2007 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

2007 South Carolina Gamecocks football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record6–6 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeFun and gun
Defensive coordinatorTyrone Nix (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumWilliams-Brice Stadium
2007 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Eastern Division
No. 12 Tennessee xy   6 – 2     10 – 4  
No. 2 Georgia x%   6 – 2     11 – 2  
No. 13 Florida   5 – 3     9 – 4  
South Carolina   3 – 5     6 – 6  
Kentucky   3 – 5     8 – 5  
Vanderbilt   2 – 6     5 – 7  
Western Division
No. 1 LSU x$#   6 – 2     12 – 2  
No. 15 Auburn   5 – 3     9 – 4  
Arkansas   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Mississippi State   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Alabama   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Ole Miss   0 – 8     3 – 9  
Championship: LSU 21, Tennessee 14
  • # – BCS National Champion
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • Alabama had 5 victories vacated by the NCAA in 2010. As such, the official record for Alabama is 2–6 (1–4).
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2007 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the Southeastern Conference during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Gamecocks were led by Steve Spurrier in his third season as USC head coach and played their home games in Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina. South Carolina started the season 6–1 and ranked No. 6 in the country, their highest ranking since 1984.[1][2] However, they lost their last five games. The team was bowl eligible at 6–6 but was not selected for a bowl game.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 17:05 pmLouisiana–Lafayette*
PPVW 28–1478,234
September 85:45 pmNo. 11 Georgia
ESPN2W 16–1292,746
September 157:00 pmSouth Carolina State*No. 17
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
PPVW 38–373,095[3]
September 223:30 pmat No. 2 LSUNo. 12
CBSL 16–2892,530
September 2912:30 pmMississippi StateNo. 16
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
LFSW 38–2178,883
October 47:45 pmNo. 8 KentuckyNo. 11
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
ESPNW 38–2376,220
October 133:30 pmat North Carolina*No. 7
ABCW 21–1561,000
October 2012:30 pmVanderbiltNo. 6
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
PPVL 6–1779,212
October 277:45 pmat TennesseeNo. 15
ESPNL 24–27 OT105,962
November 38:00 pmat ArkansasNo. 23
ESPN2L 36–4870,742
November 107:45 pmNo. 17 Florida
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
ESPNL 31–5181,215
November 247:00 pmNo. 21 Clemson*
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
ESPN2L 21–2382,410
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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References

  1. ^ "2007 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  2. ^ "South Carolina Gamecocks Poll History". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  3. ^ "Carolina pounds Bulldogs". The Index-Journal. September 16, 2007. Retrieved September 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Cumulative Season Statistics". University of South Carolina.
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