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Today's Date In Gamecock History
January 8th
1969 - The Gamecocks ended the game on a 10-2 run to come from behind and knock off Maryland 69-67 and move into second place in the ACC. Carolina had held a 33-30 lead at the half, but Terrapins forward Will Hetzel led a strong second half that saw Maryland up 65-59 going into the game's final two minutes. USC had also lost starter Bobby Cremins to a sprained ankle, further damaging the chances of a victory. USC came back and tied things at 65, then the game turned on a foul call as Carolina's Billy Walsh was fouled by Mickey Wiles of Maryland. Wiles responded by tossing the basketball in the air, drawing a technical. Walsh made his free throws and then John Roche hit two free throws for the technical, putting the Gamecocks up by four and the Terps were never able to get closer than that. Roche led the scoring with 27 points, while Tom Owens added 11 and Walsh 14.

Birthdays
SportAthletePositionHometownBeginEndNote
BB Burke Cromer Third Base Lexington, SC 1989 1992 2-time Metro All-Tournament (1990-91), 1992 SEC All-Tournament. 302 career avg, 156 RBI
FB Phillip Dukes Defensive Tackle Manning, SC 2011 2015 5 career starts, finished with 64 tackles and 9.5 TFL
FB Delvin Herring Offensive Guard Jacksonville, FL 1991 1995 Played TE, DE, OT and OG. Made 21 starts on the offensive line
FB Eric McDowell Quarterback Warner Robins, GA 1990 1993 AJC Super 11 QB had career shorted out by back injuries
FB Skai Moore Linebacker Fort Lauderdale, FL 2013 2017 Freshman All-SEC in 2013, 2nd team in 2015. Led team in tackles four times, tied for USC career INT lead
FB Kendrick Stafford Running Back Hollywood, FL 1981 1981 Rushed nine times for 33 years in lone season

Games Played on January 8th
Football
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Men's Basketball
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1916-01-08 South Carolina 49 , Mills YMCA 15
1927-01-08 South Carolina 37 , Clemson 11
1932-01-08 South Carolina 31 , Clemson 23
1935-01-08 South Carolina 35 , Auburn 34
1937-01-08 North Carolina State 40 , South Carolina 36
1938-01-08 The Citadel 31 , South Carolina 21
1949-01-08 Davidson 64 , South Carolina 53
1952-01-08 North Carolina State 85 , South Carolina 76
1954-01-08 Furman 93 , South Carolina 75
1960-01-08 Maryland 85 , South Carolina 52
1962-01-08 Virginia 98 , South Carolina 95
1964-01-08 Georgia Tech 87 , South Carolina 73
1965-01-08 South Carolina 64 , Virginia 60
1966-01-08 South Carolina 67 , Florida Southern 57
1969-01-08 South Carolina 69 , Maryland 67
1973-01-08 Virginia Tech 81 , South Carolina 68
1975-01-08 South Carolina 81 , Virginia Tech 77
1977-01-08 Marquette 65 , South Carolina 54
1992-01-08 Florida 53 , South Carolina 52
1994-01-08 Vanderbilt 97 , South Carolina 83
1997-01-08 South Carolina 73 , Tennessee 41
2000-01-08 South Carolina 76 , Arkansas 65
2003-01-08 South Carolina 55 , Mississippi 49
2005-01-08 South Carolina 74 , Georgia 54
2006-01-08 Tennessee 81 , South Carolina 65
2011-01-08 South Carolina 83 , Vanderbilt 75
2014-01-08 Florida 74 , South Carolina 58
2019-01-08 South Carolina 87 , Mississippi State 82
Baseball
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Volleyball
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Women's Soccer
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Women's Basketball
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1981-01-08 Ohio State 69 , South Carolina 62
1982-01-08 Louisiana Tech 71 , South Carolina 58
1983-01-08 South Carolina 87 , Marshall 62
1986-01-08 New Orleans 79 , South Carolina 73
1990-01-08 South Carolina 74 , Clemson 52
1994-01-08 Kentucky 82 , South Carolina 63
1996-01-08 Vanderbilt 80 , South Carolina 69
1997-01-08 South Carolina 75 , East Tennessee State 71
2006-01-08 Kentucky 72 , South Carolina 60
2007-01-08 Stanford 69 , South Carolina 54
2009-01-08 Auburn 80 , South Carolina 76
2012-01-08 South Carolina 49 , Florida 44
2015-01-08 South Carolina 102 , Alabama 59
2017-01-08 South Carolina 81 , Florida 62
Softball
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