football Coach". The State. Columbia, SC. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
- ^ "2015 South Carolina Gamecocks Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
- ^ Low, Chris (June 16, 2009). "What does vacating wins really mean?". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
- ^ Chrapowicki, Stan (November 10, 2015). "List of TV commentators for every SEC game in Week 11". saturdaydownsouth.com. Retrieved November 14, 2015.