2015 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

American college football season February 2026 January 2019 football 2015 South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina Gamecocks logo.svg 125 Southeastern Conference East Division SEC 3–9 1–7 Steve Spurrier 11th first 6 games Shawn Elliott interim; remainder of season G. A. Mangus 1st Lorenzo Ward 4th Jon Hoke 1st Fun and gun 4–2–5 Williams–Brice StadiumTiger Stadium (1 game) The 2015 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Gamecocks competed as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) as part of its East Division. The team was led by head coach Steve Spurrier, who was in his eleventh year before his resignation on October 12, 2015, after a 2–4 start. Co-offensive coordinator Shawn Elliott took over as interim head coach.Schlabach Mark 2015-10-13 Spurrier resigns: It's time to get out of the way https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/13879057/steve-spurrier-south-carolina-gamecocks-announces-resignation 2024-09-27 ESPN.com en They played six home games at Williams–Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina and one home game at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.Week6 The 2015 South Carolina-LSU game was originally scheduled to take place in Williams–Brice Stadium. However, due to catastrophic flooding in South Carolina indirectly caused by Hurricane Joaquin, the game was moved to LSU's home stadium. The Gamecocks were still technically considered, and treated as, the home team. The LSU band played South Carolina's fight song and alma mater, while Tiger Stadium played Also sprach Zarathustra before the Gamecocks' entrance as well as "Sandstorm" before their opening kickoff. LSU only brought seventy players, as mandated by the SEC for "visitors". Tiger fans applauded the Gamecocks as they took and left the field. All profits from the game went towards relief efforts.No. 7 LSU too much for displaced South Carolina https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap/_/gameId/400603903 2024-12-08 ESPN enOdd game day atmosphere reflects LSU’s support of South Carolina flood victims https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/sports/lsu/odd-game-day-atmosphere-reflects-lsu-s-support-of-south-carolina-flood-victims/article_a3eb31d2-5767-5e0a-a42e-016eab18238e.html 2024-12-08 The Advocate enFrom the Student Section: LSU, South Carolina Show It's More Than a Game https://www.garnetandblackattack.com/south-carolina-gamecocks-football/2015/10/11/9495527/south-carolina-gamecocks-lsu-tigers-leonard-fournette-hurricane-joaquin-baton-rouge-columbia 2024-12-08 SB Nation en They finished the season 3–9, 1–7 in SEC play to finish in seventh place in the East division. The Gamecocks had their first losing season since 2003 and their worst record since 1999.South Carolina Gamecocks College Football History, Stats, Records https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/south-carolina/index.html 2024-09-27 College Football at Sports-Reference.com en The upset by The Citadel was the first time an SEC team had lost to an FCS team since 2013.The Citadel 23-22 South Carolina (Nov 21, 2015) Game Recap https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap/_/gameId/400603929 2024-09-27 ESPN en It was South Carolina's first loss to a FCS team since 1990, and it remains the most recent.FCS wins vs. FBS teams: All-time victories, upsets, wins vs. ranked teams NCAA.com https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/fcs-wins-vs-fbs-teams-all-time-victories-upsets 2024-09-27 www.ncaa.com en The Gamecocks' loss to archrival No. 1 Clemson was the second in a row, and the first in Williams–Brice Stadium since 2007.Clemson 37-32 South Carolina (Nov 28, 2015) Game Recap https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap/_/gameId/400603919 2024-12-09 ESPN en Schedule South Carolina announced their 2015 football schedule on October 14, 2014. The 2015 schedule consisted of 7 home games, 4 away games and 1 neutral game in the regular season. The Gamecocks hosted SEC foes Florida, Kentucky, LSU, and Vanderbilt, and traveled to Georgia, Missouri, Tennessee, and Texas A&M.2015 Football Schedule Announced http://www.gamecocksonline.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/101414aak.html University of South Carolina Department of Athletics October 14, 2014 December 17, 2014 December 18, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141218103318/http://www.gamecocksonline.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/101414aak.html dead The Gamecocks hosted three of the four non–conference play against UCF, the Citadel and in-state rival Clemson. South Carolina traveled to play North Carolina at a neutral site in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Gamecocks traveled to College Station, Texas, for the first time ever on Halloween. They were set to host LSU at home but the contest was relocated to Baton Rouge as a consequence of severe flooding in Columbia, South Carolina.Trahan Kevin 2015-10-06 Flooding relocates LSU-South Carolina https://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2015/10/6/9465459/south-carolina-lsu-game-weather-move 2022-07-20 SBNation.com en On October 13, 2015, Steve Spurrier officially announced his resignation as head football coach, and co-offensive coordinator Shawn Elliott was named interim head coach for the remaining games of the season.Steve Spurrier Is Retiring Immediately as South Carolina’s Football Coach Josh Kendall http://www.thestate.com/sports/college/university-of-south-carolina/usc-football/article38886768.html The State Columbia, SC October 12, 2015 October 26, 2015 2015 AP Poll released prior to game Eastern September 3 Thursday 6:00 p.m. w y y North Carolina Belk Kickoff Game/Battle of the Carolinas Bank of America Stadium Charlotte, NC ESPN 17–13 51,664 September 12 7:30 p.m. l Kentucky Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, SC SECN 22–26 82,178 September 19 6:00 p.m. l y Georgia 7 rivalry Sanford Stadium Athens, GA ESPN 20–52 92,746 September 26 Noon w y UCF Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, SC ESPNU 31–14 78,411 October 3 Noon l y Missouri Faurot Field Columbia, MO SECN 10–24 66,751 October 10 3:30 p.m. l LSU 7 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LAWeek6 ESPN 24–45 42,058 October 17 4:00 p.m. w y Vanderbilt Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, SC SECN 19–10 75,159 October 31 Noon l y Texas A&M Kyle Field College Station, TX SECN 28–35 102,154 November 7 4:00 p.m. l y Tennessee Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN rivalry SECN 24–27 101,253 November 14 Noon l Florida 11 Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, SC ESPN 14–24 78,536 November 21 Noon l y The Citadel 25 (FCS) SEC Nation Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, SC SECN 22–23 77,241 November 28 Noon l y Clemson 1 Palmetto Bowl Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, SC ESPN 32–37 81,409 Schedule source:2015 South Carolina Gamecocks Football Schedule http://www.fbschedules.com/ncaa-15/sec/2015-south-carolina-gamecocks-football-schedule.php FB Schedules December 17, 2014 As part of their penalties for NCAA violations, Missouri and LSU have retroactively vacated their 2015 victories over South Carolina. However, the penalty to vacate victories does not result in a loss (or forfeiture) of the affected game or award a victory to the opponent, therefore South Carolina still considers the game a loss in their official records.What does vacating wins really mean? https://www.espn.com/blog/ncfnation/post/_/id/4734/what-does-vacating-wins-really-mean Chris Low ESPN.com June 16, 2009 March 7, 2012 Season summary at LSU 2015 LSU Tigers football team South Carolina Gamecocks 2; text-align:center autocollapse South Carolina Gamecocks (2–3) at No. 7 LSU Tigers (4–0) – Game summary October 10, 2015 3:30 p.m. EST Gamecocks 3 7 14 0 No. 7 Tigers 7 10 21 7 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana 43,101 First Quarter SC – Elliott Fry 21 Yd Field Goal, 11:02. South Carolina 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 62 yards, 3:58. LSU – Darrel Williams 4 Yd Run (Trent Domingue Kick), 5:15. LSU 7–3. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 5:47. Second Quarter LSU – Malachi Dupre 10 Yd pass from Brandon Harris (Trent Domingue Kick), 7:41. LSU 14–3. Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 5:42. SC – Rashad Fenton 96 Yd Kickoff Return (Elliott Fry Kick), 7:27. LSU 14–10. Driver: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00. LSU – Trent Domingue 29 Yd Field Goal, 0:00. LSU 17–10. Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 1:19. Third Quarter LSU – Leonard Fournette 87 Yd Run (Trent Domingue Kick), 14:01. LSU 24–10. Drive: 2 plays, 90 yards, 0:51. LSU – Travin Dural 62 Yd pass from Brandon Harris (Trent Domingue Kick), 6:29. LSU 31–10. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 6:11. SC – Jerell Adams 36 Yd pass from Perry Orth (Elliott Fry Kick), 5:02. LSU 31–17. Driver: 5 plays, 60 yards, 1:21. LSU – Darrel Williams 1 Yd Run (Trent Domingue Kick), 1:55. LSU 38–17. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:07. SC – Pharoh Cooper 43 Yd pass from Perry Orth (Elliott Fry Kick), 0:39. LSU 38–24. Driver: 3 plays, 61 yards, 1:14. Fourth Quarter LSU – Derrius Guice 4 Yd Run (Trent Domingue Kick), 13:15. LSU 45–24. Drive: 6 plays, 67 yards, 2:13. Top Passers SC − Perry Orth – 14/28, 200 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT LSU − Brandon Harris – 18/28, 228 yds, 2 TD Top Rushers SC − Shon Carson – 16 carries, 26 yds LSU − Derrius Guice – 16 carries, 161 yds, 1 TD Top Receiving SC − Pharoh Cooper – 7 receptions, 105 yds, 1 TD LSU − Travin Dural – 4 reception, 109 yds, 1 TD Florida 2015 Florida Gators football team South Carolina Gamecocks 2;text-align:center; collapsed #11 Florida Gators (8–1) at South Carolina Gamecocks (3–6) November 14, 2015 12:01 p.m. EST Florida 7 7 3 7 South Carolina 0 0 0 14 Williams-Brice Stadium, Columbia, South Carolina 78,536 Sunny • 53 F C • Wind Variable David Smith Mike Patrick and Ed Cunninghamhttp://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/sec-football/list-of-tv-commentators-for-every-sec-game-week-11-2015/ List of TV commentators for every SEC game in Week 11 Chrapowicki Stan November 10, 2015 saturdaydownsouth.com November 14, 2015 ESPN Boxscore First quarter FLA – Jordan Cronkrite 3-yard run (Austin Hardin kick), 1:50. Florida 7–0. Drive: 15 plays, 87 yards, 6:38. Second quarter FLA – Jordan Cronkrite 41-yard pass from Treon Harris (Austin Hardin kick), 8:17. Florida 14–0. Drive: 12 plays, 76 yards, 7:11. Third quarter FLA – Austin Hardin 39-yard field goal, 4:50. Florida 17–0. Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, 6:20. Fourth quarter SCAR – Perry Orth 17-yard pass from Pharoh Cooper (Elliott Fry kick), 8:59. Florida 17–7. Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 3:17. SCAR – Pharoh Cooper 38-yard pass from Perry Orth (Elliott Fry kick), 4:49. Florida 17–14. Drive: 5 plays, 79 yards, 1:58. FLA – Kelvin Taylor 1-yard run (Austin Hardin kick), 2:01. Florida 24–14. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:48. Top passers FLA – Treon Harris – 19/33, 256 yards, TD, 2 INT SCAR – Perry Orth – 13/24, 163 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers FLA – Kelvin Taylor – 20 rushes, 105 yards, TD SCAR – Pharoh Cooper – 3 rushes, 16 yards Top receivers FLA – Antonio Callaway – 5 receptions, 60 yards SCAR – Jerell Adams – 4 receptions, 46 yards See also October 2015 North American storm complex 2005 LSU Tigers football team 2005 Tulane Green Wave football team Notes and references South Carolina Category:South Carolina Gamecocks football seasons South Carolina Gamecocks football