2009 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

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American college football season

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,[1] before losing in the PapaJohns.com Bowl 20–7 against Connecticut.[2]

This season saw the introduction of “Sandstorm”. 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, the song became a Gamecock anthem. By 2021, new head coach Shane Beamer had said that “you hear that song and immediately – I do, and I’m sure most people do – think of South Carolina football.”[3]

The 2009 upset victory over Clemson has also been described by Spurrier and then-athletic director Eric Hyman as a “catalyst”, a prelude to the program’s most successful era, including an SEC East Championship in 2010 and 11-win seasons in 2011, 2012 and 2013. This win against Clemson was also the first of five in a row in that era, South Carolina’s longest win streak in the history of the rivalry.[4]

Preseason[edit]

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[edit]

Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance
September 3 7:30 pm at NC State* ESPN W 7–3 57,583[5]
September 12 7:00 pm at No. 21 Georgia ESPN2 L 37–41 92,746[6]
September 19 7:00 pm Florida Atlantic* PPV W 38–16 72,017[7]
September 24 7:30 pm No. 4 Ole Miss
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, South Carolina
 ESPN W 16–10 74,724[8]
October 3 7:00 pm SC State*
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, South Carolina
 ESPNC W 38–14 77,066[9]
October 10 12:30 pm Kentucky No. 25
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, South Carolina
 SECRN W 28–26 68,278[10]
October 17 7:45 pm at No. 2 Alabama No. 22 ESPN L 6–20 92,012[11]
October 24 7:00 pm Vanderbiltdagger No. 23
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, South Carolina
 ESPNU W 14–10 75,624[12]
October 31 7:45 pm at Tennessee No. 21 ESPN L 13–31 96,263[13]
November 7 12:21 pm at Arkansas SECN L 16–33 68,865[14]
November 14 3:30 pm No. 1 Florida
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, South Carolina
 CBS L 14–24 79,297[15]
November 28 12:00 pm No. 15 Clemson* ESPN W 34–17 80,574[16]
January 2 2:00 pm vs. Connecticut* ESPN L 7–20 45,254[17]

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Schedule notes[edit]

  • Carolina’s 2009 schedule was rated the toughest in the nation by college football guru Phil Steele.[19]
  • Radio coverage for all games was on the Gamecock Sports Radio Network.[20]
  • The week four game against Ole Miss were played on Thursday, September 24, as part of the ESPN College Football Thursday Primetime package.[21]
  • 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.[22]

Game summaries[edit]

NC State[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Gamecocks 7 0 0 0 7
Wolfpack 0 0 3 0 3

Georgia[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Gamecocks 17 6 5 9 37
Bulldogs 14 17 7 3 41

Florida Atlantic[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 3 13 0 0 16
Gamecocks 10 7 21 0 38

Ole Miss[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Rebels 3 0 0 7 10
Gamecocks 0 6 10 0 16

SC State[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 7 0 7 14
Gamecocks 0 10 21 7 38

Kentucky[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 3 14 3 6 26
Gamecocks 7 7 7 7 28

Alabama[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Gamecocks 0 6 0 0 6
Crimson Tide 10 3 0 7 20

Vanderbilt[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Commodores 0 7 3 0 10
Gamecocks 0 7 0 7 14

Tennessee[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Gamecocks 0 3 10 0 13
Volunteers 14 7 7 3 31

Arkansas[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Gamecocks 3 7 6 0 16
Razorbacks 7 3 16 7 33

Florida[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Gators 10 7 0 7 24
Gamecocks 7 7 0 0 14

Clemson[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 7 0 0 10 17
Gamecocks 14 3 7 10 34

Connecticut[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 10 3 0 7 20
Gamecocks 0 0 0 7 7

Players[edit]

Depth chart[edit]

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

Awards[edit]

  • Devin Taylor – SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week, 9/7/09;[23] College Football News Third-Team Freshman All-American;[24] SEC Coaches All-Freshmen Team;[25] Rivals.com SEC All-Freshman Team[26]
  • Jarvis Giles – SEC Freshman of the Week, 9/21/09[27]
  • Eric Norwood – SEC Defensive Player of the Week, 9/28/09;[28] Butkus Award Finalist;[29] First-Team Coaches All-SEC;[30] First-Team AP All-SEC;[31] First-Team ESPN All-SEC;[32] Walter Camp First-Team All-American;[33] First-Team AP All-American[34]
  • Alshon Jeffery – SEC Freshman of the Week, 10/12/09;[35] College Football News First-Team Freshman All-American;[36] SEC Coaches All-Freshmen Team;[37] Rivals.com SEC All-Freshman Team;[38] Scout.com Freshman All-American Team;[39] FWAA Freshman All-American Team[40]
  • Ladi Ajiboye – SEC Co-Defensive Lineman of the Week, 11/30/09[41]
  • Cliff Matthews – Second-Team Coaches All-SEC;[42] Honorable Mention AP All-SEC[43]
  • Chris Culliver – Second-Team AP All-SEC[44]
  • Stephon Gilmore – College Football News First-Team Freshman All-American;[45] SEC Coaches All-Freshmen Team;[46] Rivals.com SEC Defensive Freshman of the Year;[47] Scout.com Freshman All-American Team[48]
  • T.J. Johnson – SEC Coaches All-Freshmen Team;[49] Rivals.com SEC All-Freshman Team[50]

2009 recruiting class[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
Recruiting 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 
Recruiting 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 
Recruiting 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 
Recruiting 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 
Recruiting 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 
Recruiting 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 
Recruiting 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 
Recruiting 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 
Recruiting 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 
Recruiting 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 
Recruiting 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 
Recruiting 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 
Recruiting 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 
Recruiting 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 
Recruiting 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 
Recruiting 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 
Recruiting 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 
Recruiting 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 
Recruiting 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 
Recruiting 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 
Recruiting 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 
Recruiting 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 
Recruiting 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 
Recruiting 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 
Recruiting 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 
Recruiting 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 
Recruiting 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 
Recruiting 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[edit]

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final
AP — — — — — 25 22 23 21 — — — — — — —
Coaches — — — — — — 22 23 21 — — — — — — —
Harris Not released — — 22 — 21 — — — — — — Not released
BCS Not released 24 22 — — — — — — Not released

Statistics[edit]

Scores by quarter[edit]

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

Team[edit]

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[edit]

Rushing[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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