2007 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

2007 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Conference Southeastern Conference Eastern Division
2007 record 6-6 (3-5 SEC)
Head coach Steve Spurrier
Defensive coordinator Tyrone Nix
Home stadium Williams-Brice Stadium (c. 80,250, grass)
Seasons
« 2006 2008 »
2007 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Eastern Division
#12 Tennessee xy   6 2         10 4  
#2 Georgia x   6 2         11 2  
#13 Florida   5 3         9 4  
South Carolina   3 5         6 6  
Kentucky   3 5         8 5  
Vanderbilt   2 6         5 7  
Western Division
#1 LSU x   6 2         12 2  
#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 representative as champion
‡ – BCS at-large representative
x – Division champion/co-champions
y – Championship game participant
  • Alabama finished the season with an overall record of 7–6 (4–4 in conference) but had five victories vacated by the NCAA in 2010. As such, the official record for Alabama is 2–6 (1–4 in conference).
    Rankings from AP Poll

The 2007 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the Southeastern Conference during the college football season of 2007-2008. 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. The team was bowl eligible at 6-6 but was not selected for a bowl game.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
09/01/2007 7:05 pm Louisiana-Lafayette* Williams-Brice StadiumColumbia, South Carolina GamePlan W 28-14   78,234[1]
09/08/2007 5:45 pm at #12 Georgia Sanford StadiumAthens, Georgia ESPN2 W 16-12   92,746[1]
09/15/2007 7:00 pm SC State* #23 Williams-Brice StadiumColumbia, South Carolina GamePlan W 38-3   73,095[1]
09/22/2007 3:30 pm at #2 LSU #14 Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, Louisiana CBS L 16-28   92,530[1]
9/29/2007 12:30 pm Mississippi State #21 Williams-Brice StadiumColumbia, South Carolina LFS W 38-21   78,883[1]
10/4/2007 7:45 pm #8 Kentucky #18 Williams-Brice StadiumColumbia, South Carolina ESPN W 38-23   76,220[1]
10/13/2007 3:30 pm at North Carolina* #12 Kenan Memorial StadiumChapel Hill, North Carolina ABC[2] W 21-15   61,000[1]
10/20/2007 12:30 pm Vanderbilt #8 Williams-Brice StadiumColumbia, South Carolina GamePlan L 6-17   79,212[1]
10/27/2007 7:45 pm at Tennessee #17 Neyland StadiumKnoxville, Tennessee ESPN L 24-27 OT  105,962[1]
11/3/2007 8:00 pm at Arkansas #25 Razorback StadiumFayetteville, Arkansas ESPN2 L 36-48   70,742[1]
11/10/2007 7:45 pm #18 Florida Williams-Brice StadiumColumbia, South Carolina ESPN L 31-51   81,215[1]
11/24/2007 7:00 pm #22 Clemson* Williams-Brice StadiumColumbia, South Carolina ESPN2 L 21-23   82,410[1]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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