2018 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

American college football season

2018 South Carolina Gamecocks football

Belk Bowl, L 0–28 vs. Virginia
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
Record	7–6 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach	Will Muschamp (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Bryan McClendon (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Hurry-up, no-huddle spread
Defensive coordinator	Travaris Robinson (3rd season)
Base defense	Multiple 4–3
Home stadium	Williams–Brice Stadium
Uniform

Seasons← 2017 2019 →

2018 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Eastern Division
No. 7т Georgia x	7	–	1	11	–	3
No. 12 Kentucky	5	–	3	10	–	3
No. 7т Florida	5	–	3	10	–	3
South Carolina	4	–	4	7	–	6
Missouri	4	–	4	8	–	5
Vanderbilt	3	–	5	6	–	7
Tennessee	2	–	6	5	–	7
Western Division
No. 2 Alabama x$^	8	–	0	14	–	1
No. 16 Texas A&M	5	–	3	9	–	4
No. 6 LSU	5	–	3	10	–	3
Mississippi State*	4	–	4	8	–	5
Auburn	3	–	5	8	–	5
Ole Miss	1	–	7	5	–	7
Arkansas	0	–	8	2	–	10
Championship: Alabama 35, Georgia 28
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions * Mississippi State vacated four conference and eight total wins due to NCAA violations. Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018 South Carolina Gamecocks football team (variously USC, SC, South Carolina, or The Gamecocks) represented the University of South Carolina in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. This season marked the Gamecocks 125th overall season, 27th as a member of the SEC, and 3rd under head coach Will Muschamp. The Gamecocks played their home games at Williams–Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina and compiled an overall record of 7–6, and 4–4 in SEC play.

Muschamp became the first coach in school history to win 22 games and reach three bowl games in his first three seasons. However, this would be Muschamp's final winning season; it would also be South Carolina's final winning season until 2021. Gamecock fan Marcus Washington's trap remix of "Sandstorm" also made its debut at Williams–Brice, and has since become a "staple" at home football games.

Background

Offseason departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Note
Hayden Hurst	#81	TE	6'5	253	Junior	Jacksonville, FL	Declared for NFL Draft
Skai Moore	#10	LB	6'2	221	RS Senior	Cooper City, FL	Graduated
Jamarcus King	#7	CB	6'1	186	Senior	Eight Mile, AL	Graduated
Dante Sawyer	#95	DE	6'3	265	Senior	Suwanee, GA	Graduated
Chris Lammons	#3	S	5'9	188	Senior	Sunrise, FL	Graduated
Alan Knott	#70	C	6'4	274	RS Senior	Tyrone, GA	Graduated
Taylor Stallworth	#90	DT	6'3	308	Senior	Mobile, AL	Graduated
Ulric Jones	#93	DT	6'6	309	RS Senior	Oxford, AL	Graduated
D.J. Smith	#24	S	5'9	188	Senior	Marietta, GA	Graduated
Corey Helms	#51	OG	6'5	308	RS Senior	Alpharetta, GA	Graduated
D.J. Park	#69	RT	6'5	332	RS Senior	Dillon, SC	Graduated
Kaleb Chalmers	#12	CB	5'10	181	RS Sophomore	Greenwood, SC	Transferred
C.J. Freeman	#36	RB	5'11	204	RS Sophomore	Greensboro, NC	Transferred
Jerad Washington	#9	WR	5'8	171	RS Sophomore	Jacksonville, FL	Transferred
Antoine Wilder	#29	LB	5'10	198	RS Junior	Riverdale, GA	Transferred
Aaron Thompson	#96	DT	6'3	300	RS Sophomore	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Transferred
Terry Googer	#6	WR	6'4	217	RS Junior	Atlanta, GA	Retired
Davonne Bowen	#54	LB	6'1	218	RS Freshman	Simpsonville, SC	Retired

Preseason

Returning starters

South Carolina will have sixteen returning players on offense, nine on defense and two on special teams that started games in 2017.

Offense

Player	Class	Position
Jake Bentley	Junior	Quarterback
Deebo Samuel	RS Senior	Wide receiver
Bryan Edwards	Junior	Wide receiver
Zack Bailey	Senior	Offensive tackle
Rico Dowdle	Junior	Running back
Shi Smith	Sophomore	Wide receiver
OrTre Smith	Sophomore	Wide receiver
A.J. Turner	RS Junior	Running back
Ty'Son Williams	RS Junior	Running back
Jacob August	RS Senior	Tight end
Kevin Crosby	RS Senior	Tight end
Malik Young	RS Senior	Offensive tackle
Donell Stanley	RS Senior	Center
Blake Camper	Senior	Offensive tackle
Sadarius Hutcherson	Sophomore	Offensive guard
Randrecous Davis	Sophomore	Wide receiver
Reference:

Defense

Player	Class	Position
Bryson Allen-Williams	RS Senior	Linebacker
D. J. Wonnum	Junior	Defensive end
T. J. Brunson	Junior	Linebacker
Rashad Fenton	Senior	Cornerback
Javon Kinlaw	Junior	Defensive tackle
Jamyest Williams	Sophomore	Safety
Sherrod Greene	Junior	Linebacker
Keir Thomas	Junior	Defensive end
Steven Montac	Senior	Defensive back
Reference:

Special teams

Player	Class	Position
Parker White	RS Sophomore	Kicker
Joseph Charlton	RS Junior	Punter
Reference:

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award	Player	Position	Year
Rimington Trophy	Donell Stanley	C	JR
Chuck Bednarik Award	D. J. Wonnum	DE	JR
Maxwell Award	Jake Bentley	QB	JR
Maxwell Award	Deebo Samuel	WR	SR
Davey O'Brien Award	Jake Bentley	QB	JR
Doak Walker Award	Rico Dowdle	RB	JR
Fred Biletnikoff Award	Deebo Samuel	WR	SR
John Mackey Award	K.C. Crosby	TE	SR
Paul Hornung Award	Deebo Samuel	WR	SR
Wuerffel Trophy	T. J. Brunson	LB	JR
Walter Camp Award	Jake Bentley	QB	JR
Ted Hendricks Award	D. J. Wonnum	DE	JR
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award	Jake Bentley	QB	JR
Manning Award	Jake Bentley	QB	JR

SEC media poll

The SEC media poll was released on July 20, 2018, with the Gamecocks predicted to finish in second place in the East Division.

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Media poll (East)
1	Georgia	1,977 (271)
2	South Carolina	1,535 (8)
3	Florida	1,441 (2)
4	Missouri	1,057
5	Kentucky	874 (1)
6	Tennessee	704 (1)
7	Vanderbilt	392

Preseason All-SEC teams

The Gamecocks had three players at five positions selected to the preseason all-SEC teams.

Offense

1st team

Deebo Samuel – WR

3rd team

Zack Bailey – OL

Specialists

1st team

Deebo Samuel – RET

Deebo Samuel – all purpose player

2nd team

Joseph Charlton – P

Recruiting

Position key

Back	B	Center	C	Cornerback	CB	Defensive back	DB
Defensive end	DE	Defensive lineman	DL	Defensive tackle	DT	End	E
Fullback	FB	Guard	G	Halfback	HB	Kicker	K
Kickoff returner	KR	Offensive tackle	OT	Offensive lineman	OL	Linebacker	LB
Long snapper	LS	Punter	P	Punt returner	PR	Quarterback	QB
Running back	RB	Safety	S	Tight end	TE	Wide receiver	WR

2018 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2018)
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Rick Sandidge DT	Concord, NC	Concord	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	Feb 7, 2018
Rick Sandidge DT	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Josh Vann WR	Tucker, GA	Tucker	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	Aug 19, 2017
Josh Vann WR	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82
Dylan Wonnum OT	Tucker, GA	Tucker	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	291 lb (132 kg)	Feb 3, 2018
Dylan Wonnum OT	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 84
Dakereon Joyner QB	North Charleston, SC	Fort Dorchester	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	Jun 18, 2017
Dakereon Joyner QB	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82
Jaycee Horn CB	Alpharetta, GA	Alpharetta	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Dec 18, 2017
Jaycee Horn CB	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 83
Kingsley Enagbare DE	Atlanta, GA	Hapeville Charter	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	257 lb (117 kg)	Jul 26, 2017
Kingsley Enagbare DE	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Jovaughn Gwyn OG	Charlotte, NC	Harding	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	294 lb (133 kg)	Dec 20, 2017
Jovaughn Gwyn OG	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79
Rosendo Louis ILB	Deerfield Beach, FL	Deerfield Beach	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	237 lb (108 kg)	Dec 20, 2017
Rosendo Louis ILB	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
Jonathan Gipson CB	Hoschton, GA	Mill Creek	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	Jul 31, 2017
Jonathan Gipson CB	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
Maxwell Iyama OT	Murfreesboro, TN	Siegel	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	300 lb (140 kg)	Apr 2, 2017
Maxwell Iyama OT	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 77
Deshaun Fenwick RB	Bradenton, FL	Braden River	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	May 3, 2017
Deshaun Fenwick RB	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79
Hank Manos C	Chapin, SC	Chapin	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	Mar 28, 2017
Hank Manos C	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79
Lavonte Valentine RB	Melbourne, FL	Melbourne Central Catholic	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jul 4, 2017
Lavonte Valentine RB	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 77
Tyquan Johnson WR	Sylvania, GA	Screven County	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	Jul 22, 2017
Tyquan Johnson WR	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78
Jabari Ellis DT	Santee, SC	Georgia Military College	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	Jul 4, 2017
Jabari Ellis DT	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79
Israel Mukuamu CB	Bossier City, LA	Parkway	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	Dec 9, 2017
Israel Mukuamu CB	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 77
Jesus Gibbs OG	Dumfries, VA	Potomic	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	Jul 22, 2017
Jesus Gibbs OG	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79
Ernest Jones OLB	Waycross, GA	Ware County	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	May 5, 2017
Ernest Jones OLB	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 76
Wyatt Campbell OT	Lugoff, SC	Lugoff-Elgin	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	Jun 15, 2017
Wyatt Campbell OT	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 77
Darius Rush WR	Greeleyville, SC	C.E. Murray	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	173 lb (78 kg)	Feb 27, 2017
Darius Rush WR	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 77
R.J. Roderick S	Summerville, SC	Cane Bay	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jun 3, 2017
R.J. Roderick S	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 75
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 19 Rivals: 19 247Sports: 19 ESPN: 18
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: "2018 South Carolina Football Commitment List". Rivals.com. "2018 South Carolina Commits". Scout.com. "2018 commits". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. "2018 South Carolina Gamecocks football team". 247sports.com.

Incoming transfers

South Carolina added two grad transfers, and two regular transfers to the 2018 roster.

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Prev. School
Nick Harvey	CB	5'10"	185	Senior (Grad Transfer)	Richmond, TX	Texas A&M
J.T. Ibe	S	6'0"	190	Senior (Grad Transfer)	Mansfield, TX	Rice
Jamel Cook	S	6'4"	186	RS Sophomore	Miami, FL	Southern Cal
Josh Belk	DT	6'3"	359	Freshman	Richburg, SC	Clemson

Schedule

Spring game

2018 Garnet and Black Spring game

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Black	14	10	10	0	34
Garnet	3	17	0	0	20

Location: Columbia, South Carolina
Game start: 12:00 p.m.
Elapsed time: 2:10
Game attendance: 25,500
TV announcers (SECN): Clay Matvick (play-by-play), Gene Chizik (analyst), Matt Stinchcomb (analyst), Laura Rutledge (sidelines)

Scoring summary

Q1	10:14	BLACK	Ty'Son Williams 27 yard run (Parker White kick)	7–0 BLACK

Q1	5:15	GARNET	Parker White 47-yard field goal	7–3 BLACK

Q1	1:54	BLACK	Jacob August 8-yard pass from Jake Bentley (Parker White kick)	14–3 BLACK

Q2	9:20	GARNET	Deshaun Fenwick 1-yard run (Parker White kick)	14–10 BLACK

Q2	6:30	BLACK	Bryan Edwards 19-yard pass from Jake Bentley (Parker White kick)	21–10 BLACK

Q2	5:28	BLACK	Parker White 46-yard field goal	24–10 BLACK

Q2	4:47	GARNET	Alexander Woznick 40-yard field goal	24–13 BLACK

Q2	1:18	GARNET	A.J. Turner 49-yard pass from Scarnecchia (Alexander Woznick kick)	24–20 BLACK

Q3	10:12	BLACK	Alexander Woznick 37-yard field goal	27–20 BLACK

Q3	3:56	BLACK	Deshaun Fenwick 1-yard run (Alexander Woznick kick)	34–20 BLACK

The 2018 South Carolina Gamecocks Garnet and Black spring game took place in Columbia, South Carolina on March 31, at 12:00 p.m. EST. The game was broadcast live on the SEC Network. The Black team defeated the Garnet team by a score of 34–20, QB Jake Bentley completed 15 of 25 passes for 174 yards and 2 TD's.

Regular season

South Carolina announced its 2018 football schedule on September 19, 2017. The schedule consists of 7 home games and 5 away games for the regular season. The Gamecocks hosted SEC opponents Georgia (rivalry) on September 8, Missouri on October 6, Texas A&M on October 13, and Tennessee, on October 27. South Carolina traveled to four SEC opponents: Vanderbilt, Kentucky, Ole Miss and Florida.

South Carolina's out of conference opponents represent the ACC, MAC, SoCon and Sun Belt conferences. The Gamecocks hosted three non–conference games which are against Coastal Carolina of the Sun Belt, Akron of the MAC and Chattanooga of the SoCon. South Carolina traveled to archrival Clemson of the ACC for 116th annual Palmetto Bowl to finish the regular season. The Gamecocks were originally scheduled to face Conference USA opponent Marshall on September 15, but this game was cancelled due to Hurricane Florence. Akron was then scheduled as a replacement.

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	12:00 p.m.	Coastal Carolina*		Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	SECN	W 49–15	75,126
September 8	3:30 p.m.	No. 3 Georgia	No. 24	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC (rivalry / SEC Nation)	CBS	L 17–41	83,140
September 22	4:00 p.m.	at Vanderbilt		Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	SECN	W 37–14	26,078
September 29	7:30 p.m.	at No. 17 Kentucky		Kroger Field Lexington, KY	SECN	L 10–24	63,081
October 6	12:00 p.m.	Missouri		Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	SECN	W 37–35	73,393
October 13	3:30 p.m.	No. 22 Texas A&M		Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	SECN	L 23–26	76,871
October 27	7:30 p.m.	Tennessee		Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC (rivalry)	SECN	W 27–24	80,614
November 3	12:00 p.m.	at Ole Miss		Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	SECN	W 48–44	56,798
November 10	12:00 p.m.	at No. 19 Florida		Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	ESPN	L 31–35	82,696
November 17	7:30 p.m.	Chattanooga*		Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	SECN	W 49–9	72,832
November 24	7:00 p.m.	at No. 2 Clemson*		Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (Palmetto Bowl)	ESPN	L 35–56	81,436
December 1	12:00 p.m.	Akron*		Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	SECN	W 28–3	53,420
December 29	12:00 p.m.	vs. Virginia*		Bank of America Stadium Charlotte, NC (Belk Bowl)	ABC	L 0–28	48,263
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Personnel

Coaching staff

South Carolina head coach Will Muschamp entered his third-year in 2018. Muschamp led the Gamecocks to 15 wins and 11 losses over his first two years, tying Steve Spurrier, and Joe Morrison for most wins in the first two seasons as a Gamecock head coach. On December 6, Offensive Coordinator Kurt Roper was terminated after offensive struggles. Co-offensive coordinator/wide receivers coach Bryan McClendon served as the offensive coordinator for the Outback Bowl win against Michigan, and was promoted to permanent offensive coordinator to replace Roper. On January 5, Dan Werner accepted the role of quarterbacks coach. Werner has previously been on Ole Miss, Miami, and Alabama's coaching staff.

On January 11, it was announced that former South Carolina star running back Marcus Lattimore would be joining the staff as the director of player development.

Name	Position	Consecutive season
Will Muschamp	Head coach	3rd
Lance Thompson	Assistant head coach and defensive line coach	3rd
Travaris Robinson	Defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach	3rd
Bryan McClendon	Offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach	3rd (1st as OC)
Bobby Bentley	Running backs coach	3rd
Eric Wolford	Offensive line coach	2nd
Coleman Hutzler	Linebackers coach and special teams coordinator	3rd
Mike Peterson	Outside linebackers coach	3rd
Pat Washington	Tight ends coach	3rd
Dan Werner	Quarterbacks coach	1st
Kyle Krantz	Nickelbacks and strong side linebackers coach, assistant special teams coach	1st
Jeff Dillman	Director of Player Strength and Conditioning	3rd
Matthew Lindsey	Director of Player Personnel	2nd
Marcus Lattimore	Director of Player Development	1st

Roster

2018 South Carolina Gamecocks Football Roster

Quarterback

4 Darius Douglas – freshman (6'0, 199)
7 Dakereon Joyner – freshman (6'1, 208)
10 Jay Urich – freshman (6'5, 210)
11 Corbett Glick – freshman (6'1, 203)
12 Michael Scarnecchia – senior(6'3, 216)
16 Bailey Hart – sophomore (6'3, 178)
17 Danny Gordon – senior (6'0, 211)
19 Jake Bentley – junior (6'4, 224)

Running back

5 Rico Dowdle – junior (6'0, 215)
14 Deshaun Fenwick – freshman (6'1, 220)
25 A.J. Turner – junior (5'10, 195)
27 Ty'Son Williams – junior (6'0, 219)
31 Lavonte Valentine – freshman (6'0, 190)
32 Caleb Kinlaw – senior (5'10, 198)
33 Slade Carroll – freshman (5'9, 210)
34 Mon Denson – junior (5'10, 212)

Wide receiver

1 Deebo Samuel – senior (6'0, 210)
6 Josh Vann – freshman (5'10, 185)
8 Randrecous Davis – sophomore (5'10, 189)
13 Shi Smith – sophomore (5'10, 187)
18 OrTre Smith – sophomore (6'4, 222)
28 Joe Thomas – freshman (5'9, 183)
80 Shemar Glenn – junior (6'0, 165)
81 Darius Rush – freshman (6'2, 184)
82 Bailey Rogers – junior (5'9, 167)
83 Chavis Dawkins – junior (6'2, 220)
86 Chad Terrell – sophomore (6'3, 219)
89 Bryan Edwards – junior (6'3, 220)

Placekicker

12 Shane Hynes – senior (5'9, 178)
42 Alexander Woznick – sophomore (5'11, 166)
43 Parker White – sophomore (6'5, 200)

Punter

20 Joseph Charlton – junior (6'5, 188)
85 Michael Almond – junior (6'3, 225)

Tight end

3 K.C. Crosby – senior (6'1, 229)
15 Evan Hinson – junior (6'4, 230)
40 Jacob August – senior (6'6, 252)
41 Caleb Jenerette – freshman (6'2, 221)
46 Patrick Reedy – freshman (6'7, 240)
84 Kyle Markway – junior (6'4, 242)
87 Kiel Pollard – junior (6'1, 235)
88 Will Register – freshman (6'4, 251)

Offensive Lineman

50 Sadarius Hutcherson – sophomore (6'4, 310)
51 Maxwell Iyama – freshman (6'5, 310)
54 Jovaughn Gwyn – freshman (6'2, 296)
55 Christian Pellage – junior (6'7, 305)
60 Chandler Farrell – sophomore (6'3, 290)
61 Cameron Johnson – sophomore (6'6, 289)
63 Blake Camper – senior (6'8, 309)
66 Will Putnam – sophomore (6'5, 297)
68 Wyatt Campbell – freshman (6'6, 305)
70 Hank Manos – freshman (6'4, 289)
71 Eric Douglas – freshman (6'4, 298)
72 Donell Stanley – senior (6'3, 315)
73 Summie Carlay – freshman (6'5, 300)
74 Dennis Daley – senior (6'6, 324)
75 Jordon Carty – freshman (6'7, 315)
76 Jordan Rhodes – freshman (6'4, 325)
77 Malik Young – senior (6'3, 287)
78 Zack Bailey – senior (6'6, 314)
79 Dylan Wonnum – freshman (6'5, 310)

Defensive Lineman

3 Javon Kinlaw – junior (6'6, 305)
5 Keir Thomas – junior (6'2, 276)
8 D. J. Wonnum – junior (6'5, 258)
15 Aaron Sterling – sophomore (6'1, 245)
19 Brad Johnson – sophomore (6'2, 250)
35 Daniel Fennell – junior (6'2, 246)
50 Griffin Gentry – sophomore (6'1, 270)
52 Kingsley Enagbare – freshman (6'4, 285)
57 Jazuun Outlaw – freshman (6'2, 238)
61 Javion Duncan – senior (5'11, 273)
90 Rick Sandidge – freshman (6'5, 285)
91 Shameik Blackshear – junior (6'5, 270)
92 Tyreek Johnson – freshman (6'3, 270)
93 Jesus Gibbs – freshman (6'3, 280)
94 M.J. Webb – freshman (6'3, 288)
95 Kobe Smith – junior (6'2, 295)
96 Josh Belk – freshman (6'3, 359)
99 Jabari Ellis – junior (6'3, 280)

Linebacker

4 Bryson Allen-Williams – senior (6'1, 230)
6 T. J. Brunson – junior (6'1, 240)
11 Eldridge Thompson – senior (6'1, 229)
30 Damani Staley – sophomore (6'0, 225)
42 Rosendo Louis Jr. – freshman (6'2, 240)
44 Sherrod Greene – sophomore (6'1, 228)
45 Spencer Eason-Riddle – sophomore (6'0, 225)
46 Noah Vincent – freshman (6'0, 209)
48 Sean McGonigal – freshman (6'1, 221)
53 Ernest Jones – freshman (6'2, 235)
59 Alex DeLoach – freshman (6'3, 209)

Defensive back

1 Nick Harvey – senior (5'10, 195)
7 Jaycee Horn – freshman (6'1, 195)
9 Keisean Nixon – senior (5'10, 193)
10 R.J. Roderick – freshman (6'0, 207)
16 Rashad Fenton – senior (5'11, 188)
17 Javon Charleston – junior (6'1, 187)
21 Jamyest Williams – sophomore (5'8, 182)
22 Steven Montac – senior (5'10, 186)
23 Korey Banks – sophomore (5'11, 191)
24 Israel Mukuamu – freshman (6'4, 200)
26 Jaylin Dickerson – freshman (6'1, 191)
28 Tayvn Jackson – freshman (5'9, 185)
29 J.T. Ibe – senior (5'10, 191)
31 Jamel Cook – sophomore (6'4, 186)
32 Kevin Pickens – junior (5'8, 177)
33 Zay Brown – freshman (5'11, 200)
36 Jonathan Gipson – freshman (6'1, 186)
39 Dawson Hoffman – freshman (5'11, 197)
40 Jason Senn – junior (5'8, 186)
47 Jaylan Foster – sophomore (5'10, 184)

Long snappers

45 Ben Asbury – senior (6'0, 199)
49 Matthew Smith – freshman (6'0, 209)

: 2018 South Carolina Gamecocks Football Roster 08/15/18

Depth chart

Defense

FS
Steven Montac
Jamyest Williams
⋅

WLB	MLB	MLB
Sherrod Greene	T. J. Brunson	Bryson-Allen Williams
⋅	Rosendo Louis Jr.	Daniel Fennell
⋅	⋅	⋅

SS
J.T. Ibe
Nick Harvey
⋅

CB
Keisean Nixon
Jaycee Horn
⋅

DE	DT	DT	DE
D. J. Wonnum	Keir Thomas	Javon Kinlaw	Aaron Sterling
Daniel Fennell	Kingsley Enagbare	Kobe Smith	Shameik Blackshear
Brad Johnson	⋅	⋅	⋅

CB
Rashad Fenton
Israel Mukuamu
⋅

Offense

WR
Deebo Samuel
Josh Vann
⋅

WR
Bryan Edwards
OrTre Smith
⋅

LT	LG	C	RG	RT
Dennis Daley	Zack Bailey	Donnell Stanley	Sadarius Hutcherson	Blake Camper
Malik Young	Jovaughn Gwyn	Chandler Farrell	Jordan Rhodes	Dylan Wonnum
⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅

TE
Jacob August
K.C. Crosby
Kyle Markway Kiel Pollard

WR
Shi Smith
Randrecous Davis
⋅

QB
Jake Bentley
Michael Scarnecchia
⋅

RB
Rico Dowdle
AJ Turner
Ty'Son Williams Mon Denson

Special teams
PK Parker White
PK Alexander Woznick
P Joseph Charlton
P Michael Almond
KR Deebo Samuel
PR Bryan Edwards
LS Ben Asbury
H Danny Gordon

Game summaries

Coastal Carolina

See also: 2018 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team Coastal Carolina Chanticleers at South Carolina Gamecocks – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Coastal Carolina	0	3	3	9	15
South Carolina	14	14	14	7	49

at Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina

Date: September 1, 2018
Game time: 12:00 p.m.
Game weather: Temperature: 88 °F (31 °C) • Wind: ESE 3 mph (4.8 km/h) • Weather: Partly Cloudy
Game attendance: 75,126
Referee: Marc Curles
TV announcers (SECN): Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (color), Kris Budden (sideline)

Game information

First Quarter

(12:02) USC – Dowdle 5 yard TD rush, White kick (USC 7–0)
(05:02) USC – Pollard 8 yard TD pass from Bentley, White kick (USC 14–0)

Second Quarter

(12:01) CCU – Biscardi 39 yard FG (USC 14–3)
(06:03) USC – Edwards 24 yard TD pass from Bentley, White kick (USC 21–3)
(00:14) USC – Dowdle 22 yard TD pass from Bentley, White kick (USC 28–3)

Third Quarter

(10:03) CCU – Biscardi 39 yard FG (USC 28–6)
(06:52) USC – Williams 9 yd TD rush, White kick (USC 35–6)
(01:02) USC – Samuel 8 yard TD pass from Bentley, White kick (USC 42–6)

Fourth Quarter

(09:49) CCU – Heiligh 8 yard TD pass from Carpenter (USC 42–12)
(06:45) USC – Davis 27 yard TD pass from Scarnecchia (USC 49–12)
(02:54) CCU – Biscardi 27 yard FG (USC 49–15)

Total Yards

CCU – 238; 112 passing yards, 126 rushing yards
USC – 557; 294 passing yards, 263 rushing yards

Passing leader

CCU – Keaton Anderson; 11-13, 91 yards, 0 TD, 0 INT
USC – Jake Bentley; 22-29, 250 yards, 4 TD, 0 INT

Rushing leader

CCU – Marcus Outlow; 12 rushes, 59 yards, 0 TD
USC – Rico Dowdle; 15 rushes, 105 yards, 1 TD

Receiving leader

CCU – Malcolm Williams; 6 catches, 49 yards, 0 TD
USC – Deebo Samuel; 7 catches, 56 yards, 1 TD

Defensive leader

CCU – Silas Kelly; 8 tackles, 1 TFL
USC – Bryson Allen-Williams; 5 tackles, 3 TFL, 1 sack

vs No. 3 Georgia

See also: Georgia–South Carolina football rivalry and 2018 Georgia Bulldogs football team Georgia Bulldogs at South Carolina Gamecocks – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 3 Georgia	17	3	21	0	41
No. 24 South Carolina	7	3	0	7	17

at Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina

Date: September 8, 2018
Game time: 3:30 p.m.
Game weather: Temperature: 92 °F (33 °C) • Wind:SE 5 mph (8.0 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 83,140
Referee: Matt Loeffler
TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (color), Jamie Erdahl (sideline)

Game information

First Quarter

(14:13) UGA – Taylor 0 yard fumble recovery, Blankenship kick (UGA 7–0)
(11:50) UGA – Swift 17 yard run, Blankenship kick (UGA 14–0)
(07:18) USC – Edwards 13 yard pass from Samuel, White kick (UGA 14–7)
(00:30) UGA – Blankenship 45 yard field goal (UGA 17–7)

Second Quarter

(05:57) USC – White 26 yard field goal (UGA 17–10)
(00:00) UGA – Blankenship 44 yard field goal (UGA 20–10)

Third Quarter

(12:55) UGA – Hardman 34 yard pass from Fromm, Blankenship kick (UGA 27–10)
(09:12) UGA – Holyfield 5 yard run, Blankenship kick (UGA 34–10)
(03:00) UGA – Herrien 15 yard run, Blankenship kick (UGA 41–10)

Fourth Quarter

(09:59) USC – Edwards 44 yard pass from Bentley, White kick (UGA 41–17)

Total Yards

UGA – 473; 202 passing yards, 271 rushing yards
USC – 336; 282 passing yards, 54 rushing yards

Passing leader

UGA – Jake Fromm; 15-18, 194 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
USC – Jake Bentley; 30-47, 269 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT

Rushing leader

UGA – Elijah Holyfield; 9 rushes, 79 yards, 1 TD
USC – Ty'Son Williams; 6 rushes, 26 yards, 0 TD

Receiving leader

UGA – Mecole Hardman; 6 catches, 103 yards, 1 TD
USC – Bryan Edwards; 7 catches, 111 yards, 2 TD

Defensive leader

UGA – Richard LeCounte; 7 tackles
USC – Steven Montac; 4 tackles

At Vanderbilt

See also: 2018 Vanderbilt Commodores football team South Carolina Gamecocks at Vanderbilt Commodores – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
South Carolina	10	10	10	7	37
Vanderbilt	0	14	0	0	14

at Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee

Date: September 22, 2018
Game time: 4:00 p.m.
Game weather: Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Wind: NE 11 mph (18 km/h) • Weather: Cloudy
Game attendance: 26,078
Referee: Matt Austin
TV announcers (SECN): Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (color), Kris Budden (sideline)

Game information

First Quarter

(14:05) SC – Smith 38 yard pass from Bentley, White kick (USC 7–0)
(05:05) SC – White 33 yard FG (USC 10–0)

Second Quarter

(11:40) VU – Vaughn 2 yard run, Guay kick (USC 10–7)
(10:22) SC – Dowdle 2 yard run, White kick (USC 17–7)
(05:23) VU – Lipscomb 2 yard pass from Shurmur, Guay kick (USC 17–14)
(00:00) SC – White 35 yard FG (USC 20–14)

Third Quarter

(10:16) SC – White 36 yard FG (USC 23–14)
(04:06) SC – Denson 1 yard run, White kick (USC 30–14)

Fourth Quarter

(02:04) SC – Williams 1 yard run, White kick (USC 37–14)

Total Yards

SC – 534; 261 passing yards, 273 rushing yards
VU – 284; 192 passing yards, 92 rushing yards

Passing leader

SC – Jake Bentley; 19–28, 261 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
VU – Kyle Shurmur; 18–38, 180 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT

Rushing leader

SC – Rico Dowdle; 20 rushes, 112 yards, 1 TD
VU – Jamauri Wakefield; 14 rushes, 74 yards, 0 TD

Receiving leader

SC – Shi Smith; 5 catches, 119 yards, 1 TD
VU – Kalija Lipscomb; 9 catches, 72 yards, 1 TD

Defensive leader

SC – Javon Kinlaw; 4 tackles, 3 TFL, 2 sacks, 2 FF
VU – LaDarius Wiley; 4 tackles

At Kentucky

See also: 2018 Kentucky Wildcats football team South Carolina Gamecocks at Kentucky Wildcats – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
South Carolina	3	0	7	0	10
No. 17 Kentucky	3	21	0	0	24

at Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky

Date: September 29, 2018
Game time: 7:30 p.m.
Game weather: Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Wind: NE 6 mph (9.7 km/h) • Weather: Clear
Game attendance: 63,081
Referee: Lee Hedrick
TV announcers (SECN): Tom Hart (play-by-play), Jordan Rodgers (color), Cole Cubelic (sideline)

Game information

First Quarter

(10:06) UK – Butler 29 yard FG (UK 3–0)
(05:07) SC – White 29 yard FG (3–3)

Second Quarter

(14:21) UK – Wilson 1 yard run, Butler kick (UK 10–3)
(09:15) UK – Rose 24 yard run, Butler kick (UK 17–3)
(04:53) UK – Snell 4 yard run, Butler kick (UK 24–3)

Third Quarter

(05:07) SC – Samuel 58 yard pass from Bentley, White kick (UK 24–10)

Total Yards

SC – 321; 193 passing yards, 128 rushing yards
UK – 327; 132 passing yards, 195 rushing yards

Passing leader

SC – Jake Bentley; 13–28, 148 yards, 1 TD, 3 INT
UK – Terry Wilson; 13–20, 132 yards, 0 TD, 1 INT

Rushing leader

SC – Rico Dowdle; 13 rushes, 51 yards, 0 TD
UK – Benny Snell; 28 rushes, 107 yards, 1 TD

Receiving leader

SC – Deebo Samuel; 2 catches, 61 yards, 1 TD
UK – C. J. Conrad; 3 catches, 31 yards, 0 TD

Defensive leader

SC – T. J. Brunson; 8 total tackles, 2 TFL
UK – Josh Allen; 8 total tackles, 4 TFL, 3 sacks, 1 FF

Missouri

See also: 2018 Missouri Tigers football team Missouri Tigers at South Carolina Gamecocks – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Missouri	14	9	0	12	35
South Carolina	7	7	17	6	37

at Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina

Date: October 6, 2018
Game time: 12:00 p.m.
Game weather: Temperature: 86 °F (30 °C) • Wind: ESE 2 mph (3.2 km/h) • Weather: Partly cloudy
Game attendance: 73,393
Referee: David Smith
TV announcers (SECN): Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (color), Kris Budden (sideline)

Game information

First Quarter

(11:58) MU – Rountree 1 yard TD run, Tucker kick (MU 7–0)
(11:02) SC – Edwards 5 yard pass from Scarnecchia, White kick (7–7)
(04:25) MU – Crockett 1 yard TD run, Tucker kick (MU 14–7)

Second Quarter

(14:53) MU – McCann 22 yard field goal (MU 17–7)
(12:57) SC – Edwards 17 yard pass from Scarnecchia, White kick (MU 17–14)
(06:16) MU – McCann 32 yard field goal (MU 20–14)
(00:23) MU – McCann 22 yard field goal (MU 23–14)

Third Quarter

(09:34) SC – Samuel 8 yard pass from Scarnecchia, White kick (MU 23–21)
(05:15) SC – White 42 yard field goal (SC 24–23)
(05:00) SC – Greene 12 yard interception, White kick (SC 31–23)

Fourth Quarter

(13:54) MU – Rountree 2 yard TD run, Lock pass failed (SC 31–29)
(11:01) MU – McCann 44 yard field goal (MU 32–31)
(06:23) SC – White 42 yard field goal (SC 34–32)
(01:18) MU – McCann 57 yard field goal (MU 35–34)
(00:02) SC – White 33 yard field goal (SC 37–35)

Total Yards

MU – 490; 204 passing yards, 286 rushing yards
SC – 377; 249 passing yards, 128 rushing yards

Passing leader

MU – Drew Lock; 17–36, 204 yards, 0 TD, 2 INT
SC – Mike Scarnecchia; 20–35, 249 yards, 3 TD, 0 INT

Rushing leader

MU – Damarea Crockett; 20 rushes, 158 yards, 1 TD
SC – Rico Dowdle; 21 rushes, 62 yards, 0 TD

Receiving leader

MU – Jalen Knox; 2 catches, 50 yards, 0 TD
SC – Deebo Samuel; 4 catches, 88 yards, 1 TD

Defensive leader

MU – Terez Hall; 11 total tackles, 3 TFL, 1 sack
SC – Bryson Allen-Williams; 6 total tackles, 3 TFL, 1 sack

Texas A&M

See also: 2018 Texas A&M Aggies football team and Bonham Trophy Texas A&M Aggies at South Carolina Gamecocks – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 22 Texas A&M	3	10	3	10	26
South Carolina	0	0	16	7	23

at Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina

Date: October 13, 2018
Game time: 3:30 p.m.
Game weather: Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C) • Wind: NNE 3 mph (4.8 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 76,871
Referee: Hubert Owens
TV announcers (SECN): Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (color)

Game information

First Quarter

(00:31) A&M – Small 52 yard FG (A&M 3–0)

Second Quarter

(04:19) A&M – Sternberger 4 yard pass from Mond, Small kick (A&M 10–0)
(00:00) A&M – Small 20 yard FG (A&M 13–0)

Third Quarter

(08:36) A&M – Small 32 yard FG (A&M 16–0)
(04:54) USC – Smith 22 yard pass from Bentley, Edwards pass (A&M 16–8)
(00:24) USC – Dawkins 33 yard pass from Bentley, Edwards pass (16–16)

Fourth Quarter

(09:16) A&M – Small 39 yard FG (A&M 19–16)
(01:36) A&M – Williams 3 yard run, Small kick (A&M 26–16)
(00:48) USC – Samuel 6 yard pass from Bentley, White kick (A&M 26–23)

Total Yards

A&M – 458; 353 passing yards, 105 rushing yards
USC – 299; 223 passing yards, 76 rushing yards

Passing leader

A&M – Kellen Mond; 25–37, 353 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT
USC – Jake Bentley; 17–35, 223 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT

Rushing leader

A&M – Trayveon Williams; 19 rushes, 82 yards, 1 TD
USC – Ty'Son Williams; 7 rushes, 51 yards, 0 TD

Receiving leader

A&M – Jace Sternberger; 7 catches, 145 yards, 1 TD
USC – Deebo Samuel; 7 catches, 88 yards, 1 TD

Defensive leader

A&M – Donovan Wilson; 7 total tackles
USC – Sherrod Greene; 12 total tackles, 1 TFL

Tennessee

See also: 2018 Tennessee Volunteers football team Tennessee Volunteers at South Carolina Gamecocks – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Tennessee	7	7	10	0	24
South Carolina	3	6	15	3	27

at Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina

Date: October 27, 2018
Game time: 7:30 p.m.
Game weather: Temperature: 60 °F (16 °C) • Wind: W 11 mph (18 km/h) • Weather: Partly Cloudy
Game attendance: 80,614
Referee: James Carter
TV announcers (SECN): Tom Hart (play-by-play), Jordan Rodgers (color), Cole Cubelic (sideline)

Game information

First Quarter

(04:53) UT – Wolf 5 yard pass from Guarantano, Cimaglia kick (UT 7–0)
(00:37) SC – White 19 yard field goal (UT 7–3)

Second Quarter

(02:11) UT – Jennings 6 yard pass from Guarantano, Cimaglia kick (UT 14–3)
(00:49) SC – Samuel 3 yard pass from Bentley (UT 14–9)

Third Quarter

(10:02) UT – Fils-Aime 14 yard run, Cimaglia kick (UT 21–9)
(08:05) SC – Dowdle 1 yard run, White kick (UT 21–16)
(01:47) UT – Cimaglia 45 yard field goal (UT 24–16)
(00:05) SC – Williams 1 yard run, Bentley rush (24–24)

Fourth Quarter

(05:52) SC – White 25 yard field goal (SC 27–24)

Total Yards

UT – 351; 207 passing yards, 144 rushing yards
SC – 376; 152 passing yards, 224 rushing yards

Passing leader

UT – Jarrett Guarantano; 27–39, 207 yards, 2 TD, 0 INT
SC – Jake Bentley; 11–16, 152 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT

Rushing leader

UT – Tim Jordan; 12 rushes, 63 yards, 0 TD
SC – Rico Dowdle; 14 rushes, 140 yards, 1 TD

Receiving leader

UT – Marquez Callaway; 9 catches, 86 yards, 0 TD
SC – Bryan Edwards; 3 catches, 96 yards, 0 TD

Defensive leader

UT – Nigel Warrior; 9 total tackles
SC – T. J. Brunson; 14 total tackles

At Ole Miss

See also: 2018 Ole Miss Rebels football team South Carolina Gamecocks at Ole Miss Rebels – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
South Carolina	17	10	7	14	0	48
Ole Miss	3	24	10	7	0	44

at Vaught-Hemmingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi

Date: November 3, 2018
Game time: 12:00 p.m.
Game weather: Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Wind: • Weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 56,798
Referee: Marc Curles
TV announcers (SECN): Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (color), Kris Budden (sideline)

Game information

First Quarter

(14:43) USC – Samuel 90 yard kickoff return, White kick (USC 7–0)
(11:15) MISS – Logan 25 yard field goal (USC 7–3)
(09:12) USC – Williams 2 yard run, White kick (USC 14–3)
(02:38) USC – White 20 yard field goal (USC 17–3)

Second Quarter

(13:46) MISS – Phillips 9 yardd run, Logan kick (USC 17–10)
(07:52) MISS – Logan 26 yard field goal (USC 17–13)
(07:41) USC – Edwards 75 yard pass from Bentley, White kick (USC 24–13)
(06:22) MISS – Ta'amu 17 yard run, Logan kick (USC 24–20)
(02:01) USC – White 23 yard field goal (USC 27–20)
(00:10) MISS – Phillips 1 yard run, Logan kick (27–27)

Third Quarter

(11:56) MISS – Logan 31 yard field goal (MISS 30–27)
(10:05) USC – Vann 5 yard pass from Bentley, White kick (USC 34–30)
(02:50) MISS – Phillips 2 yard run, Logan kick (MISS 37–34)

Fourth Quarter

(14:15) MISS – Woullard 1 yard run (MISS 44–34)
(11:01) USC – Turner 3 yard run, White kick (MISS 44–41)
(05:50) USC – Bentley 4 yard run, White kick (USC 48–44)

Total Yards

USC – 510; 363 passing yards, 147 rushing yards
MISS – 616; 379 passing yards, 237 rushing yards

Passing leader

USC – Jake Bentley; 22–32, 363 yards, 2 TD, 0 INT
MISS – Jordan Ta'amu; 31–46, 379 yards, 0 TD, 0 INT

Rushing leader

USC – Mon Denson; 12 rushes, 102 yards, 0 TD
MISS – Scottie Phillips; 21 rushes, 150 yards, 3 TD

Receiving leader

USC – Bryan Edwards; 4 catches, 109 yards, 1 TD
MISS – Elijah Moore; 11 catches, 129 yards, 0 TD

Defensive leader

USC – T. J. Brunson; 15 total tackles, 3.5 TFL, 1.5 sacks
MISS – Mohamed Sanogo; 11 total tackles, 1 TFL, 1 sack

At Florida

See also: 2018 Florida Gators football team South Carolina Gamecocks at Florida Gators – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
South Carolina	14	7	10	0	31
No. 19 Florida	0	14	7	14	35

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida

Date: November 10, 2018
Game time: 12:00 p.m.
Game weather: Temperature: 68 °F (20 °C) • Wind: N 8 mph (13 km/h) • Weather: Cloudy
Game attendance: 82,696
Referee: David Smith
TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (color), Tom Luginbill (sideline)

Game information

First Quarter

(09:17) SC – August 2 yard pass from Bentley, White kick (SC 7–0)
(04:51) SC – Markway 19 yard pass from Bentley, White kick (SC 14–0)

Second Quarter

(13:46) UF – Perine 2 yard run, McPherson kick (SC 14–7)
(08:58) UF – Franks 10 yard run, McPherson kick (14–14)
(04:21) SC – Bentley 1 yard run, White kick (SC 21–14)

Third Quarter

(09:19) SC – White 34 yard field goal (SC 24–14)
(04:41) SC – Dowdle 4 yard run, White kick (SC 31–14)
(00:56) UF – Toney 18 yard pass from Franks, McPherson kick (SC 31–21)

Fourth Quarter

(11:03) UF – Perine 23 yard run, McPherson kick (SC 31–28)
(04:09) UF – Franks 1 yard run, McPherson kick (UF 35–31)

Total Yards

SC – 386; 239 passing yards, 147 rushing yards
UF – 528; 161 passing yards, 367 rushing yards

Passing leader

SC – Jake Bentley; 18–28, 239 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
UF – Feleipe Franks; 15–21, 161 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT

Rushing leader

SC – A.J. Turner; 12 rushes, 84 yards, 0 TD
UF – Jordan Scarlett; 18 rushes, 159 yards, 0 TD

Receiving leader

SC – Deebo Samuel; 4 catches, 120 yards, 0 TD
UF – Josh Hammond; 5 catches, 35 yards, 0 TD

Defensive leader

SC – T. J. Brunson; 16 total tackles, 3 TFL, 2 sacks, 1 FF
UF – David Reese; 10 total tackles

Chattanooga

See also: 2018 Chattanooga Mocs football team Chattanooga Mocs at South Carolina Gamecocks – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chattanooga	0	3	0	6	9
South Carolina	14	14	7	14	49

at Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina

Date: November 17, 2018
Game time: 7:30 p.m.
Game weather: Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Wind: Calm • Weather: Clear
Game attendance: 72,832
Referee: Ken Williamson
TV announcers (SECN): Mike Morgan (play-by-play), Barrett Jones (color), Alyssa Lang (sideline)

Game information

First Quarter

(09:53) USC – Turner 16 yard pass from Bentley, White kick (USC 7–0)
(04:16) USC – Turner 6 yard pass from Bentley, White kick (USC 14–0)

Second Quarter

(14:55) UTC – Ulmo 36 yard field goal (USC 14–3)
(13:44) USC – Turner 16 yard run, White kick (USC 21–3)
(00:34) USC – Denson 1 yard run, White kick (USC 28–3)

Third Quarter

(13:32) USC – Smith 53 yard pass from Bentley, White kick (USC 35–3)

Fourth Quarter

(14:48) USC – Samuel 61 yard pass from Bentley, White kick (USC 42–3)
(10:51) USC – Fenwick 2 yard run, Woznick kick (USC 49–3)
(04:52) UTC – Tiano 2 yard pass from Nunnelly (USC 49–9)

Total Yards

UTC – 334; 256 passing yards, 78 rushing yards
USC – 602; 364 passing yards, 238 rushing yards

Passing leader

UTC – Nick Tiano; 17–36, 254 yards, 0 TD, 1 INT
USC – Jake Bentley; 25–29, 339 yards, 4 TD, 0 INT

Rushing leader

UTC – Tyrell Price; 9 rushes, 42 yards, 0 TD
USC – Deshaun Fenwick; 17 rushes, 115 yards, 1 TD

Receiving leader

UTC – Bryce Nunnelly; 5 catches, 141 yards, 0 TD
USC – Deebo Samuel; 5 catches, 112 yards, 1 TD

Defensive leader

UTC – Tavon Lawson; 11 total tackles, 1 TFL
USC – Ernest Jones; 5 total tackles, 1 FF

At Clemson

See also: Palmetto Bowl and 2018 Clemson Tigers football team South Carolina Gamecocks at Clemson Tigers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
South Carolina	7	14	0	14	35
No. 2 Clemson	14	14	14	14	56

at Memorial Stadium • Clemson, South Carolina

Date: November 24, 2018
Game time: 7:00 p.m.
Game weather: Temperature: 49 °F (9 °C) • Wind: NNW 2 • Weather: Clear
Game attendance: 81,406
Referee: Matt Loeffler
TV announcers (ESPN): Steve Levy (play-by-play), Brian Griese (color), Todd McShay (sideline)

Game information

First Quarter

(10:41) SC – Samuel 9 yard pass from Bentley, White kick (SC 7–0)
(06:17) CU – Choice 1 yard run, Huegel kick (7–7)
(00:17) CU – Higgins 22 yard pass from Lawrence, Huegel kick (CU 14–7)

Second Quarter

(07:23) CU – Wilkins 1 yard run, Huegel kick (CU 21–7)
(06:29) SC – Pollard 67 yard pass from Bentley, White kick (CU 21–14)
(04:49) CU – Choice 2 yard run, Huegel kick (CU 28–14)
(04:37) SC – Samuel 75 yard pass from Bentley, White kick (CU 28–21)

Third Quarter

(10:21) CU – Etienne 2 yard run, Huegel kick (CU 35–21)
(06:46) CU – Feaster 13 yard run, Huegel kick (CU 42–21)

Fourth Quarter

(12:05) CU – Choice 15 yard run, Huegel kick (CU 49–21)
(09:10) SC – Samuel 32 yard pass from Bentley, White kick (CU 49–28)
(03:37) SC – Smith 20 yard pass from Bentley, White kick (CU 49–35)
(00:39) CU – Etienne 7 yard run, Huegel kick (CU 56–35)

Total Yards

SC – 600; 510 passing yards, 90 rushing yards
CU – 744; 393 passing yards, 351 rushing yards

Passing leader

SC – Jake Bentley; 32–50, 510 yards, 5 TD, 1 INT
CU – Trevor Lawrence; 27–36, 393 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT

Rushing leader

SC – Mon Denson; 17 rushes, 64 yards, 0 TD
CU – Travis Etienne; 28 rushes, 150 yards, 2 TD

Receiving leader

SC – Deebo Samuel; 10 catches, 210 yards, 3 TD
CU – Tee Higgins; 6 catches, 142 yards, 1 TD

Defensive leader

SC – R. J. Roderick; 10 total tackles
CU – Isaiah Simmons; 10 total tackles

Akron

See also: 2018 Akron Zips football team Akron Zips at South Carolina Gamecocks – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Akron	3	0	0	0	3
South Carolina	14	14	0	0	28

at Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina

Date: December 1, 2018
Game time: 12:00 p.m.
Game weather: Temperature: 56 °F (13 °C) • Wind: SE 3 mph (4.8 km/h) • Weather: Showers
Game attendance: 53,420
Referee: James Carter
TV announcers (SECN): Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Cole Cublic (color), Dawn Davenport (sideline)

Game information

First Quarter

(09:29) SC – Samuel 15 yard pass from Bentley, White kick (SC 7–0)
(03:59) UA – Nick Gasser 45 yard field goal (SC 7–3)
(03:01) SC – Edwards 70 yard pass from Bentley, White kick (SC 14–3)

Second Quarter

(08:09) SC – Samuel 0 yard fumble recovery, White kick (SC 21–3)
(01:33) SC – Samuel 5 yard pass from Bentley, White kick (SC 28–3)

Total Yards

UA – 260; 178 passing yards, 82 rushing yards
SC – 384; 199 passing yards, 185 rushing yards

Passing leader

UA – Kato Nelson; 19–39 178 yards, 0 TD, 0 INT
SC – Jake Bentley; 14–27, 199 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT

Rushing leader

UA – Keyondre White; 13 rushes, 57 yards, 0 TD
SC – Mon Denson; 17 rushes, 113 yards, 0 TD

Receiving leader

UA – Kwad Smith; 6 catches, 69 yards, 0 TD
SC – Bryan Edwards; 5 catches, 109 yards, 1 TD

Defensive leader

UA – Zaire Jacobs ; 8 total tackles, 1 FF
SC – Kingsley Enagbare; 6 total tackles, 2 TFL, 1 sack

Vs. Virginia (Belk Bowl)

See also: 2018 Virginia Cavaliers football team and 2018 Belk Bowl Virginia Cavaliers vs. South Carolina Gamecocks – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Virginia			0
South Carolina			0

at Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, NC

Date: December 29, 2018
Game time: 12:00 p.m.
Game weather: Temperature: • Wind: • Weather:
TV announcers (ABC): Adam Amin (play-by-play), Anthony Becht (color), Rocky Boiman (color)

Game information

First Quarter

Second Quarter

Third Quarter

Fourth Quarter

Total Yards

UVA –
USC –

Passing leader

UVA –
USC –

Rushing leader

UVA –
USC –

Receiving leader

UVA –
USC –

Defensive leader

UVA –
USC –

Rankings

Further information: 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	RV	24	RV	RV	RV	—	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	RV	24	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	RV	—	—	—
CFP	Not released									—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

Players drafted into the NFL

References

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v t e South Carolina Gamecocks football
Venues	Old State Fairgrounds (1894, 1896–1898) Shandon Park (1895) College Park/Davis Field (1899–1925) Melton Field (1926–1934) Williams–Brice Stadium (1934–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Clemson Georgia North Carolina Tennessee
Culture & lore	Spurrier Cocky "The Fighting Gamecocks Lead the Way" Mighty Sound of the Southeast "Sandstorm" The Brawl University of South Carolina steroid scandal
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees
Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

Categories:

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
2	36	Deebo Samuel	WR	San Francisco 49ers
6	201	Rashad Fenton	CB	Kansas City Chiefs
6	212	Dennis Daley	OT	Carolina Panthers