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2017 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

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2017 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Outback Bowl champion
Outback Bowl, W 26–19 vs. Michigan
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record9–4 (5–3 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKurt Roper (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinatorBryan McClendon (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorTravaris Robinson (2nd season)
Base defenseMultiple 4–3
Home stadiumWilliams-Brice Stadium
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 2 Georgia x$^   7 1     13 2  
South Carolina   5 3     9 4  
Kentucky   4 4     7 6  
Missouri   4 4     7 6  
Florida   3 5     4 7  
Vanderbilt   1 7     5 7  
Tennessee   0 8     4 8  
West Division
No. 10 Auburn xy   7 1     10 4  
No. 1 Alabama x#^   7 1     13 1  
No. 18 LSU   6 2     9 4  
No. 19 Mississippi State   4 4     9 4  
Texas A&M   4 4     7 6  
Ole Miss*   3 5     6 6  
Arkansas   1 7     4 8  
Championship: Georgia 28, Auburn 7
  • # – College Football Playoff champion
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • * Ole Miss ineligible for postseason due to NCAA sanctions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Gamecocks played their home games at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina and competed in the East Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by second-year head coach Will Muschamp. They finished the season 9–4, 5–3 in SEC play to finish in second place in the East Division. They were invited to the Outback Bowl, where they defeated Michigan.

Led by quarterback Jake Bentley,[1] the Gamecocks' nine wins were the most since 2013. It was the seventh and most recent nine-win season in school history.[2]

2017 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jamyest Williams
CB
Loganville, GA Grayson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 173 lb (78 kg) Aug 27, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 86
Shi Smith
ATH
Union, SC Union 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jun 11, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 83
OrTre Smith
WR
Mount Pleasant, SC Wando 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Sep 11, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 81
M.J. Webb
DE
Madison, GA Morgan County High 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 271 lb (123 kg) Aug 19, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 81
Aaron Sterling
DE
Tucker, GA Tucker High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 259 lb (117 kg) Feb 1, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 81
Javon Kinlaw
DT
Goose Creek, SC Jones County Junior College 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 300 lb (140 kg) Feb 1, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 81
Will Register
TE
Chapin, SC Chapin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 240 lb (110 kg) Nov 11, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 81
Keisean Nixon
CB
Compton, CA Arizona Western College 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Dec 14, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 83
Chad Terrell
WR
Dallas, GA North Paulding 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Nov 11, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 79
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 16   Rivals: 16  247Sports: 21  ESPN: 19
  • 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:

  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Schedule

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South Carolina announced its 2017 football schedule on September 13, 2016. The 2017 schedule consists of 7 home games, 4 away, and 1 neutral site game in the regular season. The Gamecocks hosted SEC foes Arkansas, Florida, Kentucky, and Vanderbilt, and traveled to Georgia, Missouri, Tennessee, and Texas A&M.[3]

The Gamecocks hosted three of its four non–conference games which are against Clemson from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), Louisiana Tech from Conference USA and Wofford from the Southern Conference and travel to Charlotte, North Carolina for the Belk Kickoff against NC State from the ACC.

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 23:00 p.m.vs. NC State*ESPNW 35–2850,367
September 97:00 p.m.at MissouriESPN2W 31–1355,023
September 167:30 p.m.KentuckySECNL 13–2382,493
September 233:30 p.m.Louisiana Tech*
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
SECNW 17–1671,821
September 307:30 p.m.at Texas A&MSECNL 17–2496,430
October 74:00 p.m.Arkansas
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
SECNW 48–2279,416
October 1412:00 p.m.at TennesseeESPNW 15–998,104
October 284:00 p.m.Vanderbilt
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
SECNW 34–2778,992
November 43:30 p.m.at No. 2 GeorgiaCBSL 10–2492,746
November 1112:00 p.m.Florida
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
CBSW 28–2079,727
November 184:00 p.m.No. 7 (FCS) Wofford*
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
SECNW 31–1074,742
November 257:30 p.m.No. 3 Clemson*No. 24
ESPNL 10–3482,908
January 1, 201812:00 p.m.vs. Michigan*ESPN2W 26–1945,687
Schedule Source:[4]

Roster

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2017 South Carolina Gamecocks football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 1 Deebo Samuel  Jr
WR 3 K. C. Crosby  Jr
QB 4 Darius Douglas Fr
RB 5 Rico Dowdle  So
WR 6 Terry Googer  Jr
WR 8 Randrecous Davis  Fr
WR 9 Jerad Washington  So
QB 10 Jay Urich Fr
QB 12 Michael Scarnecchia  Jr
WR 13 Shi Smith Fr
QB 15 Drew Dinsmore Fr
QB 16 Bailey Hart  Fr
QB 17 Danny Gordon  Jr
WR 18 Ortre Smith Fr
QB 19 Jake Bentley So
WR 24 Garrett Frederick  Fr
RB 25 A. J. Turner  So
RB 27 Ty'Son Williams  So
RB 31 Slade Carroll Fr
RB 32 Caleb Kinlaw  Jr
RB 34 Mon Denson  So
RB 36 C. J. Freeman  Fr
TE 39 Parker Rankin  Fr
TE 40 Jacob August  Jr
TE 41 Caleb Jenerette Fr
OL 50 Sadarius Hutcherson  Fr
OL 51 Cory Helms  Sr
OL 55 Christian Pellage  So
OL 60 Chandler Farrell  Fr
OL 61 Cameron Johnson  Fr
OL 63 Blake Camper Jr
OL 66 Will Putnam  Fr
OL 67 Ryan Green  So
OL 69 D. J. Park  Sr
OL 70 Alan Knott  Sr
OL 71 Eric Douglas Fr
OL 72 Donell Stanley  Jr
OL 73 Summie Carlay Fr
OL 74 Dennis Daley Jr
OL 75 Jordan Carty Fr
OL 76 Jordan Rhodes Fr
OL 77 Malik Young  Jr
OL 78 Zack Bailey Jr
OL 79 Trey Derouen  So
WR 80 Shemar Glenn  So
TE 81 Hayden Hurst Jr
TE 82 Evan Hinson  Fr
WR 83 Chavis Dawkins So
TE 84 Kyle Markway  So
WR 85 Devin Dingle  So
WR 86 Chad Terrell Fr
TE 87 Kiel Pollard So
TE 88 Will Register Fr
WR 89 Bryan Edwards So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 3 Chris Lammons Sr
LB 4 Bryson Allen-Williams Sr
DL 5 Keir Thomas So
LB 6 T. J. Brunson So
DB 7 Jamarcus King Sr
DL 8 D. J. Wonnum So
DB 9 Keisean Nixon Jr
LB 10 Skai Moore  Sr
LB 11 Eldridge Thompson  Jr
DB 12 Kaleb Chalmers  So
DL 15 Aaron Sterling Fr
DB 16 Rashad Fenton Jr
DB 17 Javon Charleston  So
DL 19 Brad Johnson Fr
DB 21 Jamyest Williams Fr
DB 22 Steven Montac Jr
DB 23 Korey Banks So
DB 24 D. J. Smith Sr
DB 26 Jaylin Dickerson Fr
DB 28 Tavyn Jackson Fr
LB 29 Antoine Wilder  So
LB 30 Damani Staley Fr
DB 33 Zay Brown Fr
DB 34 Scott Grant  Jr
DL 35 Daniel Fennell  So
LB 36 Sean McGonigal Fr
DB 39 Demetrius Smalls  Sr
DB 40 Jason Senn  So
LB 44 Sherrod Greene Fr
LB 45 Spencer Eason-Riddle  Fr
DB 47 Jaylan Foster So
DL 50 Griffin Gentry  Fr
LB 53 Mitch Langford  Jr
LB 54 Davonne Bowen Fr
DE 57 Jazunne Outlaw  Fr
LB 58 Cole Davis Fr
LB 59 Alex DeLoach Fr
DL 61 Javion Duncan  Jr
DL 90 Taylor Stallworth Sr
DL 91 Shameik Blackshear  So
DL 93 Ulric Jones  Sr
DL 94 M. J. Webb Fr
DL 95 Dante Sawyer Sr
DL 96 Aaron Thompson  Fr
DL 97 Kobe Smith So
DL 99 Javon Kinlaw So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K/P 20 Joseph Charlton  So
K 42 Alexander Woznick  Fr
K/P 43 Parker White  Fr
LS 45 Ben Asbury  Jr
LS 46 Harrison Freeman  Fr
K/P 47 Austin Snow Fr
LS 49 Matthew Smith Fr
K 62 Brandon Chiazza Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
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CFPNot released24Not released

References

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  1. ^ "Jake Bentley". University of South Carolina Athletics. June 22, 2018. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  2. ^ "South Carolina Gamecocks College Football History, Stats, Records". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  3. ^ "Gamecock Football Schedule Announced" (Press release). University of South Carolina Department of Athletics. September 13, 2016. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  4. ^ "2017 South Carolina Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 4, 2017.