| Date |
Opponent |
Location |
Time/Result |
TV/Notes |
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| 09/03/09 (Thursday) |
at North Carolina State |
Raleigh, N.C. |
W, 7-3 |
Brian Maddox had a short touchdown run while Stephen Garcia completed a key third-down pass in the final minutes to help South Carolina beat North Carolina State 7-3. |
| 09/12/09 |
at Georgia # |
Athens, Ga. |
L, 41-37 |
Rennie Curran broke up a fourth-down pass at the goal line with 22 seconds remaining, and No. 21 Georgia held off South Carolina 41-37. The nearly four-hour contest wasn't decided until Curran, a linebacker, batted down Stephen Garcia's final throw on fourth-and-4 at the Georgia 7. |
| 09/19/09 |
vs. Florida Atlantic |
Columbia, S.C. |
W, 38-16 |
Brian Maddox scored three touchdowns and Jarvis Giles ran 11 times for 113 yards to help South Carolina to a 38-16 win. |
| 09/24/09 (Thursday) |
vs. #4 Mississippi # |
Columbia, S.C. |
W, 16-10 |
South Carolina had been 1-31 all-time against Top 5 foes, but left Williams-Brice Stadium with the biggest win of coach Steve Spurrier's five seasons. Spencer Lanning kicked three field goals and fullback Patrick DiMarco a key 2-yard TD catch for the Gamecocks. |
| 10/03/09 |
vs. South Carolina State |
Columbia, S.C. |
W, 38-14 |
Stephen Garcia threw two touchdowns, rushed for another score and South Carolina matched its best start of Steve Spurrier's five seasons with a 38-14 victory over South Carolina State. |
| 10/10/09 |
vs. Kentucky # |
Columbia, S.C. |
W, 28-26. |
Stephen Garcia threw for three touchdowns and ran for another and No. 25 South Carolina stopped a potential tying two-point conversion in the fourth quarter to beat Kentucky. |
| 10/17/09 |
at Alabama # |
Tuscaloosa, Ala. |
L, 20-6 |
Garcia wound up 20 of 46 for 214 yards after completing just 4 of 18 passes in the first half. South Carolina managed just 64 yards rushing for the game. |
| 10/24/09 |
vs. Vanderbilt # |
Columbia, S.C. |
W, 14-10 |
Stephen Garcia threw two touchdown passes and No. 23 South Carolina barely ended Vanderbilt's two-game series win streak. |
| 10/31/09 |
at Tennessee # |
Knoxville, Tenn. |
L, 31-13 |
South Carolina (6-3, 3-3) fumbled on its first two drives on a rainy night, having entered the game with only five for the season. Tennessee, hampered by turnovers early in the season, did not give the ball away for the first time this season. |
| 11/07/09 |
at Arkansas # |
Fayetteville, Ark. |
L, 33-16 |
South Carolina succumbs to 23 unanswered Razorback points. |
| 11/14/09 |
vs. Florida # |
Columbia, S.C. |
L, 24-14 |
Down 17-14, South Carolina drove 48 yards to Florida's 22. But defensive lineman Justin Trattou intercepted Stephen Garcia and brought it back 53 yards. Tebow cashed in the touchdown four plays later, a 1-yard burst that was the 53rd of his SEC career. |
| 11/28/09 |
vs. Clemson |
Columbia, S.C. |
W, 34-17 |
Garcia throws three TDs, Gamecocks shut down Clemson rushing attack. |
| SEC bowl tie-ins |
| December 27, 2009 |
Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl |
Nashville, TN |
Clemson 21, Kentucky 13 |
Clemson snapped its 3-bowl losing streak, and ended Kentucky's 3-bowl winning streak, with a 21-13 win at Nashville's Music City Bowl.
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| December 28, 2009 |
AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl |
Shreveport, LA |
Georgia 44, Texas A&M 20 |
Georgia closed out the Independence Bowl on a 30-6 run to defeat Texas A&M 44-20. The game was tied at 14-all in the 3rd quarter before the Bulldogs took over the game with 30 straight points.
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| December 31, 2009 |
Chick-Fil-A Bowl |
Georgia Dome |
Virgina Tech 37, Tennessee 14 |
Redshirt freshman running back Ryan Williams ran for 117 yards and 2 touchdowns as Virginia Tech rolled over Tennessee 37-14 in the Chick-fil-A Bowl. Virginia Tech QB Tyrod Taylor added 201 yards on 10-of-17 passing.
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January 1, 2010 |
Outback Bowl |
Tampa, Fla. |
Auburn 38, Northwestern 35 (OT) |
Northwestern twice overcame 14-point deficits and forced overtime before failing to win a bowl game for the first time since the 1949 Rose Bowl (end of 1948 season).
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| January 1, 2010 |
Capital One Bowl |
Orlando, Fla. |
Penn State 19, LSU 17 |
Joe Paterno notched his 394th win (394-128-3) with a 19-17 last-second victory over LSU in the Capital One Bowl.
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| January 1, 2010 |
Allstate Sugar Bowl |
New Orleans |
Florida 51, Cincinnati 24 |
In Tim Tebow's final game, he passed for 482 yards and 3 TD's, and ran for 51 yards and a score.
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| January 2, 2010 |
AT&T Cotton Bowl |
Arlington, TX |
Ole Miss. 21, OK State 7 |
Two touchdowns in the final 4:03 of the game broke a 7-7 tie and lifted Ole Miss past Oklahoma State in the Cotton Bowl.
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| January 2, 2010 |
PapaJohns.com Bowl |
Birmingham, AL |
UConn 20, South Carolina 7 |
Andre Dixon rushed for 126 yards and a touchdown as UConn won a defensive battle in the PapaJohns.com Bowl.
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| January 2, 2010 |
AutoZone Liberty Bowl |
Memphis, TN |
Arkansas 20, East Carolina 17 (OT) |
Alex Tejada's 37-yard field goal in overtime gave Arkansas a 20-17 Liberty Bowl win over East Carolina. Ben Hartman missed on two game-winning opportunities for the Pirates in regulation and missed again in overtime.
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| January 7, 2010 |
Citi BCS
National Championship Game |
Pasadena, CA |
Alabama 37, Texas 21 |
Heisman Trophy-winning running back Mark Ingram ran for 116 yards and 2 scores, and Trent Richardson added 109 yards and 2 scores, as Alabama knocked off Texas 37-21 to give the SEC its fourth straight BCS Championship.
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Game viewing parties with your Gamecock Friends!
Two Great Locations for the 2009 campaign!!
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Midtown Atlanta
Carolyn's Gourmet Café
1151 W. Peachtree Street
Atlanta, GA 30309
(404) 607-8100 |
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North Atlanta
Beef O'Brady's
3344 Cobb Parkway (US 41)
Acworth, GA 30102
678-574-0049 |
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