College Football Countdown: University of South Carolina

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Ace Sanders put the exclamation point on the Gamecocks' 56-37 victory over ECU with his 68-yard punt return for a touchdown in the fourth quarter of the 2011 season opener in Charlotte.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VuApSrUy9M

 

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Chris Culliver returned a kick-off for 67 yards against the Vols in 2008.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUdTOmvldLo

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtwyDy7WpcI

 

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Behind 24 points from senior guard Brenton Williams and six points scored by sophomore forward Laimonas Chatkevicius in the final 2:36, the South Carolina men's basketball team earned a 72-67 victory over No. 17/15 Kentucky on Saturday, March 1, 2014, in Southeastern Conference play at Colonial Life Arena.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srOxbmXCc-4

I was at this game and it was one of the best ones I have ever watched since we were the obvious underdogs that day.

 

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Perry Orth ran a QB draw for 66 yards against the Aggies in 2015.

View: https://youtu.be/KPngFgtOEVk

 

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Pharoh Cooper caught 66 passes (single-season 8th all-time) for 973 yards and 8 TDs in 2015.

View: https://youtu.be/aNTjfQXoR48

 

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Elliott Fry kicked 66 FGs (career 2nd all-time behind Collin Mackie) from 2013-16.

View: https://youtu.be/SWBBFqIv2YI

View: https://youtu.be/ogIc2Dh1Nwo

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxP4ttjKwCs

View: https://youtu.be/FVroRSHC72c

 

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Derek Watson returned a kick-off for 66 yards in the Gamecocks' 14-9 win over UGA in 2001.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhlV9dOc9VU

 

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Chris Smelley hit TE Jared Cook for a 66-yard TD pass against Arkansas in 2008.

View: https://youtu.be/A8x2pV7IoE4

 

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Connor Shaw hit Shaq Roland for a 65-yard TD pass against UNC in the 2013 season opener at Williams-Brice.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6c979yBwdk

South Carolina would win this game 27-10.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U37ityYdou4

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4oie-bJIKo

 

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Dondrell Pinkins hit Troy Williamson for a 65-yard TD pass against #3 UGA in 2004.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Y1qT4l4_X4

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoF2PYwUu6E

 

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Gamecock RB Derek Watson ran 65 yards for a TD against Eastern Michigan in 2000 in a game South Carolina won 41-6.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9svgmczP6TQ

This was the Gamecocks' third consecutive win in 2000 after breaking an 11-game losing streak against New Mexico State and then upsetting #10 UGA 21-10 at Williams-Brice the week before.

 

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Blake Mitchell completed a 64-yard pass to Mike Davis against UCF in the 2005 season opener.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVBjP6A57XU

The Gamecocks would win their first game under Steve Spurrier 24-15.

 

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Blake Mitchell hit Sidney Rice for a game-winning 64-yard pass against the #12 Gators in 2005 at Williams-Brice.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7C2SfNwaru0

The Gamecocks' 30-22 upset victory ended a 14-game losing streak against Florida.

 

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Connor Shaw ran for 64 yards out of the zone-read against Michigan in the 2013 Outback Bowl.

View: https://youtu.be/_HqZ5pCXftg

He was able to make it inside the 15-yard-line despite a foot injury that nagged him for a good part of the 2012 regular season.

 

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Bryan Edwards caught 64 passes for 793 yards and 5 TDs in 2017.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zubKyIcCvx0

 

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Ace Sanders returned a punt 63 yards for a TD against Michigan in the 2013 Outback Bowl.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSFDAeZ5038

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XU43Vx1WZfs

 

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Chris Smelley hit Jared Cook for a 63-yard pass against Ole Miss in 2008.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saxhQG9Smhk

South Carolina would win this game 31-24.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ee-b3hfbVvc

 

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Connor Shaw hit Damiere Byrd for a 62-yard TD pass against Kentucky in 2013.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RANn3cQEuy4

The #13 Gamecocks would prevail 35-28 over the Wildcats that night.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9XInEgJr8w

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbUXM2A3mFk

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8wO1hrrx7w

 

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Jake Bentley hit Hayden Hurst for a 62-yard TD pass against Arkansas in 2017.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFkPhNfV0E0

The Gamecocks handled the Razorbacks 48-22 at Williams-Brice that day.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsG3W0aCgZA

My favorite uniform combination BTW.

 

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Connor Shaw hit D. L. Moore for a 62-yard pass down to the 1-yard-line against #5 UGA in 2012.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60TnwidjKLU

The #6 Gamecocks would prevail 35-7 over the Dawgs at Williams-Brice in that game.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXndsWWJ_N8

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gVMeSTHT-M

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENuHKEEO4HA