1999 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

1999 South Carolina Gamecocks football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record0–11 (0–8 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSkip Holtz (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorCharlie Strong (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumWilliams–Brice Stadium
1999 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Eastern Division
No. 12 Florida x   7 – 1     9 – 4  
No. 9 Tennessee   6 – 2     9 – 3  
No. 16 Georgia   5 – 3     8 – 4  
Kentucky   4 – 4     6 – 6  
Vanderbilt   2 – 6     5 – 6  
South Carolina   0 – 8     0 – 11  
Western Division
No. 8 Alabama x$   7 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 13 Mississippi State   6 – 2     10 – 2  
No. 22 Ole Miss   4 – 4     8 – 4  
No. 17 Arkansas   4 – 4     8 – 4  
Auburn   2 – 6     5 – 6  
LSU   1 – 7     3 – 8  
Championship: Alabama 34, Florida 7
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1999 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as a member of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Lou Holtz, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 0–11 with a mark of 0–8 in conference play, placing last out of six teams in the SEC's Eastern Division. The team played home games at Williams–Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina.

South Carolina's record of 0–11 surpassing the previous season's mark of 1–10 as the worst season record in program history. This was the Gamecocks' first winless season since 1897. South Carolina finished the 1990s with a 41–67–3 record.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 47:30 pmat No. 24 NC State*
ESPNL 0–1051,500[2]
September 115:00 pmat No. 12 Georgia
ESPN2L 9–2486,117[3]
September 187:00 pmEast Carolina*
L 3–2182,605[4]
September 257:00 pmat No. 23 Mississippi State
L 0–1737,693[5]
October 27:00 pmOle Miss
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
PPVL 10–3681,600[6]
October 91:00 pmKentucky
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
PPVL 10–3073,150[7]
October 167:00 pmat Arkansas
L 14–4855,123[8]
October 237:00 pmVanderbilt
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
L 10–1174,806[9]
October 301:00 pmat No. 4 Tennessee
CSSL 7–30105,941[10]
November 1312:30 pmNo. 4 Florida
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
JPSL 3–2073,951[11]
November 2012:30 pmClemson*
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
JPSL 21–3183,523[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[13]

Roster

1999 South Carolina Gamecocks football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 4 Boo Williams Sr
QB Erik Kimrey So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 3 Ray Green  Sr
CB 24 Sheldon Brown So
CB 35 André Goodman  So
DE 55 Kalimba Edwards So
DT 90 Errol Rochester  Sr
DE 91 John Stamper  So
DL 92 C.J. Frye Fr
DE 93 Dennis Quinn  Fr
DE 94 Matt Marsters Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 1999-10-17

Game summaries

At No. 24 NC State

See also: 1999 NC State Wolfpack football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Gamecocks 0 0 0 0 0
No. 24 Wolfpack 0 3 0 7 10
Statistics SC NCST
First downs 11 6
Total yards 232 96
Rushes–yards 53–153 38–78
Passing yards 79 18
Passing: comp–att–int 5–18–1 3–7–0
Turnovers 5 3
Team Category Player Statistics
South Carolina Passing Phil Petty 4/10, 70 yards, INT
Rushing Derek Watson 15 rushes, 118 yards
Receiving Antione Nesmith 1 reception, 47 yards
NC State Passing Jamie Barnette 3/7, 18 yards
Rushing Ray Robinson 15 rushes, 71 yards
Receiving Ryan Hamrick 1 reception, 13 yards

At No. 12 Georgia

See also: 1999 Georgia Bulldogs football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Gamecocks 0 0 3 6 9
No. 12 Bulldogs 0 14 3 7 24
Statistics SC UGA
First downs 12 21
Total yards 218 431
Rushes–yards 30–46 43–180
Passing yards 172 251
Passing: comp–att–int 12–28–2 21–38–0
Turnovers 2 1
Team Category Player Statistics
South Carolina Passing Phil Petty 12/28, 172 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Derek Watson 10 rushes, 29 yards
Receiving Kerry Hood 3 receptions, 72 yards
Georgia Passing Quincy Carter 21/38, 251 yards, TD
Rushing Jasper Sanks 22 rushes, 130 yards, TD
Receiving Terrence Edwards 7 receptions, 90 yards, TD

East Carolina

See also: 1999 East Carolina Pirates football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 7 0 7 7 21
Gamecocks 3 0 0 0 3
Statistics ECU SC
First downs 15 20
Total yards 274 302
Rushes–yards 40–192 41–129
Passing yards 82 173
Passing: comp–att–int 10–21–0 14–35–3
Turnovers 1 4
Team Category Player Statistics
East Carolina Passing David Garrard 10/19, 82 yards, TD
Rushing Jamie Wilson 21 rushes, 145 yards
Receiving Corey Floyd 3 receptions, 25 yards, TD
South Carolina Passing Phil Petty 12/31, 134 yards, 3 INT
Rushing Derek Watson 17 rushes, 69 yards
Receiving Jermale Kelly 3 receptions, 42 yards

At No. 23 Mississippi State

See also: 1999 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Gamecocks 0 0 0 0 0
No. 23 Bulldogs 3 7 7 0 17
Statistics SC MSST
First downs 20 9
Total yards 296 181
Rushes–yards 50–116 31–88
Passing yards 180 93
Passing: comp–att–int 13–28–2 9–16–0
Turnovers 2 0
Team Category Player Statistics
South Carolina Passing Phil Petty 7/14, 96 yards, INT
Rushing Derek Watson 23 rushes, 70 yards
Receiving Jermale Kelly 5 receptions, 78 yards
Mississippi State Passing Wayne Madkin 9/16, 93 yards, TD
Rushing Chris Rainey 13 rushes, 45 yards
Receiving Kelvin Love 3 receptions, 35 yards, TD

Ole Miss

See also: 1999 Ole Miss Rebels football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Rebels 3 21 10 2 36
Gamecocks 0 7 3 0 10
Statistics MISS SC
First downs 18 10
Total yards 393 163
Rushes–yards 43–248 36–16
Passing yards 145 147
Passing: comp–att–int 13–16–0 8–15–0
Turnovers 1 2
Team Category Player Statistics
Ole Miss Passing Romaro Miller 9/12, 129 yards, TD
Rushing Joe Gunn 16 rushes, 127 yards
Receiving Jamie Armstrong 2 receptions, 50 yards, TD
South Carolina Passing Mikal Goodman 8/15, 147 yards
Rushing Andrew Pinnock 8 rushes, 16 yards
Receiving Jermale Kelly 4 receptions, 79 yards

Kentucky

See also: 1999 Kentucky Wildcats football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 3 17 7 3 30
Gamecocks 3 0 0 7 10
Statistics UK SC
First downs 24 9
Total yards 337 233
Rushes–yards 39–74 30–55
Passing yards 263 178
Passing: comp–att–int 23–35–1 7–19–2
Turnovers 3 4
Team Category Player Statistics
Kentucky Passing Dusty Bonner 23/35, 263 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Derek Homer 20 rushes, 86 yards
Receiving James Whalen 9 receptions, 119 yards
South Carolina Passing Mikal Goodman 6/13, 181 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Andrew Pinnock 6 rushes, 37 yards
Receiving Kerry Hood 2 receptions, 100 yards, TD

At Arkansas

See also: 1999 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Gamecocks 0 7 0 7 14
Razorbacks 24 7 14 3 48
Statistics SC ARK
First downs 14 20
Total yards 180 346
Rushes–yards 41–102 37–171
Passing yards 78 175
Passing: comp–att–int 10–31–3 14–19–2
Turnovers 5 3
Team Category Player Statistics
South Carolina Passing Kevin Sides 6/25, 48 yards, 3 INT
Rushing Andrew Pinnock 12 rushes, 31 yards
Receiving Kerry Hood 3 receptions, 33 yards
Arkansas Passing Clint Stoerner 13/16, 168 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Chrys Chukwuma 13 rushes, 59 yards, TD
Receiving Michael Williams 4 receptions, 38 yards, TD

Vanderbilt

See also: 1999 Vanderbilt Commodores football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Commodores 0 3 0 8 11
Gamecocks 0 3 5 2 10
Statistics VAN SC
First downs 11 10
Total yards 189 163
Rushes–yards 33–86 36–95
Passing yards 103 68
Passing: comp–att–int 9–19–2 9–22–2
Turnovers 3 2
Team Category Player Statistics
Vanderbilt Passing Greg Zolman 9/17, 103 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Rodney Williams 18 rushes, 96 yards
Receiving Elliott Carson 3 receptions, 50 yards
South Carolina Passing Kyle Crabb 6/17, 37 yards, INT
Rushing Andrew Pinnock 11 rushes, 56 yards
Receiving Jermale Kelly 2 receptions, 26 yards

At No. 4 Tennessee

See also: 1999 Tennessee Volunteers football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Gamecocks 0 0 0 7 7
No. 4 Volunteers 7 13 3 7 30
Statistics SC TENN
First downs 11 17
Total yards 225 413
Rushes–yards 42–103 36–176
Passing yards 122 237
Passing: comp–att–int 8–17–1 12–24–1
Turnovers 1 3
Team Category Player Statistics
South Carolina Passing Mikal Goodman 7/14, 121 yards, TD
Rushing Carlos Spikes 4 rushes, 29 yards
Receiving Ben Fleming 3 receptions, 79 yards, TD
Tennessee Passing Tee Martin 11/23, 216 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Jamal Lewis 14 rushes, 146 yards, TD
Receiving Donté Stallworth 4 receptions, 130 yards

No. 4 Florida

See also: 1999 Florida Gators football team
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 4 Gators 3 7 7 3 20
Gamecocks 0 3 0 0 3
Statistics FLA SC
First downs 18 11
Total yards 300 251
Rushes–yards 34–139 35–87
Passing yards 161 164
Passing: comp–att–int 15–33–1 15–32–0
Turnovers 1 0
Team Category Player Statistics
Florida Passing Jesse Palmer 15/33, 161 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Earnest Graham 24 rushes, 105 yards, TD
Receiving Darrell Jackson 4 receptions, 45 yards, TD
South Carolina Passing Phil Petty 15/31, 164 yards
Rushing Ryan Brewer 10 rushes, 75 yards
Receiving Ryan Brewer 5 receptions, 45 yards

Clemson

See also: 1999 Clemson Tigers football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 17 14 0 31
Gamecocks 3 9 9 0 21
Statistics CLEM SC
First downs 20 18
Total yards 425 252
Rushes–yards 38–176 40–85
Passing yards 249 167
Passing: comp–att–int 14–27–1 15–32–0
Turnovers 2 0
Team Category Player Statistics
Clemson Passing Woodrow Dantzler 14/26, 249 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Travis Zachery 17 rushes, 105 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Rod Gardner 6 receptions, 138 yards, 2 TD
South Carolina Passing Phil Petty 15/32, 167 yards
Rushing Andrew Pinnock 18 rushes, 76 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Brian Scott 3 receptions, 59 yards

References

  1. ^ "South Carolina Gamecocks College Football History, Stats, Records". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  2. ^ "Wolfpack D ruins Lou Holtz's return to Carter–Finley". News and Record. September 5, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "USC's struggles continue in loss to Georgia". Florence Morning News. September 12, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "USC finds no solace at home". The Greenville News. September 19, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Miss. St. drops Holtz to 0–4". The Atlanta Constitution. September 26, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Ole Miss gives South Carolina double dose of rushing attack". The Clarion-Ledger. October 3, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Gamecocks hit self-destruct button against Wildcats". The Greenville News. October 10, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Arkansas cashes in turnovers". Tulsa World. October 17, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Vanderbilt keeps USC without win". The Charlotte Observer. October 24, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Vols crush USC". The Item. October 31, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Florida overcomes Gamecocks' effort". The Times and Democrat. November 14, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Tigers survive state rival". The Island Packet. November 21, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1999 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
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