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2009 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Palmetto Bowl champion
PapaJohns.com Bowl, L 7–20 vs. Connecticut
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record7–6 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorEllis Johnson (2nd season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumWilliams-Brice Stadium
Uniform
Seasons← 20082010 →
2009 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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 2009 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Steve Spurrier, who was in his fifth season at USC. The Gamecocks played their home games at Williams–Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina. Carolina finished the season 7–6, winning the Palmetto Bowl over in-state rival Clemson 34–17 in their final regular season game, before losing in the PapaJohns.com Bowl 20–7 against Connecticut.

South Carolina avoided a repeat of the quarterback controversy from last season, as Stephen Garcia earned a start in every game with "one of the top-five single seasons for a quarterback in Gamecock history". However, the Gamecocks returned very few proven skill players and faced what was called the most difficult schedule in the country. The Gamecocks still won most of the games on that schedule, including two against top-15 teams, though postseason struggles under Spurrier continued.

"Sandstorm" became a phenomenon. The 1999 Finnish trance song was played before two decisive plays during a home game against No. 4 Ole Miss. With these plays, South Carolina sealed a historic upset, their first win against a top-5 team since 1981. After this, "Sandstorm" became cemented with the program and its fans. By 2010, it would be described as South Carolina's "unofficial anthem" and "second fight song".

Despite the 7–6 record and "embarrassing" bowl loss, the upsets over Ole Miss and Clemson has been described as catalysts to the most successful era in program history: an SEC East Championship in 2010 and 11-win seasons in 2011, 2012 and 2013. Each of those years also saw victories over Clemson – South Carolina's longest winning streak in the rivalry.

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 touchdowns, while true freshman Jarvis Giles led the ground game with 114 yards and two touchdowns on 12 carries.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 37:30 pmat NC State*ESPNW 7–357,583
September 127:00 pmat No. 21 GeorgiaESPN2L 37–4192,746
September 197:00 pmFlorida Atlantic*PPVW 38–1672,017
September 247:30 pmNo. 4 Ole Miss
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, South Carolina
ESPNW 16–1074,724
October 37:00 pmSC State*
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, South Carolina
ESPNCW 38–1477,066
October 1012:30 pmKentuckyNo. 25
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, South Carolina
SECRNW 28–2668,278
October 177:45 pmat No. 2 AlabamaNo. 22ESPNL 6–2092,012
October 247:00 pmVanderbiltNo. 23
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, South Carolina
ESPNUW 14–1075,624
October 317:45 pmat TennesseeNo. 21ESPNL 13–3196,263
November 712:21 pmat ArkansasSECNL 16–3368,865
November 143:30 pmNo. 1 Florida
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, South Carolina
CBSL 14–2479,297
November 2812:00 pmNo. 15 Clemson*ESPNW 34–1780,574
January 22:00 pmvs. Connecticut*ESPNL 7–2045,254

Schedule notes

  • Carolina's 2009 schedule was rated the toughest in the nation by college football guru Phil Steele.
  • Radio coverage for all games was on the Gamecock Sports Radio Network.
  • The week four game against Ole Miss was played on Thursday, September 24, as part of the ESPN College Football Thursday Primetime package.
  • The week eleven game against Florida on November 14, 2009, featured the Gamecocks wearing special black and desert camouflage uniforms designed by Under Armour in support of the Wounded Warrior Project.

Game summaries

NC State

See also: 2009 NC State Wolfpack football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Gamecocks 7 0 0 0 7
Wolfpack 0 0 3 0 3

Georgia

See also: 2009 Georgia Bulldogs football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Gamecocks 17 6 5 9 37
Bulldogs 14 17 7 3 41

Florida Atlantic

See also: 2009 Florida Atlantic Owls football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 3 13 0 0 16
Gamecocks 10 7 21 0 38

Ole Miss

See also: 2009 Ole Miss Rebels football team
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 7 0 7 14
Gamecocks 0 10 21 7 38

Kentucky

See also: 2009 Kentucky Wildcats football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 3 14 3 6 26
Gamecocks 7 7 7 7 28

Alabama

See also: 2009 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Gamecocks 0 6 0 0 6
Crimson Tide 10 3 0 7 20

Vanderbilt

See also: 2009 Vanderbilt Commodores football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Commodores 0 7 3 0 10
Gamecocks 0 7 0 7 14

Tennessee

See also: 2009 Tennessee Volunteers football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Gamecocks 0 3 10 0 13
Volunteers 14 7 7 3 31

Arkansas

See also: 2009 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Gamecocks 3 7 6 0 16
Razorbacks 7 3 16 7 33

Florida

See also: 2009 Florida Gators football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Gators 10 7 0 7 24
Gamecocks 7 7 0 0 14

vs Clemson (rivalry)

See also: 2009 Clemson Tigers football team Game Twelve– No. 18 Clemson Tigers (8-3) at South Carolina Gamecocks (6-5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 18 Clemson 7 0 01017
South Carolina 14 3 71034

at Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina

  • Date: Saturday, November 28, 2009
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Temperature: • Wind: • Weather: Clear
  • TV: ESPN
Game information
First quarter
  • (14:41) CLEM – CJ Spiller 88-yard kickoff return (Richard Jackson kick) (Clemson 7-0)
  • (5:21) SC – Brian Maddox 1-yard run (Spencer Lanning kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:23; Tied 7-7)
  • (2:01) SC – Weslye Saunders 9-yard pass from Stephen Garcia (Spencer Lanning kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 11 yards, 0:45; South Carolina 14-7)
Second quarter
  • (10:44) SC – Spencer Lanning 47-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 47 yards, 4:03; South Carolina 17-7)
Third quarter
  • (7:47) SC – Tori Gurley 14-yard pass from Stephen Garcia (Spencer Lanning kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 55 yards, 1:26; South Carolina 24-7)
Fourth quarter
  • (11:23) CLEM – Richard Jackson 45-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 41 yards, 1:52; South Carolina 24-10)
  • (5:22) SC – Spencer Lanning 38-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 49 yards, 6:01; South Carolina 27-10)
  • (3:46) CLEM – Michael Palmer 22-yard pass from Kyle Parker (Richard Jackson kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 64 yards, 1:36; South Carolina 27-17)
  • (2:40) SC – Weslye Saunders 1-yard pass from Stephen Garcia (Spencer Lanning kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:06; South Carolina 34-17)
Statistics CLEM SC
First downs 14 21
Total yards 61–260 80–388
Rushing yards 19–48 58–223
Passing yards 226 175
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 22–42–1 11–22–1
Time of possession 14:09 27:54
Team Category Player Statistics
Clemson Passing Kyle Parker 22/42, 212 yards, TD, INT
Rushing CJ Spiller 9 carries, 18 yards
Receiving Michael Palmer 8 receptions, 106 yards, TD
South Carolina Passing Stephen Garcia 10/21, 126 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Kenny Miles 17 carries, 114 yards
Receiving Alshon Jeffery 4 receptions, 65 yards

Connecticut

See also: 2009 Connecticut Huskies football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 10 3 0 7 20
Gamecocks 0 0 0 7 7

Players

Depth chart

Projected starters and primary backups versus Clemson on November 28, 2009.

Defense


FS
Chris Culliver
Akeem Auguste


WLB MLB SLB
⋅ Shaq Wilson ⋅
Nathan Turner Josh Dickerson ⋅
SS
Darian Stewart
DeVonte Holloman
CB
Akeem Auguste
C.C. Whitlock


DE DT DT DE
Cliff Matthews Ladi Ajiboye Nathan Pepper Clifton Geathers
Byron McKnight Melvin Ingram Kenny Davis Devin Taylor
CB
Stephon Gilmore
D. J. Swearinger
Offense
WR
Alshon Jeffery
Jason Barnes
LT LG C RG RT
Kyle Nunn Garrett Chisolm Lemuel Jeanpierre T. J. Johnson Hutch Eckerson
Jarriel King Garrett Anderson Garrett Anderson Lemuel Jeanpierre Quintin Richardson
TE
Weslye Saunders
Justice Cunningham
WR
Moe Brown
Tori Gurley
QB
Stephen Garcia
Reid McCollum
Key reserves
RB Jarvis Giles
RB Eric Baker
WR D.L. Moore
WR Stephen Flint
WR Matt Clement
DE Aldrick Fordham
DE Chaz Sutton
SPUR Alonzo Winfield
RB
Brian Maddox
Kenny Miles
FB
Patrick DiMarco
Dalton Wilson
Special teams
PK Spencer Lanning
P Spencer Lanning
KR Bryce Sherman
PR Stephon Gilmore
LS Charles Turner

Awards

  • Devin Taylor - SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week, 9/7/09; College Football News Third-Team Freshman All-American; SEC Coaches All-Freshmen Team; Rivals.com SEC All-Freshman Team
  • Jarvis Giles – SEC Freshman of the Week, 9/21/09
  • Eric Norwood – SEC Defensive Player of the Week, 9/28/09; Butkus Award Finalist; First-Team Coaches All-SEC; First-Team AP All-SEC; First-Team ESPN All-SEC; Walter Camp First-Team All-American; First-Team AP All-American
  • Alshon Jeffery – SEC Freshman of the Week, 10/12/09; College Football News First-Team Freshman All-American; SEC Coaches All-Freshmen Team; Rivals.com SEC All-Freshman Team; Scout.com Freshman All-American Team; FWAA Freshman All-American Team
  • Ladi Ajiboye - SEC Co-Defensive Lineman of the Week, 11/30/09
  • Cliff Matthews – Second-Team Coaches All-SEC; Honorable Mention AP All-SEC
  • Chris Culliver – Second-Team AP All-SEC
  • Stephon Gilmore – College Football News First-Team Freshman All-American; SEC Coaches All-Freshmen Team; Rivals.com SEC Defensive Freshman of the Year; Scout.com Freshman All-American Team
  • T.J. Johnson – SEC Coaches All-Freshmen Team; Rivals.com SEC All-Freshman Team

2009 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40 Commit date
Corey Addison
DB 		Jacksonville, Florida Andrew Jackson HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) - Aug 2, 2008 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 75
Nick Allison
OL 		Asheville, North Carolina T.C. Roberson HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 285 lb (129 kg) 5.0 Jun 7, 2008 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 76
DeMario Bennett
WR 		Douglas, Georgia Coffee County HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 4.49 Jul 18, 2008 
Star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 76
Ronald Byrd
DE 		Fork Union, Virginia Fork Union Military Academy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 270 lb (120 kg) 4.8 Sep 25, 2008 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 70
Duane Chisolm
DE 		Beaufort, South Carolina Beaufort HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 250 lb (110 kg) 4.75 Dec 7, 2008 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 79
Andrew Clifford
QB 		Tampa, Florida Wharton HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 4.8 Feb 1, 2009 
Star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 75
Matt Coffee
ATH 		Ft. Walton Beach, Florida Ft. Walton Beach HS 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 4.53 Jul 1, 2008 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 78
Justice Cunningham
TE 		Pageland, South Carolina Central HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 242 lb (110 kg) 4.78 Apr 19, 2008 
Star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 78
Josh Dickerson
LB 		Milledgeville, Georgia Georgia Military College 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 4.6 Sep 28, 2008 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: -
Aldrick Fordham
DE 		St. Stephen, South Carolina Timberland HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 234 lb (106 kg) 4.75 Jul 1, 2008 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 79
Jarvis Giles
RB 		Tampa, Florida Gaither HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 4.5 Dec 9, 2008 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 83
Stephon Gilmore
DB 		Rock Hill, South Carolina South Pointe HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 4.5 Oct 14, 2008 
Star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 85
Chaun Gresham
LB 		Winder, Georgia Apalachee HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) - Aug 8, 2008 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 79
DeVonte Holloman
DB 		Rock Hill, South Carolina South Pointe HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 4.5 Nov 14, 2008 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 84
Charles Holmes
WR 		Rock Hill, South Carolina South Pointe HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 4.55 Jul 19, 2008 
Star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 74
Alshon Jeffery
WR 		St. Matthews, South Carolina Calhoun County HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 4.5 Feb 4, 2009 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 81
Damario Jeffery
DB 		Columbia, South Carolina Columbia HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 4.5 Aug 1, 2008 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 81
Jimmy Legree
ATH 		Beaufort, South Carolina Beaufort HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 4.5 Aug 7, 2008 
Star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 77
Leon Mackey
DE 		Chatham, Virginia Hargrave Military Academy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 260 lb (120 kg) 5.0 Feb 1, 2009 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 77
Chris Payne
DB 		Columbia, South Carolina Columbia HS 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 4.49 Mar 6, 2008 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 82
Lamar Scruggs
WR 		Jacksonville, Florida Duncan U. Fletcher HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 212 lb (96 kg) - Jan 27, 2009 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 80
Steven Singleton
OL 		Milledgeville, Georgia Georgia Military College 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 310 lb (140 kg) 5.2 Dec 13, 2008 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: -
DeAngelo Smith
WR 		Kingsland, Georgia Camden County HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 174 lb (79 kg) - Jul 18, 2008 
Star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 77
Quin Smith
LB 		Lenoir, North Carolina Hibriten HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 4.63 Jun 10, 2008 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 77
Tony Straughter
LB 		Milledgeville, Georgia Georgia Military College 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 4.55 Sep 21, 2008 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: -
Chaz Sutton
DE 		Fork Union, Virginia Fork Union Military Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 240 lb (110 kg) 4.8 Sep 25, 2008 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 78
D.J. Swearinger
DB 		Greenwood, South Carolina Greenwood HS 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 4.44 Nov 23, 2008 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 80
Rokevious Watkins
OL 		Milledgeville, Georgia Georgia Military College 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 340 lb (150 kg) 5.3 Dec 13, 2008 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: -
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 13   Rivals: 12  ESPN: 12
  • ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Rankings

See also: 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP—————25222321———————
Coaches——————222321———————
HarrisNot released——22—21——————Not released
BCSNot released2422——————Not released

Statistics

Scores by quarter

1 2 3 4 Total
South Carolina 65 69 87 40 261
Opponents 71 78 39 57 245

Team

USC Opp
Scoring 261 245
  Points per Game 21.8 20.4
First Downs 227 188
  Rushing 86 97
  Passing 125 79
  Penalty 16 12
Total Offense 4311 3656
  Avg per Play 5.3 4.8
  Avg per Game 359.2 304.7
Fumbles-Lost 23-10 16–10
Penalties-Yards 76-654 71-586
  Avg per Game 54.5 48.8
USC Opp
Punts-Yards 62-2594 63–2460
  Avg per Punt 41.8 39.0
Time of Possession/Game 30:54 29:06
3rd Down Conversions 67/173 63/172
4th Down Conversions 10/19 6/19
Touchdowns Scored 30 29
Field Goals-Attempts 17-20 14–21
PAT-Attempts 28-30 27–28
Attendance 527,580 407,469
  Games/Avg per Game 7/75,369 5/81,494

Offense

Rushing

Name GP-GS Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G
Kenny Miles 12-6 111 616 14 602 5.4 1 26 50.2
Brian Maddox 12-5 100 324 19 305 3.0 5 14 25.4
Jarvis Giles 9-0 52 298 21 277 5.3 1 38 30.8
Stephen Garcia 12-12 105 372 242 130 1.2 4 21 10.8
Moe Brown 11-11 5 105 0 105 21.0 0 50 9.5
Bryce Sherman 11-1 7 58 4 54 7.7 0 23 4.9
Patrick DiMarco 12-8 10 31 0 31 3.1 0 7 2.6
Stephon Gilmore 12-12 5 20 0 20 4.0 0 8 1.7
Total   409 1860 360 1500 3.7 11 50 125.0
Opponents   431 1956 312 1644 3.8 15 61 137.0

Passing

Name GP-GS Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G
Stephen Garcia 12-12 124.5 223-394-9 56.6 2733 17 80 227.8
Reid McCollum 2-0 176.3 4-6-0 66.7 39 1 20 19.5
Total   125.8 228-402-9 56.7 2811 18 80 234.2
Opponents   114.1 183-327-6 56.0 2012 10 69 167.7

Receiving

Name GP-GS No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G
Alshon Jeffery 12-6 43 735 17.1 6 80 61.2
Moe Brown 11-11 32 479 15.0 3 69 43.5
Weslye Saunders 11-9 30 360 12.0 3 30 32.7
Tori Gurley 12-5 28 426 15.2 2 44 35.5
Jason Barnes 12-6 24 266 11.1 0 22 22.2
Brian Maddox 12-5 17 135 7.9 2 24 11.2
Kenny Miles 12-6 17 114 6.7 0 20 9.5
Patrick DiMarco 12-8 14 78 5.6 1 15 6.5
D.L. Moore 12-0 6 61 10.2 1 35 5.1
Jarvis Giles 9-0 5 26 5.2 0 12 2.9
Dion Lecorn 6-0 4 27 6.8 0 13 4.5
Total   228 2811 12.3 18 80 234.2
Opponents   183 2012 11.0 10 69 167.7

Defense

Name GP Tackles Sacks Pass Defense Interceptions Fumbles Blkd
Kick
Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds BrUp QBH No.-Yds Avg TD Long Rcv-Yds FF
Total 505 264 769 77-269 27-172 44 29 6-113 18.8 1 54 10-23 13 4

Special teams

Name Punting Kickoffs
No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd No. Yds Avg TB OB
Spencer Lanning 62 2594 41.8 56 8 18 15 0 9 437 48.6 0 1
Adam Yates 48 2963 61.7 1 2
Total 62 2594 41.8 56 8 18 15 0 57 3400 59.6 1 3
Name Punt Returns Kick Returns
No. Yds Avg TD Long No. Yds Avg TD Long
Chris Culliver 26 585 22.5 0 61
Bryce Sherman 19 409 21.5 0 35
Stephon Gilmore 13 148 11.4 0 35
Akeem Auguste 6 17 2.8 0 13 1 15 15.0 0 15
Total 21 177 8.4 0 35 49 1056 21.6 0 61

Coaching staff

Notes and references

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