| Score | |
|---|---|
| Team | Score |
| South Carolina | 14 |
| Tennessee | 3 |
| 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 | 11:03 | UTN | 0 | 3 | Michael Palardy, 22-yd field goal |
| 2 | 07:43 | USC | 7 | 3 | Rory Anderson, 23-yd pass from Connor Shaw (Jay Wooten kick) |
| 3 | 00:47 | USC | 14 | 3 | Connor Shaw, 5-yd run (Jay Wooten kick) |
| Team Stats | ||
|---|---|---|
| USC | Tennessee | |
| First Downs | 20 | 10 |
| Rush Att | 53 | 21 |
| Rush Yds | 231 | 35 |
| Rush Avg | 4.4 | 1.7 |
| Pass Att-Com-Int | 18 - 10 - 1 | 38 - 15 - 2 |
| Comp. Pct | 55.6 | 39.5 |
| Pass Yds | 87 | 151 |
| Yds Per Att | 4.83 | 3.97 |
| Penalties | 4 . 35 | 7 . 43 |
| USC Rushing | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Brandon Wilds | 28 | 137 | 4.9 | 0 | Connor Shaw | 16 | 64 | 4.0 | 1 | Kenny Miles | 7 | 15 | 2.1 | 0 | Damiere Byrd | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 |
| Tennessee Rushing | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD |
| USC Passing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Att | Com | Yds | YPA | TD | Int | Connor Shaw | 18 | 10 | 87 | 4.8 | 1 | 1 |
| Tennessee Passing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Att | Com | Yds | YPA | TD | Int |
| USC Receiving | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rec | Trgt | Com% | Yds | BP | Avg | 34DTrgt | 34DConv | TD | Brandon Wilds | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 31 | 0 | 10.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Alshon Jeffery | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 17 | 0 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Rory (Busta) Anderson | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 23 | 1 | 23.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Justice Cunningham | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 6 | 0 | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Nick Jones | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 5 | 0 | 5.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | D.L. Moore | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 5 | 0 | 5.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tennessee Receiving | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rec | Yds | Int |
| Kickoff Returns | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | KR | Yds | TD | D.J. Swearinger | 1 | 23 | 0 |
| Punt Returns | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | PR | Yds | TD | Ace Sanders | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Punting | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Punts | Yds | Avg | Net Yds | Net Avg | In20 | TB | Long | Joey Scribner-Howard | 5 | 169 | 33.8 | 2 | 0 | 50 |
| Game Defense | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | TKL | TFL | SK | FF | FR | PBU | QBH | IPL | CDPL | RZPL | SPP |
| Game Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Int | Yds | TD | Stephon Gilmore | 1 | 0 | 0 | D.J. Swearinger | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Game Participation (Starters in All Caps) | |
|---|---|
| Player | Pos |
| ANTONIO ALLEN | SPUR |
| RORY (BUSTA) ANDERSON | TE |
| Jason Barnes | |
| Reginald Bowens | |
| Damiere Byrd | |
| Billy Byrne | |
| TERRENCE CAMPBELL | RG |
| A.J. CANN | LG |
| Jadeveon Clowney | |
| Justice Cunningham | |
| Bruce Ellington | |
| Aldrick Fordham | |
| CODY GIBSON | RT |
| STEPHON GILMORE | CB1 |
| Sharrod Golightly | |
| Victor Hampton | |
| DEVONTE HOLLOMAN | SS |
| Walker Inabinet | |
| MELVIN INGRAM | DE2 |
| ALSHON JEFFERY | WR1 |
| Damario Jeffery | |
| Byron Jerideau | |
| T.J. JOHNSON | C |
| Nick Jones | |
| Jimmy Legree | |
| MARTY MARKETT | CB2 |
| Byron McKnight | |
| Connor McLaurin | |
| Kenny Miles | |
| D.L. Moore | |
| Ronald Patrick | |
| RODNEY PAULK | MLB |
| KELCY QUARLES | DT2 |
| TRAVIAN ROBERTSON | DT1 |
| ACE SANDERS | WR2 |
| Cadarious Sanders | |
| Joey Scribner-Howard | |
| CONNOR SHAW | QB |
| DeAngelo Smith | |
| QUIN SMITH | WLB |
| Seth Strickland | |
| Chaz Sutton | |
| D.J. SWEARINGER | FS |
| DEVIN TAYLOR | DE1 |
| ROKEVIOUS WATKINS | LT |
| C.C. Whitlock | |
| BRANDON WILDS | RB |
| Brison Williams | |
| DALTON WILSON | FB |
| Shaq Wilson | |
| Jay Wooten |