Oct. 27, 2012

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GENERAL

• The Gamecocks now own a home winning streak of nine games and are 5-0 at home this season.
• The Gamecocks posted their third-straight win against Tennessee.
• South Carolina now has seven or more wins in five-straight seasons for the first time ever.
• Captains for the Gamecocks are junior tailback Marcus Lattimore, senior free safety D.J. Swearinger, senior linebacker Shaq Wilson, senior center T.J. Johnson, and senior tight end Justice Cunningham.

OFFENSE

• Sophomore wide receiver Bruce Ellington scored on a 33-yard touchdown pass from junior quarterback Connor Shaw in the first quarter.
• Sophomore tight end Rory Anderson scored on a 26-yard touchdown pass from Shaw. His longest reception for a touchdown this season.
• Lattimore scored on a 28-yard touchdown run in the second quarter. His 41st career touchdown scored.
• Shaw ran in a one-yard touchdown in the second quarter, his second rushing touchdown of the season.
• A 24-yard touchdown pass from Shaw to junior wide receiver Ace Sanders in the third quarter marked a season high of three touchdowns passes in a game for Shaw.
• Shaw had a career high of 356 passing yards this game. His previous high this season was 249 yards against Missouri and his previous career high was 311 yards against Kentucky in 2011.
• Shaw passed for 356 yards, the last time South Carolina had a player pass for over 350 yards was Stephen Garcia (355) at Vanderbilt in 2010.
• Three Gamecocks posted career highs in receiving yards:
  • Justice Cunningham posted a career high of 108 receiving yards. His previous was 46 yards against Kentucky in 2011.
  • Bruce Ellington compiled 101 receiving yards with a touchdown, besting his previous high of 98 against UAB this year.
  • Ace Sanders had 79 yards on five catches, matching a career best. His best yardage prior to today came against Vanderbilt in 2011 with 75 yards.

• Cunningham and Ellington both had over 100 receiving yards. The first time South Carolina has had two receivers with 100-yards receiving for the first time since Alshon Jeffery (158) and Tori Gurley (112) at Vanderbilt in 2010.
• South Carolina had 23 complete passes, tying the season high for completions in a game.

DEFENSE

• The sack by sophomore defensive end Jadeveon Clowney in the fourth quarter caused a fumble, recovered by Shaq Wilson. Clowney now has 16.5 careers sacks and 8.5 this season.
• The forced fumble for Clowney was his first in 2012 after five in 13 games last season.

SPECIAL TEAMS

• Adam Yates scored a 36-yard field goal in the fourth quarter.

Post-Game Notes