American college football season
The2024 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented theUniversity of South Carolina as a member of theSoutheastern Conference (SEC) during the2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Gamecocks played their home games atWilliams–Brice Stadium located inColumbia, South Carolina , and were led byShane Beamer , who was in his fourth year as their head coach.
Predicted to only win five games and finish thirteenth in the SEC,[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] 2017 and the first of Beamer's tenure.[ 4] 2011 .[ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8] [ 9]
Following a disappointing and controversial first half of the season,[ a] LSU andAlabama as well as a blowout loss toOle Miss ,[ 12] [ 12] 2012 ,[ 13] [ b] [ c] [ 18] [ 19] College Football Playoff ,[ d] Citrus Bowl ,[ 23] Illinois .[ 24]
The Gamecocks were led by redshirt freshman quarterback sensationLaNorris Sellers as well as a defense that ranked among the best in the nation and school history.[ 22] [ 25] [ 26] Kyle Kennard won theBronko Nagurski Trophy , honoring him as the top defensive player in college football, and was a finalist for theLombardi Award .[ 27] [ 28] consensus All-American , only the fifth in program history.[ 29] Dylan Stewart was a finalist for the Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year Award.[ 30] the following NFL draft , a school record.[ 31] [ 32] [ 33] [ 34]
South Carolina and the SEC announced the 2024 football schedule on December 13, 2023.[ 35] [ 36] [ 37] Georgia since the Gamecocks joined the SEC in 1992, and only the sixth time the two teams did notmeet since 1958.[ 38] College GameDay [ 39]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance August 31 4:15 p.m. Old Dominion * SECN W 23–1978,496 September 7 3:30 p.m. atKentucky ABC W 31–661,349 September 14 12:00 p.m. No. 16LSU ABC L 33–3679,531 September 21 7:30 p.m. Akron * Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC ESPNU W 50–778,704 October 5 3:30 p.m. No. 12Ole Miss Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC ESPN L 3–2779,837 October 12 12:00 p.m. at No. 7Alabama ABC L 25–27100,077 October 19 12:45 p.m. atOklahoma SECN W 35–983,331 November 2 7:30 p.m. No. 10Texas A&M ABC W 44–2080,298 November 9 4:15 p.m. atVanderbilt [ b] SECN W 28–728,934 November 16 4:15 p.m. No. 23Missouri No. 21 SECN W 34–3079,361 November 23 4:00 p.m. Wofford * No. 18 Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC SECN+ W 56–1279,078 November 30 12:00 p.m. at No. 12Clemson * No. 15 ESPN W 17–1481,500 December 31 3:00 p.m. No. 20Illinois No. 15 ABC L 17–2147,129
Old Dominion Monarchs (0–0) vs South Carolina Gamecocks (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Monarchs 7 0 9 3 19 Gamecocks 10 3 3 7 23
atWilliams–Brice Stadium •Columbia, South Carolina
Date :August 31 Game time : 4:15 p.m. (EDT )Game weather : Partly Cloudy •Temperature: 90 °F (32 °C) •Wind: E at 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)Game attendance : 78,496TV announcers (SECN ) :Dave Neal (play-by-play),Aaron Murray (analyst), and Ashley ShahAhmadi (sideline reporter)
Game information First quarter (13:22) USC – Raheim Sanders 1-yard run (Alex Herrera kick) (Drive : 3 plays, 3 yards, 0:50;USC 7–0 ) (12:51) ODU – Isiah Paige 72-yard pass from Grant Wilson (Ethan Sanchez kick) (Drive : 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:31;Tied 7–7 ) (6:09) USC – Alex Herrera 40-yard field goal (Drive : 13 plays, 53 yards, 6:42;USC 10–7 ) Second quarter (4:02) USC – Alex Herrera 46-yard field goal (Drive : 5 plays, 13 yards, 2:04;USC 13–7 ) Third quarter (7:13) USC – Alex Herrera 33-yard field goal (Drive : 16 plays, 60 yards, 7:47;USC 16–7 ) (4:57) ODU – Grant Wilson 36-yard rush (Kick blocked) (Drive : 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:16;USC 16–13 ) (0:14) ODU – Ethan Sanchez 40-yard field goal (Drive : 8 plays, 47 yards, 1:49;Tied 16–16 ) Fourth quarter (9:54) ODU – Ethan Sanchez 33-yard field goal (Drive : 13 plays, 42 yards, 4:19;ODU 19–16 ) (6:11) USC – LaNorris Sellers 1-yard run (Alex Herrera kick) (Drive : 2 plays, 6 yards, 0:37;USC 23–19 )
Statistics ODU SCAR First downs 17 18 Total yards 72–305 79–288 Rushing yards 34–108 56–174 Passing yards 197 114 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 22–38–2 10–23–0 Time of possession 24:14 35:46
Team Category Player Statistics Old Dominion Passing Grant Wilson 22/38, 197 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT Rushing Aaron Young 16 carries, 56 yards Receiving Isiah Paige 8 receptions, 115 yards, 1 TD South Carolina Passing LaNorris Sellers 10/23, 114 yards Rushing Raheim Sanders 24 carries, 88 yards, 1 TD Receiving Vandrevius Jacobs 2 receptions, 59 yards
South Carolina Gamecocks (1–0) at Kentucky Wildcats (1–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Gamecocks 7 3 14 7 31 Wildcats 0 6 0 0 6
atKroger Field •Lexington, Kentucky
Date :September 7 Game time : 3:30 p.m. (EDT)Game weather : Sunny •Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) •Wind: N at 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)Game attendance : 61,349Referee : David SmithTV announcers (ABC ) :Sean McDonough (play-by-play),Greg McElroy (analyst), andMolly McGrath (sideline reporter)
Game information First quarter (7:39) USC – Mazeo Bennett Jr. 24-yard pass from LaNorris Sellers (Alex Herrera kick) (Drive : 4 plays, 61 yards, 1:21;USC 7–0 ) Second quarter (8:06) USC – Alex Herrera 29-yard field goal (Drive : 6 plays, 20 yards, 3:09;USC 10–0 ) (1:55) UK – Alex Raynor 32-yard field goal (Drive : 12 plays, 57 yards, 6:11;USC 10–3 ) (0:19) UK – Alex Raynor 39-yard field goal (Drive : 4 plays, 7 yards, 1:20;USC 10–6 ) Third quarter (6:49) USC – Joshua Simon 16-yard pass from LaNorris Sellers (Alex Herrera kick) (Drive : 7 plays, 58 yards, 3:53;USC 17–6 ) (0:28) USC – Raheim Sanders 6-yard run (Alex Herrera kick) (Drive : 9 plays, 43 yards, 4:05;USC 24–6 ) Fourth quarter (14:49) USC –Nick Emmanwori 24-yard interception return (Alex Herrera kick) (Drive : 2 plays, 2 yards, 0:39;USC 31–6 )
Statistics SCAR UK First downs 13 13 Total yards 50–252 63–183 Rushing yards 34–86 46–139 Passing yards 166 44 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 12–16–1 6–17–2 Time of possession 27:39 32:21
Team Category Player Statistics South Carolina Passing LaNorris Sellers 11/15, 159 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Raheim Sanders 13 carries, 54 yards, TD Receiving Mazeo Bennett Jr. 3 receptions, 63 yards, TD Kentucky Passing Brock Vandagriff 3/10, 30 yards, INT Rushing Demie Sumo-Karngbaye 17 carries, 70 yards Receiving Dane Key 2 receptions, 36 yards
Game information First quarter (12:14) USC – LaNorris Sellers 4-yard run (Alex Herrera kick) (Drive : 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:46;USC 7–0 ) Second quarter (13:49) USC – Alex Herrera 28-yard field goal (Drive : 13 plays, 65 yards, 6:24;USC 10–0 ) (12:19) USC – Raheim Sanders 10-yard run (Alex Herrera kick) (Drive : 1 play, 10 yards, 0:07;USC 17–0 ) (8:08) LSU –Caden Durham 26-yard run (Damian Ramos kick) (Drive : 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:11;USC 17–7 ) (4:28) LSU – Damian Ramos 28-yard field goal (Drive : 4 plays, 7 yards, 1:32;USC 17–10 ) (4:15) USC – LaNorris Sellers 75-yard run (Alex Herrera kick) (Drive : 1 play, 75 yards, 0:13;USC 24–10 ) (1:20) LSU –Kyren Lacy 12-yard pass fromGarrett Nussmeier (two-point pass conversion failed) (Drive : 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:55;USC 24–16 ) Third quarter (6:47) LSU – Caden Durham 9-yard run (two-point pass conversion failed) (Drive : 5 plays, 45 yards, 1:38;USC 24–22 ) Fourth quarter (14:56) LSU –Mason Taylor 2-yard pass from Garrett Nussmeier (Damian Ramos kick) (Drive : 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:03;LSU 29–24 ) (13:51) USC – Raheim Sanders 66-yard run (two-point pass conversion failed) (Drive : 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:05;USC 30–29 ) (10:34) USC – Alex Herrera 42-yard field goal (Drive : 4 plays, 0 yards, 1:23;USC 33–29 ) (1:12) LSU –Josh Williams 2-yard run (Damian Ramos kick) (Drive : 8 plays, 55 yards, 2:34;LSU 36–33 )
Statistics LSU SCAR First downs 26 18 Total yards 82-417 64-398 Rushing yards 132 243 Passing yards 285 155 Passing:comp- att- INT 24-40-1 11-20-1 Time of possession 32:57 27:03
Team Category Player Statistics LSU Passing Garrett Nussmeier 24/40, 285 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Caden Durham 11 carries, 98 yards, 2 TD Receiving Aaron Anderson 5 receptions, 96 yards South Carolina Passing LaNorris Sellers 9/16, 113 yards, INT Rushing Raheim Sanders 19 carries, 143 yards, 2 TD Receiving Jared Brown 3 receptions, 40 yards
Akron Zips (1-2) vs South Carolina Gamecocks (2-1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Zips 0 7 0 0 7 Gamecocks 15 7 7 21 50
atWilliams–Brice Stadium •Columbia, South Carolina
Date :September 21 Game time : 7:30 (EDT)Game weather : Clear •Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) •Wind: SSE at 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)Game attendance : 78,704Referee : Jeff HeaserTV announcers (ESPNU ) :Clay Matvick (play-by-play) andSteve Addazio (analyst)
Game information First quarter (5:19) USC – Oscar Adaway III 2-yard run (Alex Herrera kick) (Drive : 13 plays, 89 yards, 5:38;USC 7–0 ) (0:53) USC – Mazeo Bennett Jr. 30-yard pass from Robby Ashford (Kai Kroeger Run for Two-Point Conversion) (Drive : 7 plays, 85 yards, 3:02;USC 15–0 ) Second quarter (4:28) USC – Juju McDowell 12-yard pass from Robby Ashford (Alex Herrera kick) (Drive : 11 plays, 80 yards, 4:57;USC 22–0 ) (1:53) AKR – Adrian Norton 42-yard pass from Ben Finley (Garrison Smith kick) (Drive : 6 plays, 70 yards, 2:31;USC 22–7 ) Third quarter (5:02) USC – Oscar Adaway III 2-yard run (Alex Herrera kick) (Drive : 7 plays, 84 yards, 3:43;USC 29–7 ) Fourth quarter (13:14) USC – Robby Ashford 36-yard run (Alex Herrera kick) (Drive : 5 plays, 71 yards, 1:59;USC 36-7 ) (8:14) USC – Connor Cox 9-yard pass from Davis Beville (Alex Herrera kick) (Drive : 12 plays, 46 yards, 4:44;USC 43-7 ) (4:03) USC – Jawarn Howell 23-yard run (Alex Herrera kick) (Drive : 4 plays, 37 yards, 1:49;USC 50-7 )
Statistics AKR SCAR First downs 9 27 Total yards 51-154 80-549 Rushing yards 37 273 Passing yards 117 276 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 16-30-1 19-27 Time of possession 23:57 36:03
Team Category Player Statistics Akron Passing Ben Finley 14/27, 110 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Jordon Simmons 6 carries, 19 yards Receiving Adrian Norton 4 receptions, 56 yards, 1 TD South Carolina Passing Robby Ashford 15/21, 243 yards, 2 TD Rushing Robby Ashford 16 carries, 133 yards, TD Receiving Gage Larvadain 2 receptions, 79 yards
No. 12 Ole Miss Rebels (4-1) vs South Carolina Gamecocks (3-1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total No. 12 Rebels 14 10 3 0 27 Gamecocks 0 3 0 0 3
atWilliams–Brice Stadium •Columbia, South Carolina
Date :October 5 Game time : 3:30 p.m. (EDT)Game weather : Sunny, 83 °F (28 °C)Game attendance : 79,837Referee : David SmithTV announcers (ESPN ) :Dave Pasch (play-by-play),Dusty Dvoracek (analyst), and Taylor McGregor (sideline)
Game information First quarter (10:36) Ole Miss -Henry Parrish Jr. 3 Yd Run (Caden Davis Kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 36 yards, 1:36;Ole Miss 7–0 ) (5:57) Ole Miss -JJ Pegues 1 Yd Run (Caden Davis Kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 3:07;Ole Miss 14–0 ) Second quarter (10:08) South Carolina - Alex Herrera 40 Yd Field Goal (Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards, 1:49;Ole Miss 14–3 ) (7:16) Ole Miss - Caden Davis 24 Yd Field Goal (Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 2:52;Ole Miss 17–3 ) (0:31) Ole Miss - JJ Pegues 1 Yd Run (Caden Davis Kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 59 yards, 1:15;Ole Miss 24–3 ) Third quarter (1:56) Ole Miss - Caden Davis 44 Yd Field Goal (Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 2:21;Ole Miss 27–3 ) Fourth quarter
Statistics MISS SCAR First downs 17 19 Total yards 68–425 76–313 Rushing yards 41–140 43–151 Passing yards 285 162 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 14–27–0 20–33–1 Time of possession 27:22 32:38
Team Category Player Statistics Ole Miss Passing Jaxson Dart 14–27, 285 yards Rushing Henry Parrish Jr. 21 carries, 81 yards, 1 TD Receiving Antwane Wells Jr. 3 receptions, 97 yards South Carolina Passing LaNorris Sellers 20–32, 162 yards, 1 INT Rushing LaNorris Sellers 15 carries, 55 yards Receiving Mazeo Bennett Jr. 3 receptions, 41 yards
South Carolina Gamecocks (3-2) at No. 7 Alabama Crimson Tide (4-1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Gamecocks 0 12 7 6 25 No. 7 Crimson Tide 7 7 0 13 27
atBryant–Denny Stadium •Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Date :October 12 Game time : 12:00 p.m. (EDT)Game weather : Sunny •Temperature : 73 °F (23 °C) •Wind : N 1 mphGame attendance : 100,077Referee : Matt LoefflerTV announcers (ABC) :Joe Tessitore (play-by-play),Jesse Palmer (analyst), andKatie George (sideline)
Game information First quarter Second quarter (4:38) ALA –Justice Haynes 2-yard run, Graham Nicholson kick (Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 3:32;Alabama 14–0 ) (1:37) SCAR – Mazeo Bennett Jr. 36-yard pass from LaNorris Sellers, Alex Herrera kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:01;Alabama 14–7 ) (1:28) SCAR – Team Safety (Alabama 14–9 (0:00) SCAR – Alex Herrera 37-yard field goal (Drive: 1 play, 0 yards, 0:01;Alabama 14–12 ) Third quarter (6:20) SCAR – Raheim Sanders 1-yard run, Alex Herrera kick (Drive: 16 plays, 85 yards, 8:40;South Carolina 19–14 ) Fourth quarter (10:42) ALA – Jalen Milroe 7-yard run, 2-PT failed (Drive: 3 plays, 31 yards, 1:23;Alabama 20–19 ) (1:54) ALA –Germie Bernard 34-yard pass from Jalen Milroe, Graham Nicholson kick (Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, 4:14;Alabama 27–19 ) (0:43) SCAR – Nyck Harbor 31-yard pass from LaNorris Sellers, 2-PT failed (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:11;Alabama 27–25 )
Statistics SCAR ALA First downs 23 20 Total yards 374 313 Rushing yards 132 104 Passing yards 242 209 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 24-32-1 16-23-2 Time of possession 31:40 28:20
Team Category Player Statistics South Carolina Passing LaNorris Sellers 23/31, 238 yards, 2 TD’s, 1 INT Rushing Raheim Sanders 16 carries, 78 yards, 1 TD Receiving Mazeo Bennett Jr. 3 receptions, 57 yards, 1 TD Alabama Passing Jalen Milroe 16/23, 209 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT’s Rushing Jam Miller 12 carries, 42 yards Receiving Germie Bernard 4 receptions, 89 yards, 1 TD
Game information First quarter (12:33) USC –Raheim Sanders 3 yard rush, Alex Herrera kick (Drive: 5 plays, 41 yards, 2:13; USC 7–0 ) (11:21) USC – Tonka Hemingway 36 yard fumble return, Alex Herrera kick (Drive: 3 plays, 1 yards, 1:12; USC 14–0 ) (9:40) USC – Nick Emmanori 65 yard interception return, Alex Herrera kick (Drive: USC 21–0 ) Second quarter (12:08) USC – Alex Herrera 39 yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:49; USC 24–0 ) (5:17) OKLA – Zach Schmit 44 yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 53 yards, 4:01; USC 24–3 ) (1:54) USC – Joshua Simon 33 yard pass fromLaNorris Sellers , Maurice Brown rush (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:23; USC 32–3 ) Third quarter Fourth quarter (7:48) USC – Alex Herrera 33 yard field goal (Drive: 4 pays, 6 yards, 1:37; USC 35–9 )
Statistics SCAR OU First downs 15 19 Total yards 68–254 83–291 Rushing yards 41–74 41–53 Passing yards 180 238 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 17–27–0 22–42–2 Time of possession 31:47 28:13
Team Category Player Statistics South Carolina Passing LaNorris Sellers 16/24, 175 yards, TD Rushing Raheim Sanders 15 carries, 33 yards, TD Receiving Joshua Simon 4 receptions, 43 yards, TD Oklahoma Passing Jackson Arnold 18/36, 225 yards, TD Rushing Jovantae Barnes 17 carries, 70 yards Receiving Jacob Jordan 6 receptions, 86 yards
[ edit ] No. 10 Texas A&M Aggies (7-1) vs South Carolina Gamecocks (4-3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total No. 10 Aggies 3 17 0 0 20 Gamecocks 14 6 10 14 44
atWilliams–Brice Stadium •Columbia, South Carolina
Date :November 2 Game time : 7:30 p.m.Game weather : Clear •Temperature : 71 °F (22 °C) •Wind : NE 3 mphGame attendance : 80,298Referee : Steve MarloweTV announcers (ABC ) : Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst), and Molly McGrath (sideline reporter)
Game information First quarter SCAR – LaNorris Sellers 23-yard run (Alex Herrera kick), 10:46.Gamecocks 7–0.Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:14. SCAR – Joshua Simon 15-yard pass from LaNorris Sellers (Alex Herrera kick), 8:24.Gamecocks 14–0.Drive: 2 plays, 34 yards, 0:47. TAMU – Randy Bond 52-yard field goal, 5:15.Gamecocks 14–3.Drive: 7 plays, 41 yards, 3:09. Second quarter
TAMU – Randy Bond 55-yard field goal, 13:12.Gamecocks 14–6.Drive: 8 plays, 42 yards, 2:46. SCAR – Alex Herrera 25-yard field goal, 8:45.Gamecocks 17–6.Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 4:27. TAMU – Amari Daniels 56-yard run (Randy Bond kick), 7:29.Gamecocks 17–13.Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 1:16. TAMU – Jabre Barber 2-yard pass from Marcel Reed (Randy Bond kick), 1:08.Aggies 20–17.Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 4:20. SCAR – Alex Herrera 44-yard field goal, 0:02.Tied 20–20.Drive: 6 plays, 49 yards, 1:06. Third quarter
SCAR – Raheim Sanders 52-yard run (Alex Herrera kick), 9:19.Gamecocks 27–20.Drive: 5 plays, 83 yards, 2:15. SCAR – Alex Herrera 43-yard field goal, 6:50.Gamecocks 30–20.Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 0:50. Fourth quarter
SCAR – Joshua Simon 57-yard pass from LaNorris Sellers (Alex Herrera kick), 3:24.Gamecocks 37–20.Drive: 5 plays, 85 yards, 1:48. SCAR – Raheim Sanders 7-yard run (Alex Herrera kick), 2:22.Gamecocks 44–20.Drive: 2 plays, 13 yards, 0:53.
Statistics TAMU SCAR First downs 19 26 Total yards 350 530 Rushing yards 144 286 Passing yards 206 244 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18-28-1 13-27-0 Time of possession 30:48 29:12
Team Category Player Statistics Texas A&M Passing Marcel Reed 18/28, 206 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Amari Daniels 13 carries, 83 yards, 1 TD Receiving Jabre Barber 7 receptions, 80 yards, 1 TD South Carolina Passing LaNorris Sellers 13/27, 244 yards, 2 TD Rushing Raheim Sanders 20 carries, 144 yards, 2 TD Receiving Joshua Simon 4 receptions, 132 yards, 2 TD
South Carolina Gamecocks (5-3) at Vanderbilt Commodores (6-3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Gamecocks 0 7 14 7 28 Commodores 0 0 7 0 7
atFirstBank Stadium •Nashville, Tennessee
Date :November 9 Game time : 4:15 p.m.Game weather : Rain, 68 °F (20 °C)Game attendance : 28,934Referee : David SmithTV announcers (SECN) : Dave Neal (play-by-play), Aaron Murray (analyst), and Ashley ShahAhmadi (sideline reporter)
Game information First quarter Second quarter
SCAR – Joshua Simon 17-yard pass from LaNorris Sellers (Alex Herrera kick), 13:11.Gamecocks 7–0.Drive: 12 plays, 81 yards, 4:45. Third quarter
SCAR – Raheim Sanders 33-yard run (Alex Herrera kick), 13:22.Gamecocks 14–0.Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:38. VAN – Diego Pavia 17-yard run (Brock Taylor kick), 8:08.Gamecocks 14–7.Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:13. SCAR – Raheim Sanders 1-yard run (Alex Herrera kick), 4:07.Gamecocks 21–7.Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:01. Fourth quarter
SCAR – Raheim Sanders 43-yard pass from LaNorris Sellers (Alex Herrera kick), 7:55.Gamecocks 28–7.Drive: 2 plays, 61 yards, 1:20.
Statistics SCAR VAN First downs 25 17 Total yards 452 274 Rushing yards 214 108 Passing yards 238 166 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 14-20 16-31 Time of possession 30:59 29:01
Team Category Player Statistics South Carolina Passing LaNorris Sellers 14/20, 238 yards, 2 TD Rushing Raheim Sanders 15 carries, 126 yards, 2 TD Receiving Raheim Sanders 2 receptions, 52 yards, 1 TD Vanderbilt Passing Diego Pavia 16/31, 166 yards Rushing Diego Pavia 13 carries, 65 yards, 1 TD Receiving Eli Stowers 4 receptions, 41 yards
No. 23 Missouri Tigers (7-2) vs No. 21 South Carolina Gamecocks (6-3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total No. 23 Tigers 6 0 6 18 30 No. 21 Gamecocks 7 14 0 13 34
atWilliams–Brice Stadium •Columbia, South Carolina
Date :November 16 Game time : 4:15 p.m.Game weather : Sunny, 66 °F (19 °C), NW 4 mph (6.4 km/h)Game attendance : 79,361Referee : Lee HedrickTV announcers (SECN) : Tom Hart (play-by-play),Jordan Rodgers (analyst), and Cole Cubelic (sideline reporter)
Game information First quarter (10:00) MIZ: Blake Craig 38 yard Field Goal.3-0 Missouri (7:27) SCAR: Nyck Harbor 26 yard pass from LaNorris Sellers (Alex Herrera Kick).7-3 South Carolina (2:41) MIZ: Blake Craig 37 yard Field Goal.7-6 South Carolina Second quarter (1:57) SCAR: Joshua Simon 6 yard pass from LaNorris Sellers (Alex Herrera Kick).14-6 South Carolina (0:39) SCAR: Jared Brown 38 yard pass from LaNorris Sellers (Alex Herrera Kick).21-6 South Carolina Third quarter (4:54) MIZ: Marcus Carroll 2 yard run (Two-point Run Conversion Failed).21-12 South Carolina Fourth quarter (12:49) MIZ: Blake Craig 25 yard Field Goal.21-15 South Carolina (9:12) MIZ: Nate Noel 1 yard run (Blake Craig Kick).22-21 Missouri (5:04) SCAR: Michael Smith 5 yard pass from LaNorris Sellers (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed).27-22 South Carolina (1:10) MIZ: Luther Burden III 37 yard pass from Brady Cook (Jamal Roberts Run for Two-Point Conversion).30-27 Missouri (0:15) SCAR: Raheim Sanders 15 yard pass from LaNorris Sellers (Alex Herrera Kick).34-30 South Carolina
Statistics MIZZ SCAR First downs 20 22 Total yards 381 462 Rushing yards 144 109 Passing yards 237 353 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 21-31-1 21-30-1 Time of possession 31:44 28:16
Team Category Player Statistics Missouri Passing Brady Cook 21/31, 237 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Nate Noel 27 carries, 150 yards, 1 TD Receiving Theo Wease Jr. 6 receptions, 85 yards South Carolina Passing LaNorris Sellers 21/30, 353 yards, 5 TD, 1 INT Rushing Raheim Sanders 19 Carries, 53 yards Receiving Dalevon Campbell 2 Receptions, 86 yards
Game information First quarter (12:34) WOFF – Devery Cagle 27-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 66 yards, 2:26;Wofford 3–0 ) (1:48) SCAR – Raheim Sanders 11-yard run, Alex Herrera kick (Drive: 17 plays, 90 yards, 8:47;South Carolina 7–3 ) Second quarter
(12:02) SCAR – LaNorris Sellers 1-yard run, Alex Herrera kick (Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 2:12;South Carolina 14–3 ) (1:48) WOFF – Dylan Djete 6-yard pass from Amari Odom, 2-PT failed (Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 5:06;South Carolina 14–9 ) (0:20) SCAR – Maurice Brown II 1-yard pass from LaNorris Sellers, Alex Herrera kick (Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 1:21;South Carolina 21–9 ) Third quarter
(11:31) SCAR – Nyck Harbor 26-yard pass from LaNorris Sellers, Alex Herrera kick (Drive: 9 plays, 82 yards, 3:23;South Carolina 28–9 ) (3:00) SCAR – Gage Larvadain 13-yard pass from LaNorris Sellers, Alex Herrera kick (Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 5:23;South Carolina 35–9 ) Fourth quarter
(13:29) WOFF – Devery Cagle 28-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 34 yards, 3:22;South Carolina 35–12 ) (10:27) SCAR – Robby Ashford 5-yard run, Alex Herrera kick (Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 2:48;South Carolina 42–12 ) (7:04) SCAR – Jawarn Howell 27-yard run, Alex Herrera kick (Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 1:32;South Carolina 49–12 ) (0:09) SCAR – Bradley Dunn 5-yard run, Alex Herrera kick (Drive: 10 plays, 85 yards, 3:59;South Carolina 56–12 )
Statistics WOFF SCAR First downs 14 34 Total yards 247 608 Rushing yards 28 265 Passing yards 219 343 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 17-31-0 27-32-1 Time of possession 28:00 32:00
Team Category Player Statistics Wofford Passing Amari Odom 15/28, 215 yards, TD Rushing Ryan Ingram 14 carries, 25 yards Receiving Kyle Watkins 6 receptions, 133 yards South Carolina Passing LaNorris Sellers 23/27, 307 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing Raheim Sanders 15 carries, 72 yards, TD Receiving Dalevon Campbell 5 receptions, 120 yards
[ edit ] No. 15 South Carolina Gamecocks (8-3) at No. 12 Clemson Tigers (9-2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total No. 15 Gamecocks 0 7 0 10 17 No. 12 Tigers 0 7 7 0 14
atMemorial Stadium •Clemson, South Carolina
Date :November 30 Game time : 12:00 p.m. (EDT)Game weather : Temperature: 46 °F (8 °C) • Wind: W 4 mph • Weather: SunnyGame attendance : 81,500Referee : Kyle OlsonTV announcers (ESPN) : Roy Philpott (play-by-play),Sam Acho (analyst), and Taylor Davis (sideline)
Game information First quarter Second quarter
(12:07) Clemson –Cade Klubnik 13-yard rush, Nolan Hauser kick (Drive: 3 plays, 57 yards, 1:25;Clemson 7–0 ) (09:20) South Carolina –LaNorris Sellers 25-yard rush, Alex Herrera kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:47;Tied 7–7 ) Third quarter
(09:57) Clemson – Klubnik 18-yard rush, Hauser kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:03;Clemson 14–7 ) Fourth quarter
(06:48) South Carolina – Herrera 42-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 32 yards, 2:30;Clemson 14–10 ) (01:08) South Carolina – Sellers 20-yard rush, Herrera kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:01;South Carolina 17–14 )
Statistics SCAR CLEM First downs 20 22 Total yards 431 419 Rushing yards 267 139 Passing yards 164 280 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 13-21-1 24-36-1 Time of possession 30:37 29:23
Team Category Player Statistics South Carolina Passing LaNorris Sellers 13/21, 164 yards, 1 INT Rushing LaNorris Sellers 16 carries, 166 yards, 2 TD Receiving Nyck Harbor 3 receptions, 51 yards Clemson Passing Cade Klubnik 24/36, 280 yards, 1 INT Rushing Phil Mafah 20 carries, 66 yards Receiving Antonio Williams 8 receptions, 99 yards
[ edit ] 2024 Citrus Bowl
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total No. 15 Gamecocks 3 0 7 7 17 No. 20 Fighting Illini 7 0 7 7 21
atCamping World Stadium •Orlando, Florida
Date : Tuesday, December 31, 2024Game time : 3:00 p.m.EST Game attendance : 47,129TV announcers (ABC ) : Mark Jones (play-by-play), Roddy Jones (analyst), and Quint Kessenich (sideline) (ABC)/Sean Kelley (play-by-play), Rene Ingoglia (analyst), and Marilyn Payne (sideline) (ESPN Radio)
Game information First quarter (7:24) SCAR – Alex Herrera 29-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 47 yards, 5:48;South Carolina 3–0 ) (0:00) ILL –Zakhari Franklin 15–yard pass fromLuke Altmyer , David Olano kick (Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 5:13;Illinois 7–3 ) Second quarter Third quarter (10:50) SCAR – Oscar Adaway III 36-yard run, Alex Herrera kick (Drive: 5 plays, 58 yards, 1:24;South Carolina 10–7 ) (2:23) ILL –Josh McCray 3-yard run, David Olano kick (Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 4:36;Illinois 14–10 ) Fourth quarter (14:56) SCAR – Joshua Simon 6-yard pass from LaNorris Sellers, Alex Herrera kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:27;South Carolina 17–14 ) (7:29) ILL – Josh McCray 9-yard run, David Olano kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 7:27;Illinois 21–17 )
Statistics SCAR ILL First downs 20 22 Total yards 390 357 Rushing yards 130 183 Passing yards 260 174 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 24/35 13/22 Time of possession 31:16 28:44
Team Category Player Statistics South Carolina Passing LaNorris Sellers 24/34, 260 yards, TD Rushing Oscar Adaway III 14 Carries, 69 yards, TD Receiving Joshua Simon 6 Receptions, 69 yards, TD Illinois Passing Luke Altmyer 13/22, 174 yards, TD, INT Rushing Josh McCray 13 Carries, 114 yards, 2 TD Receiving Hank Beatty 4 Receptions, 90 yards
Potential College Football Playoff inclusion [ edit ] Beamer used South Carolina having only one road loss, to Alabama, as an argument for their inclusion in the CFP In January 2024, despite the program just finishinga 5–7 season , South Carolina freshmanDylan Stewart made it clear to his head coach,Shane Beamer , that the team had high expectations for the next postseason.[ 40] newly expanded College Football Playoff unlikely.[ 40]
However, with South Carolina having more success in the second half of the regular season, they clawed their way into CFP contention.[ 40] [ 41] [ 42] 2022 , and their earliest-ever appearance in the CFP rankings.[ 42] ESPN gave South Carolina a 14% chance of making the playoff, but a 47% chance if it won out, saying that the possibility of a three-loss SEC team making the playoff could not be ruled out.[ 41] [ 43] Clemson on the road,[ 40] [ 12]
Arguments for South Carolina's inclusion in the CFP included: strength of schedule (No. 15 in FBS, higher thanAlabama andOle Miss ), 4–1 record in "hostile" road games, the one road loss being by only two points, having only two close road games, being arguably one of the country's best teams despite their record, being arguably the country's "hottest" team, four ranked wins, the lack of a "truly ugly" loss, two of the losses being by five combined points to SEC teams, a road win over the ACC champion, wins over teams which beat Alabama and Ole Miss, and the loss toLSU "deserving scrutiny" (due to officiating controversies and the injury of quarterbackLaNorris Sellers ).[ 40] [ 44] [ 45] [ 46]
South Carolina was ranked No. 14 in the penultimate rankings, at which point it became clear they were "essentially eliminated".[ 47] [ 48] Citrus Bowl , where they lost toIllinois .[ 49]
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Notes and references [ edit ] ^ The 2024 South Carolina-LSU game has been described bySaturday Down South as "extremely controversial",[ 1] [ 10] Paul Finebaum commented: "South Carolina had [LSU] down seventeen. And then a couple of just unbelievably bad officiating calls at the end took the game away from South Carolina. And that may have been the most important officials call of the season in the SEC because, right now, South Carolina very likely would be in the playoff situation, and LSU would've been gone three weeks ago."[ 11] ^a b At the time of their matchup with South Carolina on November 9th,[ 12] College Football Playoff rankings ,[ 14] AP Poll .[ 15] [ 16] [ 12] ^ As of 2024, South Carolina had three regular season "trophy games": theBonham Trophy for Texas A&M, theMayor's Cup for Missouri, and thePalmetto Bowl Trophy for Clemson.[ 17] [ 17] [ 12] ^ Sources:[ 20] [ 21] [ 6] [ 22] ^a b "O'Gara: Why the SEC Coach of the Year race is down to 3 and will be decided in the next 2 weeks" .Saturday Down South . November 22, 2024. RetrievedDecember 6, 2024 .^ "South Carolina Football 2024 Wins Projection, Rankings, and Betting Insights" .South Carolina Gamecocks On SI . June 4, 2024. RetrievedDecember 6, 2024 .^ "South Carolina Gamecocks College Football History, Stats, Records" .College Football at Sports-Reference.com . RetrievedDecember 6, 2024 .^ "South Carolina Gamecocks College Football History, Stats, Records" .College Football at Sports-Reference.com .Archived from the original on October 7, 2024. RetrievedNovember 18, 2024 .^ "Raheim Sanders scores 3 TDs as South Carolina beats No. 24 Vanderbilt 28-7" .FOX Sports . Associated Press. November 9, 2024. RetrievedNovember 18, 2024 .^a b Kesin, Lulu (November 30, 2024)."Why Shane Beamer said South Carolina should make CFP, LaNorris Sellers is best player in country" .The Greenville News . RetrievedDecember 6, 2024 . ^ "USC's Beamer named SEC coach of the year" .WSPA 7NEWS . December 6, 2024. RetrievedDecember 6, 2024 .^ "SEC coaches pick Sampson, Kennard as players of the year and Beamer as top coach" .AP News . December 11, 2024. RetrievedDecember 12, 2024 .^ "Tennessee's Dylan Sampson, South Carolina's Kyle Kennard headline AP's All-SEC team" .AP News . December 11, 2024. RetrievedDecember 12, 2024 .^ "Controversial calls disrupt LSU-South Carolina ending, leads to reaction" .247Sports . RetrievedDecember 6, 2024 .^ ESPN College Football (November 17, 2024).. RetrievedJune 12, 2025 – via YouTube. ^a b c d e f "2024 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results" .College Football at Sports-Reference.com . RetrievedDecember 6, 2024 .^ McLemore, Dwayne (November 17, 2024)."Moving on up: South Carolina slides into Top 20 of latest national rankings" .The Herald . RetrievedNovember 18, 2024 . ^ "College Football Playoff rankings: Oregon, Ohio State, Georgia, Miami lead first top 25 | NCAA.com" .www.ncaa.com . RetrievedAugust 12, 2025 .^ "AP top 25 poll: Ohio State rises, Clemson falls in Week 11 college football rankings" .CFB-HQ On SI . November 3, 2024. RetrievedAugust 12, 2025 .^ "Shane Beamer Named a Finalist for the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award" .University of South Carolina Athletics . December 10, 2024. RetrievedDecember 11, 2024 .^a b "Making History and More in 2024" .247Sports . RetrievedDecember 6, 2024 .^ "Football Claims Mayor's Cup with 34-30 Win over No. 24 Missouri" .University of South Carolina Athletics . November 16, 2024. RetrievedDecember 6, 2024 .^ Suggs, Abigail; O'Donnell, Grace (December 1, 2024)."South Carolina stuns Clemson in last-minute heartbreaker" .The Tiger . RetrievedDecember 6, 2024 . ^ Kesin, Lulu (November 30, 2024)."South Carolina football coach Shane Beamer's son delivers Palmetto Bowl Trophy to his father" .The Greenville News . RetrievedDecember 6, 2024 . ^ "Beamer calls streaking Gamecocks CFP-worthy" .ESPN.com . November 30, 2024. RetrievedDecember 6, 2024 .^a b Miller, Kevin (December 5, 2024)."How LaNorris Sellers' freshman campaign stacks up with South Carolina quarterback legends" .On3 . RetrievedDecember 6, 2024 . ^ "South Carolina to Play Illinois in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl" .University of South Carolina Athletics . December 8, 2024. RetrievedDecember 9, 2024 .^ "Illinois 21-17 South Carolina (Dec 31, 2024) Final Score" .ESPN . RetrievedDecember 31, 2024 .^ "Kyle Kennard Named Finalist for the 2024 Bronko Nagurski Trophy" .University of South Carolina Athletics . November 22, 2024. RetrievedDecember 6, 2024 .^ "NCAA College Football FBS current team Stats | NCAA.com" .www.ncaa.com . RetrievedDecember 6, 2024 .^ "South Carolina's Kyle Kennard Named a Lombardi Award Finalist" .South Carolina Gamecocks On SI . November 20, 2024. RetrievedDecember 6, 2024 .^ "Kyle Kennard Wins the 2024 Bronco Nagurski Trophy" .University of South Carolina Athletics . December 9, 2024. RetrievedDecember 11, 2024 .^ "South Carolina Gamecocks All-America Selections" .College Football at Sports-Reference.com . RetrievedDecember 27, 2024 .^ "Dylan Stewart Named a Finalist for the Shaun Alexander Award" .University of South Carolina Athletics . December 4, 2024. RetrievedDecember 6, 2024 .^ West, Rachel (May 2, 2025)."Gamecocks make history with 2025 NFL Draft" .WTOC . RetrievedJune 13, 2025 . ^ Goldkamp, Thomas (December 2, 2024)."On3 Heisman Trophy Poll: Top 10 player rankings after Week 14" .On3 . RetrievedDecember 6, 2024 . ^ "Next year's Heisman now: Who could take home CFB's top award in 2025?" .ESPN.com . December 15, 2024. RetrievedJanuary 10, 2025 .^ "20 way-too-early Heisman Trophy contenders for the 2025 season | NCAA.com" .www.ncaa.com . RetrievedJanuary 10, 2025 .^ "Football Schedule 2024" .University of South Carolina Athletics . RetrievedDecember 24, 2023 .^ Adams, Emily."South Carolina football's 2024 schedule is complete: See the full list of opponents, dates" .Greenville Online . RetrievedDecember 24, 2023 . ^ "2024 South Carolina Gamecocks Football Schedule" .thepalmettobowl.com .Archived from the original on November 29, 2023. RetrievedDecember 27, 2023 .^ "Georgia's 2024 Schedule is Missing some of its Distinct SEC Flavor" .Georgia Bulldogs On SI . June 7, 2024. RetrievedOctober 28, 2024 .^ " .ESPN.com . September 9, 2024. RetrievedDecember 6, 2024 .^a b c d e Kaye, Jordan (November 30, 2024)."Shane Beamer makes his case for South Carolina to be in College Football Playoff" .The State . RetrievedJune 14, 2025 . ^a b Mitchell, Wes (November 13, 2024)."South Carolina debuts in 2024 College Football Playoff rankings" .On3 . RetrievedJune 14, 2025 . ^a b "South Carolina lands No. 21 spot in College Football Playoff rankings" .South Carolina lands No. 21 spot in College Football Playoff rankings - The Daily Gamecock at University of South Carolina . RetrievedJune 14, 2025 .^ "Clemson Tigers vs. South Carolina Gamecocks prediction: Who wins, and why?" .CFB-HQ On SI . November 30, 2024. RetrievedJune 14, 2025 .^ Lazenby, Bryce (December 7, 2024)."Shane Beamer makes final case for South Carolina in College Football Playoff race" .Saturday Down South . RetrievedJune 14, 2025 . ^ "Making the Case: Why South Carolina Deserves Deeper Playoff Consideration" .South Carolina Gamecocks On SI . November 27, 2024. RetrievedJune 14, 2025 .^ Villas, Rex (December 8, 2024)."Protest Grows For Overlooked Team To Make College Football Playoff" .Athlon Sports . RetrievedJune 14, 2025 . ^ "CFP Rankings and Chairman Say South Carolina Gamecocks Are Eliminated" .South Carolina Gamecocks On SI . December 4, 2024. RetrievedJune 14, 2025 .^ Hoole, Beth (December 8, 2024)."Gamecocks draw Illinois in Citrus Bowl, left out of College Football Playoff" .FOX Carolina . RetrievedJune 14, 2025 . ^ "Football Falls to Illinois in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl" .University of South Carolina Athletics . December 31, 2024. RetrievedJune 14, 2025 .
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