2015 South Carolina Gamecocks football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record3–9 (1–7 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorG. A. Mangus
Offensive schemeMultiple
Co-defensive coordinatorLorenzo Ward (4th as DC, 7th overall season)
Co-defensive coordinatorJon Hoke (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumWilliams-Brice Stadium
Tiger Stadium (1 game)
Seasons
← 2014
2016 →
2015 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 25 Florida x   7 – 1     10 – 4  
No. 22 Tennessee   5 – 3     9 – 4  
Georgia   5 – 3     10 – 3  
Vanderbilt   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Kentucky   2 – 6     5 – 7  
Missouri*   1 – 7     5 – 7  
South Carolina   1 – 7     3 – 9  
West Division
No. 1 Alabama x$#^   7 – 1     14 – 1  
No. 10 Ole Miss   6 – 2     10 – 3  
Arkansas   5 – 3     8 – 5  
No. 16 LSU *   5 – 3     9 – 3  
Texas A&M   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Mississippi State   4 – 4     9 – 4  
Auburn   2 – 6     7 – 6  
Championship: Alabama 29, Florida 15
  • # – College Football Playoff champion
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * LSU and Missouri vacated all wins due to NCAA violations.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Gamecocks competed as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) as part of its East Division. The team was led by head coach Steve Spurrier, who was in his eleventh year before his resignation on October 12, 2015;[1] co-offensive coordinator Shawn Elliott took over as interim head coach. They played their home games at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina. They finished the season 3–9, 1–7 in SEC play to finish in seventh place in the East division.

Schedule

South Carolina announced their 2015 football schedule on October 14, 2014. The 2015 schedule consisted of 7 home games, 4 away games and 1 neutral game in the regular season. The Gamecocks hosted SEC foes Florida, Kentucky, LSU, and Vanderbilt, and traveled to Georgia, Missouri, Tennessee, and Texas A&M.[2]

The Gamecocks hosted three of the four non–conference play against UCF, the Citadel and in-state rival Clemson. South Carolina traveled to play North Carolina at a neutral site in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Gamecocks traveled to College Station, Texas, for the first time ever on Halloween. They were set to host LSU at home but the contest was relocated to Baton Rouge as a consequence of severe flooding in Columbia, South Carolina.[3] On October 13, 2015, Steve Spurrier officially announced his resignation as head football coach, and co-offensive coordinator Shawn Elliott was named interim head coach for the remaining games of the season.[4]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 36:00 p.m.vs. North Carolina*
ESPNW 17–1351,664
September 127:30 p.m.Kentucky
SECNL 22–2682,178
September 196:00 p.m.at No. 7 Georgia
ESPNL 20–5292,746
September 26NoonUCF*
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
ESPNUW 31–1478,411
October 3Noonat Missouri
SECNL 10–24 ‡66,751
October 103:30 p.m.at No. 7 LSU
ESPNL 24–4542,058
October 174:00 p.m.Vanderbiltdagger
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
SECNW 19–1075,159
October 31Noonat Texas A&M
SECNL 28–35102,154
November 74:00 p.m.at Tennessee
SECNL 24–27101,253
November 14NoonNo. 11 Florida
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
ESPNL 14–2478,536
November 21NoonNo. 25 (FCS) The Citadel*
SECNL 22–2377,241
November 28NoonNo. 1 Clemson*
ESPNL 32–3781,409
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
  • All times are in Eastern time
^[a] The game between South Carolina and LSU was originally scheduled to take place in Columbia. However, in light of massive flooding in Columbia earlier in the week, the game was moved to Baton Rouge. The game was still considered a home game for South Carolina[5]
Schedule Source:[6]

‡ As part of their penalty for NCAA violations, Missouri has retroactively vacated its 2015 victory over South Carolina. However, the penalty to vacate victories does not result in a loss (or forfeiture) of the affected game or award a victory to the opponent, therefore South Carolina still considers the game a loss in their official records.[7]

Season summary

at LSU

See also: 2015 LSU Tigers football team
South Carolina Gamecocks (2–3) at No. 7 LSU Tigers (4–0) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Gamecocks 3 7 14024
No. 7 Tigers 7 10 21745

at Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana

  • Date: October 10, 2015
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 43,101
Game information

Florida

See also: 2015 Florida Gators football team
#11 Florida Gators (8–1) at South Carolina Gamecocks (3–6)
Period 1 2 34Total
Florida 7 7 3724
South Carolina 0 0 01414

at Williams-Brice Stadium, Columbia, South Carolina

  • Date: November 14, 2015
  • Game time: 12:01 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Sunny • 53 °F (12 °C) • Wind Variable
  • Game attendance: 78,536
  • Referee: David Smith
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Patrick and Ed Cunningham[8]
  • Boxscore
Game information

References

  1. ^ Hunte, Sydney (October 12, 2015). "South Carolina Head Coach Steve Spurrier Resigns, Effective Immediately". SB Nation. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
  2. ^ "2015 Football Schedule Announced" (Press release). University of South Carolina Department of Athletics. October 14, 2014. Archived from the original on December 18, 2014. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  3. ^ Trahan, Kevin (October 6, 2015). "Flooding relocates LSU-South Carolina". SBNation.com. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
  4. ^ Kendall, Josh (October 12, 2015). "Steve Spurrier Is Retiring Immediately as South Carolina's Football Coach". The State. Columbia, SC. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
  5. ^ "Football Game Moved to Baton Rouge" (Press release). University of South Carolina Department of Athletics. October 7, 2015. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
  6. ^ "2015 South Carolina Gamecocks Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  7. ^ Low, Chris (June 16, 2009). "What does vacating wins really mean?". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
  8. ^ Chrapowicki, Stan (November 10, 2015). "List of TV commentators for every SEC game in Week 11". saturdaydownsouth.com. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
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