# 2009 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

The 2009 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Steve Spurrier, who was in his fifth season at USC. The Gamecocks played their home games at Williams–Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina. Carolina finished the season 7–6, winning the Palmetto Bowl over in-state rival Clemson 34–17 in their final regular season game, before losing in the PapaJohns.com Bowl 20–7 against Connecticut.
South Carolina avoided a repeat of the quarterback controversy from last season, as Stephen Garcia earned a start in every game with "one of the top-five single seasons for a quarterback in Gamecock history". However, the Gamecocks returned very few proven skill players and faced what was called the most difficult schedule in the country. The Gamecocks still won most of the games on that schedule, including two against top-15 teams, though postseason struggles under Spurrier continued.
"Sandstorm" became a phenomenon. The 1999 Finnish trance song was played before two decisive plays during a home game against No. 4 Ole Miss. With these plays, South Carolina sealed a historic upset, their first win against a top-5 team since 1981. After this, "Sandstorm" became cemented with the program and its fans. By 2010, it would be described as South Carolina's "unofficial anthem" and "second fight song".
Despite the 7–6 record and "embarrassing" bowl loss, the upsets over Ole Miss and Clemson has been described as catalysts to the most successful era in program history: an SEC East Championship in 2010 and 11-win seasons in 2011, 2012 and 2013. Each of those years also saw victories over Clemson – South Carolina's longest winning streak in the rivalry.

## Preseason

On April 11, 2009, the Garnet squad defeated the Black squad, 30–14, in the annual Garnet & Black Spring Game, in front of a crowd of 25,157. Redshirt sophomore quarterback Stephen Garcia finished the game 13–20 with 144 yards and two touchdowns, while true freshman Jarvis Giles led the ground game with 114 yards and two touchdowns on 12 carries.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 7:30 pm | at NC State* | | Carter–Finley StadiumRaleigh, North Carolina | ESPN | W 7–3 | 57,583 |
| September 12 | 7:00 pm | at No. 21 Georgia | | Sanford StadiumAthens, Georgia (rivalry) | ESPN2 | L 37–41 | 92,746 |
| September 19 | 7:00 pm | Florida Atlantic* | | Williams-Brice StadiumColumbia, South Carolina | PPV | W 38–16 | 72,017 |
| September 24 | 7:30 pm | No. 4 Ole Miss | | Williams-Brice StadiumColumbia, South Carolina | ESPN | W 16–10 | 74,724 |
| October 3 | 7:00 pm | SC State* | | Williams-Brice StadiumColumbia, South Carolina | ESPNC | W 38–14 | 77,066 |
| October 10 | 12:30 pm | Kentucky | No. 25 | Williams-Brice StadiumColumbia, South Carolina | SECRN | W 28–26 | 68,278 |
| October 17 | 7:45 pm | at No. 2 Alabama | No. 22 | Bryant–Denny StadiumTuscaloosa, Alabama | ESPN | L 6–20 | 92,012 |
| October 24 | 7:00 pm | Vanderbilt | No. 23 | Williams-Brice StadiumColumbia, South Carolina | ESPNU | W 14–10 | 75,624 |
| October 31 | 7:45 pm | at Tennessee | No. 21 | Neyland StadiumKnoxville, Tennessee (rivalry) | ESPN | L 13–31 | 96,263 |
| November 7 | 12:21 pm | at Arkansas | | Razorback StadiumFayetteville, Arkansas | SECN | L 16–33 | 68,865 |
| November 14 | 3:30 pm | No. 1 Florida | | Williams-Brice StadiumColumbia, South Carolina | CBS | L 14–24 | 79,297 |
| November 28 | 12:00 pm | No. 15 Clemson* | | Williams-Brice StadiumColumbia, South Carolina (Palmetto Bowl) | ESPN | W 34–17 | 80,574 |
| January 2 | 2:00 pm | vs. Connecticut* | | Legion FieldBirmingham, Alabama (PapaJohns.com Bowl) | ESPN | L 7–20 | 45,254 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP PollAll times are in Eastern time ||||||||

### Schedule notes

* Carolina's 2009 schedule was rated the toughest in the nation by college football guru Phil Steele.
* Radio coverage for all games was on the Gamecock Sports Radio Network.
* The week four game against Ole Miss was played on Thursday, September 24, as part of the ESPN College Football Thursday Primetime package.
* The week eleven game against Florida on November 14, 2009, featured the Gamecocks wearing special black and desert camouflage uniforms designed by Under Armour in support of the Wounded Warrior Project.

## Game summaries
### NC State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Gamecocks | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Wolfpack | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |

### Georgia

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Gamecocks | 17 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 37 |
| Bulldogs | 14 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 41 |

### Florida Atlantic

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Gamecocks | 10 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 38 |

### Ole Miss

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rebels | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Gamecocks | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 16 |

### SC State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Gamecocks | 0 | 10 | 21 | 7 | 38 |

### Kentucky

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 3 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 26 |
| Gamecocks | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |

### Alabama

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Gamecocks | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Crimson Tide | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 20 |

### Vanderbilt

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Commodores | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Gamecocks | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |

### Tennessee

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Gamecocks | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 13 |
| Volunteers | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 31 |

### Arkansas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Gamecocks | 3 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 16 |
| Razorbacks | 7 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 33 |

### Florida

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Gators | 10 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Gamecocks | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |

### vs Clemson (rivalry)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 18 Clemson | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 17 |
| South Carolina | 14 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 34 |
at Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina
* Date: Saturday, November 28, 2009
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Temperature: • Wind: • Weather: Clear
* TV: ESPN
| Statistics | CLEM | SC |
| First downs | 14 | 21 |
| Total yards | 61–260 | 80–388 |
| Rushing yards | 19–48 | 58–223 |
| Passing yards | 226 | 175 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 22–42–1 | 11–22–1 |
| Time of possession | 14:09 | 27:54 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Clemson | Passing | Kyle Parker | 22/42, 212 yards, TD, INT |
| Clemson | Rushing | CJ Spiller | 9 carries, 18 yards |
| Clemson | Receiving | Michael Palmer | 8 receptions, 106 yards, TD |
| South Carolina | Passing | Stephen Garcia | 10/21, 126 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| South Carolina | Rushing | Kenny Miles | 17 carries, 114 yards |
| South Carolina | Receiving | Alshon Jeffery | 4 receptions, 65 yards |

### Connecticut

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Huskies | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| Gamecocks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |

## Players
### Depth chart

Projected starters and primary backups versus Clemson on November 28, 2009.
Defense :
* FS
* Chris Culliver
* Akeem Auguste
| WLB | MLB | SLB |
| ⋅ | Shaq Wilson | ⋅ |
| Nathan Turner | Josh Dickerson | ⋅ |
* SS
* Darian Stewart
* DeVonte Holloman
* CB
* Akeem Auguste
* C.C. Whitlock
| DE | DT | DT | DE |
| Cliff Matthews | Ladi Ajiboye | Nathan Pepper | Clifton Geathers |
| Byron McKnight | Melvin Ingram | Kenny Davis | Devin Taylor |
* CB
* Stephon Gilmore
* D. J. Swearinger
Offense :
* WR
* Alshon Jeffery
* Jason Barnes
| LT | LG | C | RG | RT |
| Kyle Nunn | Garrett Chisolm | Lemuel Jeanpierre | T. J. Johnson | Hutch Eckerson |
| Jarriel King | Garrett Anderson | Garrett Anderson | Lemuel Jeanpierre | Quintin Richardson |
* TE
* Weslye Saunders
* Justice Cunningham
* WR
* Moe Brown
* Tori Gurley
* QB
* Stephen Garcia
* Reid McCollum
* Key reserves
* RB Jarvis Giles
* RB Eric Baker
* WR D.L. Moore
* WR Stephen Flint
* WR Matt Clement
* DE Aldrick Fordham
* DE Chaz Sutton
* SPUR Alonzo Winfield
* RB
* Brian Maddox
* Kenny Miles
* FB
* Patrick DiMarco
* Dalton Wilson
* Special teams
* PK Spencer Lanning
* P Spencer Lanning
* KR Bryce Sherman
* PR Stephon Gilmore
* LS Charles Turner

### Awards

* Devin Taylor - SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week, 9/7/09; College Football News Third-Team Freshman All-American; SEC Coaches All-Freshmen Team; Rivals.com SEC All-Freshman Team
* Jarvis Giles – SEC Freshman of the Week, 9/21/09
* Eric Norwood – SEC Defensive Player of the Week, 9/28/09; Butkus Award Finalist; First-Team Coaches All-SEC; First-Team AP All-SEC; First-Team ESPN All-SEC; Walter Camp First-Team All-American; First-Team AP All-American
* Alshon Jeffery – SEC Freshman of the Week, 10/12/09; College Football News First-Team Freshman All-American; SEC Coaches All-Freshmen Team; Rivals.com SEC All-Freshman Team; Scout.com Freshman All-American Team; FWAA Freshman All-American Team
* Ladi Ajiboye - SEC Co-Defensive Lineman of the Week, 11/30/09
* Cliff Matthews – Second-Team Coaches All-SEC; Honorable Mention AP All-SEC
* Chris Culliver – Second-Team AP All-SEC
* Stephon Gilmore – College Football News First-Team Freshman All-American; SEC Coaches All-Freshmen Team; Rivals.com SEC Defensive Freshman of the Year; Scout.com Freshman All-American Team
* T.J. Johnson – SEC Coaches All-Freshmen Team; Rivals.com SEC All-Freshman Team

### 2009 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40$^‡$ | Commit date |
| Corey Addison DB | Jacksonville, Florida | Andrew Jackson HS | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | - | Aug 2, 2008 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 75 |||||||
| Nick Allison OL | Asheville, North Carolina | T.C. Roberson HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 285 lb (129 kg) | 5.0 | Jun 7, 2008 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 76 |||||||
| DeMario Bennett WR | Douglas, Georgia | Coffee County HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 4.49 | Jul 18, 2008 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 76 |||||||
| Ronald Byrd DE | Fork Union, Virginia | Fork Union Military Academy | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 270 lb (120 kg) | 4.8 | Sep 25, 2008 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 70 |||||||
| Duane Chisolm DE | Beaufort, South Carolina | Beaufort HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 250 lb (110 kg) | 4.75 | Dec 7, 2008 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 79 |||||||
| Andrew Clifford QB | Tampa, Florida | Wharton HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | 4.8 | Feb 1, 2009 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 75 |||||||
| Matt Coffee ATH | Ft. Walton Beach, Florida | Ft. Walton Beach HS | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 214 lb (97 kg) | 4.53 | Jul 1, 2008 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78 |||||||
| Justice Cunningham TE | Pageland, South Carolina | Central HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 242 lb (110 kg) | 4.78 | Apr 19, 2008 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78 |||||||
| Josh Dickerson LB | Milledgeville, Georgia | Georgia Military College | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | 4.6 | Sep 28, 2008 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: - |||||||
| Aldrick Fordham DE | St. Stephen, South Carolina | Timberland HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 234 lb (106 kg) | 4.75 | Jul 1, 2008 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 79 |||||||
| Jarvis Giles RB | Tampa, Florida | Gaither HS | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 4.5 | Dec 9, 2008 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 83 |||||||
| Stephon Gilmore DB | Rock Hill, South Carolina | South Pointe HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 181 lb (82 kg) | 4.5 | Oct 14, 2008 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 85 |||||||
| Chaun Gresham LB | Winder, Georgia | Apalachee HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | - | Aug 8, 2008 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 79 |||||||
| DeVonte Holloman DB | Rock Hill, South Carolina | South Pointe HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 214 lb (97 kg) | 4.5 | Nov 14, 2008 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 84 |||||||
| Charles Holmes WR | Rock Hill, South Carolina | South Pointe HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 197 lb (89 kg) | 4.55 | Jul 19, 2008 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 74 |||||||
| Alshon Jeffery WR | St. Matthews, South Carolina | Calhoun County HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 214 lb (97 kg) | 4.5 | Feb 4, 2009 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 81 |||||||
| Damario Jeffery DB | Columbia, South Carolina | Columbia HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | 4.5 | Aug 1, 2008 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 81 |||||||
| Jimmy Legree ATH | Beaufort, South Carolina | Beaufort HS | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 172 lb (78 kg) | 4.5 | Aug 7, 2008 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77 |||||||
| Leon Mackey DE | Chatham, Virginia | Hargrave Military Academy | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 260 lb (120 kg) | 5.0 | Feb 1, 2009 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77 |||||||
| Chris Payne DB | Columbia, South Carolina | Columbia HS | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 4.49 | Mar 6, 2008 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 82 |||||||
| Lamar Scruggs WR | Jacksonville, Florida | Duncan U. Fletcher HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 212 lb (96 kg) | - | Jan 27, 2009 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80 |||||||
| Steven Singleton OL | Milledgeville, Georgia | Georgia Military College | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 310 lb (140 kg) | 5.2 | Dec 13, 2008 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: - |||||||
| DeAngelo Smith WR | Kingsland, Georgia | Camden County HS | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 174 lb (79 kg) | - | Jul 18, 2008 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77 |||||||
| Quin Smith LB | Lenoir, North Carolina | Hibriten HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 4.63 | Jun 10, 2008 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77 |||||||
| Tony Straughter LB | Milledgeville, Georgia | Georgia Military College | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | 4.55 | Sep 21, 2008 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: - |||||||
| Chaz Sutton DE | Fork Union, Virginia | Fork Union Military Academy | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 240 lb (110 kg) | 4.8 | Sep 25, 2008 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78 |||||||
| D.J. Swearinger DB | Greenwood, South Carolina | Greenwood HS | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 196 lb (89 kg) | 4.44 | Nov 23, 2008 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80 |||||||
| Rokevious Watkins OL | Milledgeville, Georgia | Georgia Military College | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 340 lb (150 kg) | 5.3 | Dec 13, 2008 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: - |||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 13 Rivals: 12 ESPN: 12 |||||||
| ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "South Carolina Signee List 2009". Rivals.com. "Scout.com Football Recruiting: South Carolina". Scout.com. "2009 Player Signees- South Carolina". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. |||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| AP | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 22 | 23 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Coaches | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 23 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harris | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | — | — | 22 | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
| BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 24 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |

## Statistics
### Scores by quarter

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| South Carolina | 65 | 69 | 87 | 40 | 261 |
| Opponents | 71 | 78 | 39 | 57 | 245 |

### Team

| | USC | Opp |
| Scoring | 261 | 245 |
| Points per Game | 21.8 | 20.4 |
| First Downs | 227 | 188 |
| Rushing | 86 | 97 |
| Passing | 125 | 79 |
| Penalty | 16 | 12 |
| Total Offense | 4311 | 3656 |
| Avg per Play | 5.3 | 4.8 |
| Avg per Game | 359.2 | 304.7 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 23-10 | 16–10 |
| Penalties-Yards | 76-654 | 71-586 |
| Avg per Game | 54.5 | 48.8 |
| | USC | Opp |
| Punts-Yards | 62-2594 | 63–2460 |
| Avg per Punt | 41.8 | 39.0 |
| Time of Possession/Game | 30:54 | 29:06 |
| 3rd Down Conversions | 67/173 | 63/172 |
| 4th Down Conversions | 10/19 | 6/19 |
| Touchdowns Scored | 30 | 29 |
| Field Goals-Attempts | 17-20 | 14–21 |
| PAT-Attempts | 28-30 | 27–28 |
| Attendance | 527,580 | 407,469 |
| Games/Avg per Game | 7/75,369 | 5/81,494 |

### Offense
#### Rushing

| Name | GP-GS | Att | Gain | Loss | Net | Avg | TD | Long | Avg/G |
| Kenny Miles | 12-6 | 111 | 616 | 14 | 602 | 5.4 | 1 | 26 | 50.2 |
| Brian Maddox | 12-5 | 100 | 324 | 19 | 305 | 3.0 | 5 | 14 | 25.4 |
| Jarvis Giles | 9-0 | 52 | 298 | 21 | 277 | 5.3 | 1 | 38 | 30.8 |
| Stephen Garcia | 12-12 | 105 | 372 | 242 | 130 | 1.2 | 4 | 21 | 10.8 |
| Moe Brown | 11-11 | 5 | 105 | 0 | 105 | 21.0 | 0 | 50 | 9.5 |
| Bryce Sherman | 11-1 | 7 | 58 | 4 | 54 | 7.7 | 0 | 23 | 4.9 |
| Patrick DiMarco | 12-8 | 10 | 31 | 0 | 31 | 3.1 | 0 | 7 | 2.6 |
| Stephon Gilmore | 12-12 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 4.0 | 0 | 8 | 1.7 |
| Total | | 409 | 1860 | 360 | 1500 | 3.7 | 11 | 50 | 125.0 |
| Opponents | | 431 | 1956 | 312 | 1644 | 3.8 | 15 | 61 | 137.0 |

#### Passing

| Name | GP-GS | Effic | Cmp-Att-Int | Pct | Yds | TD | Lng | Avg/G |
| Stephen Garcia | 12-12 | 124.5 | 223-394-9 | 56.6 | 2733 | 17 | 80 | 227.8 |
| Reid McCollum | 2-0 | 176.3 | 4-6-0 | 66.7 | 39 | 1 | 20 | 19.5 |
| Total | | 125.8 | 228-402-9 | 56.7 | 2811 | 18 | 80 | 234.2 |
| Opponents | | 114.1 | 183-327-6 | 56.0 | 2012 | 10 | 69 | 167.7 |

#### Receiving

| Name | GP-GS | No. | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | Avg/G |
| Alshon Jeffery | 12-6 | 43 | 735 | 17.1 | 6 | 80 | 61.2 |
| Moe Brown | 11-11 | 32 | 479 | 15.0 | 3 | 69 | 43.5 |
| Weslye Saunders | 11-9 | 30 | 360 | 12.0 | 3 | 30 | 32.7 |
| Tori Gurley | 12-5 | 28 | 426 | 15.2 | 2 | 44 | 35.5 |
| Jason Barnes | 12-6 | 24 | 266 | 11.1 | 0 | 22 | 22.2 |
| Brian Maddox | 12-5 | 17 | 135 | 7.9 | 2 | 24 | 11.2 |
| Kenny Miles | 12-6 | 17 | 114 | 6.7 | 0 | 20 | 9.5 |
| Patrick DiMarco | 12-8 | 14 | 78 | 5.6 | 1 | 15 | 6.5 |
| D.L. Moore | 12-0 | 6 | 61 | 10.2 | 1 | 35 | 5.1 |
| Jarvis Giles | 9-0 | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 0 | 12 | 2.9 |
| Dion Lecorn | 6-0 | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 0 | 13 | 4.5 |
| Total | | 228 | 2811 | 12.3 | 18 | 80 | 234.2 |
| Opponents | | 183 | 2012 | 11.0 | 10 | 69 | 167.7 |

### Defense

| Name | GP | Tackles | Tackles | Tackles | Tackles | Sacks | Pass Defense | Pass Defense | Interceptions | Interceptions | Interceptions | Interceptions | Fumbles | Fumbles | Blkd Kick |
| Name | GP | Solo | Ast | Total | TFL-Yds | No-Yds | BrUp | QBH | No.-Yds | Avg | TD | Long | Rcv-Yds | FF | Blkd Kick |
| Total | | 505 | 264 | 769 | 77-269 | 27-172 | 44 | 29 | 6-113 | 18.8 | 1 | 54 | 10-23 | 13 | 4 |

### Special teams

| Name | Punting | Punting | Punting | Punting | Punting | Punting | Punting | Punting | Kickoffs | Kickoffs | Kickoffs | Kickoffs | Kickoffs |
| Name | No. | Yds | Avg | Long | TB | FC | I20 | Blkd | No. | Yds | Avg | TB | OB |
| Spencer Lanning | 62 | 2594 | 41.8 | 56 | 8 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 437 | 48.6 | 0 | 1 |
| Adam Yates | | | | | | | | | 48 | 2963 | 61.7 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 62 | 2594 | 41.8 | 56 | 8 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 57 | 3400 | 59.6 | 1 | 3 |
| Name | Punt Returns | Punt Returns | Punt Returns | Punt Returns | Punt Returns | Kick Returns | Kick Returns | Kick Returns | Kick Returns | Kick Returns |
| Name | No. | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | No. | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
| Chris Culliver | | | | | | 26 | 585 | 22.5 | 0 | 61 |
| Bryce Sherman | | | | | | 19 | 409 | 21.5 | 0 | 35 |
| Stephon Gilmore | 13 | 148 | 11.4 | 0 | 35 | | | | | |
| Akeem Auguste | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
| Total | 21 | 177 | 8.4 | 0 | 35 | 49 | 1056 | 21.6 | 0 | 61 |

## Coaching staff

* Steve Spurrier – Head Coach
* Ellis Johnson – Assistant Head Coach & Defense Assistant Coach
* Lorenzo Ward – Defensive Coordinator & Safeties
* Shane Beamer – Cornerbacks/Special Teams & Recruiting Coordinator
* Jay Graham – Running Backs
* Johnson Hunter – Tight Ends
* Brad Lawing – Defensive Line
* G. A. Mangus – Quarterbacks
* Steve Spurrier Jr. – Wide Receivers
* Eric Wolford – Offensive Line
* Craig Fitzgerald – Strength