The South Carolina Gamecocks are looking to come off their recent bye week in a positive direction as they head to Knoxville to take on the Tennessee Volunteers.
The Gamecocks have 6-1 overall record and a 4-1 SEC mark. They are 13th in the BCS standings and lead the SEC East. Safe to say they control their destinity.
As pointed out in our preview, this Gamecocks is ripe for the Vols to be toppled by USC.
Here are a some things you may not know about the Vols:
—Tennessee is averaging 43.2 yards rushing in 4 SEC games this season. Of course, they’ve also played UF, UGA, LSU and Bama.
—The Gamecocks have beaten Tennessee just five times in 29 games over 108 years, but three of those wins have come since 2005
—South Carolina has never won consecutive games against Tennessee in series history. Vols lead all-time series 22-5-2
—The home team has won four consecutive games in this series since 2007. Vols own 14-1 record against Gamecocks at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville.
—The UT-South Carolina series has the second narrowest average margin of victory among all SEC matchups since 2000 (min. 10 games) at 9.0 points (UGA-SC leads with an 8.25 avg. margin).
—The Vols have scored in 23 of its 25 trips (92%) into the red-zone, including 18 touchdowns (72%), ranking ninth in NCAA.
—UT did not allow an opponent to succeed on a fourth-down attempt until the fourth try this year. The Vols have stopped six of 10 attempts.
—The Vols lead the SEC in passing efficiency (146.1), 35th in the NCAA.
—Tennessee has converted on 46 of its 95 third-down opportunities (48.4 percent), which is second in the SEC.
—In the SEC rankings, Tennessee ranks second in passing offense (261.0), eighth in total offense (350.4), 12th in rushing offense (89.4), and seventh in scoring offense (25.1). Tennessee ranks second in the SEC and 23rd nationally with a 48.4% third-down conversion percentage.
—The Vols also rank tied with Alabama in the SEC for fewest interceptions thrown with five, trailing only LSU (1) and Arkansas (4).
—Tennessee ranks fourth in the SEC pass efficiency (146.0) and second in red zone scoring percentage (92.0%).
—UT is a perfect 9-0 when leading at halftime under Dooley. In every game that the Vols have won under Dooley, they’ve led at the break.
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