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)

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 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 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
September 1	7:05 pm	Louisiana–Lafayette*		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	PPV	W 28–14	78,234[1]
September 8	5:45 pm	at #11 Georgia		Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	ESPN2	W 16–12	92,746[1]
September 15	7:00 pm	SC State*	#17	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	PPV	W 38–3	73,095[1]
September 22	3:30 pm	at #2 LSU	#12	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana	CBS	L 16–28	92,530[1]
September 29	12:30 pm	Mississippi State	#16	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	LFS	W 38–21	78,883[1]
October 4	7:45 pm	#8 Kentucky	#11	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	ESPN	W 38–23	76,220[1]
October 13	3:30 pm	at North Carolina*	#7	Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	ABC[2]	W 21–15	61,000[1]
October 20	12:30 pm	Vanderbilt	#6	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	PPV	L 6–17	79,212[1]
October 27	7:45 pm	at Tennessee	#15	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	ESPN	L 24–27 ^OT	105,962[1]
November 3	8:00 pm	at Arkansas	#23	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	ESPN2	L 36–48	70,742[1]
November 10	7:45 pm	#17 Florida		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	ESPN	L 31–51	81,215[1]
November 24	7:00 pm	#21 Clemson*		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC (Battle of the Palmetto State)	ESPN2	L 21–23	82,410[1]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

1. "Cumulative Season Statistics". University of South Carolina.
2. ESPN2 To Televise Georgia-Vanderbilt Football Game Oct. 13 - GeorgiaDogs.com—Official Athletic Site of the University of Georgia