2017 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

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2017
Williams-Brice Stadium
Seasons
2017 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 2 Georgia x$^   7 1     13 2  
South Carolina   5 3     9 4  
Kentucky   4 4     7 6  
Missouri   4 4     7 6  
Florida   3 5     4 7  
Vanderbilt   1 7     5 7  
Tennessee   0 8     4 8  
West Division
No. 10 Auburn xy   7 1     10 4  
No. 1 Alabama x#^   7 1     13 1  
No. 18 LSU   6 2     9 4  
No. 19 Mississippi State   4 4     9 4  
Texas A&M   4 4     7 6  
Ole Miss*   3 5     6 6  
Arkansas   1 7     4 8  
Championship: Georgia 28, Auburn 7
  • # – College Football Playoff champion
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • * Ole Miss ineligible for postseason due to NCAA sanctions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the

Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina and competed in the East Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by second-year head coach Will Muschamp. They finished the season 9–4, 5–3 in SEC play to finish in second place in the East Division. They were invited to the Outback Bowl, where they defeated Michigan
.

2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jamyest Williams
CB
Loganville, GA Grayson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 173 lb (78 kg) Aug 27, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 86
Shi Smith
ATH
Union, SC Union 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jun 11, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 83
OrTre Smith
WR
Mount Pleasant, SC Wando 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Sep 11, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 81
M.J. Webb
DE
Madison, GA Morgan County High 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 271 lb (123 kg) Aug 19, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 81
Aaron Sterling
DE
Tucker, GA Tucker High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 259 lb (117 kg) Feb 1, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 81
Javon Kinlaw
DT
Goose Creek, SC Jones County Junior College 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 300 lb (140 kg) Feb 1, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 81
Will Register
TE
Chapin, SC Chapin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 240 lb (110 kg) Nov 11, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 81
Keisean Nixon
CB
Compton, CA Arizona Western College 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Dec 14, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 83
Chad Terrell
WR
Dallas, GA North Paulding 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Nov 11, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 79
Overall recruiting rankings:
247Sports: 21  ESPN
: 19
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Schedule

South Carolina announced its 2017 football schedule on September 13, 2016. The 2017 schedule consists of 7 home games, 4 away, and 1 neutral site game in the regular season. The Gamecocks hosted SEC foes Arkansas, Florida, Kentucky, and Vanderbilt, and traveled to Georgia, Missouri, Tennessee, and Texas A&M.[1]

The Gamecocks hosted three of its four non–conference games which are against

Belk Kickoff against NC State
from the ACC.

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 23:00 p.m.vs.
Belk Kickoff Game)
ESPNW 35–2850,367
September 97:00 p.m.at
ESPN2
W 31–1355,023
September 167:30 p.m.
Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
  • SECNL 13–2382,493
    September 233:30 p.m.Louisiana Tech*
    • Williams-Brice Stadium
    • Columbia, SC
    SECNW 17–1671,821
    September 307:30 p.m.at Texas A&MSECNL 17–2496,430
    October 74:00 p.m.Arkansas
    • Williams-Brice Stadium
    • Columbia, SC
    SECNW 48–2279,416
    October 1412:00 p.m.at TennesseeESPNW 15–998,104
    October 284:00 p.m.Vanderbilt
    • Williams-Brice Stadium
    • Columbia, SC
    SECNW 34–2778,992
    November 43:30 p.m.at No. 2
    CBS
    L 10–2492,746
    November 1112:00 p.m.Florida
    • Williams-Brice Stadium
    • Columbia, SC
    CBSW 28–2079,727
    November 184:00 p.m.No. 7 (
    FCS) Wofford
    *
    • Williams-Brice Stadium
    • Columbia, SC
    SECNW 31–1074,742
    November 257:30 p.m.No. 3 Clemson*No. 24
    ESPNL 10–3482,908
    January 1, 201812:00 p.m.vs.
    Tampa, FL (Outback Bowl
    )
    ESPN2W 26–1945,687
    Schedule Source:[2]

    Roster

    2017 South Carolina Gamecocks football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    WR 1 Deebo Samuel  Jr
    WR 3 K. C. Crosby  Jr
    QB 4 Darius Douglas Fr
    RB 5 Rico Dowdle  So
    WR 6 Terry Googer  Jr
    WR 8 Randrecous Davis  Fr
    WR 9 Jerad Washington  So
    QB 10 Jay Urich Fr
    QB 12 Michael Scarnecchia  Jr
    WR 13 Shi Smith Fr
    QB 15 Drew Dinsmore Fr
    QB 16 Bailey Hart  Fr
    QB 17 Danny Gordon  Jr
    WR 18 Ortre Smith Fr
    QB 19 Jake Bentley So
    WR 24 Garrett Frederick  Fr
    RB 25 A. J. Turner  So
    RB 27 Ty'Son Williams  So
    RB 31 Slade Carroll Fr
    RB 32 Caleb Kinlaw  Jr
    RB 34 Mon Denson  So
    RB 36 C. J. Freeman  Fr
    TE 39 Parker Rankin  Fr
    TE 40 Jacob August  Jr
    TE 41 Caleb Jenerette Fr
    OL 50 Sadarius Hutcherson  Fr
    OL 51 Cory Helms  Sr
    OL 55 Christian Pellage  So
    OL 60 Chandler Farrell  Fr
    OL 61 Cameron Johnson  Fr
    OL 63 Blake Camper Jr
    OL 66 Will Putnam  Fr
    OL 67 Ryan Green  So
    OL 69 D. J. Park  Sr
    OL 70 Alan Knott  Sr
    OL 71 Eric Douglas Fr
    OL 72 Donell Stanley  Jr
    OL 73 Summie Carlay Fr
    OL 74 Dennis Daley Jr
    OL 75 Jordan Carty Fr
    OL 76 Jordan Rhodes Fr
    OL 77 Malik Young  Jr
    OL 78 Zack Bailey Jr
    OL 79 Trey Derouen  So
    WR 80 Shemar Glenn  So
    TE 81 Hayden Hurst Jr
    TE 82 Evan Hinson  Fr
    WR 83 Chavis Dawkins So
    TE 84 Kyle Markway  So
    WR 85 Devin Dingle  So
    WR 86 Chad Terrell Fr
    TE 87 Kiel Pollard So
    TE 88 Will Register Fr
    WR 89 Bryan Edwards So
    Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    DB 3 Chris Lammons Sr
    LB 4 Bryson Allen-Williams Sr
    DL 5 Keir Thomas So
    LB 6 T. J. Brunson So
    DB 7 Jamarcus King Sr
    DL 8 D. J. Wonnum So
    DB 9 Keisean Nixon Jr
    LB 10 Skai Moore  Sr
    LB 11 Eldridge Thompson  Jr
    DB 12 Kaleb Chalmers  So
    DL 15 Aaron Sterling Fr
    DB 16 Rashad Fenton Jr
    DB 17 Javon Charleston  So
    DL 19 Brad Johnson Fr
    DB 21 Jamyest Williams Fr
    DB 22 Steven Montac Jr
    DB 23 Korey Banks So
    DB 24 D. J. Smith Sr
    DB 26 Jaylin Dickerson Fr
    DB 28 Tavyn Jackson Fr
    LB 29 Antoine Wilder  So
    LB 30 Damani Staley Fr
    DB 33 Zay Brown Fr
    DB 34 Scott Grant  Jr
    DL 35 Daniel Fennell  So
    LB 36 Sean McGonigal Fr
    DB 39 Demetrius Smalls  Sr
    DB 40 Jason Senn  So
    LB 44 Sherrod Greene Fr
    LB 45 Spencer Eason-Riddle  Fr
    DB 47 Jaylan Foster So
    DL 50 Griffin Gentry  Fr
    LB 53 Mitch Langford  Jr
    LB 54 Davonne Bowen Fr
    DE 57 Jazunne Outlaw  Fr
    LB 58 Cole Davis Fr
    LB 59 Alex DeLoach Fr
    DL 61 Javion Duncan  Jr
    DL 90 Taylor Stallworth Sr
    DL 91 Shameik Blackshear  So
    DL 93 Ulric Jones  Sr
    DL 94 M. J. Webb Fr
    DL 95 Dante Sawyer Sr
    DL 96 Aaron Thompson  Fr
    DL 97 Kobe Smith So
    DL 99 Javon Kinlaw So
    Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    K/P 20 Joseph Charlton  So
    K 42 Alexander Woznick  Fr
    K/P 43 Parker White  Fr
    LS 45 Ben Asbury  Jr
    LS 46 Harrison Freeman  Fr
    K/P 47 Austin Snow Fr
    LS 49 Matthew Smith Fr
    K 62 Brandon Chiazza Fr
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Roster

    Rankings

    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
    — = Not ranked RV = Received votes
    Week
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    AP
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    CFPNot released24Not released

    References

    1. ^ "Gamecock Football Schedule Announced" (Press release). University of South Carolina Department of Athletics. September 13, 2016. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
    2. ^ "2017 South Carolina Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 4, 2017.