Don’t look now but there is only 84 days until kickoff of South Carolina Football. 84 represents all the passing yards South Carolina gained against Florida.  The Gamecocks only attempted 13 passes though, only enough to keep them honest.  Meanwhile despite not having Marcus Lattimore USC rushed 52 times for 215 yards en route to a […]

Today there are 85 days until kickoff. 85 is the total number of yards gained by East Carolina on the ground.  The Pirate offense came out hot in the opener and took a sizable lead.  The Gamecock defense then locked them down the rest of the game and the offense woke up.  Those 85 yards […]

Today there are 86 days until kickoff. 86 means almost nothing in the Gamecock record books.  186, on the other hand, was the total number of yards gained by Tennessee last year.  There was once a time when the Volunteer offense would grind out that many on the ground alone.  The Vols had 151 through […]

Today there are 88 days until kickoff. 88 is the most receptions in a single season by a Gamecock.  In 2010 Alshon Jeffrey caught 88 passes for 1,517 yards.  The 88 passes is 4th most in SEC history, and the 1,517 yards is second in conference history.  Jeffrey helped lead the team to an SEC […]

Today there are 89 days until kickoff. 89 represents the most points scored by a South Carolina team in a single game.  The Gamecocks defeated Welsh Neck Academy on October 6, 1903.  Welsh Neck Academy later became Coker College for Women in 1908.  They haven’t fielded a football team since.  I wonder why.

Today there are 90 days until kickoff. 90 is the number of yards in the longest punt in Gamecocks history.  One has to assume there was some strong win and / or a very long roll to accomplish such a feat, but we can’t be sure because the game happened in 1924 and there aren’t […]

Today there are 91 days until kickoff. 91 is the most plays run by South Carolina in a game last year.  The Gamecocks ran 91 plays and churned out 639 yards against Kentucky.  The overmatched Wildcats were run over, around and through en route to a 54-3 beating.  The game was pay back for the […]

Today there are 92 days until kickoff. 92 was the most plays run against South Carolina in a game.  It is a staggeringly large number.  The defense only allowed 16 points in that game, which isn’t a bad ratio given 92 chances.  The Gamecocks didn’t have many games like that, which was a part of […]

Today there are 93 days until kickoff. 93 is the all time Carolina record for most tackles in a season.  The record was set in 2002 by Jonathan Martin.  The 2002 Gamecocks started well but faded down the stretch.  Martin, the spur, was a local talent from Richland Northeast High School.  Few people remember he […]

Today there are 94 days until kickoff. 94.22 was the opponents’ passing efficiency last season.  By contrast, the Gamecocks had a team passing efficiency of 133.08.  Stephen Garcia, who had a poor season, had an efficiency of 107.71.  (Connor Shaw was 148.31.) Pass efficiency measures the effectiveness of the passing game.  Conversely pass efficiency defense […]

Today there are 95 days until kickoff. 95 is the number of career solo tackles for Shaq Wilson.  Wilson, the 5th year senior, is expected to be the starting Mike linebacker.  He missed most of 2010 with a hamstring injury, but returned last year and started 8 of 13 games.  Wilson is a leader on […]

Today, there are 96 days until kickoff of Gamecocks football. As mentioned earlier, we are providing this countdown for you and hope you are enjoying this…. 96 is the number of yards in South Carolina’s longest run from scrimmage.  On October 27, 1950 the legendary Steve Wadiak took the ball from his own 4 yard […]

Today, there are 97 days until kickoff. 97 is the total number of points scored by South Carolina in the third quarter last season.  By contrast opponents only scored 30 points in the third quarter all last season.  Why is third quarter scoring important?  Third quarter scoring reflects the adjustments and coaching changes made at […]

Today there are 98 days until kick off. 98 is the number of yards of the longest punt return in South Carolina history.  Generally, the rule is don’t field any punts inside your own 10 yard line, but thankfully for the Gamecocks Bobby Bryant didn’t listen. On October 8, 1966 Bobby Bryant set the record […]