| Score | |
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| Team | Score |
| South Carolina | 38 |
| Mississippi State | 21 |
| GamecockArchives.com Players of the Game | |
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| Player | Unit |
| Game Summary |
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| Scoring Plays | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarter | Game Time | Team | SC Score | Opp Score | Play |
| 1 | 10:22 | USC | 7 | 0 | Mike Davis, 3-yd run (Ryan Succop kick) |
| 1 | 05:17 | MST | 7 | 7 | Aubrey Bell, 28-yd pass from Josh Riddell (Adam Carlson kick) |
| 2 | 13:28 | USC | 14 | 7 | Kenny McKinley, 20-yd pass from Chris Smelley (Ryan Succop kick) |
| 2 | 02:20 | MST | 14 | 14 | Anthony Dixon, 1-yd run |
| 2 | 00:02 | USC | 17 | 14 | Ryan Succop, 45-yd field goal |
| 3 | 08:56 | MST | 17 | 21 | Anthony Dixon, 2-yd run (Adam Carlson kick) |
| 3 | 03:43 | USC | 24 | 21 | Kenny McKinley, 27-yd pass from Chris Smelley (Ryan Succop kick) |
| 4 | 14:07 | USC | 31 | 21 | Mike Davis, 2-yd run (Ryan Succop kick) |
| 4 | 00:58 | USC | 38 | 21 | Mike Davis, 12-yd run (Ryan Succop kick) |
| Team Stats | ||
|---|---|---|
| USC | Mississippi State | |
| First Downs | 21 | 18 |
| Rush Att | 35 | 42 |
| Rush Yds | 123 | 140 |
| Rush Avg | 3.5 | 3.3 |
| Pass Att-Com-Int | 37 - 19 - 1 | 27 - 12 - 1 |
| Comp. Pct | 51.4 | 44.4 |
| Pass Yds | 279 | 118 |
| Yds Per Att | 7.54 | 4.37 |
| Penalties | 11 . 94 | 9 . 87 |
| USC Rushing | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Mike Davis | 18 | 59 | 3.3 | 3 | Cory Boyd | 11 | 58 | 5.3 | 0 | Chris Smelley | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 0 | Chris Culliver | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 |
| Mississippi State Rushing | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD |
| USC Passing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Att | Com | Yds | YPA | TD | Int | Chris Smelley | 37 | 19 | 279 | 7.5 | 2 | 1 |
| Mississippi State Passing | ||||||
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| Player | Att | Com | Yds | YPA | TD | Int |
| USC Receiving | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rec | Trgt | Com% | Yds | BP | Avg | 34DTrgt | 34DConv | TD | Kenny McKinley | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 107 | 3 | 26.8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Jared Cook | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | 66 | 3 | 16.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | Freddie Brown | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 50 | 2 | 16.7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | Mike Davis | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 16 | 0 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Dion Lecorn | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 12 | 0 | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Patrick DiMarco | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 9 | 0 | 9.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Weslye Saunders | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 6 | 0 | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Lanard Stafford | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Cory Boyd | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mississippi State Receiving | |||
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| Player | Rec | Yds | Int |
| Kickoff Returns | |||
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| Player | KR | Yds | TD |
| Punt Returns | |||
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| Player | PR | Yds | TD |
| Punting | ||||||||
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| Player | Punts | Yds | Avg | Net Yds | Net Avg | In20 | TB | Long |
| Game Defense | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | TKL | TFL | SK | FF | FR | PBU | QBH | IPL | CDPL | RZPL | SPP |
| Game Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Int | Yds | TD | Darian Stewart | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Game Participation (Starters in All Caps) | |
|---|---|
| Player | Pos |
| LADI AJIBOYE | DT2 |
| ANDY BOYD | TE |
| CORY BOYD | TB |
| CASPER BRINKLEY | DE2 |
| SEAVER BROWN | LG |
| WILLIAM BROWN | C |
| EMANUEL COOK | SS |
| MARQUE HALL | DT1 |
| DION LECORN | WR2 |
| CLIFF MATTHEWS | WLB |
| KENNY MCKINLEY | WR1 |
| JAMON MEREDITH | LT |
| CAPTAIN MUNNERLYN | CB1 |
| ERIC NORWOOD | DE1 |
| RODNEY PAULK | SLB |
| MARVIN SAPP | MLB |
| CHRIS SMELLEY | QB |
| JUSTIN SORENSON | RT |
| LANARD STAFFORD | FB |
| DARIAN STEWART | FS |
| CARLOS THOMAS | CB2 |
| JAMES THOMPSON | RG |