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2007 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

The 2007 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the Southeastern Conference during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. 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. South Carolina started the season 6–1 and ranked No. 6 in the country, their highest ranking since 1984.[1][2] However, they lost their last five games. The team was bowl eligible at 6–6 but was not selected for a bowl game.

2007 South Carolina Gamecocks football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record6–6 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeFun and gun
Defensive coordinatorTyrone Nix (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumWilliams-Brice Stadium
Seasons
← 2006
2008 →
2007 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Eastern Division
No. 12 Tennessee xy 6–2  10–4 
No. 2 Georgia x% 6–2  11–2 
No. 13 Florida 5–3  9–4 
South Carolina 3–5  6–6 
Kentucky 3–5  8–5 
Vanderbilt 2–6  5–7 
Western Division
No. 1 LSU x$# 6–2  12–2 
No. 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

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 17:05 pmLouisiana–Lafayette*
PPVW 28–1478,234
September 85:45 pmNo. 11 Georgia
ESPN2W 16–1292,746
September 157:00 pmSouth Carolina State*No. 17
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
PPVW 38–373,095[3]
September 223:30 pmat No. 2 LSUNo. 12
CBSL 16–2892,530
September 2912:30 pmMississippi StateNo. 16
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
LFSW 38–2178,883
October 47:45 pmNo. 8 KentuckyNo. 11
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
ESPNW 38–2376,220
October 133:30 pmat North Carolina*No. 7
ABCW 21–1561,000
October 2012:30 pmVanderbiltdaggerNo. 6
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
PPVL 6–1779,212
October 277:45 pmat TennesseeNo. 15
ESPNL 24–27 OT105,962
November 38:00 pmat ArkansasNo. 23
ESPN2L 36–4870,742
November 107:45 pmNo. 17 Florida
  • Williams–Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
ESPNL 31–5181,215
November 247:00 pmNo. 21 Clemson*
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
ESPN2L 21–2382,410
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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References

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  1. ↑ "2007 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  2. ↑ "South Carolina Gamecocks Poll History". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Carolina pounds Bulldogs". The Index-Journal. September 16, 2007. Retrieved September 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Cumulative Season Statistics". University of South Carolina.
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